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The Service Provider global resourcing challenge means never having to say you’re sorry
by Matthew Diller, Service Provider Specialist at Viadex Global Risky business VARs, SIs, CSPs, and Telcos compete on more than the superiority, breadth and depth of services, customer service excellence and reputation. Painstakingly developed and curated, these are the differentiating factors you can control. It’s your choice how you develop them further, through your business…
Read MorePeople solve problems in the global IT supply chain
by Manda Doveton, Talent Director at Viadex Global Why business is better personal All global supply chains are born equal, but some are more equal than others. In some, the processes of moving goods around the world are firmly established, standardised, and relatively easy to operate with. In others, the processes involved for geo-dispersed operations—when…
Read MoreWho said the global supply chain is easy?
by Sean Smith, Global Services Director—Americas, at Viadex Global Taking the ‘Ow!’ factor out of growth Freshly arrived in the US, I bring tidings of great joy. I’m meeting VAR, SI, and CSP clients from the East Coast to the West, from north to south and everywhere in-between. Mexico and Canada figure on the schedule…
Read MorePrivate Equity Investments: Five rapid turnarounds to build the business
by Dave Rogers, a Viadex guest contributor, from Diligent Consultancy The value of Information Technology Due Diligence Technology evolves fast and its alignment to business objectives is essential. Successful companies keep pace in a rapidly changing landscape. To a large degree this is a core foundation of where their success comes from, showing that they…
Read MoreGeo-dispersed IT project deployment:
How to pull the strings in the supply channel by Elliot Read, Co-founder, Director at Viadex Deadlines don’t catch viruses Blogs about supply chain problems arising from the pandemic have spread round the world as fast as the virus did. We all get it; times were tough. Now, as light seemingly appears on the horizon,…
Read MorePrivate Equity Investments and the Technology Backbone
by Dave Rogers, a Viadex guest contributor, from Diligent Consultancy ‘Transformation’: What every investor looks for Private Equity investments, by definition, represent potential gains for their investors. The likelihood that the Private Equity managers of the investment fund can realise this potential is a judgement call those investors make – be they institutions or high…
Read MoreWhat’s caused the current supply chain disruption?
by Brian Dunleavy, Commercial Director, Viadex We are all aware of the supply chain shortages that are affecting the IT industry currently and I wanted to share some findings that highlight 3 areas that will have an impact across multiple industries:- Electronic components demand:- Overall demand for semiconductors of all types — from basic microcontrollers and…
Read MoreIs the world shrinking, or is it expanding?
Technology transcends geography by Steve Pearson, VP – Global Partner Services, Viadex Silver linings Well, what a crisis of readjustment we’ve all been through over the past 18 months. Every part of every economy everywhere has been hit. It all came so fast too. From the early rumblings of a virus that many, including me,…
Read MoreFortune favours the well-resourced
by Brian Dunleavy, Commercial Director, Viadex The new norm in global deployments By the middle of 2020, the world had been shaken to its core. The future was looking bleak as businesses closed, workers furloughed and economies faltered in the face of restrictions and lockdowns. For midmarket businesses, reassessing and recalibrating plans they may have…
Read MoreGetting naked and avoiding zombies
Time seems to be accelerating, even during the monotonous cycle of lockdown my weeks just fly by, which obviously means I’m having fun! The year has without a doubt gotten off to a fast start, and the vaccination program in the UK is giving us all hope of a return to normal just in time…
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