Top Brexit cities: Key locations for businesses to watch out for
Thursday 2nd May 2019 by clarebOngoing uncertainty makes it increasingly difficult to predict what the UK business ecosystem will look like or which cities will thrive post-Brexit. Despite this, business owners are keeping their eyes open for new opportunities both locally and abr...Read More...
Empowering the channel to make a success of cloud
Tuesday 23rd Apr 2019 by clarebIn the fast-paced world of the IT channel, choosing the right partner can make or break a business. According to Stuart Day, Director of Channel, iland a successful partnership should mean that customers benefit from outstanding technology, service, ...Read More...
HSM’s truth about international security standards
Thursday 18th Apr 2019 by clarebAlmost a year on from the introduction of GDPR, the number of home and office shredders sales has risen on a global scale. Yet, even those who are actively participating in new security procedures are still at risk, according to Mark Harper...Read More...1
Why MSPs need to collaborate to succeed
Thursday 21st Mar 2019 by clarebManaged services providers (MSPs) have had to evolve their business models over the years to get to where they are today. We’ve seen the shift from break/fix to more complete managed services, and most recently, the establishment of full-o...Read More...
Kensington eliminates the pain points of hot-desking strategies
Wednesday 20th Mar 2019 by clarebAs we approach Q1, many business leaders will be evaluating the performance of their company and employees. As it has become clear that active, healthy employees are more productive, more reliable and more satisfied in their careers, it's only na...Read More...
UK tech growth stunted by lack of effective channel partnerships
Friday 1st Mar 2019 by clarebResearch published by Investec has shown that too few tech businesses are taking advantage of developing effective ecosystems of sales partners (their channel programmes) to achieve scale-up growth rates. While IT companies have forecasted an ...Read More...2
Workload asset management a business opportunity for the channel?
Friday 15th Feb 2019 by clarebHistorically, the management of workloads and related critical infrastructure has often been an afterthought for enterprise organisations and with the increasing complexity of where to sit workloads, for some, optimising these workloads in line with ...Read More...
A quarter of Brits purchased counterfeit goods in 2018
Wednesday 13th Feb 2019 by clarebAlthough counterfeiting is not new, the sale of ‘fake’ goods is increasing, which is unsurprising given the digital age in which we live in, whereby image is everything. With a growing desire for high-end goods at a fraction of the price,...Read More...
IKEA’s step into leasing illustrates growing services trend
Wednesday 13th Feb 2019 by clarebAs IKEA announces its trial to lease office furniture to businesses, Mike Mulholland, Head of Services and Solutions at Brother UK, analyses the opportunity for the print industry to grow its services provision. Leasing and subscription models are b...Read More...3
Why it pays to take mental health seriously in the workplace
Thursday 7th Feb 2019 by clarebRecent report by Mercer had revealed 64 per cent of managers admit to prioritising the interests of their organisation above staff wellbeing. Even more worryingly, just 16 per cent of employees felt able to speak up about mental health issues to thei...Read More...
AI in business: 2019 trends and predictions
Thursday 31st Jan 2019 by clarebAI is already being implemented in businesses around the world, and while worries persist over whether robots will be taking over the workplace, some are predicting that it will actually improve and even create jobs in the future. From devices in ou...Read More...
The future of the telecoms channel in the cloud
Tuesday 29th Jan 2019 by clarebChannel partners have always played a crucial role in telecoms to help vendors expand and develop their business and offerings.In the current and increasingly cloud oriented world, however, the challenge for partners to add value to telecoms vendors ...Read More...4