‘There is a lot of change and adjustment going on in the Microsoft channel side of the house,’ Bob Venero, CEO of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Microsoft partner Future Tech Enterprise, tells CRN in an interview.

Microsoft partners told CRN that they want someone with sales acumen and trust in the channel to succeed outgoing channel chief Rodney Clark and guide the tech giant’s partner program through a period of major change.

Five feet of snow doesn't stop a managed service provider.

That's what MSPs based in the Buffalo, N.Y., area said as they work to keep clients and their own businesses running. The region has been hammered with immense amounts of snowfall, with the National Weather Service predicting total snowfall will reach 70 inches by Wednesday night in some areas.

Ingram Micro’s Thomas Bamrick said the convergence of many markets gives Ingram Micro the opportunity to provide expertise in areas that could result in the company’s growth.

Officials at information technology distributor Ingram Micro in Amherst say the company is poised to grow in two areas: cloud computing and mobile services.