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Dispersed Storage: The Next Frontier for Solution Providers?
For solution providers looking for a better way to sell storage than in boxes, a technology that has been around for a while, called Dispersed Storage, has been newly commercialized by Cleversafe. Cleversafe executives Chris Gladwin and Russ Kennedy explain in this Changing Channels podcast.
So You Want to Be an MSP?
Find out what a solution provider needs to take into consideration before adopting managed services.
Online Backup for the Channel
VARs should weigh three major issues before they select an online backup partner. 
The Nick for NAC
eWEEK Channel Insider Technology Editor Frank Ohlhorst explains how VARs are about to get lucky. NAC is evolving, and it is evolving in such a way that hardware constraints are quickly being eliminated and NAC bundled with other security solutions is becoming a major opportunity, that should become a lot easier to sell and support.
Benioff on Customer Success
Conclusion of a four-part series of interviews with eWEEK executive news editor Michael Hickins: Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff discusses future development plans and his company's focus on customers.
Project Management in the Channel
Taylor Macdonald, vice president of worldwide channels and sales alliances for Deltek, explains how his company's channel program was built and how partnering works for delivering software, in this Changing Channels podcast.
Benioff on Platform Development
In part 3 of a 4-part series of interviews with eWEEK executive news editor Michael Hickins, Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff discusses how the company has extended itself with its platform as a service, and the role that on-demand platforms and on-demand environments play in fostering innovation.
Benioff Holds Forth On Competitors
In part two of a four-part interview series with eWEEK executive news editor Michael Hickins, Salesforce.com founder and CEO Marc Benioff discusses discusses competition and integration with proprietary software vendors.
Bigger Is Better with NEC`s Huge Monitor
NEC improves your image by adding 8 inches to your view. That's 8 inches more of viewable area on your monitor with the LCD3090WQXi-BK display.  
What CIOs Really Want from Their Solution Providers
Sure, you sell them hardware and software licenses, but your customers could get that stuff anywhere. Here are the real reasons why the CIOs at your client companies keep you around, and what they want more of from you—based on a survey conducted by Ziff Davis Enterprise Research.   Based on Ziff Davis Enterprise Research, IT Executives Service Provider Study, February 2008  
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Creating a Channel Program from Scratch
Managed service providers who are having their services packaged and resold to customers are having to create their own channel programs. Tim Lambrecht, CEO of InCompass IT, explains how his company did it, in this Changing Channels podcast.
Nuance Aims to Take a Piece of Adobe`s Pie with PDF Converter Professional 5
Nuance's latest iteration of its PDF Converter product takes aim at Adobe Acrobat by being cheaper, faster and better.
VAR Strategies for a Shifting Economy
The uncertain economic market can cause even more problems for resellers as they adapt to their own business needs as well as those of their customers. Tech Data CEO Robert Dutkowsky explains how his company is moving forward, in this Changing Channels podcast.
Thin Clients Looming Large
Thin clients are still going strong, and now have even more applications in the enterprise, explains Mike Brunner, director of worldwide channel sales and marketing for Wyse, in this Channel Chat podcast.
Trading Carbon for a Greener Environment
The greenhouse gas reduction trading market is becoming big business for environmentally conscious companies. Drew Clark, co-founder of IBM's Venture Capital Group, explains how the market works and the IBM-developed SOA technology behind the market, in this Changing Channels podcast.
ATT Makes 3G Broadband Simple
The USBConnect 881 eschews the traditional PC Card interface for USB 2.0 and opens up the world of 3G to almost any PC.
Green Data Centers for Solution Providers
Rich Bader, CEO of EasyStreet Online Services, talks about how to build a green data center and what service providers need to know, in this Channel Chat podcast.
IT Support in the Third World
David Goodman, chief technology officer of the International Rescue Committee in New York City, talks about the unique challenges of supporting third world IT shops and mentions some of his experiences.  
 
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