Friday, July 15, 2011 1:49 PM/EST
By Jessica Davis
Consumers are bringing their tech to work -- iPhones, Android Phones and iPads. Microsoft is selling to the IT organization. Does Microsoft need a more sophisticated consumer sales strategy to maintain its dominance in the technology industry?
Monday, May 16, 2011 1:29 PM/EST
By Jessica Davis
Google's HaaS/SaaS service offering to business is $28 per user per month. Is that discount low enough to woo users away from offerings like Lenovo's Cloud Ready Client that provides the same kind of any-application access, but from any device -- smartphone, tablet, or PC?
Friday, May 13, 2011 11:23 AM/EST
By Jessica Davis
Does anything whip end-users into a bigger frenzy than an email outage? That's just what Microsoft BPOS customers and their ever-suffering IT administrators were dealing with this week as Microsoft experienced downtime for its hosted Microsoft Exchange email service. On the heels of the Amazon cloud outage, are we about to see some brakes applied in this race to the cloud?
Wednesday, April 27, 2011 3:58 PM/EST
By Jessica Davis
While vendors competing with their channel partners is certainly nothing new, HP's "strategic advisory" services offering direct to clients raised some eyebrows this week. As services and cloud-based services become more prevalent, expect more blurred lines and gray areas as partners and vendors compete.
Monday, April 11, 2011 11:51 PM/EST
By Jessica Davis
Everybody has a different definition for cloud computing. Take a look at Ingram Micro's new video where executives at the distribution giant weigh in on the lighter side of cloud.
Thursday, March 31, 2011 1:32 PM/EST
By Jessica Davis
From MSP M&A action and tips to HP's Americas Partner Conference, to Microsoft and its virtualization plans as it gets ready for WPC in July, there was plenty happening in the channel this week. Here's a guide to some of the most interesting stories around the web that you should check out if you haven't already.
Thursday, March 24, 2011 11:18 AM/EST
By Jessica Davis
Microsoft and HP have been talking about the cloud, but partners wonder where they will fit in to the tech giants' plans. Meanwhile, as iPad 2 was snapped up by throngs who waited in line at Apple stores, IT solution providers can capitalize on many opportunities around that device.
Thursday, March 10, 2011 1:38 PM/EST
By Jessica Davis
Here's a look at some of the most interesting channel coverage elsewhere on the web, compiled by Channel Insider editors.
Thursday, February 24, 2011 2:10 PM/EST
By Jessica Davis
A look at virtualization vendor Parallels and why you should keep your eye on this rising company. Plus, secrets from inside Microsoft.
Wednesday, September 01, 2010 2:53 PM/EST
By Jessica Davis
Intuit has shuttered its Quicken Online offering, telling account holders to go try Mint.com instead, but giving them no easy way to migrate their existing data. The incident points out a weakness of the cloud model. What do you do when your service provider takes away your service?