The early stirrings of cloud computing are beginning to take place – with mixed results. Totally contained cloud services, such as salesforce.com, Concur and Transversal show how full service functions held in the cloud can facilitate processes within a business without the need for implementing and maintaining costly hardware platforms – but is this going to be the case going forward? ...
13/05/2011 | wiring the cloud cw.pdf | VIEW
As Dylan may well have put it: 'The markets, they are a' changing.' But surely, this was ever so? The reseller has always had to change with the times, adding extra value to stay ahead of the game – and so stay in business. ...
05/05/2011 | crn - clever vars.pdf | VIEW
Good IT security has been fundamental to the success of the network computing revolution that has occurred over the past two decades; poor IT security has led to some of the most high-profile data breaches that have occurred during that time. Originally, much of that security was provided by specialist suppliers, but today more and more of it is incorporated in the IT infrastructure. When should buyers rely on what is provided by infrastructure suppliers and when should they turn to IT specialists? ...
03/05/2011 | CW Sx April 2011 - for web.pdf | VIEW
In December 2010 Microsoft released its Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 (FEP) suite that provides protection from malware and other threats. Used in conjunction with Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (MSCCM), Windows BitLocker for encryption and the Windows Firewall, Microsoft now has a comprehensive capability to protect and manage Windows PC end-points. However, what about the growing number of non-windows end points? ...
27/04/2011 | CRN - Ms Forefront - web.pdf | VIEW
Pitney Bowes has long been a goliath in the metered postage market with around an 80% share in the US and 65% internationally. The need to diversify beyond the stagnant postage market has seen it venture into the software world. This venture has been far from smooth as it continues to try and carve out a niche beyond its traditional dominance in the mailroom. ...
14/04/2011 | Quocirca Pitney Bowes Business Insight Article April 2011 Final.pdf | VIEW
Many printer vendors are banking on the soaring demand for smartphones and tablets to revitalise the opportunity for printing, in the office, at home and on the move. ...
14/04/2011 | Quocirca Ubiquitous Mobile Printing April 2011.pdf | VIEW
“Facebook ‘costs businesses dear’”, losing 233 million hours of productivity per month in the UK alone, according to research carried out by UK employment law firm, Peninsula. “Vodafone suspends employee after obscene Tweet”. “The day United Airlines Twitter was hijacked”. Just a few of the headlines from recent media that make many organisations think that social networking is something to be avoided at the corporate level, and to be banned at the individual employee level. ...
12/04/2011 | Commercially yours.pdf | VIEW
Starting from what many will see as a basic level, a building is made up of a range of different items. Each of these will have its own needs – for example, lights will need to be replaced when they fail, air conditioning systems will need to be checked and serviced on a regular basis. You can buy commercial, off the shelf software (COSS) to help with managing the resources required to carry out such tasks. ...
11/04/2011 | blog - entity.pdf | VIEW
The IT industry's apparently headlong rush towards cloud computing poses serious questions about resellers and their relationships with user organisations. ...
25/03/2011 | Channel and cloud - March 2011.pdf | VIEW
In the old days, managing a customer in a bank or an insurance company was pretty easy. Most would have just one or two accounts and would be dealt with through one or two methods – face to face, via mail and or the telephone. Things have got a little complicated since then, though. ...
25/03/2011 | Monetising the customer.pdf | VIEW
