Increased Business Risks Opening New Automation, Security Opportunities
Technology vendors need to help midmarket companies stay competitive by capitalizing on the automation trend....
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Nov 2016
Strategy
27
Oct 2016
Microsoft, PC Vendors Putting ‘Premium’ Back Into PCs
The PC is alive and well, and Microsoft’s latest offering might just make these ‘lowly’ devices profitable once again....
19
Oct 2016
Help Partners Know Their Customers Better
Knowledge is power; the more data you have about end users and partners, the more effective you’ll be at strategizing, communicating, and selling....
29
Sep 2016
Sales, Not Technology, Is Your Partners’ Problem
In the technology channel, teaching partners ‘how to fish’ means instructing them on how to sell....
15
Sep 2016
Counter-Marketing at Competitive Events Is a Waste
Vendors may want to focus on their own efforts to drum up business and engage partners instead of trying to steal competitors’ thunder....
06
Sep 2016
‘Just One More’ Isn’t a Long-Tail Strategy
Vendors should proceed with caution when going after ‘long-tail’ resellers; they need to seek out the right ones for the right reasons....
01
Sep 2016
Partners Want to Sell, and Need Vendors’ Help
Solution providers know that earning certifications, while important, isn’t the key to producing value; vendors need to step up and re-evaluate channel-program requirements....
08
Aug 2016
Tech, Telecom Converge With ScanSource Buying Intelisys
Could this deal be the catalyst that compels IT solution providers and telecommunications companies to come together at long last?...
02
Aug 2016
Automated Services Dominate the Channel
The line of demarcation between managed and cloud services is blurring fast – and is virtually invisible already on solution provider balance sheets....
25
Jul 2016
No Silver Bullets When It Comes to Tech Success
Building an enduring business isn’t about magic formulas; it’s about defining value and consistent execution. In other words: effort....
21
Jul 2016
Microsoft Shows Cloud Revenue Doesn’t Come Easy
Vendor earnings put it on a course for cloud nine. ...
15
Jun 2016
Unaligned Is the New Black in Partners
More solution providers and resellers are forgoing vendor loyalty in favor of independence based on their own technical prowess and business savvy. What they lack in loyalty, they make up for in influence. ...