Is the Oracle/Sun deal a harbinger of leviathans to come?
In an era where vendors are aiming to get bigger and become one-stop technology shops, the value of the channel partner won’t be diminished
Discovery ’09 exhibition and conference observations
Advanced and environmental technologies were popular here
Virtualization, as a hot IT trend, is dead. Long live desktop virtualization
The idea of consolidating computer servers onto fewer physical machines is something we can pretty much take for granted now
What Mafiaboy can teach us about IT security
Are we letting technology advance faster than we can secure it? The famed former Canadian hacker thinks so (Includes VIDEO)
The observations of a reluctant Twitter convert
Finding the business value of Twitter, and avoiding the pitfalls of “social notworking”
Netbooks are hot, but can the channel monetize?
Low price and low margin can mean high volume, but partners will face competition from mobile carrier giveaways
What cloud computing means to the channel
Cloud computing could mean less hardware and software to sell in the traditional sense
Mixed feelings about collaboration
Some collaboration tools come from fantasy island
Lessons from CEOs
Best business practices from successful IT leaders…and Wayne Gretzky
Channel growth lies in services
The channel’s future lies in services. That was the central message from a session on channel business models at IDC Canada’s annual IDC Directions conference this year.
Channel growth lies in services
Business models such as SaaS are prompting channel partners to develop new practices
Resellers are working together more than ever
Customers want to have relations with less vendors, while channel partners are finally networking
Does location matter?
Video conferencing goes back to the 1980s, so why does airplane travel continue to increase?
Anti-social networking
Will social networking technology ever be good for business?
The growth of information
IDC says nearly 1,800 exabytes of information will have been created rnby 2011, but how much of it do we really need?