Last Call: 15 Most Read Channel News Stories, April 15

The VAR Guy spent most of this week at Ingram Micro, Juniper and Synnex partner conferences. Now, our resident blogger is home trying to catch up on the channel news. So what is on his reading list? Here are the 15 most read blogs from across our sites (The VAR Guy, TalkinCloud and MSPmentor) for the week ending April 15, 2011. Take a look…

…at the lineup…

From TalkinCloud: The Cloud, The Channel, The Chatter

1. Microsoft Confirms Office 365 Out Soon to Channel Partners
2. Microsoft Promotes Cloud Champions Club to SMB Partners
3. Microsoft Launches Office 365 Advertising Blitz
4. Cloud.com: Open Source Meets Hybrid Clouds
5. Distributors Take Unified Communications to the Cloud

From MSPmentor: The Ultimate Guide to Managed Services

1. Synnex MSPs Pursue $100 Million Managed Services Opportunity
2. Cisco Repositions Umi Consumer TelePresence for MSPs, SMB?
3. Level 3 Buys Global Crossing, Expands Into New Continents
4. New Healthcare Regulations Could Bolster Managed Services Sales
5. Seven Managed Services Moves Worth Noting at Synnex Varnex

And From The VAR Guy: What’s Next in the IT Channel

1. Apple’s Secret SMB Weapon: OnForce?
2. Cisco Dropkicks Flip, Repositions for Business Market
3. The One Problem Cisco Took Took Long to Fix
4. Cisco Revamps Partner Program to Focus on Architectures
5. New Juniper Channel Team Commits to Partner Opportunities

The VAR Guy thanks you for stopping by to catch up on the industry headlines.