education
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Following in the Footsteps of Success…
From the time we were brought onto this earth, we have been learning, or “following in someone’s footsteps.” All of the basics and building blocks when you are small come from your parents or loved ones. For many, the key to personal or business success is continuing this path of learning by example. How [...]
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Has the Channel Changed?
The answer to the question of “Has the Channel Changed”; is yes it absolutely has. There are fewer vendors, fewer VAR’s, there is less wining and dining, less MDF funds, and less events and tradeshows to attend. Now this all may sound bleak, but the reality is that this has created more time for [...]
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Orlando Xchange Event opened with Controversial Session
CRN reported on the opening Cloud Computing session hosted by Gartner’s Vice President Tiffany Bova at the Xchange Solution Provider 2013 event currently running through March 12th. The session, which had Bova suggesting attendees “Fire all of your Salesforce”, in order to get into the cloud, may be considered by some to be controversial. [...]
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Does being loyal mean you can’t look, talk, or touch?
Having a loyal customer to their brand, solution, service or company is the wholly grail achievement for any vendor. It goes without saying that there are people that will go down with any ship or stand by a product through thick and thin based on their loyalty. In a world that seems to constantly evolve [...]
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The Conference Season has commenced
This week we are headed to the first of the ASCII series of conferences. The first conference, which is being held in Dana Point, California, just outside of Los Angeles, is the kick off to the conference season and promises to be educational and fun. Conferences and paid workshops are a great way to provide [...]
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The Key to Growing your Business
Wouldn’t it be great if there were a magical way to grow your business? Plant a seed and watch it grow, climb the beanstalk and collect your gold? Unfortunately this is not the case, growing a business takes hard work, dedication, experience, and patience. The reality is there are many “giants” out there looking to [...]
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Where IT Businesses spend their Money
It used to be, in a time not so long ago, before the cloud, and in the time of Microsoft; IT companies spent loads of money on hardware. A new year brought with it an influx of end of year expenditures, which were delivered as shiny new geek toys to be drooled over by the [...]
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Is CES a good Show for IT Solution Providers?
The 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is just a week away January 8-11 with 150,000+ attendees descending on the Las Vegas Strip; the show is a big draw for all that is tech. Every year, small business owners and IT solution providers spend a portion of their training and travel budget to geek out [...]
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Best Tech Gadgets for Back to School
As our kids across the nation are heading back to school, there are a number of kid-friendly gadgets that have made life easier and have made school an even more conducive learning environment. Many schools are embracing technology and putting technology items on school supply lists, or providing them as part of the curriculum. 1. [...]
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SMB Nation Launches Online Education Program for MSP’s
SMB Nation today launched the 2nd iteration of its PocketMBA program, see (Press Release) below. This new version dubbed PocketMBA 2.0; brings content, peer interaction, and access to educators, all through remote learning and virtual instruction. MSP’s have had access to a number of different means for education; what seems to set the PocketMBA 2.0 [...]
