Christmas LinkfestThe Hot Topics daughter is singing at Mass this afternoon, so I'll be on my way in a little while! But I leave you with a bunch of terrific links I've gathered recently: Continue reading "Christmas Linkfest" Posted by Joe Caponi at 11:22 AM, December 24, 2008 State Of The Market 2009You'll find the top takeaways from our annual look at solution provider business and tech strategies for the coming year in our slide show: State Of The Market 2009: 10 Things To Know. Highlights include: "Some solution providers see opportunities in the unemployment numbers, especially if customers trim ranks in their in-house IT support staffs. Posted by Joe Caponi at 10:48 AM, December 19, 2008 The Test Center's 'Ultimate PC'What would you get if you put together all the most advanced PC components and peripherals into one high-performance box? The Test Center's "Ultimate PC," that's what: "Without even pushing it beyond the 3.2 GHz clockspeed that the Core i7 965 Extreme provided, the Ultimate PC broke all of the Test Center's records for performance -- including even the performance of blade servers we've reviewed this year." And this year's version came in with a price tag of $8,700, including monitors. Ludicrous perfomance made routine. Posted by Joe Caponi at 03:22 PM, December 17, 2008 The Year's Top Books For The ChannelI've put together a slide show of the Top Channel Books of 2008 -- a dozen new books that illuminate some aspect of the technology business. From programming to selling to managing to just thinking better, (along with some laughs) you'll find some great ideas on items to give (and get) this season.
Posted by Joe Caponi at 05:12 PM, December 15, 2008 The Top Stories Of 2008We've put together our retrospective on the big stories of the year. From the hot hardware, (hint: rhymes with "art hones") to the top IT trends (cloud computing, green solutions) to the biggest of pictures (the electon, the economy), it's been quite a year. Posted by Joe Caponi at 02:49 PM, December 11, 2008 The Test Center's Products of the YearToday, the EverythingChannel Test Center announces it's Best Products Of 2008 -- their annual awards for the products that make the most important advances in end-customer functionality, as wall as solution provider opportunity: "The Test Center evaluated hundreds of products in 2008, from the palmtop to the data center and everything in between. In selecting each product of the year, Test Center editors needed to make sure that there was a critical offering to the market at large, significant value to the end user and immediate impact on how the lion's share of solution providers in the channel would think about and deliver technology."
Posted by Joe Caponi at 12:00 PM, December 8, 2008 History Lessons As We Approach 2009Having seen tough economic times hit the channel before, Robert Faletra offers a preview of what's to come: "There will be thousands of new solution provider organizations formed in the next 12 months. Most of these will be organizations formed by employees who have been let go from IBM, HP, Cisco and dozens of other large high-tech players... So we've got that going for us. Posted by Joe Caponi at 10:48 AM, December 5, 2008 Tech Innovation Awards and State of Technology: StorageTwo important technology features I should have mentioned last week: The Tech Innovator Awards are VARBusiness annual honors for companies creating new product opportunities for solution providers. Presented at XChange, we have a slide show honoring the winners, and one spotlighting scenes from the event. In addition, Ed Moltzen takes an in-depth look at the new generation of innovators, and we profile Intel, our award winner for most innovative company this year. In State of Technology: Storage, our quarterly report turns to ways solution providers can profit from storage solutions, and identifies: 100 storage solution providers; 20 strategic vendors and a dozen storage products that drive revenue. Posted by Joe Caponi at 02:06 PM, December 4, 2008 Sign Up Now For Partner Programs and Channel Chiefs 2009Vendors: Apply now for two upcoming guides that solution providers will use to make their partnering decisions. Partner Programs (see the 2008 PPG) is our annual directory of hardware and software vendor programs, and is used by solution providers year round. Our annual roundup of Channel Chiefs (See Channel Chiefs 2008) puts a face on vendor programs and recognizes top leaders in the channel. Register for Partner Programs Keep an eye on all award and directory opportunities at the Directories and Awards 2009 FAQ page. Posted by Joe Caponi at 10:27 AM, December 3, 2008 Selling Into The SMB Market -- Our Virtual Trade Show, Opens TomorrowOur Virtual Trade Shows have made their mark this year, giving solution providers access to industry leaders, potential vendor partners, and other solution providers in a convenient and free experience. Tomorrow, our next Virtual Trade Show, Selling Into The SMB Market opens its doors, examining solution provider opportunities in the small and mid-sized business segments. To join us, register now, check out the events schedule and stop in tommorow. And if you see me, say hi! Posted by Joe Caponi at 02:38 PM, December 2, 2008 |
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