Archive (2016 - 2011)

2016

Gifts from Santa included jobs, businesses and higher wages

by Ilana Lowery

It’s that special time of the year when we experience the joys and good will of the holiday season.

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3 Ways to Stop Millennials From Fleeing Your Company

by Ken Lamneck

As business leaders, we need to understand and appreciate our newest generations in order to attract and retain them. My daughter is a millennial. Recently I asked her when she uses email, and she stated matter-of-factly: when she has to talk to old people.

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CRN's 2016 Products Of The Year

by Kyle Alspach

Samsung's Notebook 9 laptop "was designed with the mobile business professional in mind," said Bob Kane, senior vice president of product marketing at Tempe, Ariz.-based Insight Enterprises.

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Using Big Data for better health outcomes

by Christine Kern

The speed and scale of the current challenges and demands experienced by today’s healthcare organizations are unprecedented. The creation of ever-increasing amounts of data, coupled with the application of new advances in treatment, diagnosis and analytics, means that healthcare is on the brink of some major developments. The promise of analytics lies in its ability to transform healthcare into a truly data-driven culture.

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Slow services shift generates rise of hybrid cloud

by Naomi Eide

Technology strategists frequently wax poetic about the benefits of the cloud. The promise of outsourcing infrastructure and freeing up staff from daily systems maintenance is a lure that many enterprises cannot ignore.

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10 Things To Know About The Insight Enterprises-Datalink Deal

by Michael Novinson

Bulking Up In The Data Center Insight Enterprises undertook a major data center offensive Monday through its planned $258 million acquisition of Datalink, No. 45 on the 2016 CRN Solution Provider 500.

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Why Shares of Datalink Corp. Are Surging Today

by Timothy Green

"The strength of Datalink's world-class data center capabilities combined with Insight's scale and breadth of offerings will bolster our ability to deliver solutions for complex business problems across an expanded footprint of clients," said Datalink COO Shawn O'Grady. "This combination gives our team significant new opportunities to help more organizations elevate and transform their IT."

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Insight Enterprises buys Minnesota public company for $258M

by Hayley Ringle

Tempe-based technology solutions provider Insight Enterprises Inc. is acquiring Minnesota-based Datalink Corp. for $258 million to bolster its data center solutions.

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Insight Enterprises reports sales boost in latest quarter

by Hayley Ringle

Insight Enterprises Inc. reported a 4 percent increase in sales driven by increases in all three operating markets, including more than $1 billion of net sales in North America.

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Cloud security: What financial institutions should know

by Alma Causey

When it comes to the cloud, security is something that should never be overlooked, especially when it comes to financial institutions.

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Older Persons Day: The gray revolution

by Hit Leaders & News

Oct. 1 was the International Day of Older Persons, established by the United Nations in 1990 and commonly known as Older Persons Day.

Aging has changed dramatically, and so have the demographics of older people – there are far more of them, and they are living longer. Many people worry that a social and economic catastrophe could result from caring for them.

But technology might just solve the problem.

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UBI Technology Can Help Retailers Reinvent Themselves at a Critical Time

by The Street

Retailers worldwide are hyper focused on new formats and strategies to serve and engage consumers. Technology is playing a key role in this ongoing process as retailers look to create a consistent, user friendly experience online and at bricks-and-mortar locations. They must do this while adapting to changing consumer trends and remaining true to their brands.

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Pharmacy: From guesswork to laboratory precision

by HIT Leaders and News

The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) is celebrating World Pharmacists Day on September 25 in a fun, modern way. The FIP invites pharmacists to show their support by posting social media pictures with the official FIP Twibbons or specially designed “I care for you” placards in alignment with this year’s theme, “Pharmacists: Caring for you”. The ancient profession has come a long. Let’s take a quick look at its progression.

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What it means if Avnet sells its local tech solutions business unit to a Florida competitor

by Phoenix Business Journal

It’s too early to say what the pending acquisition for Phoenix-based Avnet Inc.’s technology solutions business unit means to its 635 local employees.

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Insight, Logicalis CEOs: Tech Data-Avnet Deal Will Be Major Win For Channel Partners

by CRN

Tech Data's purchase of Avnet's technology business will allow the distributors to marry Tech Data's low cost structure with Avnet's technical expertise, according to executives of two of Avnet's top channel partners.

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12 Massive M&A Deals Reshaping The Channel: August 2016

by CRN

Insight Enterprises purchased Microsoft's 2014 Australian Enterprise Partner of the Year to strengthen its digital transformation capabilities around cloud, mobility and business analytics.

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Insight Enterprises boosts digital capabilities with Ignia acquisition

by ARNnet

Insight Enterprises is ramping up its Asia Pacific capabilities with the acquisition of Australian business technology consulting and managed services provider, Ignia.

Ignia, which is based in Perth with a secondary office in Melbourne, specialises in digital transformation, delivering solutions for organisational agility, productivity, and competitive performance.

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Insight Enterprise snaps up Ignia

by Channel Life AU

Perth-based Ignia has been snapped up by Insight Enterprises in a deal designed to expand Insight’s global footprint across application design, digital solutions, cloud, mobility and business analytics.

Both companies are strong Microsoft partners, picking up numerous partner awards from the vendor.

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Insight acquires Ignia in major Microsoft merger

by CRN AU

Insight Enterprises has acquired Perth-based Ignia in another major merger within the Microsoft channel.

Ignia has been a high-performing part of the Microsoft channel, notching up big wins with the likes of Cash Converters and WA Police, as well as appearing in the last two CRN Fast50 awards. The company was No.22 in the 2015 CRN Fast50, having grown revenue 60 percent to hit $12.2 million.

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Global Impact: Arizona

by American Airlines Magazine

As they see it, Arizona possesses many of the qualities that its companies need to flourish on a world stage, from a young, available workforce, to a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem—not to mention an advantageous location that provides access to 65 million consumers within a single day’s drive.

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Cloud services: Market opportunity bypasses many channel companies

by Tech Target

Cloud computing, a technology businesses of all sizes have heavily adopted, beckons as a market opportunity for channel partners, but many have yet to answer the call of the cloud services market. That's one finding of TechTarget's annual Channel Directions survey, which polled 565 channel partners worldwide. The online survey, administered in July, discovered that more than half of the respondents (54.7%) don't offer any cloud services. About 40% answered in the affirmative.

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The state of the cloud in healthcare

by HIT Leaders & News

In comparison to other industries, companies in the healthcare sector often underutilize cloud technology, which can make them more nimble, secure and cost-effective. Infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals will agree that cloud computing not only transforms and modernizes a company’s approach, but it’s also the perfect solution to three common problems in the industry.

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What Is Next for Macy's, Following Its Plan to Close 100 Stores?

by The Street

With Macy's (M) recent announcement that it will close 100 stores, many investors are left wondering what is next for the retail giant. Because Macy's is the largest department store operator in the U.S., this is a big deal. The store closings will put many employees out of work and deprive malls of all sizes of their anchor tenants.

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Insight Enterprises reports earnings increase in latest quarter

by Phoenix Business Journal

Insight Enterprises Inc. reported a modest 2 percent increase in net sales year over year in its most recently completed quarter. The Tempe-based company (Nasdaq: NSIT) reported a net income of $35.1 million, or 96 cents per share, on revenue of $1.46 billion for the quarter which ended June 30.

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Insight Enterprises says move to cloud having no impact on profits

by CRN

The notion that the shift from on-premise to cloud-based software is a margin killer for resellers has been quashed by the CEO of Insight Enterprises. Ken Lamneck intimated on a Q2 earnings call that rising sales of Office 365, Azure and other cloud solutions is, if anything, bolstering the global reseller's bottom line as it reported a Q2 profit hike.

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Insight US Opening Sales Center In Conway, Adding 50 Jobs

by Talk Business & Politics

Conway has landed another Fortune 500 company. Already home to top-tier companies such as Acxiom, HP, International Paper and Kimberly-Clark, Insight – a global provider of information technology solutions – announced it will add a sales center in the Meadows Office and Technology Park in Conway. Talk Business & Politics reports Insight expects to hire 50 more workers in Conway to its new, existing workforce of around 170.

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Insight Enterprises Takes on HPE Employees in Conway

by Arkansas Business

Insight Enterprises Inc. of Tempe, Arizona, announced Tuesday that it has hired 175 Hewlett Packard Enterprise employees and set up shop with HPE in the Meadows Office and Technology Park in Conway.

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Insight adds sales center to Conway

by thecabin.net

Insight Enterprises, Inc., a Fortune 500 company and a leading global provider of information technology solutions, announced the company had moved into the Meadows Office and Technology Park in Conway.

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Is Microsoft Azure right for your healthcare organization?

by HIT Leaders and News

Offering world-class privacy, compliance and security capabilities at a low cost, healthcare organizations can easily take advantage of the many benefits Microsoft Azure provides. Also, Azure doesn’t have to be used in place of your existing infrastructure – you can also take advantage of a hybrid cloud, using this leading cloud-computing platform as an extension of your present environment.

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5 Channel Partner Updates

by CHANNELe2e

Good morning, channel partners. Here are five technology news updates, insights, chatter, and plenty more to sip on for Monday, August 1, 2016. Actually, there are 15 entries for VARs, managed services providers (MSPs), cloud services providers (CSPs) and independent software vendors (ISVs) to sip on. Take a look…

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Today's channel rundown – 1 August 2016

by Channelnomics

Welcome to today's channel rundown, containing vital news and analysis on the channel's comings and goings.

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IoT Channel Chronicles: How Microsoft Partner BlueMetal Profited From Smart Refrigerators

by CRN

BlueMetal, acquired by Insight Company almost a year ago, has been leveraging its partnerships to profit from the Internet of Things for almost two years.

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Mobile data backup tool: 3 must-have features that CIOs should consider

by CIOReview

Though the significance of 1st April is well known but that doesn't overshadow the magnitude of the day preceding it! 31st March, over the last few years has been known as World Backup Day.

