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Managed ServicesMay 16, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011 1:29 PM/EST
Lenovo's IT Mettle vs. Google ChromebookBy Jessica DavisGoogle'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? April 27, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011 3:58 PM/EST
Services Marketplace Gets CloudyBy Jessica DavisWhile 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. March 31, 2011
Thursday, March 31, 2011 1:32 PM/EST
Channel Headlines Around the Web - Goodbye March EditionBy Jessica DavisFrom 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. March 10, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011 1:38 PM/EST
Channel Headlines from Around the Web - Mardi Gras Week EditionBy Jessica DavisHere's a look at some of the most interesting channel coverage elsewhere on the web, compiled by Channel Insider editors. February 24, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011 2:10 PM/EST
Hot Channel Stories from Around the Web - Dead of Winter EditionBy Jessica DavisA look at virtualization vendor Parallels and why you should keep your eye on this rising company. Plus, secrets from inside Microsoft. March 3, 2010
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 5:03 PM/EST
Dell Switches from 'Product Direct' to 'Service Direct'By Jessica DavisLevel Platforms CEO Peter Sandiford says that Dell has changed its "product direct" tag line to "service direct" by offering managed services direct to the customer, and that's the tack that big companies without a channel legacy are likely to take as they enter the MSP space. But he says maybe that's not such a bad thing. February 12, 2010
Friday, February 12, 2010 5:09 PM/EST
Future in the Cloud: Managed Services MegatrendsBy Jessica DavisWill managed services go the way of hardware sales with competition from vendors, falling prices and narrowing margins? Certainly there are plenty of opportunity seekers attracted to the market right now, from offshore providers to technology vendors to telcos. LPI Level Platforms CEO Peter Sandiford has his eye on those forces -- seven "megatrends" -- that will affect managed services in the years ahead. January 26, 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 4:19 PM/EST
PC to Thin Client, a Transition Strategy for Desktop VirtualizationBy Jessica DavisPlenty of VARs and vendors believe that 2010 will be the year that desktop virtualization and thin-client computing finally gain more mainstream acceptance with their resulting better energy efficiency, lower device prices, longer lifetime and centralized management. But what if your customer already has a big investment in PCs? December 9, 2009
Wednesday, December 09, 2009 3:19 PM/EST
Coming to an Enterprise Near You: Consumer PCsBy Jessica DavisIn part as a cost containment strategy, more enterprises are allowing employees to use their own PCs for work, which means you may not be selling or provisioning that PC. Yet there are plenty of other services to offer around that new model. Are you ready for it? November 25, 2009
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 11:57 AM/EST
Selling IT To Tomorrow's StartupBy Jessica DavisWhat's the startup of the future going to look like in the post-recession economy? And, more importantly, what's the opportunity going to be for those who provide technology services to those companies? Some VARs think that more companies will be looking to what amounts to an infrastructure-as-a-service model. Here's why. |
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