VARs with their head in the Cloud

July 8, 2009
Cloud Partners: A New Breed of VAR
The VAR Guy
Heather Margolis talks about one of today’s biggest IT trends, and what it may mean for the channel.

“Traditionally, VARs make their money on margins and services. What happens when there is little of either? Six to twelve months ago I think a lot of VARs ignored the Cloud thunder – hoping it would subside. But with the dip in the economy (Channel Maven is being kind, we all know it’s a flat-out recession) and customers less concerned with physically owning the technology, the Cloud has made great strides.”

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Newspaper Argues the Internet is Even Killing the Internet
ValleyWag
The Cajun Boy explains why YOU (and him too) are killing the Internet.

“The Independent has a massive piece today on YouTube and how, despite having close to 350 million users worldwide per month, it’s set to lose almost half a billion dollars this year. And it’s all your fault, naturally.”

Why IT departments don’t put customer-centric apps first
IT World Canada
Shane Schick gets intriguing e-mails.

“Got an intriguing e-mail message from Accenture today with the headline, “Capture the next-generation customer.” I’m not sure that many companies have successfully captured the old-generation customers, but according to Accenture that may be beside the point. The issue may be that IT departments aren’t customer-centric, period.”

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Jim Love, Chief Content Officer, IT World Canada

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Jeff Jedras
Jeff Jedras
A veteran technology and business journalist, Jeff Jedras began his career in technology journalism in the late 1990s, covering the booming (and later busting) Ottawa technology sector for Silicon Valley North and the Ottawa Business Journal, as well as everything from municipal politics to real estate. He later covered the technology scene in Vancouver before joining IT World Canada in Toronto in 2005, covering enterprise IT for ComputerWorld Canada. He would go on to cover the channel as an assistant editor with CDN. His writing has appeared in the Vancouver Sun, the Ottawa Citizen and a wide range of industry trade publications.

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