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Concur Counting On New Channel Program To Accelerate SMB Sales Growth

by CRN

Concur, the SAP-owned travel and expense management application developer, is launching its first formal partner program with an eye toward leveraging the channel to reach more small and midsize customers.

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Insight teaching Guadalupe kids about electronics, engineering

by Phoenix Business Journal

Insight Enterprises Inc. recently helped kids at the Guadalupe Boys and Girls Club build computers. Insight’s “Tech to Me” program helps underprivileged children get the exposure to electronics and engineering that might inspire them to pursue a technical education, providing more opportunities in life for them and their families.

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Small Business Office Basics Still Matter

by Small Business Computing

Today's entrepreneurs undeniably embrace the cloud and run their businesses on go-anywhere smartphones and tablets, at least in part. With the ability to trade documents across town (or the country) in the blink of an eye and send invoices from the breakfast table, the days of traditional office equipment are numbered, right?

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7 Skills Every Business Icon Has in Common

by Fortune

Don’t be intimidated by title. The Fortune 500 Insiders Network is an online community where top executives from the Fortune 500 share ideas and offer leadership advice with Fortune’s global audience. Mike Guggemos, chief information officer at Insight Enterprises, has answered the question: What can 20-somethings do to set themselves up for success?

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Vaccine Smart-Fridge Aims to Make Drug Storage Foolproof

by IOT Journal

Weka Health Solutions is a Boston-based firm that uses a range of technologies to serve the pharmaceutical industry—specifically for clinical trial recruitment, anti-counterfeiting measures, patient management and vaccine distribution. After working with BlueMetal, an interactive design and technology-architecture firm, Weka Solutions has developed a system to securely dispense and track perishable vaccines via a cloud-connected customized refrigerator.

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69 Percent of SMBs Focus IT Budget on Emerging Tech

by Small Business Trends

Sixty-nine percent of small and medium-sized businesses are devoting part of their IT budget for 2016 to newer and emerging technologies. These include technologies like 3D printers and wearable devices, as well as dashboard and data visualization software applications. The stat comes from a new survey-based whitepaper by technology company Insight Enterprises Inc. (NASDAQ: NSIT).

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Channel: Lack of cloud governance model complicates adoption story

by Tech Target

As the story of cloud computing continues to unfold, channel partners are encountering some interesting and perhaps unexpected plot twists. Recent research suggests organizations continue to push decisively to the cloud. Survey results released last week by Insight Enterprises, a hardware, software, cloud and service provider based in Tempe, Ariz., revealed that more than 80% of organizations plan to invest in cloud services in 2016.

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12 Things Small Business Owners Need to Know

by Small Biz Daily

Free Advice on Tuesdays, Lessons from the Summer Olympics, Email Tips, The State of the Omnichannel and More Things Entrepreneurs Need to Know

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4 Arizona companies land on latest Fortune 500 list

by Phoenix Business Journal

Four Arizona companies ranked in the 2016 Fortune 500 list, which released this week.

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Small Business IT Scores Middling Grades

by Small Business Computing.com

The grades are in, and they're not the type that proud parents stick on their refrigerators for the entire world to see. Responding to a new survey released today by Insight Enterprises, 47 percent of small businesses ranked the technologies that their organizations rely on for their day-to-day work.

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Mobile + medicine = change — good change

by HIT Leaders and News

Mobility is enhancing the delivery of healthcare in the clinic and in the home. Paper charts are giving way to electronic health record (EHR) apps that physicians and nurses tote about on a tablet, laptop or other mobile device. Patients once kept in the hospital extra days “for observation” are being sent home with monitoring devices that sense vital signs like blood pressure, blood chemistry and heart rate. They transmit this data back to the hospital via wireless communication. Even the stethoscope is going digital, capturing recordings that can be visualized and scrutinized from desktop or mobile devices.

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Exclusive: How two local entrepreneurs revived the TMNT franchise

by Phoenix Business Journal

The revival of the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” might never have happened if it wasn’t for two local entrepreneurs: one who was a huge fan of the animated crime-fighting turtles, and the other who is always looking for an interesting business deal.

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Indy 500 Embraces Technology With Microsoft Azure And IoT

by Forbes

History is being made today. The Indianapolis 500—one of the most coveted and iconic races in the world—is being run in Indianapolis, Indiana for the 100th time. As if that milestone isn’t significant enough, this is also the first ever sellout crowd, and the Indy 500 is teaming up with BlueMetal and Microsoft MSFT +0.59% to launch cutting edge technology that fundamentally changes the way fans will engage with the event.

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Big Data Trends: 38 Top Experts on the Biggest Trends

by Big Data Analytics

You know it. As we speak, big data is transforming businesses and our very lives. But exactly how? What are the key trends in big data that are changing how we work? Which of these trends are your competitors leveraging to get an edge in the industry? We asked one question to 35 well known experts in big data, “What’s one current trend in big data analytics that you are excited about?”

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Best practices for healthcare data centers

by HIT Leaders & News

Healthcare data centers are subject to such complex demands that it can be challenging to diagnose and prescribe the best way forward when contemplating change. In the same way that multiple medical disciplines are united to work together smoothly within a healthcare facility, so must the many IT systems that support these disciplines, including providing seamless integration with foundational systems such as practice management, the databases supporting Electronic Health Records (EHRs), and integration of mobile devices and the Internet of Things (IoT).

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Next Generation Technology

by Medium

Frontline IT professionals categorize “business impact” of next generation technologies by how quickly they plan to adopt or address them. Cycle time to adopt determines whether the “innovation” is transformative, lackluster, or its utility is still too vague to tell.

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New technologies help doctors achieve precision, efficiency

by HIT Leaders and News

Though house calls may have been replaced by video screens, and instruments in the little black bag by sophisticated imaging, today’s doctors are every bit as dedicated to patient welfare as their predecessors. Thanks to emerging technologies, they can diagnose problems with amazing precision and deliver faster, more efficient care. While we officially take a moment on March 30 to celebrate Doctors’ Day in the era of high-tech medicine, we can always show our appreciation to medical practitioners.

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Support for SQL Server 2005 ends Tuesday - are you ready?

by PC World

Tuesday marks the end of support for Microsoft SQL Server 2005, and that means companies relying on it are just about out of time. There will be no more updates from Microsoft, so staying with the software could open you up to a host of risks.

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Arizona companies hiring 100 or more in April

by Arizona Republic

The school year is winding down but many districts are still hiring, along with other employers around the state. Here are more than 80 companies, government entities and non-profit organizations collectively advertising more than 25,000 open positions this month. Each of these employers is looking to fill at least 100 jobs.

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HPE shifts 200 inside sales jobs to Insight Enterprises

by Channelnomics

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has asked 200 inside sales reps working at its facility in Conway, AR to move to similar jobs at Tempe, AZ-headquartered solution provider Insight Enterprises.

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Healthcare data insecurity: Lack of access controls or tech advances?

by HIT Leaders and News

When it comes to protecting personal health information, legacy processes are just as vulnerable as legacy operating systems, hardware and software. In other words, the lack of proper access controls for technological advancements in healthcare, leaves private data susceptible to attack.

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Bridging the Gap Between Marketing and IT

by Harvard Business Review

The digital marketplace has created a business imperative that every company be — in some way — a technology company. This means that IT departments are being pulled out of their traditional “gate keeper” role of protecting the core technology infrastructure to collaborate across the enterprise to drive business outcomes.

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15 Tech Companies Doing Cool Stuff In The Channel Right Now

by CRN

Insight Enterprises plans to invest heavily in its cloud platform over the next couple of quarters to build out Infrastructure-as-a-Service consumption abilities and enhance management capabilities through improved dashboards.

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Data Security Remains Top Concern For Tech Leaders

by Business Solutions Magazine

While the vast majority of corporate technology decision-makers anticipate tech spending to remain the same or increase for 2016, tech leaders say their current IT infrastructures rate only a “B Minus” grade and 65 percent report concern about disruption from technology innovation, according to an Insight Enterprises report.

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Executive Perspective: Ken Lamneck

by martinwolf

Editor’s Note: In this month’s issue of Executive Perspective, martinwolf interviews Ken Lamneck, President & CEO of Insight. Ken holds more than 20 years of industry experience, having begun his career as an engineer at IBM following five years in the US Army. He rose through the ranks at Arrow Electronics, becoming president of the company’s Industrial Computer Products business. Following a period as President of the Americas for Tech Data Corp., Ken joined Insight in 2010.

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Why IT Faces Difficulties in Adopting New Tech

by CIO Insight

The majority of IT professionals say the current tech in place at their organization is keeping them from acquiring and implementing new tech, according to a recent survey from Insight Enterprises. This leaves them with a current state of IT infrastructure that performs at less than superior levels, findings reveal. What's more, these IT pros confide that they're very concerned about disruption from tech innovation--with competitive pressures created by the actions of both direct competitors and new rivals from outside industries.

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Tech Leaders Worry About Disruption, Data Security

by Education News

Insight Enterprises, a Fortune 500 company that provides technology to many educational institutions and school districts across the US, conducted a survey of over 400 IT professionals from a wide variety of industries to find that many of these professionals are worried about disruption.

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What CIOs need to know about hybrid tablets

by CIO.com

As hybrid devices become more popular with consumers, they're starting to find their place in the enterprise. However, there is a lot to consider before you decide to deploy them company-wide.

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Partner’s Study: Disruption, Infrastructures Top Corporate IT Concerns

by IT Best of Breed

With cyberattacks on the rise, data security is the top worry for technology leaders, the Insight survey found, with 69 percent of respondents citing data privacy as their top concern.

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Tech Spending on the Rise in 2016 – But Tech Leaders Give Companies a “B Minus” for Current IT Infrastructure

by CIO Dive

Insight Enterprises Intelligent Technology Index Finds That Two in Three Tech Decision-Makers are Concerned about Being Disrupted.

