In-depth
Unlike most other western countries, the UK’s software piracy rate has not improved at all since 2007. Doug Woodburn finds out why the BSA is calling for a tougher deterrent
29 May 2012
Fleur Doidge investigates where resellers should be looking for sales around business analytics
28 May 2012
Microsoft explains why intellectual property and cloud sales, rather than hardware, are the key for VARs to unlock new accounts and prise open more customer spend
28 May 2012
Some Partner Connect attendees and exhibitors this year were more creative in their approach than others. Fleur Doidge reviews the show
25 May 2012
A PwC report on data breaches in UK organisations suggests businesses both large and small may need more help with information security, CRN finds
25 May 2012
Entries have begun pouring in from resellers, distributors and other tech providers around the UK for the 2012 Channel Awards. Is your company in it to win it yet? Fleur Doidge reports
18 May 2012
The bitter battle between industry giant Intel and smaller rival AMD has raged for many years. Sara Yirrell met AMD’s director of channel components to find out the vendor’s plans
17 May 2012
Broadband infrastructure is key to delivering the converged and mobile applications and services that customers now demand
17 May 2012
The CRN Partner Connect trade show and seminar programme this Thursday promises a range of ways to score
14 May 2012
Doug Woodburn speaks to Red Hat about the vendor's recent successes and its plans to bring the virtualisation fight to industry behemoth VMware - and win
14 May 2012
With the UK lagging behind less-developed countries when it comes to the next-generation mobile network, and one operator in particular driving 4G adoption. Sara Yirrell examines the state of play
11 May 2012
As the industry's first wave of great leaders slowly disappears from view, we examine how much difference the men at the top make, and what channel bosses can learn from them
11 May 2012
Cisco's recent Partner Summit in San Diego revealed a vendor that is primed and ready to come out fighting. Its rivals had better watch their backs, warns Sam Trendall
01 May 2012
The bring-your-own-device boom will create huge disruption in the channel as individual employees take the procurement and support of hardware devices into their own hands, finds Doug Woodburn
30 Apr 2012
What might storage providers learn about cooling and efficiency from the Land of the Rising Sun? Fleur Doidge reports
30 Apr 2012
Entries are now open for the one and only ‘channel Oscars’ to be held as usual in London in November, says Fleur Doidge
27 Apr 2012
With DDoS attacks increasing in frequency and variety, we examine what the future holds for businesses and the resellers that provide their security
23 Apr 2012
While figures from Graydon reveal that channel insolvencies are at a nine-year high, some players are still bucking the trend, writes Sara Yirrell
23 Apr 2012
Without applying real intelligence to the data most relevant to your customer’s business, the big data opportunity may turn to chaos, Fleur Doidge discovers
23 Apr 2012
Fleur Doidge investigates a boom in serving end customers better through reverse logistics
16 Apr 2012
Sam Trendall asks if the channel has deep enough pockets to hang on to its top staff
16 Apr 2012
Unified communications adoption is being held back by vendors’ failure to make their systems work together. But could the channel benefit from this trend, asks Doug Woodburn
13 Apr 2012
Road warriors from the UK channel will in one month be loading up their boldest banners and best kit to meet friend and foe alike at Partner Connect. Fleur Doidge looks at the latest line-up
13 Apr 2012
Sara Yirrell reports from Computer 2000’s Vendor Partner Summit on the distributor’s plans for growth and its multi-channel approach to market
02 Apr 2012
A survey of 250 reseller executives hints at a widening disconnect between vendors and their partners. Doug Woodburn looks at what is going wrong
02 Apr 2012
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Organisations must strike a balance between worker productivity and the security of social media/mobile devices
Overcoming technological limitations and traditional office cultures to free employees to do more with less from wherever they want to
Fuzzy heads all round as that post Fight Night feeling sets in
With a triumvirate of VARs getting into sporting sponsorship, Dave runs the rule over the brand-building opportunities
Latest distribution sell-through figures indicate a softening in Apple's stance towards the channel, says CRN deputy editor Doug Woodburn