Topic: Business Strategy - Page 109

Members of the International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners have access to Tech Data’s Microsoft business support, designed for SMB partners who do not qualify for dedicated support from Microsoft.

U.S. partners can now benefit by offering credit card payment processing through the new Ingram Micro Merchant Services, including upfront cash incentives from the distributor.

Sales and marketing guru Cindy Bates outlines some of Microsoft’s SMB partner offerings for VARs inside and outside the cloud, and says there’s room for both in the house that Gates built.

SMB Nation announced the launch of a new company known as Cloud Nation. Cloud Nation, which will operate as a separate entity, is intended to educate and excite small to midsize businesses.

Providing secure cloud computing for your clients means providing business continuity and disaster recovery plans as well. J.R. Winkler provides advice on disaster recovery for cloud scenarios, how to handle security breaches, and ways to prepare your customers for possible litigation.

MSPs, VARs, and IT service providers can now manage Datto devices through the Autotask interface.

SAFElink Anti-Theft software and can remotely lock down and wipe laptops or notebooks reported stolen.

The distributor is giving away five $100 gasoline gift cards each business day during the month of June.

A key question in the new world order is, “Who owns the customer?”

Synnex now offers its partners a managed services offering and mobile applications development on the Windows Phone 7 platform.