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Despite earlier industry forecasts to the contrary, new report predicts tech spending will increase this year

by FierceCIO

Most corporate IT leaders expect their budgets to hold steady or increase in 2016, according to a new report from IT services company Insight Enterprises. In fact, 48 percent of the 403 IT decision makers polled for Insight's first annual "Intelligent Technology Index" said they anticipated expanding their IT budgets by an average of 22 percent over their 2015 spending.

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Businesses spending more on tech, worrying more about IT disruption

by CIO Magazine

IT budgets are on the rise in 2016 as tech leaders struggle with existing IT infrastructure that is proving a hindrance to adopting new technology.

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Rise And Fall Of The Chief Data Officer

by InformationWeek

The C suite is expanding with more roles dedicated to data and analytics. The Chief Data Officer, or CDO, is one of these roles seen more often in some industries than others. The position may evolve with time. We explain some of the dynamics that cause CDOs to succeed and fail.

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Insight EMEA Ship Shape Again, Says CEO

by CRN UK

Insight Enterprises' EMEA operations are stronger than they have been in years, the global reseller's CEO said on its latest earnings call.

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Insight EMEA 'strongest it has been in years'

by Channelnomics

Insight Enterprises' CEO used its latest earnings call to heap praise on the progress its EMEA operations have made since suffering a spell in the doldrums a couple of years ago.

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Insight Enterprises Reports Quarterly Sales Decrease, Hiring 100 Positions

by Phoenix Business Journal

Insight Enterprises Inc. reported a 4 percent decrease in net sales in its fourth quarter, while also reporting a 1 percent sales increase for 2015 compared to the previous year.

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Insight Enterprises Posts 4Q Profit

by Associated Press

Insight Enterprises Inc. (NSIT) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $18.6 million.

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Fringe technology driving changes to PACS environment

by PARCA E-News

Insight is a Fortune 500-ranked global provider of hardware, software, cloud and service solutions for business, government, healthcare and educational institutions. Insight provides clients with guidance and expertise in selecting, implementing and managing complex technology solutions to drive outcomes. Chief Information Officer Mike Guggemos is a recognized leader in IT and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal’s CIO Journal blog, Forbes, and other publications. He spoke at a recent information technology event about survival tips for IT administrators navigating the evolution from information technology to intelligent technology. PARCA eNews spoke with Mr. Guggemos about how those changes in information technology impact PACS administrators.

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Red Hat Expands Partner Reach With New Insight Enterprises Deal

by CRN

Top-flight solution provider Insight Enterprises took a big step into cloud Tuesday, signing a deal with open-source software vendor Red Hat that allows Insight to act as a distributor to smaller service providers.

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CIOs Risk Losing Their Place in the Boardroom

by Channel Pro

Research released today by Insight UK reveals that CIOs risk losing their place at the boardroom table as other senior execs increasingly look to take over IT decision making.

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Schools Gain Cloud Confidence

by District Administration

A convergence of market maturity, increased availability of high-capacity bandwidth and a track record of security has more K12 districts trusting their mission-critical administrative software to the cloud.

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Survey Highlights the Ever-changing Role of the CIO

by IT ProPortal

The findings of a new survey from Insight UK have highlighted the role that an increased prominence of technology in the workplace is having on the continuing shift of the CIO role.

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Security and Innovation Driving Transformation of the CIO - study

by Information Age

Research highlights growing importance of IT in the workplace, with eight in ten business decision makers planning to invest more over the next year.

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2016 Must-Watch Trends for CIOs

by Forbes

January marks the month of forward-looking trend pieces. We all want to know what’s next. How do we prepare? How do we make better decisions? It’s no different for CIOs. To some this may sound too practical and fundamental – as most look for some cure-all, big idea – but the primary focus of 2016 is simple: CIOs must be diligent when it comes to understanding what matters most to their organization and evolve network architecture to support it.

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Talent Retention Challenge Will Be An Emerging Channel Threat In 2016

by Business Solutions Magazine

As technology becomes increasingly complex, there will be stiffer competition to attract and retain skilled cybersecurity and IT talent in the workplace. Channelnomics has identified talent retention as one of the top emerging threats for 2016, with cybercrime as a key driver.

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TD Ameritrade Launches New App for Windows 10

by TD Ameritrade

TD Ameritrade for Windows 10, developed in partnership with Microsoft and application modernization firm, BlueMetal, gives clients the freedom to stay in touch with their portfolios, wherever they are. Focused on the essentials, it’s ideal for users of the tdameritrade.com client trading website.

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The Shift to Intelligent Technology and What it Means for the Federal Sector

by The Hill

The perception that the private sector outpaces the public sector in the adoption and implementation of new technologies is not without merit. However, the shift to intelligent technology is one that is public/private agnostic. Until recently, IT professionals in the federal sector, similar to the private one, were focused on keeping infrastructure and internal applications at the largest government organizations humming and were the people who requested budgets for tools which did things most people did not understand.

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There Is No War For IT Talent, You Just Need A Better Workplace

by Forbes.com

If you aren’t thinking about how to optimize IT talent in 2016, then you may want to rearrange your priorities for the new year. Talent retention, acquisition and ignition have never been more critical for IT leaders than they are today. Having a strong IT talent base is what allows organizations to innovate, to be competitive and to disrupt. I’ll give you my premise now: There is no shortage of IT talent. We are after the same skills, but we are not after the same people. What’s the key indicator of success for a new hire? Cultural fit. We don’t all need to be Google, but we do need to become more thoughtful about IT talent and the workplace.

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2015

Tech Vendors Ply CIOs with Drones, Maple Syrup and Whoopee Cushions

by CIO Journal Staff, Wall Street Journal

The enterprise technology market is a zero-sum game, where salespeople battle it out for a piece of a company’s IT budget. And with only so many dollars to go around, tech vendors sometimes go to great lengths to win over potential customers — from old-fashioned wining and dining, to procuring tickets to the Star Wars premiere, the Super Bowl or other big-name events. Of course, the tactics they use don’t always hit the mark. With 2015 in the books, we asked chief information officers far and wide to share their favorite encounters with IT salespeople.

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User Experience, Talent and Analytics among CIO Priorities for 2016

by CIO Journal Staff, Wall Street Journal

User experience, talent and analytics top the CIO agenda for 2016, according to a survey of 20 CIOs by CIO Journal. The responses reveal some common themes facing IT chiefs as technology becomes increasingly vital to business growth. Among their priorities:

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Layoffs, diversity and GoDaddy going public: Here are the top tech stories of 2015

by Phoenix Business Journal

It was a year of Intel layoffs, super Uber drivers telling all and GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) finally filing for that IPO.

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Insight CEO: Microsoft Cloud Relationship Taking Off, AWS Slower To Launch

by CRN

Insight Enterprises is seeing fast growth in its Microsoft Azure and Office 365 practices, but has encountered roadblocks in growing its Amazon Web Services businesses, the company CEO said Monday.

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Top 5 Traits Of Mobile Strong Healthcare Mobile Security

by Health IT Outcomes

Today’s rapidly changing healthcare technology landscape means providers are increasingly reliant upon mobile devices as integral elements in the care delivery experience for patients. In order to help providers make sense of the crush of mobile technology and security, Insight Enterprises released a list of the top five traits healthcare organizations should look for when selecting mobile security software. Insight identified the following key factors:

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Insight Enterprises hiring more than 100 as it continues its fast growth

by Phoenix Business Journal

Insight Enterprises Inc. has more than 100 positions open as the Tempe-based company continues its fast growth.

The technology provider hired more than 250 people this year.

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Insight Enterprises Incorporated (NASDAQ:NSIT) Earnings: Can Insight Enterprises Incorporated Hit $0.45per Share?

by The Springfield Bulletin

Analysts Expect 0.45 Earnings Per Share

In a recent survey, 1 analysts were expecting an average of $0.45 earnings per share for Insight Enterprises Incorporated, for the 3 quarter of the fiscal year ending in 2016. Among the analysts, the highest EPS was $0.45 and the lowest was $0.45. This represents a -2.17% change for the EPS reported for the same quarter in the prior year. This equates to the consensus earnings growth estimate for the last 12 months, and should not be mistaken for a long term growth estimate. Also, because of different datasources, our reporting and figures may be different then the numbers reported by FactSet and other sources.

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Insight Reports Smashing Sales, Profits From Public Sector, Notebook Boom

by CRN

Sales in North America jumped a whopping 15 percent, to $1.02 billion, marking just the second time in company history that Insight's North American revenues exceeded $1 billion, according to Lamneck. From a technology standpoint, notebook refresh, server upgrades and network upgrades drove the growth.

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Insight Enterprises (NSIT) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.13 EPS

by The Voice Chronicle

Insight Enterprises (NASDAQ:NSIT) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The company reported $0.59 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.13, MarketBeat.com reports. The company had revenue of $1.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.29 billion. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 8.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.42 EPS. Insight Enterprises updated its Q4 guidance to $0.56-0.61 EPS.

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Insight sees increase in revenue, profits in 3Q

by Phoenix Business Journal

Insight Enterprises Inc. reported a 20 percent increase in earnings and an 8 percent increase in revenue during its third quarter.

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Data And Segmentation Are Pivotal To Personalizing B2B Buying Experiences

by Demand Gen Report

B2B marketers are digging deeper into data about anonymous buyers, enabling companies such as Iron Mountain and SchoolDude to offer personalized content and web experiences to prospects before they identify themselves.

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What Are Top Healthcare Mobile Security Concerns?

by HealthITSecurity

Healthcare mobile security is an increasingly important issue in the industry, especially with more providers implementing BYOD strategies and connecting to outside networks.

