Technology and Trends
Managed IT at tipping point, CRN MSP Trends Report finds
Some categories of end user expect their internal IT teams to be managing a minority of their IT estate within five years, according to CRN research
CRN MSP Trends Report 2018
Appetite for outsourcing and managed services is rising, according to our study of 258 UK end users
London flagged as smart city hotspot
But EMEA lagging behind AsiaPac and North America in terms of overall smart city investment, according to IDC
Five tech stories you might have missed last week
Amazon struggles on Prime Day, TalkTalk shows why it has topped complaints table, and British Airways violates GDPR in an attempt to comply with it
How will GDPR force resellers to rethink marketing? Five experts have their say
CRN asked leading marketers to weigh in on how resellers can navigate their business through the new GDPR landscape
AI could create more jobs than it destroys - PwC report
Firm claims that 7.2 million jobs will be created by AI over the next two decades
Five tech stories that you might have missed last week
Lenovo's lawsuit, NHS' fax machines and Musk's mad week all feature in our weekly roundup
Price rises hit PC shipments
Mobile phone sales will prop up wider device market in 2018, according to Gartner
Five tech stories you may have missed last week
NHS data breaches, abrupt exec departures and a robot monk are just some of the stories that might have passed you by last week
BT in talks with Alibaba over cloud partnership
Alibaba reportedly going after AWS' Europe market share
Why more resellers are turning to chatbots
With end users now less receptive to outbound marketing, do chatbots offer a new method of engaging prospects? Marian McHugh talks to several resellers that are rolling out the new technology on their websites
Absence of sustainability puts partners at 'competitive disadvantage' - HP UK boss
George Brasher tells CRN that customer demands are changing how businesses address their environmental agendas
Green IT? Meet the MSP using IoT to detect cannabis farms
Pinacl executive uses MSP North keynote to explain how sensors installed in social housing help its client detect damp, fuel poverty, abandoned properties - and illicit drug farming
Five tech stories you might have missed last week
Former Atea execs jailed, the end of the longest-running feud in tech and farting unicorns are just some of the stories that may have passed you by this week
Channel marketing post-GDPR
IQBlade's Antony Young asks how channel marketing tactics might evolve following the arrival of GDPR on 25 May
CompTIA launches cybersecurity retraining initiative
New programme is designed to boost numbers working in cyber security and bridge the IT skills gap
Five tech stories you might have missed last week
A machine beating a human in a debate, Apple and BT being slapped with fines, and dogs using social media are some of last week's more unusual tech stories
Five tech stories you might have missed last week
Bill Clinton's novel about cybersecurity, Microsoft's new form factor, and the other eye-catching tech stories that may have passed you by over the last five days
England has 5.7 per cent chance of winning World Cup, AI vendor predicts
But which nation is AI firm Blue Yonder backing for World Cup glory?
AI skills found to be more in demand in the UK than in any other developed economy
Job site reports universities hold four of the six top recruiter positions for AI jobs in UK
SPONSORED: Collaborate to innovate to ensure IT channel relevance
Shaun Lynn, CEO of Agilitas says the themes of innovation, disruption and collaboration will hit the channel hard in years to come
'Warranty included' -the future of cybersecurity?
CrowdStrike's announcement of a cyber warranty offering has some questioning if this is the start of an industry trend
Watch: The channel in 2020
Those who attended last year's European Channel in 2020 event reflect on the themes driving the industry
Six ways AI is being used as a force for good
AI may be much maligned in some quarters, but here we examine six case studies where the channel and wider tech industry are using AI as a cause for genuine good, encompassing applications ranging from assistive technology to law enforcement
