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We Start the Year With Mergers
Two Tampa companies merge "to create a Hybrid SuperVAR" (whatever that is). Vology acquired Bayshore Technologies. Vology is a hardware reseller. Bayshore Tech is systems integrator and will provide professional services for the combined company. AVIS is acquiring ZipCar...
The Changing VAR World
Opening evening at UBM's BoB Conference was a panel discussion about the change in the VAR and MSP community. This is a collection of tweets about the panel discussion #bob12.Social Media (SM) , mobility, are cloud - threats to some,...
The New Job Marketplace
Jobvite has a slide deck about the future of work. Bigger companies are not creating the same amount of jobs - or the same kind of jobs. Technology replaced a lot of workers, even some salespeople.The 3 C's - Consolidation,...
Women in Tech
We need more women in telecom/tech*. The industry took a step closer today when Marissa Mayer, VP of Google, became CEO of Yahoo! She joins Meg Whitman, CEO of Hewlett-Packard Co.; Virginia Rometty, CEO of IBM; Sheryl Sandberg, COO of...
No Special Sauce
There is no special sauce.Everyone has the same technology (or will 5 minutes after you market yours).It was never about the technology.It has always been about the Customer Experience!(What do you think churn is all about? They don't like you...
The Whole Content System
Yes the whole content system is a mess. Newspapers, magazines, book publishing, music, movies and now TV - all are old school content business models that are in a state of upheaval. Unfortunately, the people in charge of these content...
Growth Starts Here
This is from GE's 2010 Annual Report. I liked the graphic and the slogan: Growth Starts Here! When I think about GE that brings good things to life, I think that they must have very good people and a culture...
Business is Change
Whenever I read a really good book, it takes a while because my head fills with thoughts of how this will help my clients (and my readers ;) Right now I am reading Evil Plans by Hugh MacLeod [affil link]....
Google is Not Killing Voice
Everywhere you look, people are aghast that Google added free calling to Gmail. Big deal. (Although you should read Jon Arnold's piece on it.) Most people aren't going to strap a microphone and headset to their computer to make PC-to-phone...
Brain Drain and TBTF
This is about tech in general and very specific to my current location. Kind of a rant.There was an article in the St. Pete Times about the Tampa Bay Technology Forum working on a state-wide initiative. State-wide? What about a...
SUTUS DEMO 2010
View SUTUS at DEMO 2010. SUTUS points out how the traditional solution of many service specific boxes is old-school. In the new green world, having everything in one easy-to-use box is a smarter solution for businesses with under 25 employees....
Reclaim Some VoIP Gear
VoIP Supply LLC launched a program to buy back VoIP equipment named Reclaim. "Reclaim allows sellers of used and legacy equipment to undertake an easy four step process to receive fair market value for their equipment, " states Garrett Smith,...
TEDx Tampa Bay: Happiness is the Key
I was at TEDx Tampa Bay yesterday. (It's a local franchise under the TED umbrella. Charles Armstrong of SparkLabs is Tampa Bay's Steve Jobs - wait till you see the Tour Wrist. He stated in his talk, "The limits of what's possible is...
How to Optimize a WAN
My buddy, Derek Thompson, just started at Fishnet Security. Besides peddling Bluecoat and SonicWall Managed Services, he is also selling WAN Optimization. While I have heard of this, I had no idea what it was or how it worked. So...
