Traditional and emerging business partner models

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September 20, 2019 20 Sep'19
D&H Distributing grows cloud with ConnectWise, SkyKick

D&H Distributing's cloud strategy aims to help VARs adopt the managed services model and sell bundled cloud offerings around platforms such as Office 365 and Azure.
August 05, 2019 05 Aug'19
CGS taps UiPath RPA software for digital transformation journey

An outsourcing and managed services provider has made robotic process automation the focal point of its digital transformation journey.
July 26, 2019 26 Jul'19
OpsRamp takes a page from ServiceNow, aims to boost partnering

OpsRamp, which provides a SaaS-based AIOps platform, is emphasizing resellers and VARs in a newly launched channel partner program; more news from the week.
July 10, 2019 10 Jul'19
Ross Perot helped create the IT services industry

Ross Perot may be known to many people as a former presidential candidate, but he also played a central role in launching the IT services industry.

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7 things to know about professional drone services

Members of CompTIA's Drone Council described favorable conditions for entering the commercial drone services space. Use this insight to plot your course. Continue Reading
Launching an AI project calls for careful scoping

AI implementation may benefit from a handful of steps and a common set of patterns, according to speakers at the AI World Government conference in Washington, D.C. Continue Reading
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Green House Data adds patching automation to its software segue

Green House Data's Beekeeper patch automation product is a component of the managed IT and advisory services company's differentiation-via-software approach. Continue Reading
ChannelCon explores strategies for emerging technologies

At CompTIA ChannelCon 2019, attendees explained why channel business strategies for emerging technologies require both a thirst for knowledge and a healthy dose of skepticism. Continue Reading
Accenture Labs explores quantum computing applications

Accenture Labs has patented a method for identifying workloads suitable for quantum computing applications, which the company believes will span scientific and business use cases. Continue Reading

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Grant Thornton LLP taps Rightpoint for digital workspace

Grant Thornton LLP, a professional services firm, got an assist from Rightpoint on a digital workspace project that breathed new life into an aging intranet system. Continue Reading
Self-service analytics at Accenture boosts knowledge workers

Accenture's enterprise analytics and AI models are helping the firm on a number of fronts, including determining sales opportunities, pricing deals and complying with internal and customer expense policies. Continue Reading
Keep a digital transformation strategy humming with these practices

A digital transformation strategy starts with a client's vision and a focus on business outcomes. Find out what's working for Insight Enterprises and its clients. Continue Reading

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Robotic process automation market needs provider boost to accelerate

RPA vendors, service providers and their customers must find ways to overcome time-consuming tasks and bottlenecks to accelerate the technology's enterprise adoption. Continue Reading
How the channel can help fight bias in AI applications

Customers' AI applications pose the risk of producing prejudiced results. Channel firms, however, can step in to educate organizations and reduce harmful biases within AI systems. Continue Reading
Applying AI: Accenture exec cites customer opportunities

Mike Sutcliff, group chief executive at Accenture Digital, talks about the challenges of applying AI, digital thread and augmented reality to real-world business issues. Continue Reading