Tag: services

  • Could IT Go 100 Percent MSP

    Could IT Go 100 Percent MSP

    Ericka Chickowski

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    Could IT Go 100 Percent MSP 31 percent of all respondents said they could envision a time when all of their IT would be managed by MSPs. No Title That percentage jumped up to half when asked strictly of IT executives. No Title Among respondents planning MSP outsourcing of IT management functions, service desk/help desk… Read more

  • Dell Quarter Profit Grows on High-Margin Products

    Jessica Davis

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    Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) reported a one percent increase in first fiscal quarter revenue year over year and a 177 percent increase in net income as a focus on higher margin products and services boosted the company’s bottom line. Dell’s results stood in stark contrast to HP’s (NYSE:HPQ) results announced earlier this week. HP saw a decline… Read more

  • Comcast Launches Metro Ethernet Services for Small, Midsize Businesses

    Channel Insider Staff

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    Communications giant Comcast announced Metro Ethernet services as part of an ongoing strategy to expand its portfolio of business services to meet the requirements of larger customers. Targeted at midsize businesses with 20-500 employees, Comcast’s Metro Ethernet services provide access to the company’s fiber optic network for businesses with high-bandwidth needs and often multiple locations.… Read more

  • HP Drops Quarter Forecast, Hints at Layoffs

    Jessica Davis

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    HP (NYSE:HPQ) CEO Leo Apotheker hinted at layoffs in a memo to top executives and then pulled the company’s earnings announcement forward by a day after that memo was leaked and a story published by Bloomberg. The HP layoff news comes a week after Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) CEO John Chambers promised $1 billion in cost cutting… Read more

  • IT Pros: IT Outsourcing More Costly Than Expected

    Ericka Chickowski

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    Managed services and outsourcing partners may have work to do in improving their reputations if a new survey out this week is any indication. According to a survey conducted by Lieberman Software among 500 IT professionals, more than three-quarters of IT professionals who work in organizations that use outsourcing say their providers have "made up"… Read more

  • Managed Services, Cloud Driving Job Growth for IT Professionals

    Channel Insider Staff

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    U.S. employment numbers released last week from the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed a net gain of 17,800 IT-related jobs in April, representing the 11th consecutive month of positive job growth across four primary IT labor segments in federal employment data. But in a continuing pattern that suggests a significant shift to… Read more