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Kill My Computer: 6 Who Had the Guts

ChannelPro editors put together their Top 6 "Kill My Computer" clips, including one from Star Wars and another of a cat taking on its technological nemesis.
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SMB News

Meet The Winners of the 2012 ChannelPro Readers' Choice Awards

by ChannelPro-SMB on June 1, 2012

They tried the rest and picked the best! Find out who channel pros say are the top names in everything from cloud computing to tablet computers.

Avnet Launches Dedicated Cloud Solutions for Partners

by ChannelPro-SMB on May 31, 2012

The Avnet Cloud Solutions team is developing a portfolio of integrated and packaged offerings designed to be delivered on an annuity basis by partners.

Spiceworks Introduces Its Cloud Service Discovery Tool

by ChannelPro-SMB on May 29, 2012

Built in to the latest iteration of the social media platform for channel pros, Spiceworks' tool detects more than 40 popular cloud services.

NaviTEK II Hits the Channel

by ChannelPro-SMB on May 29, 2012

IDEAL Industries Networks' active and passive network testing tool supports IPv6, 802.1X, Netscan, and VLANs and works across both copper and fiber networks.

Corsair Releases Force Series 3 SSD Network Upgrade Kits

by ChannelPro-SMB on May 29, 2012

The kits are available in 120 GB and 240 GB models. Both are designed to provide SMBs with a means updating laptops to solid-state drives.

QuorumLabs Disaster Recovery Solution Gets Updated

by ChannelPro-SMB on May 29, 2012

Version 3.2SP1 features Windows Share Restore for point-in-time recovery. It adds email restoration features from a Microsoft Exchange mail store or a SharePoint database. It also includes free the Kroll Ontrack email recovery system for existing customers.

Serif Launches WebPlus X6 to Enable SMB Website Design

by ChannelPro-SMB on May 29, 2012

Ideal for SMBs, WebPlus X6 enables businesses who don't have time to learn code or have the budget to hire a specialist.

Latest Blog Entries

ChannelTrends: The Most Valuable Best Practice Forum for Solution Providers

CompTIA Blog from 06/01 4:15 PM

When sitting amongst attendees at IT channel events, I typically ask which sessions are "must see" on the meeting agenda. Whether looking for real takeaways... More »

Windows 8 Release Preview: Download link, information, resources, and more

Eric Ligman from 06/01 10:11 AM

As you probably saw/heard, yesterday we made the Windows 8 Release Preview available for download. This milestone marks the final development phase prior to RTM... More »

When we stop being fearful of the cloud...

Stuart Crawford from 06/01 6:30 AM

If you see the cloud as something great to offer your clients, you need to pay attention to ITUtility.NET. I just stumbled upon a great... More »

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Technology

Why Channel Pros Should Apply Themselves to Apps

by ChannelPro-SMB on May 31, 2012

Increasing reliance on mobile devices has helped create a new market for channel pros - mobile applications for SMBs. SMB providers can even develop these apps for their own use. By Martin Sinderman

Disaster Recovery and the Cloud

by Colleen Frye on May 30, 2012

While it's still early in the development of cloud-based disaster recovery, it's important for providers to understand the disaster recovery and cloud opportunity. By Colleen Frye

Trend Micro's New Control Manager Enables VARs to Move into DLP Services

by jgaskin on May 29, 2012

Previously an enterprise-only play, DLP is now available to Trend Micro partners through Control Manager 6.0. By James E. Gaskin

Virtual Firewalls: A Shift in Security Practices

by jgaskin on May 29, 2012

Virtual firewalls are quickly gaining in popularity for companies of all sizes. While a few vendors are lagging behind, it's important for resellers to stay ahead of the curve on virtual firewalls. By James E. Gaskin

Business

When we stop being fearful of the cloud...

by Stuart Crawford on June 1, 2012

If you see the cloud as something great to offer your clients, you need to pay attention to ITUtility.NET. I just stumbled upon a great white paper about how ITUtility.NET helped an MSP in Ottawa,... More »

The Gains of Going Green: Improving Environmental Efficiency

by ChannelPro-SMB on May 25, 2012

Improving environmental efficiency can be a great way to lower overhead and impress ecologically sensitive clients. A clearly defined strategy powers results and ROI. By Samuel Greengard

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VoIP Services

VoIP and IP telephony services enable better communications at a lower price point for SMBs. Get best practices and more on offering VoIP services in this updated ChannelPro Playbook.

ChannelPro Playbook: VoIP Services

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