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Insight Outlines Top Five Traits of Strong Mobile Security in the Healthcare Industry

by HealthcareDIVE

From hospital emergency rooms to the local doctor’s office, healthcare providers are increasingly reliant on mobile devices as core elements of the care delivery experience for patients. Recognizing the explosive growth of mobile devices in healthcare, Insight Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: NSIT) U.S. Operations released its list of the top five things healthcare organizations should look for when choosing mobile security software.

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Insight, Taser outfit Memphis police with technology

by Phoenix Business Journal

Insight Enterprises Inc. and Taser International Inc. have both won large contracts to outfit the Memphis Police Department with mobile and video technology.

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5 Stories We Didn't Get to Write, Week Ending Oct. 2

by The VAR Guy

With the entire Penton Team headlining the inaugural Channel Directions Live event in Tampa this week, there were plenty of great news stories that fell off our radar in between all the hubbub. Here are some of the top stories we wish we had time to write about, but didn't, for the week ending Oct. 2.

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Insight Enterprises buys Boston interactive design and technology architecture firm

by Phoenix Business Journal

Insight Enterprises Inc. has acquired BlueMetal, a Boston-based interactive design and technology architecture firm. Insight (Nasdaq: NSIT), the Tempe-based provider of intelligent technology, announced the deal today but did not disclose financial terms.

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Insight To Buy BlueMetal

by RTT News

Insight Enterprises Inc (NSIT) on Thursday announced the acquisition of BlueMetal, an interactive design and technology architecture firm based in the Boston area, with offices in Chicago and New York.

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Insight to Acquire BlueMetal; Terms Not Disclosed

by Benzinga

Insight Enterprises, Inc. NSIT 0.4% today announced the acquisition of BlueMetal, an interactive design and technology architecture firm based in the Boston area, with offices in Chicago and New York.

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The 9-Point Federal Plan to Kill Cyberattacks with Mobile

by NectGov.com

As data theft continues to grow, the U.S. federal government is moving away from spending money to keep legacy IT systems limping along and increasingly adopting mobile device management strategies with an eye on thwarting cyberattacks.

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The federal plan to kill cyber attacks with mobile

by The Hll

As data theft continues to grow, the U.S. federal government is moving away from spending money to keep legacy IT systems limping along and increasingly adopting mobile device management strategies with an eye on thwarting cyber attacks.

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Government agencies warming more to cloud

by FedScoop

Rep. Will Hurd, the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform IT Subcommittee, has recently been prodding the federal government to move quicker on the cloud.

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Fortifying school data backups

by District Administration

From hurricanes to software viruses to accidental keystrokes, many dangers threaten to corrupt school district data or impede access to it. To prevent loss of critical information, districts back up data routinely, on location and off-site.

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Partners Welcome Cisco Back To The SMB Market With New Mobility Solution Managed On Apple, Android App

by CRN

Partners say Cisco's new Mobility Express solution targeting small to medium-size deployments opens a new door for the channel to provide the price-sensitive SMB market with a differentiated product to create managed service opportunities.

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Steps Up Security Offensive, Appoints Channel Veteran To Head Unit

by CRN

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has tapped channel veteran Sue Barsamian to lead its security software business in an effort to boost sales in the segment as it prepares to become an independent company.

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Insight Enterprises posts increase in revenue and dip in profits, continues to hire

by Phoenix Business Journal

Insight Enterprises Inc. reported a revenue increase and a drop in profits, citing investments in hiring new employees during its most recently completed second quarter.

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Cities need to keep their guard up as Windows 2003 server support ends (with related video)

by American City and County

As the clock winds down to the July 14 end of Windows 2003 server support, IT administrators in cities and other organizations are scrambling. Technology research firm Gartner has calculated that about 8 million installations of the Windows Server 2003 operating system are still running, even as the July 14 end of support approaches. The federal Department of Homeland Security has issued an alert on the topic.

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Insight works with education leaders on Microsoft Server security

by JustEducationNews

With less than one month to an end of service deadline, Insight highlights cybersecurity concerns at ISTE. The Insight Enterprises, Inc. Public Sector team will speak to the risks of failing to address the pending end of service for Microsoft Windows Server 2003.

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Insight works with education leaders on Microsoft Server security

by eSchoolNews

With less than one month to an end of service deadline, Insight highlights cybersecurity concerns at ISTE. The Insight Enterprises, Inc. Public Sector team will speak to the risks of failing to address the pending end of service for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 at the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference.

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Tuesday at ISTE 2015: STEM and baseball, Blackboard, and 'School 2.0'

by EducationDrive

As tends to be the case, the big announcements coming out of ISTE slowed down on Tuesday. But that doesn't mean things came to a halt. There was still plenty to see and hear at the show, as you'll see below.

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FCC's Rosenworcel: Students need broadband at home, too [ISTE 2015]

by EducationDrive

School broadband infrastructure has received considerable attention in recent years. The influx of devices and moves made by states to take annual standardized tests online, among other things, have highlighted how poorly connected some schools are — an issue that was further placed front and center in a recent report from Insight Enterprises that listed it as the No. 1 tech budget concern for IT administrators.

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As Windows Server 2003 Support Deadline Nears, CIOs Battle Talent Shortage, Complexity

by The Wall Street Journal

Talent shortages and system complexity are preventing some CIOs from migrating systems away from Windows Server 2003 before Microsoft Corp. terminates support for the software next month.

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Security threat looms as Windows Server 2003 expires

by State Scoop

Millions of schools could face a significant cybersecurity threat when Microsoft Windows Server 2003 expires next month, according to tech experts.

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16 Arizona companies make Fortune 1000 list

by AZ Big Media

Sixteen Arizona-based companies earned spots on the Fortune 1000 list, a reference list of the 1,000 largest American companies, ranked on revenues alone.

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Insight: Using Technology to Grow, Scale, and Reinvent

by TA Expert Interviews

Amy Protexter is the Vice President of Marketing at Insight, a technology provider of hardware, software and service solutions. She sits down to share her thoughts on everything from their recent rebrand, the speed of innovation, and the challenges that disruptors in the IT industry have created.

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5 Arizona companies crack Fortune 500 list but Wal-Mart still rules

by KTAR news 92.3 FM

Five Arizona companies, all of them located in metro Phoenix, cracked the annual Fortune 500 list released Thursday.

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Report: Huge demand, support for wireless in wake of E-rate changes

by Education Dive

Data provided to Education Week by the Federal Communications Commission shows reforms made to the agency's E-rate program — which funds internal telecommunications connections in schools and libraries — have resulted in major demand for broadband services, as well as adequate funding support.

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Insight Enterprises Rebrand Reflects Emphasis on 'Intelligent Technology'

by The VAR Guy

Technology solution provider Insight Enterprises (NSIT) is shifting gears with a complete corporate rebranding as it looks to position itself as a more modern and forward-thinking business-to-business seller.

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Insight Enterprises unveils new corporate brand

by ARN

Software, services, and solutions company, Insight Enterprises, has unveiled a new corporate brand that aims to embody today’s dramatic shift from IT to the intelligent technology that business leaders demand to help their business run smarter.

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Insight in brand overhaul

by CRN-UK

Insight Enterprises has become the latest IT supplier to call in the brand consultants after concluding its traditional logo and corporate values were not fit for today's B2B technology backdrop.

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Finding Insight in Unconventional Places

by Trend Reports

When it comes to navigating the complexities often encountered in the space of Information Technology, it often helps to have a senior professional with proven industry experience at the helm of your team.

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Is the world smart enough for Uber?

by Fortune

As the ride hailing company and other tech firms disrupt businesses big and small, it’s critical that educators, policymakers and employers keep up.

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Insight Dumps Red Triangle, Unveils New Logo

by CRN

Insight Enterprises has scrapped its iconic red triangle as part of a rebranding focused on the changing IT purchasing habits for businesses

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Windows server switch opens door to security risk

by Modern Healthcare

It's not Y2K or ICD-10, but another deadline looms on healthcare information technology leaders' do-to list; upgrading a computer server operating system or risk a security breach.

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Insight Enterprises rebrands to highlight intelligent technology

by Phoenix Business Journal

Insight Enterprises Inc. ceremoniously raised its flag this morning with a new logo as it announced a corporate rebrand for the new business-to-business technology landscape. It’s the global Fortune 500 company’s first rebrand in its 27-year history when Eric and Tim Crown founded the Tempe-based technology partner by selling hard drives, said Ken Lamneck, Insight’s CEO and president.

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Road to White House goes through Eric Crown's Camelback Mountain home

by Phoenix Business Journal

Phoenix millionaire investor, philanthropist and Insight Enterprises Inc. co-founder Eric Crown has opened up his multimillion dollar home on Camelback Mountain several times to host fundraisers for leading Republican candidates running for U.S. president.

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Insight Enterprises posts 1Q profit

by CRN-UK

One of the world's largest IT suppliers had admitted its customers are not migrating off Windows Server 2003 as quickly as it had expected. Microsoft will withdraw support for the 12-year-old operating system on 14 July but global reseller Insight Enterprises admitted on its Q1 conference call that many of its clients are yet to upgrade, despite the obvious security implications.

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Server 2003 migration slower than we expected – Insight

by CRN-UK

One of the world's largest IT suppliers had admitted its customers are not migrating off Windows Server 2003 as quickly as it had expected. Microsoft will withdraw support for the 12-year-old operating system on 14 July but global reseller Insight Enterprises admitted on its Q1 conference call that many of its clients are yet to upgrade, despite the obvious security implications.

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Insight earnings meet estimates

by Arizona Republic

Tempe-based electronics reseller Insight Enterprises Inc. reported a slight decrease in first-quarter profits Wednesday. Revenue of $1.22 billion was essentially flat compared with the same quarter last year, although officials reported it would have grown 6 percent excluding the effects of foreign currency exchanges.

