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How to avoid software strangleholds

It’s all going well, until it isn’t. That saying can be applied to many things, even software. There are a few things to consider when choosing an enterprise software solution. These considerations go beyond the features and benefits offered in the solution; they concern the type of company you are …

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4 tips for mitigating currency risk for IT consultants

With China’s plummeting stocks and an increasingly devalued yuan, you don’t have to look far beyond the headlines to appreciate the impact that currency shifts can have on small IT businesses and independent consultants. Even sterling’s varying strength can present problems for IT professionals – whether trying to get the …

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Lack of transparency is limiting the usefulness of the cloud

Despite common perceptions, cutting costs isn’t the primary reason businesses are choosing cloud these days. The other major advantages are the agility and scalability cloud brings, enabling organisations to quickly respond to business demand. The combination of benefits is driving both IT and lines of business to rely on cloud …

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CAPEX vs. OPEX: Reducing the cost of hardware support

Installing IT hardware has always been a high cost area for businesses. Typically viewed as a one off expense, costs can quickly skyrocket. More hardware requires greater upfront costs, more replacement parts, and increased maintenance and support in order to maximise uptime and minimise downtime. Whether or not businesses organise …

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How UK outsourcing can benefit from China?s stock market woes

If you’ve kept your eye on the news this week I’m sure you’ll have seen a lot on the significant drop in stock markets across the globe due to China’s fluctuating markets. Dubbed ‘black Monday’, China’s stock markets lost 8.5 per cent of its value by the end of the …

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Outsourcing hardware can be a great way to minimise costs

We hear a lot about business functionality being delivered as a service. But what about the hardware side of life? We’re in a world where we still rely heavily on up to date hardware. The Internet of Things alone will be a gigantic tapestry of devices, we are regularly told, …

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Why is your business still using a consumer-grade Wi-Fi solution?

Small businesses have traditionally settled for low-quality consumer-grade Wi-Fi solutions, according to Ruckus Wireless. The firm believes that these solutions cause management to become a burden and reliability and performance issues to affect the productivity of workers. So, why are businesses still using these products? “Wi-Fi connectivity has become an …

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What does the rise of cloud services mean for the maintenance industry?

Cloud computing has been one of the largest changes the channel has faced, arguably since the introduction of the internet. In a little under ten years, the cloud has come to dominate much of the IT industry. In 2011, just half of firms used some form of cloud services, compared …

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Channeling the benefits of Managed Print Services for SMEs

The managed print services (MPS) market is seeing impressive growth and is still maturing. This is no surprise, as it allows companies to save two of the most precious assets: time and money. With strong pick-up among larger enterprises – recent research by IT analysis firm Quocirca found that around …

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How we help resellers gain a competitive advantage

As we receive more and more content on IT Channel Expert focussed around service offerings, we thought it would only be right to dedicate a whole month to service and outsourcing. So, to kick off this month’s theme we sat down with Shaun Lynn, CEO of Inventory as a Service …

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