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5 Security Predictions for 2017 from Trend Micro
December 6th, 2016 | Rich Freeman
The security vendor foresees less ransomware, more business email compromise scams, and a dangerous increase in attacks on industrial infrastructure control systems. - read more
 
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Vox Channeli: Social Media Rules the Marketing Roost
December 1st, 2016 | Rich Freeman
Based on the results of our latest reader survey, channel pros lean heavily on sites like LinkedIn and Facebook to promote themselves, albeit not as heavily as SMBs at large. - read more
 
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Vox Channeli: Get on the Wi-Fi as a Service Train, People
November 17th, 2016 | Rich Freeman
There’s a pretty wide gap at present between SMBs interested in cloud-based wireless networking and channel pros offering it, according to the results of our latest reader survey. - read more
 
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Vox Channeli: Who Belongs to Peer Groups These Days?
November 9th, 2016 | Rich Freeman
A majority of you, according to the results of our latest reader survey, though plenty of others say they just can’t make the time. - read more
 
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Vox Channeli: Microsoft’s Dynamics 365 Cup is Half Full, Half Empty
November 3rd, 2016 | Rich Freeman
Responses from our latest reader survey suggest lots of channel pros plan to offer the latest addition to Microsoft’s cloud solution portfolio, but a nearly equal number don’t. - read more
 
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On the Rise: Corporate Networks with At-Risk Devices
October 27th, 2016 | Colleen Frye
End-of-life and end-of-sale devices are increasing, making organizations more vulnerable to security breaches. - read more
 
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Vox Channeli: Size Matters for Distis…Sometimes
October 20th, 2016 | Rich Freeman
According to the results of our latest reader survey, most channel pros buy selectively from both big broadline distributors and smaller specialized ones. - read more
 
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Vox Channeli: MSPs Document Their Work, But Maybe Not Their Time
October 13th, 2016 | Rich Freeman
According to our latest reader survey, most MSPs document their work pretty consistently. According to MSP coach Manuel Palachuk, far fewer of them track their time thoroughly as well. - read more
 
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For Continuum, Success is All About the Numbers
October 3rd, 2016 | Rich Freeman with Colleen Frye
Speaking with ChannelPro at last week’s Navigate partner event, CEO Michael George credited macroeconomic research for the company’s success, and revealed ambitious plans to roll out security offerings next year. - read more
 
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Vox Channeli: Good News, Windows Server. You Still Matter.
September 29th, 2016 | Rich Freeman
Cloud computing and AI may get more attention, but results of our latest reader survey suggest the launch of a good old fashioned on-premises Microsoft server operating system is still a fairly big deal for channel pros. - read more
 

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