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Microsoft finds that cloud equals confidence for SMEs
Those SMEs that have made the investment in cloud are more confident about their growth prospects in the future according to Microsoft research News | 23 May 2013
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VMware appoints new global channel head
VMware names former Cisco commercial sales boss O’Callaghan to run worldwide channels News | 21 May 2013
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Channel suppliers line up for G-Cloud III
The latest phase of the government’s G-Cloud project once again includes a good number of channel stalwarts News | 21 May 2013
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Cloud delivering growth in the BPM market
Those vendors that have cracked the platform as a service sale are among those to enjoy growth in a mixed business process management market News | 20 May 2013
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Azlan shows off cloud services portfolio, billing, white label options
Azlan has launched its cloud services portfolio and signed up to distribute white-label IaaS solutions from AirVM News | 20 May 2013
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Computacenter backs the Cloud Industry Forum
Computacenter has signed up to the values and aims of the Cloud Industry Forum News | 17 May 2013
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NetSuite plans channel investment, consolidation
At SuiteWorld 2013 in California, NetSuite has expanded on its European growth plans but says some unproductive resellers may fall by the wayside News | 16 May 2013
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Colt launches cloud storage service
Colt has taken the wraps off a cloud storage service that resellers can offer to customers looking to take advantage of putting their data into a hosted environment News | 16 May 2013
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Embotics brings in Zycko after dropping Avnet
Virtualisation and cloud specialist Embotics has signed up Zycko to handle its products after taking the decision to part company with Avnet News | 15 May 2013
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NetSuite enhances SDN app dev programme, targets more partner collaboration
Cloud financial and ERP specialist launches new certification for its growing network of app developer and ISV partners and encourages resellers to forge links with them News | 14 May 2013
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Five Minute Interview: Martin Painter, NetSuite
NetSuite's channel development director Martin Painter sits down with MicroScope for another Five Minute Interview Feature
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Resellers demonstrate cloud success
As customers are starting to realise not only the potential but actual benefits of cloud, resellers can begin to embrace a wealth of opportunity. Linda Endersby looks at cloud success stories from across the customer spectrum Feature
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Leading the SME to cloud
Of all organisations, small and medium-sized enterprises have the most to benefit from investing in cloud but few understand how it can help their business, says Billy MacInnes Feature
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Cloud atlas
Amro Gebreel reports on how resellers need to help their customers navigate a move to the cloud and why it is not a good idea to avoid the 'elephant in the room' of security Feature
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Raise cloud confidence among SMEs
To take advantage of demand for cloud, resellers are being advised to switch to a managed services business. Speakers at AVG's recent series of cloud services seminars shared their experiences Feature
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Taking care of datacentre demands
Whether customers opt for an on-demand hosted datacentre or a dedicated in-house facility, there's a key role for the channel. Billy MacInnes reports Feature
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Migration from Windows XP could be dominating issue in the year ahead
Amro Gebreel looks ahead at some of the issues that could loom large for the channel during the year ahead Report
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What opportunities lie in wait for the year ahead?
The crystal balls tend to come out at this time of year as the channel tries to predict just what will happen over the next twelve months as Amro Gebreel discovers Feature
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Profit from your SMB accounts with cloud services
Alex Scroxton talks to Mike Foreman, general manager of SMB at AVG, about the vendor’s new CloudCare services package, and our upcoming channel event series Feature
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Five Minute Interview: Andrew McLean, AppLayer
Andrew McLean, founder of cloud solutions specialist AppLayer, takes the hotseat for our Five Minute Interview. Feature
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Sink or swim: emergent technology as the channel differentiator
Embracing emerging technology can reap the channel some rewards says Steve Torbe, head of reseller sales at Epson Opinion
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A scary vision of the future at IBM Connect?
Nick Booth looks back at a packed agenda at IBM Connect 2013, and looks ahead to a scary vision of the future Opinion
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Cloud creates specialist opportunities for the channel
SpectraLogic's Steve Mackey says the channel can find significant cloud opportunities hiding in complex, in-house projects Opinion
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VMware’s motivation for joining foundation is fooling no one
Abiquo CEO Jim Darragh says that while VMware's decision to join OpenStack was no surprise, its motivation for joining is fooling nobody Opinion
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You, cloud salesman, are a CAD
Resellers who try to lead SMEs into a virtual world of pain have created a new genre of product – Cloud-as-a-Disservice (CAD), says Nick Booth Opinion
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The seven cliches of cloud
Cloud computing: the very name conjures up images of steam driven vapourware. As if that wasn't bad enough, salesmen keep repeating some even more off-putting terms, says Nick Booth Opinion
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Cost is still the issue with cloud
Billy MacInnes casts his eyes over the latest research issued by the Cloud Industry Forum looking at the channel's progress selling hosted services Opinion
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Build your own cloud
In his final article, Richard Davies, CEO at ElasticHosts, moves the story on to show how channel players who have reached a critical mass can build their own cloud in their own data centre. Opinion
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2012: a strong year with more to come
At the end of a year in which cloud has rarely been off the front page in the tech industry, VMware UK channel boss Ed Dolman looks back at a busy 12 months for virtualisation partners Opinion
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Brand your own cloud
In his second article Richard Davies, CEO at ElasticHosts, discusses how white-label reseller programmes allow chanel partners to stand out from the competition Opinion
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Microsoft finds that cloud equals confidence for SMEs
Those SMEs that have made the investment in cloud are more confident about their growth prospects in the future according to Microsoft research News
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VMware appoints new global channel head
VMware names former Cisco commercial sales boss O’Callaghan to run worldwide channels News
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Channel suppliers line up for G-Cloud III
The latest phase of the government’s G-Cloud project once again includes a good number of channel stalwarts News
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Cloud delivering growth in the BPM market
Those vendors that have cracked the platform as a service sale are among those to enjoy growth in a mixed business process management market News
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Azlan shows off cloud services portfolio, billing, white label options
Azlan has launched its cloud services portfolio and signed up to distribute white-label IaaS solutions from AirVM News
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Computacenter backs the Cloud Industry Forum
Computacenter has signed up to the values and aims of the Cloud Industry Forum News
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NetSuite plans channel investment, consolidation
At SuiteWorld 2013 in California, NetSuite has expanded on its European growth plans but says some unproductive resellers may fall by the wayside News
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Colt launches cloud storage service
Colt has taken the wraps off a cloud storage service that resellers can offer to customers looking to take advantage of putting their data into a hosted environment News
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Embotics brings in Zycko after dropping Avnet
Virtualisation and cloud specialist Embotics has signed up Zycko to handle its products after taking the decision to part company with Avnet News
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NetSuite enhances SDN app dev programme, targets more partner collaboration
Cloud financial and ERP specialist launches new certification for its growing network of app developer and ISV partners and encourages resellers to forge links with them News
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