We are living in extraordinary times. Digitisation is now a “must do” for organisations wishing to remain competitive. For many of our customers the internet IS their network, and the cloud IS their datacentre. The evolution of work has accelerated due to the COVID pandemic, forcing customers to adopt hybrid working models. Customer experience can be massively enhanced using digital technologies, as can operational efficiency.

The CRN Women in Channel Awards take place every year to shine a light on the IT leaders, influencers, exceptional employees and role models who will inspire the next generation. We’re extremely proud to have five of our wonderful women nominated. Meet Fran, who is nominated for the Marketing Employee of the Year award.

“Our next phone system will be Microsoft Teams.” I have heard this from several contacts over the last few months. And it quite probably will be! But will it be that simple?

The CRN Women in Channel Awards take place every year to shine a light on the IT leaders, influencers, exceptional employees and role models who will inspire the next generation. We’re extremely proud to have five of our wonderful women nominated. Meet Sarah, who is nominated for the Manger of the Year award.

The global recruitment landscape has never been more competitive. A mass shortage in digital skills coupled with access to a wider geographical talent pool means businesses are battling to get the right people through the door. What’s more, international lockdowns and travel restrictions have driven recruitment to a remote process.

As data centre hardware lead times stretch out to 52 weeks, companies face the stark choice of either pausing projects or finding an alternative.

Back in May 2018, the new Data Privacy Law was introduced to Europe and over that period several high-profile companies have fallen foul of being compliant. It seems strange to say that people seem to have lost the focus that was around in 2018, but with Brexit has come a wave of new changes to the law, and companies more than ever need to review their data management policies and practices and stay on top of being compliant.

London, 2nd June 2021: Logicalis, a leading international IT solutions and managed services provider, today announces the acquisition of the network transformation and modernisation specialist, siticom. The investment strengthens Logicalis’ capability to deliver software-defined services to customers as they look to connect people and devices.

As we approach (fingers crossed!!!) the return to some sense of normality with businesses reopening and social distancing being softened, the debate on what work will look like going forward has started in earnest. We are all now comfortable working from home and the roles that were always perceived to be office-based roles have been remotely working for the past 12 months, so why is there a need to change?