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Getting his goat

Alan Giles is EMEA managing director of Fiberlink

Alan Giles misses those halcyon days as a child of the 1970s - when he could take his pet goat for regular walks around the park

25 May 2012

Bananas are more useful

Tim Marston is EMEA channel manager at 10gen

With a bit of luck, the large number of business enquiries filtering through to Tim Marston these days could really bear fruit

18 May 2012

Ice to see you

John Mitchell is UK channel sales manager at Brocade

John Mitchell might not be in the channel if it weren’t for a misspent winter in Val D’Isere. And don't mention bananas

14 May 2012

Let’s Dance

Earning money for nothing would either be the road to Jason Dance’s success or get him in dire straits

27 Apr 2012

That hat really suits you

Dave Thompson never thought he’d end up in sales but has enjoyed the journey so far from apprentice to wearer of other hats.

20 Apr 2012

Curb your enthusiasm

Owen Cole, a keen horse rider, finds the best medicine for the blues is classic comedy from the film and television worlds

13 Apr 2012

Hat’s the spirit

Chris Baldock doesn’t do hats as he remains proud of still having all his own, blond, hair - unlike, he notes, the heir to the throne

30 Mar 2012

Another one for the road

Even though it can take a long time to check in, Andrew Lintell loves to fly around the world about as much as he loves cars

23 Mar 2012

Careering straight ahead

IT has served Nigel Pink well over the years and he still maintains today that there is no more rewarding profession

16 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

Heading for the heights

Reminiscing with family and friends in a mountain village could well be the top way to end one’s days, according to Ankush Korla

24 Feb 2012

Baby one more time

In her younger days, Christine Gebauer was a fearless tree climber, skateboarder, and Britney Spears impersonator

20 Feb 2012

Rising to the top

Hard work has not excluded Richard Roberts from enjoying the wonders of psychology, culture and The Tomorrow People

13 Feb 2012

Creative career choice

As more of a creative type, Lee Newman would choose to go into the film industry as a producer if he had his chance again

02 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

All-terrain virtual vehicle

Neil Hollister has tried his hand at a range of activities in life so far, including programming war games to train the military

23 Jan 2012

No buying the farm

Aiming for a bucolic existence - or just aiming wrong - may have unintended consequences, suggests Stuart Cordingley

16 Jan 2012

Neil Ledger

16 Dec 2011

Jason Rabbetts

15 Dec 2011

Matthew Poyiadgi

15 Dec 2011

David Pollock

15 Dec 2011

Jonathan Pickering

15 Dec 2011

Steve Pearce

15 Dec 2011

Edward Pacey

15 Dec 2011

Graham Nye

15 Dec 2011

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Cloud Computing Security

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

Date: Thu 14 Jun 2012

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

Date: Thu 21 Jun 2012

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