Technology and Trends
Fresh from the fight
Results, reaction and pictures from last night's CRN Fight Night
'Watson's Law' will rival Moore's Law, claims Ginni Rometty in AI keynote
Ginni Rometty claims AI will enable business to improve on an exponential curve, an event that has only happened two other times in the last 60 years
Watch: Next 100 resellers on importance of specialism
Following the publication of CRN's Next 100 resellers, in association with Agilitas, we talk to some of the report's key protagonists about specialism
Women in Channel Awards - entries closing on 25 May!!
Deadline looming for CRN's inaugural awards celebrating the accomplishments of females at all levels of the channel and recognising firms with a strong diversity agenda
Microsoft talks the talk with latest AI acquisition
Tech giant strengthens its platforms with purchase of conversational AI specialist Semantic Machines
What I seek from my IT suppliers: Databarracks' Oscar Arean
Databarracks' technical operations manager runs his dos and don'ts for resellers who are pitching for his business
Are you top of your own brand search?
Digital marketing agency runs rule over UK's top 100 resellers and finds some aren't even top of their own brand searches and that majority are not yet using HTTPS
AI business value to top $1tn in 2018 - Gartner
Analysts says artificial intelligence will be worth $1.2tn to businesses this year, as enterprises seek niche solutions
Is your firm leading the way on diversity?
CRN's Women in Channel Awards has three company-wide categories for vendors, distributors and resellers with a strong diversity agenda. Here's how to get involved...
China crisis: Should Lenovo, ZTE and Huawei partners be worried?
With Lenovo's shares languishing and ZTE being barred from buying US components, what are the implications of the current US-China trade war for the channel?
Will the channel join the social media techlash?
Should channel firms follow in the footsteps of Wetherspoons and review their social media strategy?
Gartner survey unveils CIOs' cost-saving priorities
When it comes to cost-optimisation priorities, CIOs are now less concerned about the biggest or fastest cost reductions, finds survey
Currys PC World sorry for 'pressuring' customers into laptop extras
Consumer group Which? claims practice has been happening since 2015
Integrated systems revenue spike in 2018 - Gartner
Jump of nearly 20 per cent for worldwide integrated systems revenue this year, research house claims
Leaving EU's Digital Single Market 'dangerous and unnecessary' - UKFast CEO
Lawrence Jones suggests Theresa May's decision risks 'losing out on a huge amount of trade across the continent'
High-end computing integrator OCF lands uni deals
OCF deploys UK academia's first IBM POWER9 systems for Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and Newcastle University
Cloud challengers struggle as major players continue dominance
Amazon, Microsoft, IBM and Google flourish as spending on cloud infrastructure services rockets
The view from Silicon Valley
San Francisco-based cybersecurity investment bank Momentum Cyber tells CRN what technology to look out for 2018
More than one in five resellers to develop own IP this year
23 per cent of firms questioned in CRN research planning to package and sell own intellectual property this year, with further 25 per cent already doing so
The state of the channel: Falling margins trump innovation
Join us from a free half-day event that will unveil the findings of exclusive CRN research on growth and innovation in the channel
Lloyds unveils £3bn digital plans despite IT staff cuts
Banking giant is to invest in technology to drive its cost-saving targets
Are online marketplaces a genuine threat to the channel?
Online shopping for IT might be taking business from the channel, but they are also the 'Wild West' of offerings, experts note
IT execs fretful about UK's skills shortage
UK tech executives predict challenging hiring environment ahead
Mobile phone dealer gets 12 year ban for VAT scam
Oxford-based exec of now-liquidated dealer banned from acting as a director
