Editor's Notebook
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Top Channel Tweets — July 17, 2013
7/17/2013
Here are some interesting, inspiring, and informative tweets from the channel this week.
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CompTIA ChannelCon Offers Ideas, Tools, Connections To Grow Your Business
7/17/2013
CompTIA ChannelCon 2013 attendees will find a number of new topics, programs — and even a new format — at the July 29-31 event in Orlando, FL. “The great thing about ChannelCon is that you never get the same thing two years in a row,” says Kelly Ricker, CompTIA’s VP for events and education. She added that the vendor-neutral conference is unique, bringing people together from all sectors of the IT channel with a focus on education and partnering.
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Weekly Healthcare IT News for VARs — July 16, 2013
7/16/2013
Business Solutions searched recent headlines for news of interest to VARs serving clients in the healthcare industry.
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Quick Tip For Managed Services Noobs
4/25/2013
The following might seem basic, but to those readers who are new to or just getting started with their managed services practice, it could be valuable advice. In our upcoming May issue, we interviewed Dan Wilson, president and CEO of Waypoint Solutions Group, a managed services provider that has 70% of its customers on a flat-fee managed services plan and is projecting 29% revenue growth this year.
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Top Tweets From 2012 Ingram Micro Partner Invite
5/17/2012
My original plan for this article was to share with you the top 10 or 20 Tweets from the event, but there were so many valuable nuggets of information, I’m not going to put a cap on the number. To help you navigate through the Tweets, I’ve organized them by category. By Jim Roddy, president, Business Solutions magazine
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Stratix' Success Secrets: A Preview
5/16/2012
You know how your local TV stations break in to your favorite evening programs to tease you about what will be on the news at 11? I’m doing a version of that with this article. By Jim Roddy, president, Business Solutions magazine
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Rules for Increasing Organizational & Individual Frequency
1/31/2012
At RSPA (Retail Solutions Providers Association) Inspire 2012, during this morning's day two education session, Brett Harward talked numbers to the packed room of point of sale VARs, software developers, and manufacturers. Specifically, he talked about measuring the performance of your employees, sales, business, etc. During his talk, Harward provided his "7 Rules for Increasing Organizational and Individual Frequency." By Mike Monocello, chief editor
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How Access Control & Video Surveillance Complement Your Business
12/14/2011
I recently sat down with Randy Teague, director of market development at Honeywell Security, and got his take on the security industry and how realistic it is for Business Solutions readers to add IP video and access control solutions to their line cards. By Mike Monocello, editor-in-chief, Business Solutions magazine
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Where MSPs Go To Grow: IT Nation 2011
11/18/2011
Last week’s IT Nation show was the perfect event to mark my return to covering the channel. One thing that stood out to me right away about this show is that the attendees were there to learn and grow their businesses. This was not a lifestyle-VAR-friendly event. By Jay McCall, networking and managed services editor
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An Idiot’s Experience With IP Video
11/16/2011
IT integrators have trusted advisor status with their existing customers, yet have historically passed off video surveillance deals to someone else. By Mike Monocello, editor-in-chief, Business Solutions magazine