Hard drives surrender channel crown to SSD
Solid state disks have begun outselling hard disk drives for the first time through western European distribution, according to Context
Solid state disk (SSD) revenues in western European B2B distribution channels have overtaken hard disk drive (HDD) sales for the first time, according to IT market analyst Context. In July 2015 HDD...
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Nearly a third of IT professionals want a career change, research finds
Employer behaviour, work-life balance and re-evaluated priorities are driving factors behind new job searches, according to Reed
Daisy spin off Digital Wholesale Solutions confirms private equity sale
Minority investment from Inflexion marks ‘final step’ in demerging DWS from Daisy Group
Daisy spin off Digital Wholesale Solutions to sell stake to UKFast investor Inflexion - report
Daisy spin-off valued at more than £1bn in rumoured deal with private equity firm
Exclusive Networks reports cyber breach across systems in five countries
French security VAD says systems in France, the UK, UAE, the US, and Singapore were affected
Are we in a golden period of distributor evaluations?
Ingram Micro was sold last week for a cool $7.2bn, after Tech Data was snapped up by Apollo earlier this year for over $5bn. CRN asks channel figures whether we are entering an era of high-price M&A deals and what it says about the health of the sector...
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Why threat actors are targeting the channel
The recent attack on Exclusive Networks is only the latest in a series which has seen cybersecurity vendors, distributors and MSPs suffer breaches to their systems. CRN asks why the channel is seeing itself become a popular target for cybercriminals
Five resellers secure places on £150m Welsh IT framework
Contract covers IT hardware to larger customer organisations
4 key challenges facing Gelsinger as Intel's new CEO
The VMware boss is joining the chipmaker as it finds itself adrift and losing market share to rivals. CRN considers why he might be the best person to steer the company through its troubled waters