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Insight Enterprises reports flat revenue, slight drop in earnings

by Phoenix Business Journal

The Tempe-based technology provider (Nasdaq: NSIT) posted net income of $10.95 million, or 27 cents per share, on revenue of $1.2 billion for the first quarter that ended March 31. That was down from last year when Insight posted net income of $11.55 million, or 28 cents per share, on the same amount of revenue.

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Insight Enterprises posts 1Q profit

by Associated Press

May 6, 2015 | Associated Press Insight Enterprises Inc. (NSIT) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $11 million. The Tempe, Arizona-based company said it had profit of 27 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for severance costs, came to 29 cents per share.

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Earnings Dip at Insight as Windows Server 2003 Refresh Lags

by CRN-UK

Many businesses won't leave Windows Server 2003 until a major security breach happens, said Insight Enterprises' CEO, resulting in a slight drop in quarterly profits.

The Tempe, Ariz.-based company, No. 14 on the CRN SP 500, reported that non-GAAP net earnings sunk 2.3 percent on a year-over-year basis, from $11.7 million to $11.5 million, or 29 cents per share, beating analysts' estimates of 27 cents per share.

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The Simple Way One CIO Gets IT Talking About Business Strategy

by Education Dive

It's that time of year again. From now through July, schools will be considering tech purchases and the challenges that come with them.

To make things easier for schools and districts, hardware, software, and service solutions provider Insight Enterprises on Tuesday issued a list of five critical issues that administrators will have to consider when making purchases for the 2015-16 school year.

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Putting in a Solid IT Infrastructure Top Category for District Spending

by T.H.E. Journal

A company that sells technology into the school environment, along with other segments, has declared IT infrastructure the number one budget area for schools in the coming "annual buying season." Insight, which provides hardware, software and services into business and government clients, recently announced that spending on IT architecture — particularly the network, both wired and wireless — will dominate conversations for technology leaders in districts across the country.

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Healthcare Needs To Prepare For Imminent Microsoft Server Security Threat

by Health IT Outcomes

On July 14, 2015, Microsoft will retire service for Microsoft Windows Server 2003, a platform currently in use by many healthcare institutions nationwide. For those institutions not prepared, there could be dire risks ahead, warned Insight Enterprises at HIMSS15.

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Looming Windows Server 2003 End Of Support Poses Problems For Businesses

by SiliconANGLE

Even though they had years of warning, millions of businesses were left scrambling last year when Microsoft withdrew support for Windows XP, a massively popular operating system that still runs on almost twenty percent of the world’s PCs. But the problems caused by Windows XP’s end of support date might be nothing compared what happened when Windows Server 2003 reaches its end-of-life, on July 14 of this year.

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HIMSS15: The looming IT security threat that 'no one is talking about'

by Healthcare Dive

Last year, Microsoft reported data that showed that 23.8 million instances of its 2003 server operating system were running on 11.9 million physical servers worldwide—meaning that a whopping 39% of all installed Microsoft server operating systems are about to leave their organizations vulnerable and unsupported beginning in July.

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PHOTOS: Phoenix-area companies with best practices in HR honored by 'Phoenix Business Journal'

by Phoenix Business Journal

A great culture and outstanding HR leadership can often help to make a human resource professional's job a piece of cake. Nine companies that have both were recognized today by the Phoenix Business Journal at its second annual HR Best Practices awards program.

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Microsoft Windows Server 2003 risks outlined to healthcare tech providers

by Computer Business Review

Technology provider Insight Enterprises is urging healthcare technology leaders to take urgent preventative steps to address data risks arising from the pending end of service for Microsoft Windows Server 2003.

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Insight lands NASA deal

by Channelnomics

Insight Enterprises has landed a deal with NASA to supply hardware, software and related services, the reseller announced Wednesday.

The deal is part of NASA's $20 billion Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) V and will see Insight working with federal agencies, government contractors and NASA centers, the announcement said.

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Insight Awarded Contract to Provide IT Solutions for NASA

by Benzinga

Insight Public Sector, a division of Insight Enterprises, Inc., a leading worldwide technology provider of hardware, software and service solutions, announced that it has been awarded a contract as part of NASA's $20 billion Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) V. The contract for hardware, software and related services creates an opportunity for Insight to work with all federal agencies and government contractors in addition to all NASA centers.

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NASA contracts Insight as part of $20 billion procurement plan

by Computer Dealer News

Insight Public Sector, a division of multinational IT provider Insight Enterprises Inc. has announced that it has been contracted by NASA as part of a $20 billion procurement plan to provide both hardware and software.

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Insight Awarded Contract to Provide IT Solutions for NASA

by Greater Phoenix IN Business Magazine

Insight Public Sector, a division of Insight Enterprises, Inc. — a leading worldwide technology provider of hardware, software and service solutions to business and government clients in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific — announced that it has been awarded a contract as part of NASA’s $20 billion Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) V. The contract for hardware, software and related services creates an opportunity for Insight to work with all federal agencies and government contractors in addition to all NASA centers.

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Retiring Windows Server 2003: Lessons from Windows XP's End-of-Life

by Redmond Channel Partner

"Server 2003 was very stable, very capable, especially for the kinds of workloads for which it's currently deployed. So there's an 'if it's not broken, there's no reason to fix it' mentality," says David Mayer, practice director of Microsoft solutions for Insight Enterprises, a Microsoft licensing solution provider.

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Apple Watch Apps Target Businesses

by Wall Street Journal

Salesforce Analytics Cloud for Apple Watch is among the first business-focused apps for Apple’s new wearable device. Salesforce.

Apple positioned the iPhone as a consumer product when it introduced its groundbreaking smartphone in 2007, and it has been working overtime to push the device into businesses ever since

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Apple Watch Creates New Opportunities for CIOs

by Wall Street Journal

Wearable devices, often viewed as consumer tools, are showing signs of traction in the enterprise. Major business application providers such as Salesforce.com Inc. are building tools to support their use inside companies, signaling that employees soon will be able to make use of critical business information straight from their wrist.

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58 women CFOs in the Fortune 500: Is this progress?

by Fortune

What do Bed, Bath & Beyond, JPMorgan Chase, and Goodyear Tire & Rubber have in common? They all have women chief financial officers.

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Insight Enterprises posts 4Q profit

by Associated Press

Insight Enterprises Inc. (NSIT) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $19.5 million.

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Insight Enterprises sees increase in revenue, decrease in income in 4Q; continues to hire

by The Phoenix Business Journal

Insight Enterprises Inc. reported a 4 percent increase in revenue, and a 5 percent decrease in income due to investment in new employees during its most recent quarter, said President and CEO Ken Lamneck.

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Insight posts profit dip despite higher quarterly sales

by The Republic | azcentral.com

Insight Enterprises posted a small profit dip despite solid sales in a mostly flat fourth quarter. Earnings were dimmed a bit by a strong dollar and the costs associated with additional hiring.

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PC, Server Refreshes Drive Q4 Sales Growth For Insight

by CRN

Insight Enterprises rode strong PC and server sales to revenue growth in the fourth quarter, though profitability suffered, a dip the company blamed on partner program changes from an unnamed software vendor.

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Heart museum in Tempe opening to the public

by East Valley Tribune

After receiving a grant, the American Heart Association’s Halle Heart Children’s Museum is now open to the public. The grant from Insight, Inc. has allowed the Halle Heart Children’s Museum to open its doors for the general public. The museum, which opened in 1996, was reserved exclusively for school groups and private tours before it received the grant.

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Get your Windows Server 2003 migration underway -- or pay

by Tech Target

IT shops still on Windows Server 2003 will lose service in less than six months, and must either migrate to a newer platform or pay Microsoft's exorbitant extended support fees. "We always stress that if you haven't even started and don't have a plan B, reach out to Microsoft to learn what the extended support fee will be, and that will probably spur action," said David Mayer, practice director, Microsoft Solutions for Insight Enterprises, Inc., an IT service provider which formed a “Rapid Response Team” to help businesses migrate off Windows Server 2003…

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Digital signage and kiosks get to the heart of things for Halle Heart Children's Museum

by Digital Signage Today

Digital signage and kiosks are providing an interactive heartbeat for a museum dedicated to the human heart. For almost 20 years, the American Heart Association's Halle Heart Children’s Museum in Tempe, Arizona, was only open for school tours and private groups by appointment. Visitors had to always be guided through the museum by professional tour guides.

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Migration Madness: Insight Launches Rapid Response Team for Server 2003 Migration

by The VAR Guy

Insight Enterprises (NSIT) has launched a new “Rapid Response Team” to help businesses running Windows Server 2003 migrate to a new platform before the End of Support date later this year. With just six months until Microsoft (MSFT) pulls the plug on its 12-year-old offering, more than 20 million instances of Server 2003 continue to remain active worldwide. Those remaining on Server 2003 past the support deadline will not be able to receive updates and support for their platforms, leaving them open to malware and other malicious attacks.

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Technology: First, do no harm

by The Hill

Technology should help, not hinder a healthcare organization’s work in providing care to patients. Yet healthcare organizations may be resisting adoption of Electronic Medical Recording (EMR) capabilities because they believe technology may get in the way. In reality, adding more technology may not be the answer to solving EMR problems. The answer is putting the right technology to work and understanding a few key areas.

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Laggards face looming Windows Server 2003 retirement

by Computer World

Windows Server 2003, Microsoft's first ultra-successful server operating system, will retire in six months, a deadline that many companies will miss, experts said today."If it's not broke, don't fix it," said David Mayer, the director of Microsoft Solutions for Insight, a major IT services provider, when asked why Windows Server 2003 has hung on even as its support deadline looms. "It was the first really mainstream server from Microsoft, a really solid OS, and gave Microsoft a lot of credibility [in server software]." Microsoft will terminate security updates for Server 2003 on July 14, ending the product's support lifecycle. The company launched Server 2003 in April 2000. Like Windows XP, on which it was based, it will have been supported years longer than the usual decade.

