Tag: IT

  • Wall Street Woes Hit IT Market

    Lawrence Walsh

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    The channel, it appears, is not so immune to the woes plaguing Wall Street. Despite continued assertions by solution providers that they’re not feeling the effects of the economic downturn, new Channel Insider research finds that the failure of financial services firms, rising energy costs and inflation are taking a toll on IT reseller and… Read more

  • Job Market Crisis: Disappointed IT Job Seekers

    Channel Insider Staff

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    I don’t think companies want you to apply. When they get a few dozen rejections, they get an H1-B Visa employee by saying "we can’t get anyone in the U.S. to take the job." Well, talent shortage is a myth. There is, however, a shortage of companies who a willing to pay for talent. Nothing… Read more

  • Five Ways to Raise Green IT Awareness

    Pedro Pereira

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    How green have we become? Some would say not enough, and they would be right. Still, awareness of the impact humans have on the environment has grown steadily in recent years, to the point where both major-party presidential candidates this year have included climate change in their platforms. In the technology realm, buyers are thinking… Read more

  • Companies Cutting IT Spending Solution Providers Unaffected

    Lawrence Walsh

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    No surprise that the Feds took over mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, in a bail out that will make the savings and loan meltdown on the early ’90s look like a gift to the U.S. taxpayers. Early estimates say the bailout will cost as much as $200 billion – astronomical figures, and completely… Read more

  • HP PartnerTRAIN Helps VARs, IT Consultants Consolidate Certification Costs

    Jessica Davis

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    One of the criticisms VARs, resellers, IT consultants and solution providers level against certifications and their declining value is the lack of hands-on training in many cases. When training is only Web-based, how can the trainees get a feel for real-life situations? They are just paper, say many solution providers.  That’s why the certifications that… Read more

  • VARs and IT Consultants Take Heed: Performance Trumps Price

    Pedro Pereira

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    It’s always nice to save a few bucks, right? But faced with the decision of quality versus price, the wise buyer will pay a little more. Wise buyers are made, not born. So it takes some experience to get this right. Wise sellers, though, are a different matter. In the realm of managed services, if… Read more