Margins on hardware may be thin, but channel pros are finding new and effective ways to make money from it anyway. 

We’re getting close to New Year’s Day and we wonder how many of the cartoons will show the spiky coronavirus on Old Man Year 2020? Maybe a crown? Maybe a virus toga, since for some reason the cartoons usually show the old year like an ancient Greek philosopher?

IoTPlaybook Insight: Fans of the Gartner Hype Cycle look for the turn from the "Trough of Disillusionment " to the "Slope of Enlightenment." Even critics who laugh at the names want to see when real market value heads into profitability.

In a year of nothing but curveballs, we may actually get some official ones soon. Last week we were hopeful but this week we’re confident. Major League Baseball’s long-delayed opening is set for July 23rd and 24th. First things first: have you picked your fantasy team?

With help from partners and some transferrable skills, the jump from IT to IoT can be a short one.

Speaking at the company’s Next Tech online partner conference this week, company executives cited mobile connectivity, tele-medicine, and cybersecurity as three examples of areas where opportunities for partners persist despite the coronavirus.

Retailers will have to come up with schemes that can gain the attention of their customers to keep them interested in their brands and to retain them for a longer period. To convert a customer into a loyal one isn’t a piece of cake.

Sabine Howest (pictured) now heads up Ingram’s ongoing efforts to help partners build Internet of Things practices. The new center of excellence will support that project by providing access to subject matter experts, labs, demo facilities, and more.

Results from our latest channel opinion survey suggest that the two defining markets of the decade just ended are fully mature ones as well.

RFID tags can potentially turn anything they’re affixed to into a connected IoT point, but the technology’s increasing relevancy still finds varied demand.