#17 Newsmaker: Michael Sharun of EMC

Sharun has had a busy year preparing partners for the cloud

A promotion, new partnerships and other successes are what keep Smurthwaite-Murphy busy

Alvares is the sustainability programs manager at Softchoice

The company has introduced a fourth service level from its Mission Critical Services division

The iPad is emerging as a tool for many enterprise users

Competitive in speed and features, but not photo quality, the small-business laser printer is best for mainstream use

At some point, senior executives are going to want justification for rising mobility budgets. Be ready with an answer

Cisco’s cloud strategy encompasses pretty much everything under the sun save one – actual cloud services

After guiding Bell Micro to new heights, Peter Diniz has a new global role with its new parent, Avnet

Morrison has Hitachi’s channel humming as it brings a new virtual storage platform to the market

Always eagerly written-off, Lazardis and RIM proved the naysayers wrong once again this year

Following in the footsteps of Jim Estill, Martin and Synnex had a strong year

A new building caps another year of defying the odds for Zarek and the solution provider

Plus, Adobe Systems’ first-ever billion-dollar quarter and a tablet PC from Fujitsu

Following a parting of ways with long-time partner HP, Cisco set out to expand its architecture strategy and encourage partner specialization