CRN gets to the bottom of the channel opportunity around Internet of Things with exclusive research that shows just how big a piece of the IoT pie solution providers think they can grab.
The Internet of Things is projected to explode -- but where is the opportunity for partners? Here's how solution providers think the rise of IoT will impact them.
Partners headed to the Dell Security Peak Performance event next week can expect a full-court press of channel incentives, product unveilings and strategy development designed to help ink bigger deals with Dell Security.
Amid soft PC and smartphone sales, Lenovo is 'going for the jugular,' says one partner, in its move to sweeten the deal for channel sales to new customers.
Although use of the H-1B skilled worker visa program is pervasive among solution providers and distributors, the process is dominated by a handful of outsourcing giants with ties to India. These 25 firms rely the most heavily on H-1B visas.
According to CRN analysis, solution providers and distributors that used the H-1B skilled worker visa program the most tend to pay less than occasional users of the program.
There's no doubt that interest in the Internet of Things is rising, but some key hurdles still need to be overcome before the technology can hit the mainstream.
HP's $22.3 billion enteprise services group has entered into a subcontracting arragement that will send a small number of employees to Ciber, No. 37 on the CRN SP500.
VMware's vCloud Air public cloud isn't generating much interest from customers, and now sources say the vendor is scaling back on development, and may soon end work on new features.
Telecom solution provider RDS Solutions became an Intelisys Platinum Partner when the company hit the $1 million mark in monthly recurring communications and cloud-based revenue.
Microsoft will shake up its flagship Surface device portfolio in October with the release of its new Surface Pro 4, according to a report by Taiwanese news company DigiTimes.
PC shipments are expected to decline nearly 9 percent this year on the way to registering zero growth on an annual basis over the next five years, according to projections released Wednesday by research firm IDC.
