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• vSphere training uses gamification to reach more channel partners

  VMware said the use of gamification has increased the number of channel partners who pursue the company's vSphere and non-core product training each month.  Continue Reading

• Partners avoid liability issues with channel customer contracts

  Channel partners must ensure they make customer contracts they can abide by. The managing attorney of InfoTech Law Advocates outlines a number of common liability issues.  Continue Reading

• Outdated technology: A channel partner challenge

  Channel companies find no shortage of out-of-date technologies -- from Windows Server 2003 machines to aging Unix systems -- in their customer's data centers.  Continue Reading

• Securing data in the cloud: Should channel partners build a practice?

  Channel partners have an opportunity to provide cloud security consulting services as clients seek to bolster cloud data protection amid growing cybersecurity threats.  Continue Reading

• SharePoint alternatives open the door to new channel opportunities

  Channel partners and vendors are capitalizing on SharePoint's weaknesses with alternative products and services. Learn about two enterprise collaboration tools that partners can leverage.  Continue Reading

• Production scheduling software emerges as channel opportunity

  Channel partners and industry experts report rising interest among manufacturers in production scheduling systems as supply chain complexity grows.  Continue Reading

• The legal vertical isn't for every IT services provider

  The legal services market isn't every service provider's cup of tea. Learn about one company that embraced the vertical and another that decided to walk away from it.  Continue Reading

• Cloud data encryption options: How service providers address security concerns

  Service providers can address their customers' cloud security concerns by offering a range of cloud encryption options.  Continue Reading

• Software-defined networking market growth could benefit channel partners

  While SDN market size grows, channel partners stand to benefit from the technology's ease-of-management features.  Continue Reading

• The legal services market: Unique challenges for IT service providers

  The legal vertical is a substantial and multifaceted opportunity for IT services providers but may also be one of the more complex verticals to work in.  Continue Reading

• How one of Microsoft's top CRM partners uprooted its business

  A top Dynamics CRM Online partner has spun out a new business, which aims to enable other partners with a CRM deployment methodology.  Continue Reading

• Data security: In cloud computing environments, partners bulk up

  Partners who offer cloud computing services are taking a number of steps to make sure their offerings protect customer data.  Continue Reading

• Channel partners see customers uncloud: Reverse cloud migration strategy

  Channel partners report that a small but increasing number of customers are moving some or all of their applications off the cloud.  Continue Reading

• The gamification platform: Cool toy or CRM partner opportunity?

  Dynamics CRM partner companies can expect to see gamification features integrated in Microsoft's fall software release.  Continue Reading

• Google Nearline storage: How to develop a channel play

  Google Nearline offers unique perks for channel partners that Amazon Glacier cannot, but deciding which cloud storage service to deploy for your customers depends on a variety of factors.  Continue Reading