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Can Microsoft explanation for Office 365 and Windows Live outage reassure cloud customers?
The explanation as to why Microsoft suffered an outage of three and a half hours to its Office 365 and Windows Live services on 8 September might not be too reassuring for those people out there tempted to move to the cloud. According to a blog post ... Opinion
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Managed services can deliver higher reseller valuations
Resellers have been encouraged to consider the positive impact on their value being involved with services can have raising the potential to be gained when the 'for sale' signs go up. The drive towards managed services provides many in the traditiona... News
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Tableau offers business intelligence for dummies
I missed the event, but a tip off from a former tabloid journalist told me that the Tableau's partner programme might be worth investigating Research companies Gartner and IDC both recently rated Tableau as the fastest growing business intelligence v... Opinion
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Who else thinks resellers can thrive in the cloud era?
I'm a bit confused by the Channel Transformation Alliance, the body which has been set up to promote and further the spread of cloud computing and managed services in the channel. It's not that I don't think it's a good idea. After all, who could... Opinion
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Ingram takes wraps off Channel Transformation Alliance
Ingram Micro has taken the wraps off an alliance that is tasked with promoting and furthering the spread of cloud computing and managed services in the channel. The Channel Transformation Alliance includes a list of household names as founding membe... News
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Resellers should try and get closer to their vendors says channel boss
Resellers often complain that they don't get the support they want from the people who supply them with kit. But is it their own fault? We asked some top vendors for their advice. Christine Gebauer, business development manager for network monit... Opinion
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Consumerisation sparks managed services opportunity
The influx of mobile devices into the corporate network environment is crearting a significant requirement for more reselkler delivered managed services to help users cope. Consumerisation of IT, with staff brining in their own devices, has become o... News
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Mis-management of applications wastes millions
Businesses are failing to exploit their assets because of lack of decent management with the vast majority not bothering to use technology to monitor their operations, writes Linda Endersby. According to a poll from Ipswitch's network management div... News
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Tech Entrepreneurs Week - how you could win fifty grand for your start up
Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales is to be the head of the Head of Jury in December's Tech Entrepreneurs Week. He's giving a speech too. But that's not why I'll be on the edge of my seat. I won't listen to a word of his speech. Even if it was a m... Opinion
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PCs in retreat as market prepares for tablet invasion
Poor old PC. Things are not looking good. After all the furore surrounding HP's decision to retreat from the PC arena, we now read that Gartner has downgraded its PC market forecast for 2011, suggesting the PC is "not a particularly compelling p... Opinion