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Outsourcing the Talent Shortage
Despite the increase in nationwide unemployment, a recent survey of vendors and solution providers conducted by Channel Insider and Amazon Consulting found a shortage of professional services and technical staff as inhibitors to business performance. More than half of the solution providers said that if their talent shortage were resolved, they could grow their business…
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Microsoft Cloud Tops Biggest Threat to Managed Services Solution Builders
Deep in the heart of Texas lies a shimmering new, massive Microsoft data center designed specifically for delivering hosted and managed services, such as Windows Live and Office Live. The San Antonio facility is one of several new data centers being built around the world by the software giant, which aims to transform its model…
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Ingram Micro, Avnet Report Earnings in Wall Street Meltdown Aftermath
Disappointing revenues, low visibility and more interest in lease financing characterized the quarter for technology distributors Ingram Micro and Avnet, reporting their earnings on Oct. 23. "The quarter wasn’t what we expected it to be," said Greg Spierkel, CEO of the world’s largest technology distributor, Ingram Micro. "When we started out and put our forecast…
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The Planet Adds Managed Backup Services
Spurred on by customer demand and growing backup and storage needs, hosted infrastructure provider The Planet announced a new managed backup service for dedicated server data. The solution joins three other Planet Alpha solutions in the Advanced Services division—Alpha Server Monitoring, Alpha Server Security and Alpha Server Administration. >> READ: The Planet’s Planet Alpha and…
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Tech, Channel Stocks Hammered on Wall Street
The bears of Wall Street aren’t being kind to publicly traded technology vendors and solution providers. As the markets continued their downward spiral that ended in one of the worst weeks of trading in Wall Street history, technology stocks were hammered as investors anticipated decreasing demand for hardware and software by enterprisers and SMB consumers.…
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TrustMark: Putting a Seal on Security Practices
There’s an old saying in information security: "Security is a process, not a product." In other words, it’s more about what you do than the equipment and technology that you use to protect IT infrastructure and digital assets. If security is about the process, how do you—as a solution provider—demonstrate your competency and value to…
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