Maggie Holland
Maggie has been a journalist since 1999. She started her career as an editorial assistant on then-weekly magazine Computing, before working her way up to senior reporter level. After several years on the magazine, she moved to 'the other side of the fence' to work as a copywriter for a marketing agency, writing case studies and working on ad and website copy for companies such as eBay, Dell, Microsoft and more. In 2006, just weeks before ITPro was launched, Maggie joined Dennis Publishing as a reporter. Having worked her way up to editor of ITPro, she was appointed group editor of CloudPro and ITPro in April 2012. She became the editorial director and took responsibility for ChannelPro, in 2016.
Her areas of particular interest, aside from cloud, include management and C-level issues, the business value of technology, green and environmental issues and careers to name but a few.
Latest articles by Maggie Holland
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Flexible vs agile working
By Maggie Holland last updated
In-depth Although they have similar meanings, it's important to differentiate between flexible vs agile working and how to implement this in the workplace
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What does a CISO do?
By Maggie Holland last updated
In-depth A chief information security officer deals with far more than firewalls and antivirus software
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Q&A: Austin McChord, CEO Datto
By Maggie Holland published
News We spoke to the CEO of the MSP-centric firm about accelerated innovation, growth and giving something back…
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Salesforce hits 100% renewable energy target and pledges to help customers do the same
By Maggie Holland published
News The cloud giant has also launched Sustainability Cloud 2.0 to help firms move from eco-theory to eco-reality
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What is a circular economy?
By Maggie Holland last updated
In-depth Climate change and dwindling resources mean we need to create new models of consumption
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Cisco overhauls partner programme to fit changing channel dynamics
By Maggie Holland published
News The new programme includes four strands in a bid to be more representative of different partner models
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Datto post-IPO will still put MSPs front and centre
By Maggie Holland published
News CEO Tim Weller has assured MSPs that they can expect what they have come to love about the firm going forward…
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Exclusive changes up channel consumption model with X-OD on-demand partner platform
By Maggie Holland published
News No-risk, no-cost model will help firms achieve profitability in the subscription economy, company claims
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How many call participants is too many?
By Maggie Holland published
Opinion We’ve all been on calls trying to get a word in, but virtual meetings are about to get more crowded…
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Why do we keep so quiet about our tech successes?
By Maggie Holland published
Opinion The UK tech industry has a lot to be proud of, but why are we so shy of shouting about it?
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Microsoft and Oracle expand strategic cloud partnership
By Maggie Holland published
News New cloud interconnect will make it easier for firms to share data between apps running on Azure and Oracle Cloud
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CIO job description: What does a CIO do?
By Maggie Holland last updated
In-depth Why the CIO role is still integral to business
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Meet Bill: The AI-powered bot BA plans to use at Heathrow in 2020
By Maggie Holland published
News The airline says it will trial the fully autonomous robots to assist passengers with basic tasks
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Dreamforce 2019: View from the airport
By Maggie Holland published
Opinion Time has been called on Salesforce’s big shebang for another year, so what did Dreamforce 2019 deliver?
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Can cloud help on the road towards combating climate change?
By Maggie Holland published
News ENGIE plans to use cloud and other tech to help customers reduce their carbon footprints
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Salesforce unveils Customer 360 Truth in quest to provide single source of data reality
By Maggie Holland published
News Organisations will be able to better understand customers and, in turn, personalise and enhance their experiences, according to Salesforce
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What to expect from Dreamforce 2019
By Maggie Holland published
Opinion We take a look at what the week ahead has in store on the eve of Salesforce’s big annual event in San Francisco
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Salesforce launches Einstein Voice Skills
By Maggie Holland published
News Latest addition to Einstein offering capitalises on the growing use of voice commands across the globe
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6 reasons why a VAR should add managed services
By Maggie Holland published
Whitepapers Now is the time to look outside the traditional VAR business model
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The VAR guide to an effective pricing strategy
By Maggie Holland published
Whitepapers Can you afford to keep your business running without implementing an effective pricing strategy?
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A VAR’s guide to efficient quoting
By Maggie Holland published
Whitepapers Why you should make the switch from spreadsheets to CPQ
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Datto signals continued commitment to European market with investment across the board
By Maggie Holland published
News And the UK will remain a key focus going forward, according to EMEA MD...
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Datto unveils raft of new products and rallies channel to make more of the SMB opportunity
By Maggie Holland published
News Firm used its European conference in Paris this week to provide details