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Adaptation key to 2012 success

AMD's Bertrand Coquard

Bertrand Coquard says tumultuous times may continue, meaning VARs must remain flexible and customer-focused

23 May 2012

What's in store for solid state?

VIP Computers' Dave Stevinson

Dave Stevinson bets on increased SSD sales for 2012

21 Feb 2012

Don't be tempted to cut prices

ZyXel's Antony Byford

Antony Byford says supply chain disruption caused by the Thai floods show that discounting is not always the best way to recover

03 Jan 2012

Layer up for best protection

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

09 Dec 2011

Thai floods should boost SSD

SSD should be considered at least to dam up HDD supplies in the wake of flooding in Thailand, argues Dave Stevinson

09 Nov 2011

NFC not so insecure

Howard Berg says m-commerce security in some ways compares well with credit and debit cards

21 Jun 2011

Think green, think data

Gary Price critiques the transition of the green IT agenda into procurement

04 Aug 2010

Selling the sales engineer role

IT professionals on the job market should consider if they have the skills for sales engineering, says Gina Citroni

27 Jul 2010

Component distribution by design

Distribution can play a bigger role in ensuring component supply, says Christos Papakyriacou

08 Jun 2010

Times they are a-changing

Unbelievably, it is time to launch the Channel Awards 2010

19 Apr 2010

The risks in recycling compliance

Not all recycling and kit disposal strategies are created equal

07 Apr 2010

Waste not, want not

Anja Ffrench responds to Dell's move to forbid exports of defunct computer equipment to non-OECD countries

27 May 2009

Yes, we too will be back

Keith Warburton visits CeBIT and takes heart for the channel from the words of the Governator

11 Mar 2009

Faster speeds but a slow change

The much-hyped arrival of dual-core processing is not yet ready to rejuvenate flagging PC sales

06 Jun 2005

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Cloud Computing Security

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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


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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