Year: 2014
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Nine Essential Facts to Consider About Windows XP Migrations
Categories: News and TrendsNine Essential Facts to Consider About Windows XP Migrations Status of Windows XP Migration A large number of respondents report that the migration from Windows XP is still under way. In process of migration: 47%, Completed migration: 37%, Still on Windows XP: 16% When Migration Is Scheduled to Be Completed The Windows XP migration issue… Read more
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IT Vendors Face Multiple Hiring Challenges
Categories: CareersHiring Top Staffing Challenges for IT Vendors: Retention 36% of IT vendor hiring managers and HR pros say it’s challenging to retain top talent. Top Staffing Challenges for IT Vendors: Sagging Spirits 31% say they struggle to lift employee morale. Top Staffing Challenges for IT Vendors: Talent Hunt 29% indicate that it’s tough to recruit… Read more
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HP Expands PartnerOne to Handle Channel Diversity
Recognizing that business models throughout the channel vary widely, Hewlett-Packard is opening up its Partner One channel program to include new types of partners. At the HP Global Partner 2014 Conference this week, company officials revealed that they are expanding PartnerOne to include service providers, systems integrators, independent software vendors, OEMs and distributors alongside traditional… Read more
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10 Facts About Marketing IT Budgets and Big Data Prospects
Categories: Tech AnalysisMarketing and data Marketers Are Really Into Big Data Analytics 75% of marketers plan to implement a big data analytics project within two years. Marketers Don’t Have Much Confidence in Their Own Data 40% of marketers give their organizations a grade of C or lower on how well they use data. There’s Not Much in… Read more
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CEOs Weigh In on Future of the Tech Sector
Categories: CareersCEOs Weigh in on Future of the Tech Sector High Hopes 35% of technology-sector CEOs believe the economy will improve this year, compared with 21% who felt this way at this time last year. Growth Projections 90% are optimistic about their companies’ revenue growth in the next year, and 91% are confident about revenue growth… Read more
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Certifications Aren’t Perfect but Should Mean Something
Much is made about certifications in the channel. Yet, for the most part, certifications are used to winnow out solution providers that don’t want to make the necessary investment to succeed with a particular product or technology. Unfortunately, certifications are fairly blunt instruments that often do more to discourage some solution providers from engaging with… Read more