Where Distribution Fits In The Future Of the Channel

PC world recently published an article from Moheb Moses about the subject of Distribution and where it fits in the future for the IT Channel. The common assumption is that distribution is becoming less relevant to the IT channel due to the many changes that have taken place around technology delivery. With less product to … Continued

Why Women Are Better Decision Makers Than Men

When it comes to women and making decisions, the common assumption is that women find it harder (and take longer) to make decisions that men. Clearly this is a very general statement but it is a stereotype women have placed on them. It is also a stereotype that can affect a woman’s career path and … Continued

How Donkey Kong Took Nicki Page To The Top

We know that we need to encourage more women into careers in the IT Industry. We also know that women are just as capable when it comes to technology as men. What is more puzzling to us however is where that encouragement comes from. This article has been written by a woman who has forged … Continued

Study Finds Women To Be Better Managers Than Men

It is no secret that the majority of people holding managerial positions in the workforce are men. While this is something that is certainly starting to change, it seems we still have a way to go before the numbers go anywhere close to equalising. To help give things a boost, there is now empirical evidence … Continued

Can You Financially Comprehend A Cloud Opportunity?

Cam Wayland was recently interviewed by ARN about his thoughts and opinions on partner account management when it comes to the Cloud. It seems that vendors want to know what is important when it comes to partner enablement and how to recruit, engage and manage high performing partners. It really is true that the Cloud … Continued

CompTIA Launches Dream IT In ANZ

If you are a regular reader of our blog and our newsletter you will know that CompTIA recently ran their fourth ANZ Channel community meeting in Sydney. This fourth meeting coincided with the first birthday of the CompTIA ANZ Channel Community. During this time a fair bit has been accomplished by the ANZ Executive Council … Continued

Is Flexible Billing The New Reseller Battleground

The only thing that is certain in the IT channel is change. Last month Moheb spoke to Heather Wright at Channel Life about the huge changes we have seen in the IT channel here in ANZ thanks to the evolution of the Managed Services business model. He also spoke about while he believes the Managed … Continued

Australias Managed Service Providers Wrangle Cloud Vendors

Justin Warren at CRN has written an interesting article about the impact of customers moving to IT consumption via cloud business models on Service Provider organisations. The service providers looking after these customers are no longer handling equipment on behalf of their clients but rather are managing Service Level Agreements. What’s more, the service providers … Continued

CompTIA Community Meeting Sydney July 21

The economic environment continues to change, but finding truly independent advice on what these changes mean for IT companies can be difficult or expensive. As a completely vendor-neutral industry association, CompTIA is committed to bringing you valuable and unbiased information to help you navigate these changes, and prosper in times of turmoil. Join us at … Continued