Tag: IT
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Are Solution Providers, VARs and IT Consultants Ready for Environmental Certifications?
Anyone who has bought an appliance in recent years surely has come across the Energy Star designation, which assures buyers the dishwasher or air-condition unit they choose has achieved a certain standard of energy efficiency. The same goes for computer products such as power supplies, desktops and monitors. But what if you’re a solution provider… Read more
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The Quiet Revolution in IT Services and How It Will Affect IT Service Providers
Categories: News and TrendsThere is a quiet revolution going in terms of how IT services are delivered that is going to have a substantial impact on the revenue streams of solution providers. The first of three new trends in the IT services space is a wave of increased automation that has the potential to eliminate a lot of… Read more
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Tech Data: IT Spending Flat
IT distributor Tech Data missed Wall Street’s profit expectations, but said its second quarter was a good one, relatively speaking, as IT spending remained flat. Tech Data reported earnings of $23.7 million or 45 cents a share on net sales of $6.17 billion. Earnings for the same period a year ago reached $7.2 million or… Read more
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IT Distributors End Free Ride on Shipping
IT distributor Tech Data will institute a $2 handling fee on all orders shipped, the company revealed during its earnings announcement and call Aug. 21. Tech Data’s move follows a similar one announced by its larger rival Ingram Micro earlier in August. A third IT distributor, Synnex, is "taking a wait-and-see approach" to adding such… Read more
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5 Reasons Why IT Certifications Still Matter
Categories: News and Trends5 Reasons Why IT Certifications Still Matter You’ve seen the headlines. Certifications just aren’t commanding the money they used to. But should you forgo getting new ones and quit renewing the ones you have? Maybe not. Here’s the top five reasons why you still may want to pay attention to those certifications. Read more
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Avnet Reports Flat IT Sales
Broad line distributor Avnet reported that its Technology Solutions group sales reached $1.95 billion in the fourth quarter of 2008, up 9.9 percent year over year but flat on a pro forma basis that excludes currency conversions and acquisitions. Technology Solutions is the company’s IT distribution arm. Avnet said sales in Asia for Technology Solutions… Read more