3 Actions You Can Take to Positively Impact Your Customers’ IT Organizations

Submitted by Rima Robinson on January 13, 2016, 9:43 am EST

I think most of us try to make a difference in our customers’ businesses. And, when we understand our customers’ pain points, we are better able to provide solutions that address their needs and positively impact their organizations

IoT Breaks Out Of The Gate With These 5 Big Moves

Submitted by Mark Haranas on January 7, 2016, 11:50 am EST

2016 looks as if it could be the breakout year for the Internet of Things (IoT) as giant companies like AT&T and Intel have already announced they will invest more in the space.

Taming The Cloud Management Beast

Submitted by Joseph Tsidulko on January 6, 2016, 1:33 pm EST

For all its benefits, the cloud has ushered in an era of unprecedented IT scale and complexity.

Modern IT environments are pulling data from so many sources and product lines that they often become unruly. What's needed is a new generation of smart software to manage those heterogeneous resources, Joe Kinsella, founder and CTO of CloudHealth Technologies, a Boston-based cloud management platform developer, told IT Best of Breed.

Accenture: Security Could Be Barrier To Hot New Mobile, IoT Devices

Submitted by Sarah Kuranda on January 6, 2016, 10:20 am EST

As CES 2016 gets into full swing in Las Vegas this week, a new Accenture study out Tuesday found that security could pose a problem for the sales of many of the hot new mobile and Internet of Things devices hitting the market from the popular event.

10 Most Popular Ticket Management Vendors

Submitted by Michael Novinson on January 4, 2016, 2:00 pm EST

Both mainstream and specialized vendors have jumped into incident management tools, which solution providers use to create, update and resolve issues reported by customers.

Q&A: The Partner Case For More Bare-Metal Switches

Submitted by Mark Haranas on December 29, 2015, 11:20 am EST

Solution providers should add white-box, bare-metal offerings to their portfolios in 2016, with adoption rates increasing as customers seek cheaper switches on which to run software, says JR Rivers (pictured), co-founder and CEO of Cumulus Networks.

3 Industrial IoT Predictions For Partners In 2016

Submitted by Lindsey O'Donnell on December 27, 2015, 5:00 pm EST

Three Industrial IoT Predictions For 2016

One of the biggest technology trends in 2015 was the development of the Internet of Things (IoT) as the number of connected devices exploded.

How To Ease Network Strain During The Holidays

Submitted by Mark Haranas on December 22, 2015, 11:35 am EST

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Organizations of all sizes face a massive influx of data every year during the holiday season due to online shopping, as well as businesses that rush to close their books for the year.

The Internet of Things: Channel Savior or Security Nightmare?

Submitted by Lisa Person on December 15, 2015, 6:01 pm EST

An estimated 50.1 billion “things” are expected to be connected to the internet by 2020, according to CompTIA’s Sizing Up the Internet of Things research report. That translates to more than six connected devices or sensors per person worldwide.

A Solution Provider's 'Silver Lining' In Shift To Cloud

Submitted by Gina Narcisi on December 14, 2015, 12:26 pm EST

Making The Transition

Avtex Solutions, a Minneapolis-based solution provider that got its start in 1972, wasn't exactly born the cloud era. But the solution provider has matured its business into a consultancy and services organization that has become a trusted IT provider to its end customers.

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