MicroScope - July 2017: Data and storage are the themes, with GDPR and flash up for debate
As the summer draws to a close, there are plenty of areas of opportunity for the channel around data, both protecting it and helping it speed around a business more quickly.
It's time for flash: Lower costs and reliability means that the storage technology has finally become a serious proposition for the channel heartlands in the SME market.
GDPR countdown: May 2018 is getting ever closer and there are plenty of customers still scratching their heads about the European data protection regulations. That should spell plenty of opportunities for the channel.
Rise of hardware as a service – how resellers can benefit: The IT leasing market is booming, and resellers are well placed to cash in on the “as a service” model, says Jean-Michel Boyer, CEO at BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions UK.