Sholto Macpherson

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Sholto Macpherson has worked in radio and print journalism for more than 10 years. He began his print career as sub-editor for CRN Australia in 2000 before becoming a freelance journalist for a range of publications in IT, politics and business, sustainability and the arts. Before taking the role of editor of CRN, Sholto spent three years as associate editor of The Diplomat magazine, an Australian title on international politics. He is now a contributing editor to the publication.

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The dying business of reselling software 
May 8, 2013 | Comment Now 
The cloud must be part of a consulting pitch.
 
From binge to bust: IT gold in the hills 
Feb 5, 2013 | Comment Now 
Mining has had to tighten its belt, but there's still money to be made.
 
Sun sets on systems integrators 
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The writing is on the wall as platform construction hots up.
 
The year the cloud grew up 
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Rules are made to be forgotten - and learnt all over again.
 
The five new threats resellers must counter 
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‘As-a-service’ vendors eroding support revenues.
 
Resellers - pay attention to accounting software 
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Stronger clouds means safer apps 
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The protection of information itself in its inner sanctum – the application.
 
VMware sends a message: hardware is dead 
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Software key to future revenue.
 
CRM Dynamics Online: a battle with Salesforce assured 
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How to fight the FUD 
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Selling Office 365 against Managed Exchange.
 
RIP to an SMB hero 
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Reseller favourite sent to the tech graveyard.
 
Global Sherpa seeks success through scale 
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Automation and offshore centre the secret to low-cost cloud migrations.
 
The cloud breathes life in wake of GFC 
Feb 8, 2012 | Comment Now 
Key events in business technology's biggest transitions.
 
Feature: secrets of selling SaaS 
Nov 8, 2011 | Comment Now 
Resellers need to understand the value proposition of SaaS is helping little guys do big things, writes Sholto Macpherson
 
Xero delivers integrated books to Silver Lining 
Oct 17, 2011 | 2 Comments 
Case study: IT services shop goes for cloud accounting.
 
Signature-based scans fail in war on cyber attacks 
Oct 11, 2011 | Comment Now 
CRN webinar reveals how Symantec is tackling the problem.
 
Features: SaaS products you should know about 
Oct 6, 2011 | Comment Now 
From Apps by Google to Microsoft Office 365 and Xero accounting, there’s little that a business can’t do in the cloud these days.
 
Fatter margins, simpler servers 
Aug 3, 2011 | Comment Now 
The trend to servers with the lot presents a feast of opportunities for the hungry channel player, writes Sholto Macpherson
 
Mobile boom creates network speed bumps 
Jul 25, 2011 | Comment Now 
On top of the demands of the remote office comes the fleets of mobile devices chewing up bandwidth and eroding control. It all makes for opportunity, writes Sholto Macpherson
 
Top disties embrace cloud aggregation 
Jul 19, 2011 | Comment Now 
CRN's Sholto Macpherson asks three how they are maintaining relevance in the new world order.
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Issue: 315 | May 2013

CRN Magazine looks in-depth at the emerging issues and developments for the channel, and provides insight, analysis and strategic information to help resellers better run their businesses.