Mobile Computing Is the Tip of the Digital Business Transformation Spear

Submitted by Samsung Channel on June 14, 2017, 9:59 am EDT

Digital business transformation is a concept that tends to be in the eye of the beholder. In fact, business and technology service providers usually have different interpretations of what’s involved.

Become a disruptor: Announcing new cloud integration capabilities

Submitted by IBM Channel on June 13, 2017, 2:03 pm EDT

Digital business transformation is the biggest business disruptor of our age. Consider that the world’s top accommodations provider owns no real estate, and the world’s biggest taxi company launched without owning a single car.

Announcing IBM integration capabilities for blockchain

Submitted by IBM Channel on June 13, 2017, 2:01 pm EDT

Everyone loves making year-end predictions, and this one was a popular pick from last year: blockchain would disrupt everything in 2017, including integration. Those making that claim are right on the money. Blockchain—a shared, immutable ledger for recording the history of transactions—needs the most secure integration right now. Here’s why.

News You Can Use: Keeping Your Workers Happy

Submitted by Rick Saia on June 9, 2017, 12:54 pm EDT

Are your employees engaged in their work? Maybe even passionate? Here's a roundup of new insights on the workplace that may help you score a few points with current and future employees.

DELOITTE: INCLUSIVE CULTURES CAN HELP LAND NEW HIRES

Hand In Hand: VC-Funded Vendors And The Channel

Submitted by Kyle Alspach on June 8, 2017, 1:50 pm EDT

(NOTE: This story was originally posted to CRN.com June 7.)

Sometimes it pays to stay in the loop on emerging technology vendors. Just ask Kovarus, where that extra effort has produced major rewards for the Silicon Valley firm.

I Wouldn’t Do That if I Were You – The Surveillance Market

Submitted by NPD Channel on May 31, 2017, 12:51 pm EDT

Physical security and cybersecurity go hand-in-hand with protecting corporate assets; and while news of cybercrime has recently dominated the headlines.

Six Ways Solution Providers Can Help Midmarket Firms

Submitted by Rick Saia on May 26, 2017, 11:36 am EDT

Challenges For The Midmarket

Midmarket organizations are attractive sales targets for solution providers for a simple reason, according to Larry Bonfante, a former CIO who now runs CIO Bench Coach, consulting to and advising executives.

25 Certifications That Matter For Cloud Professionals

Submitted by Joseph Tsidulko on May 25, 2017, 1:20 pm EDT

(NOTE: This story was originally posted to CRN.com May 24.)

How Certifications Pay Off

Video: Ex-CIO's Advice On What The Channel Can Do For The Midmarket

Submitted by Rick Saia on May 24, 2017, 4:30 pm EDT

What can solution providers do for midmarket IT organizations?

Take it from someone who has sat in the CIO's chair. Larry Bonfante, formerly the CIO of the United States Tennis Association, has decades of leadership experience in midmarket and Fortune 500 companies. Today, as an executive coach with CIO Bench Coach, he consults to current CIOs, other director- and VP-level IT executives, and executives in other business disciplines.

CRN honors six IBM executives in its 2017 Women of the Channel list

Submitted by IBM Channel on May 19, 2017, 2:00 pm EDT

This week, CRN published its annual Women of the Channel list, and I’m proud to say that six of the honorees are from the IBM Global Business Partners organization. Two of our leaders were also named to the Power 100 list, an elite subset of the prestigious annual Women of the Channel list.

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