Tag: IT

  • Do Converged Data Centers Mean Smaller IT Teams?

    Jessica Davis

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    While the converged data center holds the promise of more efficient power usage and administration, it’s failed to win over a few key constituents so far – data center workers afraid of losing their jobs and IT solution providers who say that early programs from some vendors have favored direct sales over channel sales. But… Read more

  • IT Services Hiring a Bright Spot in Jobs Report

    Carolyn April

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    IT services firms are hiring. That’s the latest from the U.S. Department of Labor jobs report released today, which provided some encouraging news for folks in the channel. For the fourth straight month, the DOL recorded gains in IT services jobs. IT employment in general has also experienced growth over the last three consecutive months.… Read more

  • P2P Collaboration: Everybody’s Doing it Right?

    Carolyn April

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    Vendors routinely promote and reward the practice and the subject always sparks discussion at industry partner events. I’m talking about partner-to-partner collaboration or P2P. Haven’t you heard? Everyone’s doing it. But are they? A recent study by Channel Insider and Amazon Consulting reveals that while P2P is indeed a trend in the channel, it’s far… Read more

  • Ingram Marries Consumer Electronics with IT

    Carolyn April

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    Question: Where can you source a Cisco switch, a digitized wine cooler, a Cuisenhart food processor and Sonicwall security appliances? Answer: Ingram Micro In response to the rapid convergence of traditional IT and consumer electronics markets, the mega-distributor this week announced that its DBL Distributing arm – which carries its consumer electronics portfolio – will… Read more

  • Job Satisfaction Plummets, but Some IT Jobs Remain in High Demand

    Jessica Davis

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    After more than a year in the toughest recession in memory, when so many companies implemented work force reductions, hiring freezes, pay cuts and unpaid furloughs, is it any surprise that job satisfaction levels may have plummeted to their lowest levels on record? The Conference Board the week of Jan. 4 released a survey showing… Read more

  • IT Decision Maker Sentiment a Mixed Bag for 2010

    Jessica Davis

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    On the eve of a new decade, Tom Richards, CDW’s new president and chief operating officer, spoke to Channel Insider briefly about the tough year behind us, what lies ahead and the meaning of the data in the most recent CDW IT Monitor Index survey of IT decision makers. Here are excerpts of that conversation.… Read more