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Insight Enterprises Offers Windows Server 2003 Deadline Advice

by Redmond Channel Partner

With exactly six months to go until the July 14, 2015 end of service deadline for Windows Server 2003, Microsoft's Licensing Solution Provider partners (formerly known as LARs), are sounding the alarm more insistently. Both CDW and Insight Enterprises had their media operations reaching out on Wednesday to mark this milestone on the way to the deadline. Insight provided a handy list of some of the common pitfalls that it's seeing as it works with customers to update their infrastructures:

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John Varvatos CIO Brings Rock ‘n’ Roll to Retail IT

by Wall Street Journal

John Varvatos Enterprises Inc., the men’s fashion brand that has dressed the likes of Kobe Bryant and Howard Stern, is beta testing a cloud-based tool that collects and normalizes data across disparate corporate systems. Its basis is distinctly Rock-‘n’-Roll — like the company’s creator — and CIO Lee Goldenberg says it will deliver insight to help boost sales and interact with customers online and in stores.

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Heart of the Matter

by Kiosk Marketplace

For the past 18 years, the American Heart Association's Halle Heart Children’s Museum in Tempe, Arizona, was only open for school tours and private groups by appointment. Visitors had to always be guided through the museum by professional tour guides. A hands-on, interactive cardiovascular learning facility, the museum attracts 30,000 visitors each year, educating children as well as adults on various health-related topics including the benefits of exercise, eating healthy and the importance of not using tobacco products. The teachings are reinforced through various fun, interactive exhibits designed to illustrate how kids can make "heart-healthy choices."

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Top Solution Provider Execs: Why We Think 2015 Will Be Even Better Than 2014

by CRN

Some of the industry's biggest solution providers said 2014 was a good year, but they expect 2015 will be even better for their companies and the channel. The top solution provider executives from CDW, Insight and PC Connection took the stage in front of investors at the recent Raymond James Systems, Semiconductors, Software and Supply Chain Conference in New York to share their company and market visions.

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Fashion First: FIT and First Insight partner on retail technology innovations

by Channelnomics

Vendor First Insight has announced it will be partnering with the Fashion Institute of Technology by offering its predictive analytics platform as part of the school's Fashion Merchandising Management program curriculum. According to the Sewickley, PA firm's announcement, students will learn "which data to gather and how to apply analytics to make smarter decisions about product design, selection and price".

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Insight CEO, CFO: We're In Good Position To Make Acquisitions

by CRN

After making necessary adjustments over the past few years, Insight top executives said that they think the company is finally in a good position to make an acquisition. While the Insight executives didn't say that there was an acquisition in the works, they did say that the solution provider, No. 14 on the CRN SP500 list, is in a strong position to make such a move if it wanted to, which executives agreed hasn't necessarily been the case in past years.

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Insight Participates in CityNext

by inBusiness

Insight, a leading global technology provider of hardware, software and service solutions, has announced that its Public Sector business is working with Microsoft on Microsoft CityNext, an initiative designed to help governments, businesses and citizens reimagine what is next for their cities.

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Channel Partner Program Roundup: Insight, Gridstore

by The VAR Guy

Here we are again, Roundup Rangers, for another edition of the web’s favorite (at least we hope it is) list of weekly channel partner news. This week we’ve got updates from Insight (NSIT) and Gridstore. Pull on your cowboy boots and let’s get this rodeo started.

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How to keep your workplace healthy this cold, flu season

by The Arizona Republic

The Centers for Disease Control estimates that influenza costs the U.S. economy $10.4 billion per year. But there is a lot that businesses can do to avoid becoming part of that statistic."Even if it's small, little ways, a business should incorporate a wellness program," said Michelle Gray, the diversity deputy director for the Arizona Society of Human Resources.

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Arizona's Biggest Companies Graded on LGBT Equality

by Phoenix New Times

The Human Rights Campaign, an LGBT civil-rights organization, today released its grades of LGBT equality at nearly 1,000 of the nation's largest corporations, including several in Arizona. While more than 300 companies across the country earned a perfect score for the LGBT-related policies they have in place, none of those companies is based in Arizona. The top-scoring Arizona businesses were U.S. Airways and the Snell & Wilmer law firm, both of which earned scores of 90 out of 100.

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FACEBOOK, YELP, OTHER TECH COMPANIES RECOGNIZED AS LGBT STANDARD BEARERS

by Channel Partners

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, released a report showing that tech companies are the leaders of providing corporate LGBT-inclusive workplace standards. The Corporate Equality Index (CEI), first published in 2002, rates companies on a scale between one and 100. Companies such as Google, eBay, Groupon and Yahoo! are all in the 100-point club. This year, a record 366 businesses earned perfect scores and 14 are in the computer hardware, software and data services area of the tech sector. Newcomers Facebook and Yelp, as well as six Internet and retailing services, were among the top performers.

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Channel Partner Program Roundup: Insight, Consuro, Tools4Ever

by The VAR Guy

It’s Thursday, and that means we’ve compiled some of the best channel partner stories for you in one convenient place in the one and only Channel Partner Program Roundup. This week, we’ll delve into the latest updates from our friends at Insight (NSIT), Consuro Managed Technology and Tools4Ever.

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Windows Server 2003 end of life guide

by Computerworld

Following on from end of support for Windows XP in April 2014, we are now rapidly approaching Windows Server 2003 end of life. Despite Microsoft warning about end of life for Windows Server 2003 as early as April 2013, many organisations are yet to begin their migration away from the server platform. Worse still, many organisations and IT pros are unaware of the huge financial costs and security risks should they continue running Windows Server 2003 past the end of life date. Reports from HP claim that more than 11 million systems are still running Windows Server 2003. With fewer than 240 days left until end of life, this a huge problem as the estimated time required to migrate a datacentre of 100 or more servers can range from a minimum of three months and upwards of 18 months.

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Tech Companies Continue Decade-Plus History of Setting LGBT Workplace Inclusion Standards

by Virtual Strategy Magazine

The nation’s computer tech companies continue to set the pace for corporate LGBT inclusion, according to a report issued today by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization. A full breakdown of the Corporate Equality Index (CEI) scores for the computer tech sector, which includes computer software; computer hardware and office equipment; and computer and data services companies, can be found here.

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Report: Most Businesses Still Don't Trust Cloud Security

by Talkin Cloud

A new Insight Enterprises study of IT leaders revealed that many businesses and organizations want to leverage the cloud, but most still lack trust in cloud security. Study respondents, including IT leaders who represented businesses and organizations with a total of more than 2 million employees and $4 billion in annual revenue, said "the unknowns" of security were the most common concerns that stopped them from moving their operations to the cloud. "Although businesses are continuing to adopt cloud rapidly to improve productivity, they still have concerns about security and how the cloud works," Harish Krishnamurthy, Insight Cloud's senior vice president, said in a prepared statement.

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Tech Companies Continue Decade-Plus History of Setting LGBT Workplace Inclusion Standards

by Virtual Strategy Magazine

The nation’s computer tech companies continue to set the pace for corporate LGBT inclusion, according to a report issued today by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization. A full breakdown of the Corporate Equality Index (CEI) scores for the computer tech sector, which includes computer software; computer hardware and office equipment; and computer and data services companies, can be found here.

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27 Data Security Experts Reveal The #1 Information Security Issue Most Companies Face With Cloud Computing & Storage

by Ulitzer

Harish Krishnamurthy is the Senior Vice President of Insight Enterprises, Inc., a leading technology provider of hardware, software and service solutions to business and government clients in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific. Insight is focused on helping organizations move technology goals forward in the areas of Office Productivity, Unified Communications and Collaboration, Mobility, Network and Security, Data Center and Virtualization, Data Protection and Cloud.

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Homeland Security alerts on end of Windows Server 2003 support

by ZDNet

An alert from US-CERT (the Computer Emergency Readiness Team) warns of dangerous consequences for organizations that continue to run Windows Server 2003 R2. Microsoft has scheduled the end of support for this operating system on July 14, 2015. This applies to both the initial and R2 editions of Windows Server 2003.

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Homeland Security Sends Alert on Windows Server 2003 Risks

by The Wall Street Journal

The Department of Homeland Security this week issued an alert about the coming end-of-life for Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Server 2003, saying IT departments running unsupported software could open businesses up to elevated cybersecurity risks, hardware compatibility issues and potential compliance conflicts. Yet for many companies, an upgrade in the near future may not make business sense, one analyst says. CIO Journal reported in September that businesses worldwide were running an estimated 23.8 million physical and virtual instances of Windows Server 2003. At the time, analysts said many firms had been slow to migrate, and that it was unlikely every business would do so before Microsoft ends support on July 14, 2015. The technology is more common in industries like health care, government and utilities, as well as some retail point-of-sale systems.

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US-CERT Issues Windows Server 2003 End-of-Life Alert

by Redmond Channel partners

The drumbeat over the end of support for Windows Server 2003 is getting louder and more insistent. On Monday, US-CERT issued an alert titled "Microsoft Ending Support for Windows Server 2003 Operating System" to warn subscribers about the risk that the deadline next summer represents for organizations' security postures.

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Insight raises the bar in retail space

by Channelnomics

Retailers looking to heat things up in a still-tepid market might want to take a closer look at what Red Wing Shoes and Regis Corp. have done recently in partnership with solution provider Insight Enterprises. In efforts to refresh the companies' technology infrastructures, Insight deployed end-to-end "Retail Ready" solutions, addressing point-of-sale (POS), analytics, and everything in between. The integrator announced the completion of those projects late last week at Synergy 2015, its annual partner forum."Retailers are working hard to build consumer loyalty and strike the perfect balance between the allure of brick-and-mortar locations and the convenience of online and mobile technology," said Mike Gaumond, SVP of Insight Services.

