Channel Dynamix IT Staff Picks

At Channel Dynamix, beyond keeping systems happily humming along, enforcing policies, and rescuing our customers from IT disasters, the Clark Kent sides of us are quite the geeky bunch.  So, from time to time we informally survey our IT staff to see what kind of tech toys they’re in to and share it with you guys.

What mobile phone do you prefer?

With a resounding majority, the Apple iPhone.

What tablet device do you prefer?

Again, Apple wins with the iPad.

What wireless router do you recommend for business or home?

Cisco/Linksys came out on top with Netgear and the Airport Extreme + Time Capsule tying for second.

What portable hard drive brand do you prefer?

Western Digital, with Seagate in a very close second.

What do you recommend for personal backup?

Rackspace’s Jungle Disk and Time Machine for the Apple folks.

What is your favorite gaming device or console?

Surprisingly, the Wii won out with the Xbox and PS3 tied for second.  The Wii does tend to be more popular among staff with families.

What is your preferred web browser?

Resoundingly, Google Chrome.

What do you recommend for personal anti-virus or anti-malware protection?

Symantec Norton came out on top.  Microsoft Security Essentials and AVG tied for second.  Honestly, anything is better than nothing.  Mac folks ran Norton on their Windows VMs.

What is your preferred personal email service?

Apparently, the folks that use Chrome prefer Gmail, go figure.

What tech blog or information site do you visit most often?

No clear winner here.  Mixed bag among Techcrunch, Tom’s Hardware, Arstechnica and Engadget

Bonus Question: What tech buying or bargain site do you recommend?

Amazon.com had the strongest showing with NewEgg.com as the runner-up.

Take the survey yourself and let us what you’re in to and whether you agree with the results! Of course these are the personal opinions of our staff and in no way represent an official recommendation from Channel Dynamix or its affiliates.

Channel Dynamix Named to CRN’s Inaugural Next-Gen 250 List

Channel Dynamix Named to CRN’s Inaugural Next-Gen 250 List

Ranking Highlights the Up and Coming VARS in North America

Houston, Texas, September 1, 2011 – Channel Dynamix, today announced Everything Channel has named the company to the first ever 2011 CRN Next-Gen 250 list.  The CRN Next-Gen 250 is an annual listing of innovative and nimble business and technology integrators, solution providers, and resellers in North America offering solutions and services in cloud computing, mobility, unified communications, virtualization and other emerging technologies.

The CRN Next-Generation 250 list is comprised of the most exciting new solution provider organizations (founded 2000-2011) bringing new and emerging implementation ideas and business models to the market. Channel Dynamix’ products and service are geared toward optimizing IT processes from infrastructure architecture and maintenance to business analytics.  The soft economy has businesses looking to Channel Dynamix to help them do more with less.  The company starts with an end-to-end IT assessment to uncover efficiencies and implements innovative solutions to turn IT from a cost center into a profit driver.   To view a sample of the listing visit www.crn.com. 

“Our small and mid-sized business clients are constantly seeking to maintain their market share in this economy.” says Joe Alapat, Channel Dynamix’ COO, “It’s now more crucial than ever that we play a role in ensuring that their IT works for them and not against them.”

“In today’s competitive environment solution providers have to do more than just talk about innovation. The ability to quickly implement new processes, models and technologies is what drives margins and the bottom line,” said Kelley Damore, VP, Editorial Director, Everything Channel. “The CRN Next-gen 250 highlights the most interesting new solution providers who are demonstrating such innovation and uncovers the new techniques and technologies that are driving their success.”

“We’re excited to be listed among the top professionals in the business, and are honored to be recognized for our efforts by CRN.”

Channel Dynamix

Houston-based Channel Dynamix provides managed IT services, business intelligence, data integration, and content managed website development that enables businesses to analyze and share information.  Founded in 1999, the company serves businesses nationwide, from financial services organizations to manufacturing and oil and gas production.

Everything Channel

Everything Channel is the premier provider of IT channel-focused events, media, research, consulting, and sales and marketing services. With over 30 years of experience and engagement, Everything Channel has the unmatched channel expertise to execute integrated solutions for technology executives managing partner recruitment, enablement and go-to-market strategy in order to accelerate technology sales. Everything Channel is a UBM company. To learn more about Everything Channel, visit us at http://www.everythingchannel.com. Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/everythingchnl.

UBM plc (www.ubm.com)

UBM plc is a leading global business media company. We inform markets and bring the world's buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print and provide them with the information they need to do business successfully. We focus on serving professional commercial communities, from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. Our 6,000 staff in more than 30 countries are organized into specialist teams that serve these communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.

Contacts:

Scott Regan, Senior Marketing Manager

Everything Channel

508.416.1186

scott.regan@ec.ubm.com

Joe Alapat

Channel Dynamix

713.914.0200

info@channeldynamix.com

     

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Channel Dynamix joins Amazon Web Services Solution Providers Program

For Immediate Release

Media Contact:

Channel Dynamix

Vincent Tran

1415 N. Loop West, Ste. 300

Houston, TX 77008

713.914.0200

vtran@channeldynamix.com

Channel Dynamix joins Amazon Web Services Solution Providers Program

Businesses will now be able to take advantage of cloud-based computing with Channel Dynamix -

Houston, Texas (February 21, 2011) - Channel Dynamix has been selected to participate in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Solution Providers Program. Cloud computing is changing the way companies of all sizes work online and as an AWS Solutions Provider, Channel Dynamix customers will be able to take advantage of the flexibility and cost-effective nature of cloud-based servers and infrastructure

As an AWS provider, Channel Dynamix gives its customers additional Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) options. By leveraging the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Channel Dynamix can rapidly deploy, monitor, and manage customer Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions.  In addition, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) allows Channel Dynamix customers to scale on-premise infrastructure with cloud servers. Above the OS Server support is a Channel Dynamix service layer designed to provide businesses with assistance in the setup, maintenance, and deployment of their applications, business, and data systems on cloud and traditional servers.

“The reduction in resource requirements results in significant cost savings that simply cannot be achieved with on-premise IT infrastructure,” says Channel Dynamix COO Joe Alapat. “Amazon EC2 fulfilled the promise of cloud-based infrastructure for us, providing a solid foundation for our Managed Private Cloud and Above the OS Server support offerings.”

Managed Private Cloud is a platform-agnostic solution designed to allow businesses more flexibility in the way they work while saving both money and time.  The solution can be used independently or in conjunction with on-premise hardware, and includes monitoring and notification services.

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About Channel Dynamix

Houston-based Channel Dynamix provides managed IT services, business intelligence, data integration, and content managed website development that enable businesses to analyze and share information.  Founded in 1999, the company serves businesses nationwide, from financial services organizations to manufacturing and oil and gas production.

Official AWS Listing

http://aws.amazon.com/solutions/solution-providers/channeldynamix/