Hot Spot for Solution Providers Amid Economic Cold Snap

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October 30, 2008   Brought to you by Ziff Davis Enterprise Laptops, Portable Storage Drives, Phones and Gadgets for Early Holiday Shoppers Lenovo laptops, Lenovo "netbook" ultra-mobile personal computers, Seagate portable storage drives, TDK TransitEdge USB flash drives and more help you get an early start on the gadgets for your holiday gift list. Read more. • Wi-Fi Opportunities a Hot Spot for Solution Providers • HP Launches $400 Mini-Notebook as it Plays Catch-Up • IT Decision Makers Not Deciding • Taking a Chance on Future Opportunities • MSP Alliance Launches Green IT Certification • Ingram Micro Says SMB Loan Repayments on Track Netgear Improves Wi-Fi and Internet Security with new Prosafe FireWall The ProSafe 802.11n Wireless-N VPN Firewall aims to combine wireless and wired security into a single package that brings high speed access and management ease to the SMB office, while challenging SonicWall's dominance. READ MORE >> Finding and Retaining IT Talent When seeking to gain new IT talent through a merger or acquisition you must evaluate four major points. First, the skill sets needed by your company and offered by potential employees. Secondly, you must avoid culture clashes between both entities. Next you need to consider the reach of your new acquisition and finally the accounts that will be gained. WATCH NOW >> Staying in Storage Control In this Changing Channels podcast hosted by Mike Vizard, the vice president of channels for Asigra, Dan Phillips, explains why managed service providers are almost always better off building their own backup and recovery service than reselling a service they don't have as much control over. LISTEN NOW >> Wi-Fi Opportunities a Hot Spot for Solution Providers Even as the U.S. economy looks bleak, Wi-Fi or 802.11 represents a revenue opportunity for IT solution providers and consultants. Vendor Meraki competes on price and ease of use with Cisco and Avaya and has just launched a new channel program. READ MORE >> HP Launches $400 Mini-Notebook as it Plays Catch-Up The Netbook field just got one more entrant with a new one from HP, priced well below the HP's first attempt a year ago. READ MORE >> IT Decision Makers Not Deciding IT solution providers are already feeling it -- declining confidence among end customers. Here's the proof, CDW's October IT Monitor survey, which shows a particular decline in confidence among government IT executives. READ MORE >> Taking a Chance on Future Opportunities Mike Brunner had a good job at Wyse Technologies as head of global channels. So why did he accept a director-level position at VMware? A great opportunity for the channel. READ MORE >> Is Your SQL Server Destroying Your Data Center Power Budget? Read this whitepaper to learn how HP's consolidation technology can help customers reduce server and storage count by up to 75 percent. DOWNLOAD NOW >> Tips for Selecting a NAS Solution: Unique Challenges of Remote Sites This paper provides practical advice and guidance for administrators looking to install a Distributed NAS solution. DOWNLOAD NOW >>

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