Tag: IT

  • IT Automation Reduces Technical Services Revenue for the Channel

    Michael Vizard

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    Major advances in IT automation hold both great promise and significant amounts of peril for solution providers in the channel. Both IBM and Hewlett-Packard have moved to significantly reduce the total cost of IT by introducing new system architectures that make extensive use of IT automation. In the case of IBM, the PureSystems the company… Read more

  • Rethinking the Management of IT Services

    Michael Vizard

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    Most solution providers by now have taken note of the fact that there are lots of changes taking place these days in the data center. Not only are whole data centers being consolidated, the job functions are evolving thanks to tighter integration across the server, storage and networking components that make up the data center.… Read more

  • Riding the Coming Wave of IT Infrastructure Upgrades

    Michael Vizard

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    One of the bad things about virtual machine software from the perspective of the channel is that it allowed customers to reduce the number of x86 servers they needed. While the overall number of x86 servers being sold continued to rise, higher utilization rates constrained the number of servers being sold because customers are getting… Read more

  • ChannelEyes: Will It Transform the Channel?

    Pedro Pereira

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    If the 2000 decade was about automation for the IT services channel, the current decade could well be about social media. For many out there, the jury is still out on the effectiveness of social media in a business context. But now that the channel is about to get a dedicated social networking service, some… Read more

  • Expected Investment Surge Pushes IT Growth Outlook to Record High: CDW

    Channel Insider Staff

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    While overall anticipated IT spending has grown two percentage points to reach 42 percent, most sectors saw significant increases in spending optimism, according to the latest CDW IT Monitor. Growing optimism and greater anticipation of increased IT investments among IT decision-makers propelled the company’s six-month growth outlook composite score to 71, jumping three points since… Read more

  • IT Salaries to Climb in 2012, But How Much?

    Ericka Chickowski

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    Two reports out this month show that IT workers will get a slight pay raise in 2012, though conclusions diverge. While one report from Computer Economics notes the bump in pay, it warns that salary increases will not keep pace with inflation this year. But other findings out from Dice show that IT workers could… Read more