News, how-tos, advice for VARs, systems integrators, preferred partners
Blogs useful for integrators
Normally, I don’t spend time reading blogs. If I read all those that I’d find useful, I’d never get anything done. Nevertheless, there’s some good stuff out there.
Virtualization, Real or Not?
There's a renewed push toward virtualization. And with good reason. IT departments can cut server headcount dramatically, reduce electrical consumption and air conditioning loads, simplify administration, deploy new services quickly, and greatly improve reliability. It's for real.
Tech Data adds TomTom GPS product line to portfolio
Not every integrator sells or develops applications that call for GPS enablement. But if your customers have a fleet of vehicles -- appliance repairmen in their vans, school buses, and municipal buses for starters – there's a good opportunity just waiting.
You say there's nothing new to sell?
Lenovo this week showed some imagination. Something actually new and different. Something we haven't seen before. Something with real margin opportunities. Something that's not a commodity product.
Is Going Green Good for Business? Ingram Micro Thinks So
It’s not easy for individual integrators or resellers to live green and be green in all things business-related, but one distributor, Ingram Micro, is stepping up to the plate the make it a little easier.
And now, Symantec gets it all right
It’s refreshing to regale a vendor with kudos for customer service performed expertly. The beneficiary of my admiration today is Symantec.
Symantec gets it all wrong
It’s no fun for any company when its chief operating officer sticks his foot in his mouth or when that same foot is used to kick its resellers in the ass.
Patches -- proof that software is never finished
Patches are a fact of life. Staying up to date is important, even if you don't sell or support the product.
Windows Small Business Server 2008 due in November
Nov. 12, 2008 is the official launch date for Windows Small Business Server 2008 and Windows Essential Business Server 2008.
It's a software plus services world after all
Microsoft tells its million partners that the future is "software plus services" and it's here today. Fortunately, some tools to help are here, too.
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VMware ESX Server in the Enterprise
By Edward L. Haletky
Published Dec 29, 2007 by Prentice Hall.
Enter now! | Official rules | Sample chapter
Green IT
By Toby Velte, Anthony Velte, Robert C. Elsenpeter
To be published Oct. 10, 2008 by McGraw Hill Professional
Enter now! | Official rules | About the book