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Women Of The Channel: Define Success For Yourself

by CRN

The only person you can compare yourself against is you. That was the theme at a Women of the Channel panel, held at Insight's Synergy 2015 conference this week in Tempe, Ariz. It was the first Women of the Channel panel held at Insight's annual partner conference and was attended by more than 150 women. What really stood out to panelists was how each of them had a unique story to tell about their success, some of the panelists said on a phone call with itbestofbreed.com after the event.

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Insight Seeks To Sweeten In-Store Shopping Experience With Retail Push

by CRN

Insight Enterprises has helped dozens of retailers move into the 21st century with a slew of offerings aimed at combating falling customer loyalty and shopping portability. The Tempe, Ariz.-based solution provider, No. 14 on the CRN SP 500 and a CRN TechElite 250 winner, has built expertise and thought leadership in the vertical to help end users design a new architecture for retail stores.

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Businesses want efficiency of cloud, but fear data security risks

by Financial News

Insight, (NASDAQ: NSIT) said it has released the results of a study of corporate IT department attitudes toward cloud based computing. The study showed most businesses are moving toward the cloud for efficiencies, but still lack trust in cloud security. The research, conducted in July 2014 by the Thunderbird School of Global Management, found businesses of all sizes want to improve productivity by moving more functions to the cloud, but the larger the company, the greater the concerns surrounding security.

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Study: Cloud Security Remains Top Concern For Businesses

by CRN

Cloud continues to pick up steam, but end users are still paralyzed by fears around security issues. That's what an Insight study, conducted in partnership with the Thunderbird School of Global Management, found as it surveyed IT leaders in businesses representing more than $4 billion in annual revenue.

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Microsoft ending Windows Server 2003 support

by Health Management Technology

In a move that has the potential to affect 24 million servers that run large and small businesses around the world, Microsoft is ending support for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 on July 14, 2015. An estimated 39 percent of all installed Microsoft Server operating systems run this version. Businesses that deal with sensitive or critical information, such as healthcare records or credit card payment data, could fail to be regulatory compliant if they keep running the outdated software.

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Top-line growth helps Insight to 16 percent income rise

by The Arizona Republic

Tempe-based computer marketer Insight Enterprises posted a 16-percent income gain for the third quarter, helped by solid revenue increases and a sharp reduction in reorganization expenses.

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Tempe's Insight Enterprises posts increases in revenue and income, continues hiring

by Phoenix Business Journal

The Tempe-based technology provider (Nasdaq: NSIT) posted net income of $17.4 million, or 42 cents per share, on revenue of $1.24 billion for the third quarter that ended Sept. 30.

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Insight: Tech market's stabilising, time to start hiring again

by CRN

Insight Enterprises notched a strong third-quarter performance across all product segments, growing its North American sales staff by nearly 12 percent in 2014.

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Solution providers prep customers for Windows Server 2003 end of life

by Tech Target

Compared with the Windows XP transition, the migration from Server 2003 may be more laborious and complicated for solution providers. Adding to the challenges, customers' attitudes remain mixed -- despite Microsoft's looming deadline.It's like déjà vu all over again: Just as companies grappled with the end of Windows XP, the July 14 end-of-life date for all versions of Windows Server 2003 is approaching. With an estimated 20 million Server 2003 machines still in use and no word from Microsoft on whether it will offer extended support, solution providers have no small task ahead of them as they prep customers for a transition.

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Weighing next steps following Windows Server 2003 end-of-life

by Tech Target

https://searchwindowsserver.techtarget.com/feature/Weighing-next-steps-following-Windows-Server-2003-end-of-life

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End of support for Windows Server 2003 tests college security

by eCampus News

Microsoft’s decision to end support for its Windows Server 2003 edition next July means the clock is ticking for colleges and universities that continue to use this older server platform, industry experts say. If institutions don’t upgrade their server infrastructure by July 14, 2015, they risk exposing their networks to critical security risks.

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Solution Providers Prepare For Windows Server 2003 EOS As Clock Ticks

by AdAge / USA Today

Solution providers rode this year's wave of Windows XP support termination to sales growth of as much as 40 percent. With an even larger wave -- the end of support for Windows Server 2003 -- set to crest in nine months, MSPs and VARs have already begun rolling out educational, marketing and deployment programs to fully capitalize on the transition. "It opens up a lot of opportunity for Microsoft, for our partners and for our customers," said David Mayer, practice director of Microsoft Solutions for Insight Enterprises, No. 14 on the CRN SP 500.

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PROTIPS: How do you win with content?

by AdAge / USA Today

Amy Protexter VP-Marketing Insight On winning content: Begin and end with great storytelling and make sure your content and your communication teams think like journalists.

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End of support for Windows Server 2003 to affect schools

by eSchool News

Microsoft’s decision to end support for its Windows Server 2003 edition next July means the clock is ticking for schools that continue to use this older server platform, industry experts say. If these schools don’t upgrade their server infrastructure by July 14, 2015, they risk exposing their networks to critical security risks.

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Microsoft server change leaves business data vulnerable

by Phoenix Business Journal

Microsoft Corp. officially ends support for Windows Server 2003 on July 14, which means a host of security vulnerabilities will need to be addressed for millions of businesses. David Mayer, practice director of Microsoft solutions for Tempe-based Insight Enterprises Inc., is working with businesses as they prepare for the deadline and migrate data and operations off Windows Server 2003. He answered questions about the issue for the Business Journal.

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Windows Server 2003 end of support looms

by Computer World

Despite years of lead-time, many businesses had to scramble this year when Microsoft ended support for its incredibly popular Windows XP desktop operating system. The disruption caused by the end of support for Windows XP may be nothing compared with the disruption caused by the end of support for Windows Server 2003, slated for July 14, 2015. "When Microsoft ended support for Windows XP in April, about one quarter of U.S. businesses were still using the operating system, which caused a series of operational issues and potential security challenges," says David Mayer, practice director, Microsoft Solutions, at IT services firm Insight Enterprises.

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Insight: Windows Server migration harder than XP

by CRN UK

Microsoft's ending of support for Windows Server 2003 will be more time consuming and more complex than the end of support for Windows XP, according to Insight. The end of support for the product could potentially impact 24 million servers running in small and large businesses and has a greater reach than the end of support for Windows XP because it affects more than just desktops, David Mayer, practice director for Microsoft solutions for Insight Enterprises said.

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Prepare for Windows Server 2003's End of Support

by Redmond Magazine

Microsoft officially ends support for Windows Server 2003 on July 14, 2015. The deadline has some of the same ramifications that the Windows XP deadline had: Microsoft will no longer patch Windows Server 2003 for new security vulnerabilities. Presumably, Microsoft will offer expensive Custom Support Agreements for enterprises to continue getting patch support after that date, but there's been no official announcement yet. In the meantime, new security vulnerabilities keep cropping up for the aging OS. During the last full year, 2013, Microsoft released 37 critical updates for Windows Server 2003.

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WHY WINDOWS SERVER 2003 EXPIRATION ‘IS WORSE THAN XP'

by CBR

Windows Server 2003 expiration could present more business risk than the end of support for XP did, it is claimed. With Microsoft's support for the server set to expire in July 2015, businesses have less than a year to prepare for a migration more time consuming and complex than transitioning off the XP operating system was this April, according to an IT services firm and analyst. Insight's David Mayer, practice director for Microsoft solutions, warned that Server 2003 end-of-life would affect 24 million servers used by large and small businesses.

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BETTER START PREPARING FOR WINDOWS SERVER 2003 RETIREMENT

by Eye on Windows

The Windows XP retirement scenario passed (or is passing) away without much trouble, but the windows Server 2003 retirement could prove to be a handful for those still on that old platform. Microsoft is gearing up to end support for this server version of Windows next year.

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Microsoft End of Service for Windows Server 2003 More Complex than XP

by Channelnomics

Microsoft’s ending of support for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 will be more time consuming and more complex than the end of support for Windows XP, according to technology provider Insight Enterprises. The end of service for Windows Server 2003 could potentially impact 24 million servers running small and large businesses and has a greater reach than the end of support for Windows XP because it affects more than just desktops, David Mayer, practice director, Microsoft Solutions for Insight Enterprises said.

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Q&A: Getting Customers Ready for the Windows Server 2003 Deadline

by Redmond Channel Partner

Although it's gotten far less attention than the recent Windows XP deadline, the retirement of support for Windows Server 2003 will be one of the most important of the predictable security issues of 2015.

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End of Service for Microsoft Server 2003 to Impact Millions

by Tech and Learning

Insight Enterprises, Inc. has outlined the issues confronting businesses as Microsoft ends support for one its most widespread software programs, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 – along with key steps companies can take to prepare for the transition. An outline of steps to move businesses along includes:

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Insight Warns Enterprises, Partners to Prep for Windows Server End-of-Life

by Channel Vision Magazine

Value-added distributor Insight Enterprises has outlined the issues confronting businesses and channel partners as Microsoft ends support for one its most widespread software programs, Microsoft Windows Server 2003.

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Microsoft will end service for Windows 2003 next year

by Arizona Republic

Microsoft will end a widely used software system in less than a year, a move that could affect millions of businesses and organizations. On July 14, the company will end security updates, support and technical content updates for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server R2 as part of a normal support lifecycle, a company spokesperson said.

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Ditching Windows Server 2003 is Necessary if Not Easy

by Data Knowledge Center

Windows Server 2003 is quickly reaching the end of its life and a mass migration is set to occur in the world’s data centers. Microsoft estimates there are about 23.8 million instances of Windows Server 2003 running today across 11.9 million physical servers worldwide, counting for about 39 percent of the entire Windows install base. That’s a lot of migration that needs to happen between now and July 14, 2015, when Microsoft will stop providing support for the old OS.

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Five Key Issues for School Networks

by Tech and Learning

Insight Public Sector, a division of Insight Enterprises, Inc. has compiled five key issues to consider as technology places heavier demands on network infrastructure, based on Insight’s conversations with superintendents and technology leaders in school districts nationwide.

