IT professionals seek job security from security certs
Want a job? Get a security certification. A new study of more than 1,500 IT workers by CompTIA finds that approximately 37 percent are planning to earn some sort of security technology certification...
View ArticleStudy analyzes TCO metrics for cloud vs. on-premise solutions
I’ve heard anecdotally that the biggest difference between the cloud computing craze and other hype cycles that came before it is that in the case of cloud technologies, real customers are asking real...
View ArticleTwo separate surveys show SMBs investing again for innovation, not just cost...
Two separate surveys offer insight into second half buying priorities among small and midsize businesses across the United States. According to the latest Annual Microsoft SMB/Partner Insight Report,...
View ArticleInspiration for tech legal eagles
If you have never thought about targeting law firms as a potential customer segment, you might want to take a look at a new survey conducted by CompTIA, the self-billed non-profit trade association for...
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CDW end-user survey revisits the state of client virtualization
I recently reported that desktop virtualization progressed less rapidly in 2010 than technology solution providers expected just one year ago. Now, CDW has released the results of an end-user survey...
View ArticleCDW surveys: Videoconferencing uptick over next 2 years
Man, oh man, people just can’t stop talking about videoconferencing this year — and its potential to explode in adoption over the next 18 months to two years. The latest yay-sayer numbers come from...
View ArticleGartner revises 2011 IT spending prediction upward
As promised, a bit of an update about anticipated IT spending trends through the rest of this year. Market researcher Gartner said late last week that it is predicting growth of 7.1 percent worldwide...
View ArticlePC shipment forecasts revised downward
PC shipments in the second quarter of 2011 trailed expectations, which has prompted market research firm International Data Corp. to revise its full-year forecast downward slightly to 4.2 percent. The...
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Microsoft cloud research underscores channel’s role in adoption
There’s a new Microsoft survey out this week that suggests adoption of paid cloud services among businesses with two to 250 employees will double during the next five years. Right now, approximately 30...
View ArticleHow much money do your customers have to spend on storage?
On our sister site SearchStorageChannel.com, we’ve published the first of five slide show reports on storage administrators’ plans for their budget, from an extensive survey that was fielded in the...
View ArticleTrace3 grows its innovation research program
Many channel partners run the rule over technology vendors in the course of doing business. Trace3, an IT solutions provider and consulting firm, has taken the next step and made tech research a part...
View ArticleTrace3 grows its innovation research program
Many channel partners run the rule over technology vendors in the course of doing business. Trace3, an IT solutions provider and consulting firm, has taken the next step and made tech research a part...
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