The 6 Things You Need To Build A Successful Compliance Practice

Submitted by Sarah Kuranda on January 5, 2015, 4:19 pm EST

Necessary Risks

No one likes compliance penalties or unnecessary business risks. As the government steps up its compliance regulations around legal, financial and operational aspects of the business, VARs and other channel businesses have to make sure they are staying ahead of the curve.

Cloud provider, practice what you preach

Submitted by Peter Krass on January 5, 2015, 1:44 pm EST

It would be easy for a channel partner to become so busy promoting, selling, installing and maintaining cloud-based systems, they wouldn’t have time to use the cloud themselves.

Pride and Appreciation: Partnering with Purpose

Submitted by Karthik Manimozhi on January 5, 2015, 1:29 pm EST

My sister says that when you’re a parent, you look forward to the days when your kids start doing things on their own, with less dependency on you. A time when siblings play and work together, rather than you to being the instigator.

7 Tech Predictions From Cloud Sherpas' David Hoff

Submitted by Matt Brown on January 5, 2015, 10:54 am EST

From Government To IoT, 2015 Could Be Big For Tech

How To Stay Flexible And Avoid The Innovation Trap

Submitted by Matt Brown on December 30, 2014, 2:05 pm EST

There's a difference between innovation and experimentation

Go to any channel-focused conference, and you'll notice that "innovation" is much more than just a buzzword. It's an infatuation, an aspiration.

Motivational speakers hold business leaders enraptured when they talk about growing or improving businesses, and step one is "innovate," or "change the world."

Logicalis' DeLuca: New IT Requires New Style Of Leadership

Submitted by Matt Brown on December 30, 2014, 11:17 am EST

The pace of change in the IT industry seems to quicken by the day, forcing organizations to adapt and evolve right along with their customers.

The shift from the traditional focus on delivering technology and support to a new model that emphasizes building and maintaining deeper customer relationships is putting significant stress on IT leaders.

From Cloud To Hackers, Eze Castle Integration's Predictions For 2015

Submitted by Matt Brown on December 18, 2014, 10:31 am EST

The Market Shifts, The Threats Persist

Here's How U.S. Companies Can Clear European Regulatory Hurdles

Submitted by Joseph Tsidulko on December 17, 2014, 1:04 pm EST

Matthew Finnie is CTO at Interoute, a European telecommunications and cloud services provider. He's also an advisor to the European Commission on ICT research and innovation and a member of the CONNECT Advisory Forum (CAF), advising the EU commission on investment priorities as part of the Digital Futures and the Horizon 2020 initiatives.

Interoute, the largest cloud provider in Europe, recently said it will open a new data center in Los Angeles, part of its Interoute Virtual Data Center global network.

Pace Of Industry Change Challenges CMOs, CIOs

Submitted by Matt Brown on December 17, 2014, 1:03 pm EST

The relationship between CIOs and CMOs isn't getting any chummier, but people in those positions will have to figure something out before the world passes them by.

In this scenario, CMOs and CIOs risk losing their jobs to folks like Scott Brinker, CTO at Boston-based marketing apps firm Ion Interactive.

The Joys of Great Tech Support

Submitted by Holly Wainwright on December 15, 2014, 5:16 pm EST

We’ve all experienced a bad support call. Time wasted with an uninformed and unhelpful support rep is a drain on ones time, let alone the terrible mood it can put you in. And as an MSP, you may also be thinking, my techs better not do that!

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