It's easy to duplicate and transfer VMs, and hard to track how many you have and what you’re using them for at different client sites. If that spreadsheet is getting difficult to work with, try this free new tool; a cut-down version of V-Commander it's currently only for VMware Virtual Center, it will get support for Hyper-V this year and Citrix Xen next year.http://www.embotics.com/solutions/v-scout read more
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Let financing take the strain
Customers are looking for alternatives to bank loans and retained capital to fund IT purchases. Leasing and vendor finance is one option, but how should IT consultants navigate the financial maze?read more -
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Key Partner Programmes
Microsoft Partner Programme https://partner.microsoft.com/UK/Signing up as a Microsoft partner gives you access to information, technical and pre-sales support, training (online and locally), certification courseware materials, analyst reports, sales and marketing toolsread more
Windows 7 upgrade tools
Windows 7 is proving as popular as Microsoft could have hoped and you can expect to have customers ask you to upgrade them. What tools are on offer to help you to help them?
Partner Focus: Aamir Paul, Dell
Aamir Paul, director, Advanced Systems Group SMB, EMEA, at DellSmall businesses depend more than ever on technology, but also face a growing challenge when it comes to managing their IT assets.
Hardware Recycling: Making money from green
Dealing with end-of-life hardware can be a burden for it consultants, but managing recycling and trade-ins for clients provides a business opportunity, as well as a chance to help the environment.
Bringing VoIP in house
For growing businesses, an on-premise IP PBX offers flexibility and room for growth. But how do you pick the right set up for clients?
GFI tools for management
Keep track of customer servers and workstations with this remote monitoring and management software.
Getting ISO27001 Certification
The requirement for information security certification is spreading from large organisations to small ones. What’s involved, and do you need it?
Planning an Upgrade with MAP Toolkit 4.0
Keeping up with technology changes is a challenge for both consultants and their customers. Server virtualization is now fully integrated into Microsoft’s platform, with the advent of Hyper-V in Server 2008.Bringing VoIP in house
For business, IP telephony and voice over IP is starting to displace conventional phone services. According to industry analysts Forrester, as many as 47% of businesses in Europe and the US have either deployed, or are rolling out, an IP-based phone system.Managing Customer Relationships with CRM Software
Customer relationships are more important than ever in this business climate, but while even small companies save computerised their order books, far fewer are using the tools available to help manage what they know about their customers.
HP Partner Focus, Garry Veale | Video Interview
If you don’t think of HP for storage, think again: nearly half of all the disk drives manufactured worldwide are sold by HP.
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