Federal IT Spending: Cisco Priorities and the ‘Hum from Inside the Beltway’

In anticipation of this week’s 2017 Comstor Federal Executive Summit (#ComstorFS17), we continue to talk with experts about top federal IT trends and insights for 2017 and beyond. We have already covered insights from Cisco leaders Larry Payne and Nick Michaelides on…

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Digital Ready Networks and IT Modernization Top Priority List for Federal Agencies

In anticipation of next week’s 2017 Comstor Federal Executive Summit (#ComstorFS17), we are sharing top federal IT trends and insights. Recently, we featured Larry Payne, head of Cisco Public Sector on Three Ways that Federal Agencies Can Prepare for a Digital Future. …

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Cisco Federal Leader Offers 3 Ways to Help Agencies Prepare for a Digital Future

On EDGE360 we’ve been asking our experts about the biggest trends they expect to see in 2017. There is no doubt that many of our experts see that the demand for digital and data is going to make a significant impact on…

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2017 VARs Predictions: Digitize, Refresh, Secure and Repeat

In an age of Internet of Everything (IoE), VARs need a strong focus on digital network architectures that are reliable, flexible, and secure, according to Dan Forbes, Comstor Director of Business Development. Recently, Dan sat down with us for a podcast on…

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VARs: Are You Ready to Step Up or Cash Out in 2017?

In 2017, value-added resellers (VAR) must have the “Big 6” offerings that David McNicholas, Comstor Director of Strategy, outlined in his look back at 2016 or prepare to cash out and close up shop.  The Big 6 are hybrid cloud, hybrid managed…

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Federal IT 2017 Outlook: VARs Have a Chance to Educate the New Administration

The federal IT market will not see a brand-new set of priorities for FY2017 spending, because those decisions have been made and already are being executed on, Larry Allen of Allen Federal Business Partners, told us in our latest EDGE360 podcast. So…

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Cisco Predicts 3 Innovation Trends For 2017

This month on EDGE360, we are focused on a series of 2017 predictions. Recently, Comstor’s David McNicholas discussed the impact of the digital evolution in 2017.  Bryant Tow focused on the security threats in 2017. Today, we turn to Cisco for insight…

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The Digital Evolution Has Begun: Are you Ready?

If your business isn’t set – really ready – for the digital evolution, get ready to be left behind in 2017. As we heard from David McNicholas, Comstor Director U.S. Strategic Business Development, in his recent EDGE360 podcast, 2016 was the year…

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2016: The Year of Directional Reckoning for Value-Added Resellers

For several years now, we have heard about “upcoming things,” such as cloud and digitization and the Internet of Things (IoT), according to David McNicholas, Director of Comstor’s U.S. Strategic Business Development, but partners didn’t know what it meant to them or…

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Best of the Best in 2016: Going Digital

As we continue our Best of the Best series, looking at the top reader favorites on EDGE360 in 2016, our digital environment and how it impacts how we do business – everything from a digital economy, digital networks, to digital marketing, have…

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