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Dell recently released the latest generation of its 1-socket servers for SMB customers, and the line could prove to be a home run for channel partners. Here are six tips for interested VARs from a Dell executive.
5 Mobile App Development Trends For Channel Partners
Solution providers will play an important role as more companies begin implementing mobile strategies that prioritize mobile app development, according to the results of a survey by open source software manufacturer Red Hat.
6 Ways To Better Contracts With Master Agents
The CEO of master agent PlanetOne says master agents can be guilty of over-promising and under-delivering, and he shares the steps solution providers can take to benefit from a relationship with a master agent.
6 Ways To Get Microsoft To Walk With You Into The Cloud
Many solution providers strive to join Microsoft’s Cloud Solution Provider program, but getting it to take the plunge isn’t so easy. Here’s one Microsoft partner’s take on how to win over the vendor.
5 Tips For Finding Mr. Right And Landing In Microsoft’s Channel
Partners, the cloud distributor of your dreams is out there to help Microsoft notice you. Here are five tips from a Microsoft partner to help convince the world’s largest software company that you’re worth bringing into the fold.
N.Y. Firm Named 1st Intelisys Platinum Plus Partner
Intelisys named Subsidium Technologies its first Platinum Plus partner after the upstate New York firm reached $1.5 million in monthly recurring revenue.
How HP Made Animation Faster And Easier For DreamWorks
DreamWorks has gone from a laggard to a leader in animated technology by adopting HP workstations, servers, networking and managed printing.
Meet The Cloud Broker: Helping Partners Help Customers
A service provider that has become a cloud broker shares how other solution providers can get into brokering and selling cloud services.
Five Ways Vendors Make Resellers Hate Channel Programs
One way to find out what partners want from their vendor is to ask the question, “What do you hate about working with us?”
Karl Soderlund Talks New Channel Gig At Imperva, Leaving HP
As the new vice president of worldwide channels and alliances at Imperva, Soderlund is responsible for transforming the Redwood Shores, Calif.-based company's channel and alliance program.
Q&A: How Red River Keeps Flowing While It’s Growing
In an interview with IT Best of Breed, the vice president of corporate strategies for Red River talks about the keys to the company’s success that propelled it into the top 50 solution providers.
The 10 Biggest Channel Stories Of 2015
<i>(From CRN.com)</i> This year will be remembered in the channel for the earth-shattering deals that split HP and CSC and brought Dell and EMC together, along with the rise of the consulting and recurring revenue-obsessed strategic service provider.
10 Ways Women Of The Channel Can Find Their Light
Here are ten ways women can overcome prejudices in the workforce by embracing their "lights," or unique features.
Women Of The Channel: 5 Insights On Resources, Strategy
Five points Women of the Channel made about the channel and their role in the workplace.
Video: This Is How Managers Look At Your Resume
The talent shortage in the IT industry means folks with skillsets that are in demand can find themselves doing quite well.
How Great Managers Keep Employees Engaged
Writing in the Harvard Business Review, Gallup's James Harter says the wide-reaching State of the American Manager survey finds that less than a third of Americans are engaged in their jobs.
Balancing Work, Life A Tall Order Even For C-Level Execs
When Google CFO Patrick Pichette announced in a post on Google+ that he is leaving the tech giant after seven years as the company’s top finance man, the post went viral.
A Managers Guide To Delivering Bad News
Delivering bad news is an unpleasant task. It's even worse when you don't agree with the decision you're being asked to relay.
Symantec: IoT Security Holes Are Massive
A just-released security report blasts IoT device makers for deploying solutions with gaping security holes.
Where To Find The Biggest Paycheck In Tech
All of these jobs have the potential for a salary of $150,000 or more.