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It’s all in the performance

Quocirca's Bob Tarzey

Bob Tarzey says application performance management tools and services are an untapped opportunity and their time is ripe

21 May 2012

Virtualise the application delivery controller

Bolt-on applications can help boost product sales

The smartphone and tablet opportunity in printing

Quocirca's Louella Fernandes

Louella Fernandes reports on the revenue opportunity and compares some vendor offerings

07 Mar 2012

On track to transform enterprise printing

Quocirca's Louella Fernandes

Louella Fernandes examines the future of Nuance offerings in the printing and imaging market

01 Feb 2012

There is value in the system

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

12 Dec 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

Thinking small

VMware wants partners to push virtualisation to smaller businesses. Caroline Donnelly attended the firm’s European conference, VMworld, in Copenhagen to find out why

04 Nov 2011

Mobilising SMB security improvements

Data sharing need not present a problem, according to Bob Tarzey

03 Oct 2011

Xerox steps up channel MPS business

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

28 Sep 2011

Managed print services is a reseller and SMB opportunity

Louella Fernandes analyses the MPS market in light of Brother's new services offering

05 Sep 2011

Following the crowd: meet the channel tweeters

ChannelWeb has compiled a list of the industry's top tweeters (so far)

25 May 2011

Very clever variable VARs

Clive Longbottom discusses what will make a very clever VAR succeed in the cloud

03 May 2011

Microsoft Forefront lags behind rivals

Is the new Microsoft security portfolio an opportunity the channel must not miss in 2011?

11 Apr 2011

Nothing left to lose or everything to gain?

The managed print market is expanding but is it really benefiting VARs?

24 Mar 2011

Conseal reveals channel plans

Vendor unveils channel strategy for cloud-based USB security product

24 Feb 2011

End game approaches for the channel

End point management is the big opportunity for MSPs and VARs in 2011

07 Feb 2011

Managing the privileged

Trusted and high-level customer staff may be offered privileged network access and this may not be well managed or monitored

23 Nov 2009

Selling a smarter solution

Convincing smaller customers that smart switches and connected technology is right for them can be done, writes Simon Meredith

10 Apr 2008

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CRN Cloud Forum 2012

Cloud Computing Security

Join us at our cloud event on Thursday 14 June at Le Meridien, Piccadilly

Date: Thu 14 Jun 2012

CRN Sales and Marketing Awards

CRN Sales and Marketing Awards 2012 logo

Brand new event launched to celebrate individual and team performance within the channel

Date: Thu 21 Jun 2012

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BYOD: balancing IT risk and productivity

Organisations must strike a balance between worker productivity and the security of social media/mobile devices

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Smart working in the 21st century

Overcoming technological limitations and traditional office cultures to free employees to do more with less from wherever they want to


The Editors dairy blog

The editor's diary

Lessons learned

I've discovered that iPads are great for consuming, not so good for creating

Dave the dealer blog

Dave the dealer

Life's a beach

With a triumvirate of VARs getting into sporting sponsorship, Dave runs the rule over the brand-building opportunities

View from the channel

Views from the Channel

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