This week on Reddit, MSPs talk about mental health, shadow IT, and more

Plus, what’s driving demand for 2.5-in. hard drives? And, are Gartner’s tablet predictions on target?

The pricey and heavy XT3 rugged laptop fits best in select corporate markets

Intel’s first Xeon chips based on the Ivy Bridge microarchitecture will be targeted at microservers

Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai outlined his turnaround for the company, with a focus on its core consumer electronics division

Part of Microsoft’s great responsibility is supporting the products it sells, but that responsibility apparently has limits

Primarily known as a peripherals manufacturer, Logitech is looking for partners to grow its B2B products business

IBM’s new PureSystems line assembles hardware and software in an integrated package

The Timeline M3 could have taken on the 15-in. Macbook Pro, but a poor LCD panel inadvertently surrenders an own goal

New Cisco channel marketing chief Amanda Jobbins to bring social media strategies to channel partners

Plus, what the cloud battle is really about and are youth fleeing Facebook?

Plus, the importance of customer relationships to VARs and how malware got shipped out with HP switches

In addition to playing into the bring your own device trend, ultrabooks also provide more opportunity for peripherals sales and a discussion about device management

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