Tag: IT

  • Top Mistakes New IT Consultants Make (And How to Avoid Making Them Yourself)

    Ericka Chickowski

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    If you are just starting up a new IT consulting firm, it’s an exciting time.  But even the smartest technical gurus can quickly get so ensnared in all of the minutiae of running a business that it hampers their ability to get their enterprise off the ground. According to Gene Zaino, CEO of MBO Partners,… Read more

  • IT Job Market Gets a Boost From Application Development: Dice Report

    Channel Insider Staff

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    While the employment opportunities for technology professionals are certainly rosier than the overall job market for Americans, there are still certain skills higher in demand particularly when it comes to mobile application development. A report from Dice.com, a career Web site for technology and engineering professionals, found the overall available technology jobs as of September… Read more

  • Despite Weak Job Market, IT Opportunities Abound: Foote Partners

    Channel Insider Staff

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    While the unemployment rate in the United States remains stubbornly high and the population becomes increasingly frustrated with the lack of job opportunities–the month of August saw no gains in the job market and there was a rise in “discouraged workers”–professionals in the IT space fared better, with 13,700 more jobs added in the technical… Read more

  • Credit, Money Strategy: IT Solution Providers Navigate Tight Financing Market

    Alison Diana

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    The indirect channel’s ongoing embrace of services and move away from warehousing physical products, coupled with downward pressures on the overall economy, have made it increasingly challenging for solution providers to get loan-approval from banks and other traditional money-lenders. “We are in a fairly esoteric biz and we sell an intangible product. There’s nothing physically… Read more

  • ConnectWise Opens IT Nation to All MSPs, VARs

    Channel Insider Staff

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    Professional services automation vendor ConnectWise is taking its annual IT Nation conference to the next level this year, opening it up to IT solution providers who are not ConnectWise partners. “IT Nation has served as an annual meeting of ConnectWise partners to get together and share their successes with one another,” said Arnie Bellini, ConnectWise… Read more

  • IT Security Challenged By Hackers, Mobile, Social Media

    Channel Insider Staff

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    Security professionals are most concerned about targeted attacks, external hackers and insider threats, according to a recent report from Symantec. Their jobs are made more challenging by industry trends such as mobile computing, social media and the consumerization of IT, the survey found. Nearly 50 percent of IT security professionals surveyed said external threats pose… Read more