Latest Datacentre articles

An opportunity for financial software players?

Tradeshift's Christian Laang

Big data represents an opportunity for the financial software channel, notes Christian Lanng

30 May 2012

Uncertainty abounds

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

Sophos gears up to relaunch hacked partner portal

On the hack attack

Visualisation of big data

Intergence's Rupert Ogilvie

Different advantages accrue from different type of data with visualisation tools, notes Rupert Ogilvie

15 May 2012

Databarracks gobbles up more cloud services with SecuriData buy

Cloud backup provider acquires another to advance managed services portfolio

14 May 2012

Analysing the beautiful game for business

Tom Buiocchi says Roy Hodgson’s appointment as England manager should strike a chord with SMBs

03 May 2012

Turning green and Japanese

What might storage providers learn about cooling and efficiency from the Land of the Rising Sun? Fleur Doidge reports

30 Apr 2012

How to sell storage this year

It’s not only about the technology, notes Tony Lock - to ensure big sales, resellers must also highlight the business benefits of systems to customers

23 Apr 2012

Quality over quantity

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

Dirty datacentre deeds done cheap

Report warns that datacentres must use cleaner energy sources to reduce long-term impacts

19 Apr 2012

Modelling the modular datacentre

Steve Luczkiw promotes a modular approach to datacentre construction

19 Apr 2012

Emerson unveils DCIM dreams

Vendor launches global Trellis pilot partner programme as it looks to gain market share in the datacentre infrastructure management space

18 Apr 2012

Poll: Big data projects not answering business questions

A third of companies are getting involved in big data but most do not know why

17 Apr 2012

Big data or relevant data?

Sean Farrington gives his view on using data to drive business

17 Apr 2012

Measure for measure on data

Vinod Bange looks at the current and upcoming data protection laws and examines the challenges for the channel in helping protect businesses

23 Mar 2012

Special report: Head above the clouds

New-style managed and converged infrastructures mean an expansion of partnering to provide a seamless customer experience

12 Mar 2012

Snow business like IT

In another life, Pete Hill would take to the slopes - although he still enjoys the challenge represented by the IT industry and the channel

09 Mar 2012

Welsh council in datacentre funding probe

Torfaen County Borough Council asked to cover £400,000 funding black hole at local datacentre facility

15 Feb 2012

It’s all downhill from here

Simon Webster thinks carefully when answering questions from CRN but not so much when careering down a mountain by bike

30 Jan 2012

Getting to grips with SMB resilience

Andrew Buss looks at using virtualisation to improve business continuity

30 Jan 2012

A big data opportunity

VARs are poised to benefit from an expansion in business analytics in these tough times, claims Alistair Washbourn

25 Jan 2012

What’s on the VAR horizon in 2012

As 2011 disappears in the rear-view mirror, the channel can expect another year of change in the drive for mobility and efficiency

17 Jan 2012

For whom the bell tolls

Conditions will remain tough next year, but there will be many opportunities too. Fleur Doidge reports on IDC’s global 2012 predictions summary

23 Dec 2011

Cisco UK channel boss eyes video and server growth

Recently appointed Richard Roberts tells ChannelWeb about his plans for 2012

22 Dec 2011

DDoS attacks can be targeted

Jeremy Nicholls looks at the reseller opportunity around distributed denial of service attacks

14 Dec 2011

Protect virtualised data

David Blackman claims one offering can bridge both physical and virtual backup needs

12 Dec 2011

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Why Apple wants bigger bite of channel

Latest distribution sell-through figures indicate a softening in Apple's stance towards the channel, says CRN deputy editor Doug Woodburn