Quizzes

Channel company quiz: Recap partner program and alliance news

This month's channel quiz features mergers and alliances (and their partner fallout) along with emerging technologies, cloud computing and regulatory activity. Continue Reading
Quiz: Recap vendors' 2016 channel partnering moves, restructuring

Vendor realignment, consolidation and restructuring made news in 2016. This quiz covers the highlights of the larger IT providers and their impact on the channel. Continue Reading
The latest on IT channel partner strategies and programs

This month's channel news quiz covers developments in channel partner strategies and programs, cloud computing, technologies affecting the channel and service provider business strategy. Continue Reading
Take this quiz to catch up on IT partnership news

This month's channel news quiz takes a look at a range of topics, including cybersecurity, cloud computing, distribution, partner conferences and the copier market. Continue Reading
IT channel partners: Catch up on trends with this quiz

This month's channel news quiz focuses on market research developments, regulatory compliance, automation trends, cloud computing and channel partnering strategy. Continue Reading

Microsoft WPC 2016: A quizzical recap of the channel partner event

This month's channel news quiz focuses on the recent Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, which highlighted cloud opportunities for the company's channel partners. Continue Reading
IT services providers: Quiz yourself on tech and channel trends

This month's channel news quiz runs the gamut from mergers and acquisitions to managed security services. Take the test to catch up on current events. Continue Reading
Channel partner programs: Quiz yourself on new developments

This installment of the channel news quiz covers developments in partner programs, recent conferences, data center technology and robotic process automation. Continue Reading
Current on cloud and managed services? Take the quiz

There's always a lot happening in the cloud and managed services sector. Take this new quiz to see if you're up to speed on the latest regulatory, vendor relations and market development trends. Continue Reading
Cloud computing networks: True or false?

A basic understanding of the cloud computing model ensures that the cloud computing services you offer will be top notch. Test your knowledge of cloud computing networks in this true or false quiz. Continue Reading
iSCSI Study Guide Answer Key

Answers to the iSCSI Study Guide. Continue Reading

iSCSI Study Guide

iSCSI is a popular storage networking standard for linking data storage facilities. Test your knowledge of the iSCSI terms you should know with this study guide. Continue Reading
Data Backup Study Guide

Storage service providers oftentimes use data backup services as a springboard for other storage-related sales and services. Test your knowledge of the data backup terms you should know with this Study Guide. Continue Reading
Data Backup Study Guide Answer Key

Answers to the Data Backup Study Guide. Continue Reading
Study Guide: Blade servers

Test your knowledge of blade server technology with this quick study guide. Continue Reading

MicroscopeUK

Millennial tech buyers forcing channel to change sales approach

Fresh research indicates changing attitudes to tech purchasing, and how the channel must adapt accordingly

Cofense chooses to go 100% indirect

Security player revamps partner programme as it pledges to go 100% through the channel

How Kognitio mined the reality gap on London bus time tables

The work was inspired by TfL’s open data policy and could spark ideas in other channel partners Nick Booth argues

SearchCloudProvider

Despite GDPR penalties, cloud partners note complacency among clients

Cloud firms work busily to align their businesses with Europe's data protection legislation, but many observe a lack of urgency ...

Hybrid cloud cost optimization an ongoing opportunity for partners

For all its virtues, the hybrid cloud model can create a number of cloud cost optimization and management headaches for customers...

Cloud for healthcare: What is the role of IT channel firms?

Healthcare providers are under greater pressure to pursue digital transformation this year. Learn how partners can aid cloud for ...

SearchSecurity

Government hacking tactics questioned at OURSA

The ACLU's Jennifer Granick took government hacking to task at the OURSA Conference this week, calling out mass surveillance ...

Keeper Security forms vulnerability disclosure program with Bugcrowd

Following its controversial lawsuit against an Ars Technica security reporter, Keeper Security has teamed with Bugcrowd on a ...

Another misconfigured Amazon S3 bucket exposes 48M records

News roundup: A misconfigured Amazon S3 bucket led to the exposure of 48 million records collected by a private data analytics ...

SearchStorage

SSDs vs. HDDs: When is all-flash storage overkill?

The SSD vs. HDD analysis isn't as simple as it looks. SSD prices are falling, and capacities increasing. But HDDs are still a ...

Ultrathin memory storage device could spell breakthroughs

According to its creators, atomristor technology promises a vast improvement on modern flash storage devices, but mainstream use ...

Four situations where a multi-cloud strategy makes sense

Many businesses can benefit from using multiple cloud services, especially if they need to ensure reliability, protect privacy, ...

SearchNetworking

Router security options advised following U.S. hacker alert

A rare government alert that Russian hackers are targeting routers in the United States and the United Kingdom has security ...

Analyst balks at blockchain distributed ledger in networking

Blockchain distributed ledger technology is untested, unproven and overly complex, making it unsuitable for networking, ...

Network-as-a-service market blossoms as demands grow

The network-as-a-service market is attracting more attention, as enterprises look for ways to outsource some of their ...

SearchCloudComputing

IaaS and PaaS blurred lines increase lock-in risks

There are three distinct cloud service categories: IaaS, PaaS and SaaS. However, IaaS and PaaS are getting a little too close, ...

Single pane of glass for multi-cloud management still elusive

Unified management for multi-cloud remains a work in progress. Vendors have yet to produce the perfect single-pane-of-glass tool ...

Microsoft takes holistic approach to IoT security concerns

Azure Sphere extends security from the cloud to the device. It's the most holistic approach on the market and provides another ...

SearchDataManagement

GDPR data protection edicts make good data governance a must

The European Union's new GDPR law puts the onus on companies to ensure that their data governance and management practices enable...

GDPR rules can spur broader steps to protect sensitive data

Companies need to make compliance with GDPR's requirements on managing personal data a priority, but they should also work to ...

Data integrity protection spurs greater security spending

As hacking, ransomware and malware attacks mount, companies place big data protection and integrity among the primary reasons for...

SearchBusinessAnalytics

Cambridge Analytica-Facebook case shows need for ethical data mining

Ethical data collection practices are becoming even more important, as cases like Cambridge Analytica's misuse of Facebook data ...

Rethinking analytics processes spurs enterprise innovation

By taking a fresh look at the makeup of their analytics organizations, enterprises can innovate their business models and take ...

Diversified data sets for analytics deliver top results

Analytics teams should focus on data diversity to ensure that their projects deliver the most meaningful insights -- but they ...