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Channel chiefs weigh in on COVID-19’s impact on partners in new report

COVID-19 has turned the world upside down in ways we couldn’t have dreamed of six months ago. And it’s changing everything, including the way channel chiefs are looking at their businesses.

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Channel chiefs weigh in on COVID-19’s impact on partners in new report

COVID-19 has turned the world upside down in ways we couldn’t have dreamed of six months ago. And it’s changing everything, including the way channel chiefs are looking at their businesses.

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HP announces relief initiatives for channel partners

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Sales and Marketing in the age of COVID-19

COVID-19 is changing the way people work. It is changing where they are working from and it…

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Only 30% of SMBs outsource IT in the U.S., says Datto report

Only 30 per cent of SMBs in the United States outsource their IT, according to a new report from Datto, and managed services providers carry a Net Promoter Score of 18, which puts them near the bottom of comparable industries.

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

This week, there was a lot of focus on how MSPs cope with the late-night calls and frantic customers during a crisis such as this one, a school has no idea how to transition to remote work, and more.

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All Hands on Tech – Fitbit Charge 3 review

Recap of Intel’s CPU announcements at CES 2019 – 10nm Cascade Lake, Ice Lake, and Nervana AI chip

Belkin’s new WeMo smart switches and Phyn Plus Smart Water Assistant – All Hands on Tech at CES 2019

Jabra’s new Elite 85h headphones & Evolve 65t wireless earbuds – All Hands on Tech at CES 2019

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Channel Strategy News

Pimped PCs

The MTV generation’s version of custom system building is fast becoming a trend that manufacturers are noticing

Bonus for Business One VARs

SAP hopes to spur partners to push sales of its Windows-based Business One enterprise resource management suite with an end-of-the-year financial incentive.

Finally, Oracle thinks we’re special

The Special Edition of E-Business Suite is now ready for Canada. Partners are being recruited

Sage launches global CRM initiative

Company moves its solutions away from being seen as regional

Microsoft gives big splash for behind the scene applications

New versions of SQL Server, Visual Basic launched this month, but without some of the promised features of the applications

Software piracy hits SMBs hard

An anti-piracy roundtable recently explored the issue, which allegedly has cost the Canadian economy $1.1 billion. Later, an industry representative complained Canadian civil penalties aren’t tough enough

Geac Computer to disappear for good

Ontario company was a victim of poor management, says industry analyst

NPD study looks at digital homes

Canadians have yet to embrace the full potential of the PC as an aspect of their home entertainment system, according to a recent study by NPD Group Canada.