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Sage announces upgrades of multiple cloud products

April 13, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

Sage also announced details of an IDC survey they sponsored showing a correlation between use of technology and both success and enjoyment of running a business.

Canadian companies score poorly in Dell Technologies digital maturity study

October 17, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

A relative lack of competition compared to other geos is cited as a key reason why Canada is a laggard in the embrace of digital transformation.

Data breach costs climb again despite security tech advances: IBM study

June 17, 2016 Mark Cox 1

While advances in technology today provide a stronger opportunity than ever to disrupt attacks, that requires having the right systems in place. Siloed systems, and limited use of the new technologies hurt here. So does the failure of many companies to have a proper incident response plan, which can cut breach costs significantly.

Customers still in early stages in digital business transformation: EMC-VMware study

March 21, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

A new report from EMC and VMware has data on enterprise digital transformation that, except in virtualization, shows customers are far, far short of where they want to be. The sunny side of the story is that many are taking moves to get there.

Canadian SMBs bullish on economy, mobility

November 17, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off

An annual study from Sage finds Canadian SMBs are more bullish about the economy, and about how mobility can help their businesses, even though that comes at a cost of being contacted outside of traditional working hours.

server sales are up, but revenues are not following

Managed Services Continues Evolution, Growth

September 3, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Everyone wants to talk about the growth in cloud computing. By the end of the decade, cloud computing will generate more than $200 billion in annual sales for vendors and solution providers. Pretty good, right?

Partners: We’ll Make Vendors Pay for Channel Conflict

July 31, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

VARs understand that they will clash with their vendors’ sales teams. But unchecked channel conflict will cause them to take actions that cost vendors.