Opinion

Are you the best to work for?

Sara Yirrell editor of CRN

CRN launches Best VARs to Work For and appeals for everyone to put themselves forward

22 May 2012

Get smart on application performance

Owen Cole is EMEA vice president at ExtraHop Networks

Resellers should be looking at new approaches to app management, according to Owen Cole

22 May 2012

IT leasing code should be on the curriculum

Reality Finance's Jon Leslie

According to Jon Leslie, the channel must not deal directly with state schools on IT leasing arrangements as the latter are ill-equipped to negotiate a good deal

21 May 2012

Open up those Olympic pipes

Mike Cuckow suggests a pipe-opener - speed preparation to ensure intense activity can be sustained – could be needed for customer networks in advance of the Games

16 May 2012

Visualisation of big data

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

15 May 2012

Watch out for the draft

Stand firm and don't be tempted to jump on the draft 802.11ac standard too soon, warns James Harris

14 May 2012

Customer cloud security worries do vary

Blanket talk of security issues does little to allay customer fears about the cloud, says Michel Robert

10 May 2012

Peering into video for VARs

Dave Stevinson looks at the issues surrounding the expanded market for online videoconferencing

09 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

What's really in the cloud for VARs?

Sam Wijeyakumar lays down a route through the clouds to increased reseller profits

02 May 2012

Innovating an intelligent infrastructure

Giridhar Lakkavalli looks at IaaS and how it needs to develop

01 May 2012

Consumerisation is unstoppable

Businesses must build mobile apps in the wake of the BYOD trend, says Matt McLarty

26 Apr 2012

Who is being sent to Coventry?

Well, hopefully YOU are, writes Sara Yirrell

26 Apr 2012

Content first, devices second

Teaching education clients to stay on message can be part of the reseller's role, notes Andrew Henderson

25 Apr 2012

Cloud sales and partnering

Mark Herbert goes over the processes for selling cloud

24 Apr 2012

Looking through the Windows

The latest triumvirate of OSes from Microsoft is a fine channel proposition, according to Stuart Cordingley

23 Apr 2012

No longer simply academic

Academies and free schools are transforming the role of the education partner, argues Dmitry Shesterin

23 Apr 2012

Time to cut the cables

Ian Walter says the most efficient way to deliver broadband is over wireless and this option should also be evaluated by the government

20 Apr 2012

Modelling the modular datacentre

Steve Luczkiw promotes a modular approach to datacentre construction

19 Apr 2012

Agile security in the clouds

Innovative services that boost cloud security are needed, argues Sarah McNicol

18 Apr 2012

Big data or relevant data?

Sean Farrington gives his view on using data to drive business

17 Apr 2012

Don’t get trapped in solid state

Solid state disks can be a real headache when it comes to data recovery, warns Robert Winter

13 Apr 2012

The letter of the law

Bob Dalton hints there may be no escape from the alphabet soup of IT acronymisation

11 Apr 2012

Selling direct is breaking the rules

Gordon Innocent asks whether manufacturers and distributors need reminding of the rules of the game

10 Apr 2012

Certification and standards needed for IP video

Deploying IP CCTV means raising the industry game around standards and certification, says Henrik Boman

04 Apr 2012

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