Sholto Macpherson

Sholto Macpherson has worked in radio and print journalism for more than 10 years. He began his print career as sub-editor for CRN Australia in 2000 before becoming a freelance journalist for a range of publications in IT, politics and business, sustainability and the arts. Before taking the role of editor of CRN, Sholto spent three years as associate editor of The Diplomat magazine, an Australian title on international politics. He is now a contributing editor to the publication.

Recent articles by Sholto Macpherson

How the founder of a Canberra software startup made his education pay

How the founder of a Canberra software startup made his education pay

Seeing success with homegrown workforce management tool.
Sholto Macpherson Dec 9 2014, 9:00AM Software
Schism in the Force.com channel hints at change

Schism in the Force.com channel hints at change

[Blog post] Who has problems with Salesforce.com's strategy?
Sholto Macpherson Dec 3 2014, 10:35AM Software
Skype masterstroke to put Google's rise on hold

Skype masterstroke to put Google's rise on hold

[Comment] Microsoft Lync rebrand was long overdue.
Sholto Macpherson Nov 25 2014, 7:45AM Comment
Numbers add up for online accounting integrator

Numbers add up for online accounting integrator

Leading Xero specialist tells CRN about her thriving business.
Sholto Macpherson Nov 19 2014, 5:50AM Software
Disties see the light in cloud delivery

Disties see the light in cloud delivery

Cloud was meant to sound their death knell, but these Australian disties have other ideas.
Sholto Macpherson Nov 17 2014, 11:42AM Cloud
Ingram's Australian cloud offensive revealed

Ingram's Australian cloud offensive revealed

Cloud channel heats up.
Sholto Macpherson Nov 12 2014, 9:04PM Cloud
Disties finally catch onto cloud but can they hang on?

Disties finally catch onto cloud but can they hang on?

[Blog post] Recent moves by DC, Avnet, Westcon and more.
Sholto Macpherson Nov 4 2014, 5:43AM Cloud
Google should shell out, not pay resellers peanuts

Google should shell out, not pay resellers peanuts

[Blog post] How to make life fair for Google Apps resellers.
Sholto Macpherson Oct 9 2014, 10:09AM Cloud
‘Silicon beach’ mail provider eyes global market

‘Silicon beach’ mail provider eyes global market

Sunshine Coast lifestyle business tells CRN about its US ambitions.
Sholto Macpherson Sep 16 2014, 5:30PM Services
How to wring money out of thin air

How to wring money out of thin air

Cloud software and services have created a wi-fi monster.
Sholto Macpherson Sep 14 2014, 10:00PM Cloud
An agency’s adventures with apps

An agency’s adventures with apps

How AWS gave this Melbourne digital agency some scale.
Sholto Macpherson Sep 10 2014, 5:46AM Cloud
Dude, where’s my office?

Dude, where’s my office?

How to meet the demands of an always-on, always-connected mobile workforce.
Sholto Macpherson Aug 14 2014, 6:39AM Collaboration
Keeping up the cloud commissions

Keeping up the cloud commissions

Cloud intermediary Saxum makes sure resellers get their due.
Sholto Macpherson Aug 5 2014, 6:45AM Cloud
Rackspace fights for a podium place in public cloud

Rackspace fights for a podium place in public cloud

Personal service is a point of difference.
Sholto Macpherson Aug 1 2014, 7:14AM Cloud
Who wins in the cloud price wars?

Who wins in the cloud price wars?

AWS, Google and Microsoft are slashing prices in a race to the bottom.
Sholto Macpherson , Kevin McLaughlin Aug 1 2014, 6:33AM Cloud
Reselling vanilla AWS (or Azure) is a dead end

Reselling vanilla AWS (or Azure) is a dead end

Hosting is on a road to nowhere.
Sholto Macpherson Jul 1 2014, 4:47PM Cloud
How a Qld provider turned backup pricing on its head

How a Qld provider turned backup pricing on its head

Taking a ‘no claims’ approach.
Sholto Macpherson Jun 30 2014, 11:57PM Data centre
Death-proof cloud service from Brisbane entrepreneur

Death-proof cloud service from Brisbane entrepreneur

File storage for the afterlife.
Sholto Macpherson May 28 2014, 6:12AM Cloud
Why can't disties cash in on cloud?

Why can't disties cash in on cloud?

Distributors are struggling to make serious money out of cloud. Will they sink or swim?
Sholto Macpherson Mar 17 2014, 10:00AM Cloud
The end of Telstra’s Office 365 advantage

The end of Telstra’s Office 365 advantage

Microsoft resellers rejoice.
Sholto Macpherson Dec 6 2013, 9:00AM Cloud

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