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Channel Partner Program Roundup: ProVision, NTT, Insight

by The VAR Guy

Get on your boots and start twirling those lassos, because Channel Partner Program Roundup is here again! You may know today as #ThrowbackThursday, but we at The VAR Guy prefer to think of it as #RoundupRodeoThursday. This week, we’ve gathered the latest news from ProVision Communications, NTT Communications (NTT) and Insight Enterprises (NSIT) for your viewing pleasure.

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Insight Q2 Sales Flat On Falling Hardware, Software And Services Sales In North America

by CRN

Insight Enterprises saw flat sales for the quarter globally and struggled in North America on falling hardware, software and services sales, with added missed opportunities of XP support expiration and K-12, the company reported in its second-quarter earnings Thursday night."

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Amphi Panther earns Dback Scholarship

by Tucson News NOW

The Arizona Diamondbacks will recognize eight D-backs Helios Scholars, now in the third year of the program, during a pregame ceremony this Saturday at 4:30PM at Chase Field. D-backs President & CEO Derrick Hall and Vice President of Community Impact Debbie Castaldo, along with Vince Roig, Helios Foundation Chairman, and Paul Luna, President and CEO of Helios Foundation will present the scholars with a scholarship certificate, a new laptop computer (courtesy of Tempe-based IT solutions provider Insight Direct USA, HP, Lenovo and Microsoft), a bike and a D-backs backpack for college…

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Channel Partner Program Roundup: Insight, AGT, Site24x7

by The VAR Guy

It’s Thursday, and that means it’s time once again for another dose of channel partner news to help keep you up to date on the latest goings on in the industry. This week we’ve gathered stories from Insight Enterprises (NSIT), Applied Global Technologies (AGT) and Site24x7 for your perusal. Let’s dig in.

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Insight Enterprises hiring 120, posts increases in revenue and income

by Phoenix Business Journal

Insight Enterprises Inc. (Nasdaq:NSIT) on Thursday announced plans to hire 120 salespeople by the end of the year as it reported an increase in revenue and net income for the second quarter.

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Global sales boost Insight's earnings by 3 percent

by Arizona Republic

Tempe-based Insight Enterprises Inc. said Thursday its net earnings climbed 3 percent during the second quarter while revenue remained flat."

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New Digital Health Initiatives Announced Today

by Politico

Fortune 500 Company Insight is launching a “news and digital health information resource” dubbed Insight ON: Healthcare today. The resource is designed to help the health care community deal with IT challenges. The site’s launch coincides with Insight’s new whitepaper on merging existing technology new tools.Users will be able to search topics and best practices for relevant information and guidance.

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VMware opens center in Tempe to show virtual work

by Arizona Republic

VMware Inc., a software company that offers cloud services for businesses, opened a solution center in Arizona to help customers learn how to use its technologies. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company has partnered with Tempe-based Insight Enterprises to house a demonstration center at Insight's headquarters where new and current customers can learn how VMware's software uses cloud technology to operate on desktop and mobile devices.

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Insight and VMware Open State-of-the-Art Solutions Center

by Greater Phoenix in Business

Insight and VMware opened a one-of-a-kind environment on July 22 to help businesses learn about and prepare for critical IT issues, such as business continuity and shifting to the cloud. The center is the only one of its kind in North America, outside of VMware’s own dedicated on-site technology at its Palo Alto, Calif., headquarters.

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Phoenix HR pros reveal their toughest interview questions

by The Phoenix Business Journal

For its inaugural Human Resources Best Practices program, the Phoenix Business Journal searched for the Valley’s most creative and successful HR programs.

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Channel Partner Program Roundup: Insight, Sherweb, BetterCloud

by The VAR Guy

Happy Thursday, and welcome back to Channel Partner Program Roundup. If you’re in the market for the latest channel news, look no further. This week, we’ve got stories from Insight (NSIT), Sherweb and BetterCloud. Let’s get started.

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Fit to a Tee: USTA Southwest Donations Help Clothe Children

by USTA

The USTA's ultimate goal in our communities is always to promote and develop the growth of tennis in any way possible, but, when there's an opportunity to just chip in and help out a good cause, we'll try that, too. The last few years, the USTA Southwest Section has typically had some over-runs on event t-shirts and apparel from our Jr. Team Tennis and League Championship events, so much so that they were beginning to clutter up our store rooms in our offices.

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Insight Enterprises launches education resource to help with tech issues in the modern classroom

by Phoenix Business Journal

Tempe-based Insight Enterprises Inc. has launched a new education website to provide a place for educators to learn more about using technology in the modern classroom, including the growing use of mobile devices, network bandwidth issues and data security.

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Fifty from ISTE: 50 new ed-tech services

by eSchool News

Insight which offers ed-tech consulting services ranging from planning and procurement to implementation, training, and support, has launched an online portal with case studies and best practices for using technology to enhance education.

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Insight Launches Online Resource for Education Community

by Tech and Learning

Insight Enterprises, Inc. today launched Insight ON: Education, a news and digital information resource to help the education community use technology to improve teaching and learning.

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Insight CEO: We've found bottom line balm to soothe Microsoft pain • The Channel

by Free News POS

Microsoft’s heftiest enterprise licensing pal Insight Enterprises is now managing the biting fee reductions emanating from Redmond to such an extent that it feels enough comfort to lift bottom line forecasts for 2014."

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2014 Women Of The Channel: The Value Of A Good Mentor

by CRN

As female executives expand their sphere of influence throughout the channel, many are finding that the connections they make with their peers are helping to drive their success. And who better to speak to the need for these connections than this year's Women of the Channel executives? Out of the 340 female executives on our Women of the Channel list this year, 211 said their company has some sort of mentoring program or hosts events specifically geared toward women.

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Insight Earnings Show XP Expiration Jump

by CRN

Net sales for the solution provider's first quarter, ended March 31, increased 3 percent over the same quarter last year to $1.2 billion, resulting in a 27 percent increase in net earnings to $11.55 million for the same period.

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Insight reports big jump in 1st quarter earnings

by CRN

Insight Enterprises Inc. on Thursday reported $11.6 million in first-quarter earnings, up from $9.1 million a year earlier.

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HP's Whitman: Stoking The Partner Growth Engine

by CRN

Months before Hewlett-Packard's Global Partner Conference, CEO Meg Whitman asked for the list of top partners who hadn't yet confirmed they were attending. Soon after, she grabbed a conference room and spent three hours, starting at 6 a.m., calling solution providers to personally invite them.

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Q&A: Insight CEO on Making the Switch to the Services Model and the Cloud

by CRN

As IT continues to evolve to a more services-oriented model, the market is bigger than ever, which means there is a big opportunity for companies able to capitalize on a changing market, Insight CEO Ken Lamneck said. In an interview with CRN reporters Sarah Kuranda and Rob Wright, Lamneck broke down how Insight is making the switch to a services model, adopting the cloud, and advancing its technology capabilities to stay ahead of the market and grab hold of the growth.

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2013

Insight to Host Inaugural Cloud Computing Event

by Phoenix Business Journal

Insight Enterprises Inc. a Tempe-based technology provider, will host the inaugural CloudCast Conference in Scottsdale next month to help companies with their strategies and policies surrounding cloud computing.

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Insight Enterprises teams with Microsoft on tablets

by Phoenix Business Journal

The program encourages Insight to resell Microsoft’s series of tablets, Surface Pro and Surface RT, to commercial customers. The network also is designed to give training, resources and support to organizations that sell Microsoft products and services...

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Insight CEO Ken Lamneck on how to thrive in today's economy

by Phoenix Business Journal

I had the pleasure of interviewing Ken Lamneck, president and CEO of Insight Enterprises Inc., one of the few Fortune 500 companies based in Arizona. He shared with me his insight into his organization’s success when I interviewed him at his corporate headquarters in Tempe...

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Insight Enterprises teams with Microsoft on tablets

by Phoenix Business Journal

CIO Awards 2013: Michael Guggemos has more than 19 years of gobal high-tech and business leadership experience, and has led Insight's global IT functions since November 2010. Before that ...

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Slideshow: Six Arizona companies on Fortune 500

by Phoenix Business Journal

Six Arizona companies made the 2013 Fortune 500 list of the largest U.S. companies unveiled today,with Phoenix-based Avnet Inc. ranked highest among them...

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Insight launches service around different devices in company networks

by Phoenix Business Journal

Tempe-based Insight Enterprises Inc. (Nasdaq: NSIT) has launched a Choose Your Own Device service to offer device flexibility to its customers. As an alternative to the “bring your own device” program, Tempe-based Insight’s service, which launched April 9, allows workers...

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2012

Valley leaders: Kenneth Lamneck of Insight Enterprises

by Phoenix Business Journal

Editor’s note: These are challenging times for business leaders. There are stresses and pressures all around as executives move their companies through continued volatility and uncertainty in the economy. Leaders remain highly challenged by the impacts of those forces. But the good ones — those who are able to build...

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Six Arizona businesses land on Fortune 500 list

by Phoenix Business Journal

Arizona lost one business from its ranks of the Fortune 500 list this year, but most of the companies on the list either held their ground or gained in the rankings. The annual list, which ranks companies based on revenue, featured the...

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2011

Insight Enterprises to buy Ensynch

by Phoenix Business Journal

Insight Enterprises Inc. is staying in Tempe for its most recent purchase, agreeing to buy local information technology firm Ensynch Inc. Neither company is releasing financial information about the deal, but Tempe-based Insight (Nasdaq: NSIT) said Ensynch’s business could add millions to its bottom line...

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Fortune 500 company founded in 1988 in Tempe, Arizona.

Super solution integrator and global provider of IT hardware, software and service solutions.

Insight has operations in 19 countries with 13,000+ teammates worldwide.

We have partnerships with 8,000+ software and hardware manufacturers and publishers.

We’re Microsoft’s largest global partner.

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