Technology and Trends
Queen's Speech references new data protection law and digital charter
Legislative programme unveiled by Queen gives tech community plenty to chew over, despite being heavily focused on delivering Brexit
HP's UK boss says rise of millennials will force channel's hand on sustainable IT
George Brasher urges partners to get on board with device-as-a-service and other sustainable IT initiatives in preparation for change in IT decision-maker demographics
The digital transformation challenge
A new CRN whitepaper, commissioned by Red Hat, examines to what extent the channel is ready to satisfy end-users' digital transformation needs
Which UK channel firms have the fastest growing international businesses?
Resellers, service providers and distributors acknowledged among UK firms with the fastest-growing international revenue
Voice assistant robot sales come to life
Driven by advances in AI, sales of voice-based assistant robots made up nearly half of total service robot sales last year, according to TrendForce
Why setting off in the right direction is critical to successful transformation
SPONSORED BY HPE AND VMWARE: Many businesses are looking to digitally transform but not going about it in the right way, according to an IDC report backed by HPE and VMware
Selling without a sales force
A number of emerging technology resellers are breaking from the norm by employing only technical staff. Tom Wright asks what's behind the trend, and how it is possible for a reseller to function without any salespeople
Five things we've learned this month
The key take aways from the last 30 days in the IT channel
Whose transformation is it anyway?
SPONSORED BY HPE AND VMWARE: End-user customers looking to digitally transform face many challenges and to help them make the journey successfully, resellers need to undergo a transformation of their own
Can UK resellers learn from their Nordic peers on environmental and social sustainability?
CEO of sustainability certification body tells CRN there is an opportunity for UK suppliers to take a leaf from firms in his native Sweden and win business on a sustainability agenda
The great datacentre sell-off
Five years ago, everyone wanted to own a datacentre, but - as this week's Verizon and CenturyLink divestments show - that trend may now be in reverse
Smartphone industry not dead - IDC
Growth still exists in smartphone sector, Q1 data shows
Dave the Dealer's April musings
Bedroom aids go bad, TP goes techy, bots go beefy, and the biblical King of Israel goes in for some new WiFi
Update your MSP marketing mindset to the 21st century
Paul Green offers three top tips on how to be a marketing master in the digital era
CSPs are missing out on the SMB opportunity
Gartner research director Mark Paine explains how communications providers can cash in on this end of the market
CRN Fight Night: The big boxing quiz
Are you a champ or a chump? There's only one way to find out
Whose side are you on? Sparks fly in cloud debate
Heated debate breaks out between four cloud experts
Hyper growth for hyperconvergence as market nearly doubles
But other parts of the converged systems market are shrinking, finds IDC
Why it pays to keep in with the IT crowd
CMOs and other business leaders are being hailed as the new power centre of IT decision making. But recent CRN/Computing research suggests that IT directors and managers should remain the focal point for VARs and other technology suppliers, says Doug...
Dave the Dealer weighs in on gender debate
Strap yourself in as the digital doyen of Dagenham reports on mansplaining manufacturers and a philandering Frenchman
Sensing an opportunity
Sticking sensors on anything from refuse bins to plant machinery could become big business for the UK channel. Doug Woodburn looks at how the IoT appears to finally be gathering pace
Bulldog unbowed: UK climbs KPMG tech innovation rankings
KPMG says the core attributes that have made the UK tech sector so attractive remain in place
Wearable tech market far from worn out
Smartwatch sales predicted to double by 2021, according to analyst CCS Insight
The need for speed: Why the IT buying cycle is accelerating
Resellers used to elongated sales cycles will be pleasantly surprised by research suggesting the IT purchasing cycle is poised to accelerate rapidly, according to Doug Woodburn
