Windows 8 tablets held just one percent market share through western European distributors in first six weeks of Q2, according to Context report.

IDC claims the worldwide growth figure for next four years will be driven by emerging markets’ expansion.

While the cloud is less of a mystery than before, security still remains a major stumbling block to cloud implementations, according to Voltage Security. For the channel, that means the time is now to build out cloud security portfolios.

If there’s one thing the channel is obsessive about, it’s keeping its collective ear to the ground to try to predict the “next big thing.” A new report from McKinsey Global Institute attempts to lend guidance for navigating the disruptive technology landscape.

Every vendor is scrambling to lessen their dependence on PC sales. For the moment, at least, Lenovo just seems to be doing a better job of navigating the post-PC era with its mobile device initiatives coupled with efforts to branch out into servers and storage.

The adoption of next-generation firewalls can come at detriment of the workload of IT security staff, according to research.

Cloud computing has sailed past infancy, experienced untold growing pains and jetted through awkward adolescence. And now it’s finally growing up.

Cloud computing has sailed past infancy, experienced untold growing pains and jetted through awkward adolescence. And now it’s finally growing up. That’s at least according to the new TechInsight report “Cloud Succeeds, Now What?”

Fortinet debuted the latest iteration of its Web application firewall OS and three new related appliances, a move that gives it more relevance and credibility with large scale customers as the firm continues its upmarket journey.

Weak sales of PCs, mobile phones and digital televisions (DTVs) have led to declining revenue in the worldwide semiconductor market, according to IDC.

The managed services community lit up yesterday after news broke that N-able was acquired by systems management vendor SolarWinds. It was heralded as a turning point in managed services. In reality, it may signal something entirely different.