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UK shines as EMEA outsourcing market explodes

explosion

Mega-deals proliferate as demand for IT outsourcing continues to snowball

24 Jan 2012

Signagelive ramps up US attack

Signagelive's Jason Cremins

Move into the Americas firms up with new hire

04 Jan 2012

Cisco blasts IBM and HP as it sets out services rules

The word law highlighted in a dictionary

Vendor publishes the rules of engagement for services sales and digs at rivals' channel-unfriendly strategies

20 Dec 2011

Cut-price services could hamper MSP growth

Market watcher claims MSPs are pricing services far too low in the face of competitive pressure

16 Dec 2011

Cognition creates digital signage mannequin

Scala signage app "models" services for customers of Edinburgh beautician

13 Dec 2011

There is value in the system

Reseller opportunity remains within the area of systems administration, reports Bob Tarzey

12 Dec 2011

A year of living dangerously

Those who broke out their best guns in the fight for growth in 2011 may still be seeing strong results as we head towards 2012

12 Dec 2011

Layer up for best protection

Joseph Souren says the stormier cyber-threat landscape requires yet another layer of IT security

09 Dec 2011

CRN Roundtable: Cloud transformation, for customers and the channel

Find out how top channel companies are succeeding with customers in the cloud in this roundtable sponsored by Outsourcery

30 Nov 2011

Stand up and be accountable

Phil Hambly says too many cloud services providers are falling short when it comes to clarifying the lines of responsibility

30 Nov 2011

End user brands shore up Phoenix in mixed H1

Services player confirms imminent rebranding and operational overhaul as order book for third-party services suffers big contraction

28 Nov 2011

Lift and balance the load

George Zervos weighs up the growing need for server load balancing among SMBs and looks at how it could benefit the channel

18 Nov 2011

Calyx hails IT service desk improvements

Managed services provider claims deploying Hornbill's products have helped it cut costs and skill up

16 Nov 2011

Comparing in-house 2FA with managed services

Dave Abraham reckons up the real cost of doing 2FA in-house

16 Nov 2011

Independent MPS as the market consolidates

A window of opportunity currently exists for independent managed print provision but it may soon close, warns Louella Fernandes

15 Nov 2011

Kyocera Mita approved for national education framework

Vendor becomes official UK provider of print technologies to education

14 Nov 2011

APSU keen to woo clients left behind by top integrators

Newly formed channel player claims consolidation has estranged many mid-market customers

11 Nov 2011

One provider to rule them all

Multiple providers of different services can confuse issues surrounding the network, suggests Michel Robert - so ensure you are kept in the loop

11 Nov 2011

Let me count the ways

Surely everyone knows what goes into making partners really love them – or do they? Nick Holt gives his 10 tips for top providers

10 Nov 2011

SaaS multi-tenant options

Rajesh Ranjan looks at the different multi-tenancy arrangements that can be set up with SaaS offerings

26 Oct 2011

Lanway adds services chief for growth push

Industry veteran Neil Farnworth joins to lead services division after strategy shake-up

17 Oct 2011

An industrial revolution

IT services are tipped for increasing commoditisation and industrialisation in the years ahead

10 Oct 2011

Xerox steps up channel MPS business

Louella Fernandes turns her analytical eye to Xerox-managed print opportunities

28 Sep 2011

Intact goes global

Managed services provider sets up dedicated global solutions team to offer specialist large-project support

27 Sep 2011

Circle of reality

Has the market become disillusioned and cloud moved past its peak?

05 Sep 2011

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CRN Partner Connect 2012

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CRN's premier networking event is back on 17 May at the Ricoh Arena

Date: Thu 17 May 2012

CRN Fight Night 2012

One of the fights from CRN Fight Night 2010

Channel fighters preparing to square up once more on 24 May

Date: Thu 24 May 2012

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