Tag: IT

  • 10 Trends That Will Change Corporate IT

    10 Trends That Will Change Corporate IT

    Ericka Chickowski

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    10 Trends That Will Change Corporate IT The Rise of the Knowledge Worker: As processes are automated and outsourced, most employees are becoming knowledge workers. No Title Ubiquitous Data: As mobile devices and real-time applications skyrocket, data volume and throughput increases exponentially. No Title Social Media: Customer and consumer interaction habits are changing, as are… Read more

  • IT Sales Levels Pass Pre-Recession Highs, Report Finds

    Nathan Eddy

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    IT sales through distribution are currently exceeding the peak levels achieved prior to the economic crisis that began in Sept. 2008, according to the Global Technology Distribution Council (GTDC), comprised of the computer industry’s wholesale distributors dedicated to serving the channel. The organization, whose member sales are tracked by independent databases available to subscribers of… Read more

  • Failure to Patch

    Failure to Patch

    Ericka Chickowski

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    Failure to Patch One of the number one reasons hackers are so successful today is that they are able to prey upon systems with known vulnerabilities. Partners do a great disservice to customers when they don’t patch in a timely fashion. Misconfiguring Systems Partners should always harden customer systems with good configurations that follow the… Read more

  • IT Solution Provider Mergers and Acquisitions Market Heats Up

    Jessica Davis

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    Doug Ford was never looking for any kind of exit strategy when he started up The I.T. Pros, a San Diego-based IT solution provider and MSP that has grown to a lean 21 employees and three profit centers in cloud computing, managed services and professional services. Rather, Ford was looking to expand beyond the San… Read more

  • 7 IT Cloud Certification Programs Worth the Cash

    7 IT Cloud Certification Programs Worth the Cash

    Ericka Chickowski

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    7 IT Cloud Certification Programs Worth the Cash Channel partners and IT pros looking to cash in on the cloud computing craze may want to start their quest in the classroom. The following seven technology certifications offer a great way to prove one’s mettle in cloud-related skills such as virtualization, architecture and utility computing. 3Tera… Read more

  • IDC Says IT Spending is Recovering

    Channel Insider Staff

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    IT spending is rebounding in the wake of the global recession, with businesses spending on everything from PCs and servers to storage devices and networking equipment, according to market research firm IDC. In numbers released May 24, IDC is estimating that worldwide IT spending will grow 3.8 percent this year, to $1.47 trillion. Hardware vendors… Read more