Poll archive
15 Jan 2015
Which was your strongest quarter of the 2014 calendar year?
Q1 (Jan-March)
5%
Q2 (April-June)
27%
Q3 (July-Sept)
19%
Q4 (Oct-Dec)
48%
Total votes: 209
11 Dec 2014
Who had more wins in 2014, Apple or Microsoft?
Apple
43%
Microsoft
57%
Total votes: 197
25 Nov 2014
On the whole, are vendors getting more or less channel-focused?
More
35%
Less
55%
No change
9%
Total votes: 130
01 Nov 2014
What would help your business most?
Higher revenues but a lower margin
28%
Better margin but lower revenues
61%
My current revenue and profits are fine, thanks
11%
Total votes: 151
19 Oct 2014
Is Microsoft right to limit the reseller channel for Surface?
Wrong
81%
Right
19%
Total votes: 325
08 Oct 2014
Run a data centre or use the public cloud?
Operate a data centre
16%
Go public cloud
11%
Hybrid is the future
73%
Total votes: 135
23 Sep 2014
What's the best protection against bad debts?
Withhold supply if there's no payment
57%
Credit insurance
23%
Only deal with big names
3%
Nothing - it's the risk of business
17%
Total votes: 213
29 Aug 2014
My business strategy is to:
Diversify
52%
Specialise
48%
Total votes: 125
02 Aug 2014
As a reseller, rebates and discounts are...
Essential to my vendor choice
39%
A bonus sweetener
37%
Irrelevant to my vendor choice
24%
Total votes: 155
15 Jul 2014
Which mobile device couldn't you live without?
Laptop
24%
Tablet
10%
Smartphone
66%
Total votes: 299
30 Jun 2014
How was the market in 2013-14?
Stronger than last year
25%
About the same as last year
29%
Weaker than last year
46%
Total votes: 171
11 Jun 2014
What kind of good employees are hardest to find?
Sales
29%
Technical
46%
Management
25%
Total votes: 160
03 Jun 2014
Which sector is more buoyant?
Public sector
32%
Private sector
68%
Total votes: 101
05 May 2014
Which public cloud provider would make the best partner?
Amazon Web Services
38%
Microsoft
34%
Google
27%
Total votes: 128
11 Apr 2014
Are Chromebooks ready for the enterprise?
Yes
27%
No
73%
Total votes: 167
10 Feb 2014
Which Microsoft OS would you recommend to customers?
Windows 7
66%
Windows 8
34%
Total votes: 135
10 Mar 2014
Could vendors be smarter with marketing development funds?
Yes
86%
No
14%
Total votes: 36
10 Feb 2014
Is fraud an issue for the channel?
Yes
68%
No
32%
Total votes: 31
20 Feb 2014
Do you have to be ruthless to run a successful channel business?
Yes
57%
No
43%
Total votes: 74
14 Feb 2014
Did Dicker Data make a good choice by acquiring Express Data?
Yes
72%
No
28%
Total votes: 97
