Special reports
VARs and other tech providers climbing the peaks of mobility may only avoid falling off the edge into complexity by forming the right project partnerships, according to this Special Report sponsored by Comms-care 15 Apr 2013
Wherever staff may be located they can now work together, offering considerable advantages to a business. 09 Oct 2012
Will Server 2012 be win-win for a somewhat embattled channel? In this Special Report sponsored by Ingram Micro and Microsoft, Fleur Doidge aims to find out 24 Sep 2012
SMBs are being crushed under the weight of vendor and supplier IT security jargon. Doug Woodburn looks at how the channel can help simplify the message 03 Sep 2012
A shaky economy coupled with companies’ need for the latest technology makes IT financing increasingly appealing, writes Doug Woodburn 22 Jun 2012
Broadband infrastructure is key to delivering the converged and mobile applications and services that customers now demand 17 May 2012
New-style managed and converged infrastructures mean an expansion of partnering to provide a seamless customer experience 12 Mar 2012
Consumer devices add value to a business, so the channel must help customers to manage and secure them in line with current threats 26 Jan 2012
A look at the attitudes of industry players found that acceptable use policies and risk awareness regarding personal mobile devices generally require a boost. Fleur Doidge reports 20 Jan 2012
In this second of a four-part feature series, CRN examines the threats organisations perceive from consumerisation on the network 16 Jan 2012
Consumerisation is here and organisations are having to deal with it. A special series sponsored by Eset 12 Dec 2011
Travelling on and moving ahead to your goal of greater profits 16 May 2011
Managed IT support must provide just the right level of customisation while retaining profitability for the provider 01 Nov 2010
The cloud is a gamble for the channel but the opportunities are worth the risks, according to participants in the latest CRN roundtable 25 Oct 2010
The opportunities tipped to exist beyond the transition to cloud may be a bit of a stretch but planning ahead and taking the right steps can make the task easier, as this CRN roundtable discovered 13 Oct 2010
Channel programmes, training and enablement represent an ever-changing and veritable minefield of complexity for vendors. So what do resellers really need, and how best can vendors assist? This CRN roundtable found out 04 Oct 2010
Unified communications (UC) are going to be critical in the emerging world of work. CRN's latest roundtable found that UC is creating plenty of opportunity as businesses discover the value of any time, anywhere collaboration. 10 Sep 2010
This special report looks at the issue of how the channel survives cloud computing and how, despite the fears, it is actually possible to make a profit 21 Jul 2010
How can vendors get the best out of their channel programmes and ensure their partners benefit? A CRN seminar sponsored by ICLP tackled this dilemma head-on, writes Fleur Doidge 22 Jun 2010
With enterprise network service revenues tipped to decline, Fleur Doidge discovers the channel may yet find opportunities for support sales via multi-vendor service partnerships 13 Apr 2010
Regulatory changes and cost issues mean firms are rapidly becoming more environmentally driven, says Fleur Doidge 22 Feb 2010
Virtualisation offers considerable financial and environmental advantages to users, finds Fleur Doidge 23 Nov 2009
Offering hardware support gives partners the chance to cash in on the growing services market, says Fleur Doidge. 13 Nov 2009
The forecast is bright according to providers of security SaaS, reports Fleur Doidge 27 May 2009
Hunting for the little beasts that infect modern computer networks is trickier and more complex than ever, Fleur Doidge finds 25 Feb 2009
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