Services and Outsourcing
Datacentre spending now dominated by cloud
Traditional non-cloud datacentre equipment spending has plunged by 18 per cent in the last two years, according to analyst Synergy Research
Which vendor has the best managed services tools?
Top three MSP tools vendors according to this year's CRN Vendor Report unveiled
Google's 'secret sauce' is the key to our future, says Ancoris CEO
Boss of Google's first UK partner says 30 per cent of its staff now work in application development as he reflects on how the cloud market has evolved over the last decade
Automate to accumulate
This article, sponsored by SolarWinds MSP, looks at how although almost all channel firms have evolved into MSPs, the vast majority are still not offering the kind of automated tools that could allow them to scale their business rapidly while offering...
The three Cs of successfully selling security
The move towards a managed security model requires a major evolution of the channel's sales and marketing strategies. In this article, sponsored by SolarWinds MSP, we examine how MSSPs can make sure they get it right
Microsoft Office 365 portal suffers another wobble
IT administrators express their frustration as they struggle to log in for a second business day running
Should MSPs make improving workforce productivity, rather than hitting SLAs, their raison d'être?
Managed 24-7 says it is moving away from service-level agreements and focusing on helping UK firms close the productivity gap on Germany and other countries
The evolution of the MSP: Part Three
In this series of articles, commissioned by SolarWinds MSP, CRN catches up with some of the UK's leading MSPs to ask them what new services and business models they are pursuing to counteract falling margins in the sector. Part Three focuses on the Internet...
The evolution of the MSP: Part Two
In this series of articles, commissioned by SolarWinds MSP, CRN catches up with some of the UK's leading MSPs to ask them what new services and business models they are pursuing to counteract falling margins in the sector. Part Two focuses on security....
Are you in sync for success?
In this sponsored article, Autotask explains how it can help its partners gain competitive advantage in the mushrooming cloud backup and file sync and share (FSS) space
AWS says its channel motivations have been misconstrued
Cloud giant dismisses notion that it is using the channel as a vehicle to scale its business
Comparex: our future lies in managed services
Software licensing reseller launches four global managed services packages as it looks to protect itself against industry change and crunch in margins
The evolution of the MSP: Part One
In this series of articles, commissioned by SolarWinds MSP, CRN catches up with some of the UK's leading MSPs to ask them what new services and business models they are pursuing to counteract falling margins in the sector. Part one focuses on backup....
Six fixes to make your website better at winning new clients
IT marketing guru Paul Green offers his tips on how to make your website stand out from the crowd
Trustmarque's new boss places bet on machine learning
Andrew Carr says the Microsoft partner has started working more closely with other Capita-owned brands Computerland and S3
Azure has unsettled Amazon more than us, says UKFast CEO
Lawrence Jones claims UK hosting provider is holding its own against hyperscale rivals as he talks through his firm's latest results
Claranet serenades investor to the tune of £80m
New investor Tikehau says it was lured in by MSP's pan-European reach and acquisition track record
Meet the MSP peer group where members share their 'most intimate struggles'
HTG says it can provide forum for MSPs to swap stories and advice - as well as improving service quality - as it looks to expand membership in the UK and Europe
AWS and Google view channel as key to capturing next phase of cloud adoption, says Canalys
Cloud giants have acknowledged that they must build up indirect sales routes to maintain their growth, according to analyst
BT strips CEO of bonus and axes 4,000 jobs
Gavin Patterson's total pay packet shrinks from £5.28m to £1.34m following 'challenging year'
UKCloud sets up division to crack cloud-hating healthcare sector
Adoption of cloud in healthcare sector stands at just two per cent, CEO Simon Hansford tells CRN as he talks through ambitions to replicate central government success
UK outsourcing market bounces back with biggest quarter ever
€1.4bn worth of traditional outsourcing deals inked in Q1, according to ISG
'Amazon running out of cloud space was a surprise', says UK user after T2.micro issues
AWS admits it encountered problems with provisioning for the t2.micro instance capacity, but insists its new London datacentres didn't run short of capacity
Hybrid cloud will win, HPE claims as it lays out PointNext channel plans
Partners have 'huge opportunity' around HPE's rebranded services arm, according to UK boss Marc Waters
