The US Government recently passed a $2 trillion stimulus package called the CARES Act, which includes support for small businesses in the form of Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) and the Paycheck Protection Program. These loans have significant differences, but both are designed to help businesses that are being impacted by the COVID-19 crisis and have less than 500 employees. While there is much to learn about both programs and information is changing rapidly, we have put together a lis...

The server market continues to be one of the strongest segments of the PC Industry. The ability to customize servers to fit a variety of applications is a key strength and value add that channel resellers have over large branded manufacturers. Understanding that new advances in processor speed and capabilities need to be supported by equal advances in storage and networking in order to deliver the maximum performance of the processor, as well as to unleash the full potential of the server, is cr...

Learn how Intel Optane Memory can be used to balance performance, cost, and storage capacity to differentiate your desktop product lineup by offering your customers storage options that include a good, better, and best configuration choice. The implementation of the newest technologies and the creation of various service programs are the key elements to differentiating your business and your brand. They create a value proposition or heritage of the way you do business that make your company ...

Among the various computer segments within the technology industry, the server market offers one of the best opportunities for growth because VARs can emphasize their unique strengths which include the ability to completely customize the server solution, provide diverse levels of service that meet each client’s unique needs, and the ability to integrate the entire infrastructure from network, to hardware, and software all of which are highly desirable for this sector. According to IDC, ...

Evolution in computer technology is a certainty, but perhaps the segment that has been evolving the most has been storage, and more specifically has been solid state drives. In fact, until the release of SSD, improvements in storage technologies were almost entirely based on increases in capacity with little to no advances in performance. This all changed with the introduction of solid state drives based on NAND memory rather than spinning disks. The first drives were put into a 2.5” form ...

Wearable compute devices which are primarily made up of smart watches, wristbands, and ear wear, are expected to ship 125.5 million units in 2017, according to data from IDC Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. This would represent a 20.4% increase over the 104.3 million units shipped in 2016 and aligns with estimates showing the market will have an annual growth rate of 18.2% over the next five years. With such impressive growth and with over 56% of all wearable devices being smart w...

Back in August 2016 we posted a Blog regarding the shortage on NAND memory and the impact it was having on SSD supply. In the blog we outlined the major contributors to the shortage and gave an industry perspective on when supply may recover. Today we are posting this update because the more things change the more they stay the same. Simply put, NAND memory continues to be constrained as demand outpaces volume and the shortage is now expected by some to continue through 2017 and may extend ...

2017 is a significant year in ASI’s history as we celebrate our 30th Anniversary. Looking back over the years, we have witnessed many changes in technology, as well as seen how those technologies have revolutionized the entire computer industry.  From client PCs to server farms and beyond, ASI has been fortunate to have enjoyed a high level of support and dedication from our customers as well as our suppliers who all share a common commitment of providing the highest levels of service...

As early technology advocates, gamers have long been a very important customer base for the channel, helping accelerate growth as they load their PCs with the fastest processor, best performing solid state drive and highest end graphics card. But over the past year as sales have doubled from 550,000 units to 1.2 million units worldwide, gaming monitors have become the new hot product for the PC Enthusiast. While overall sales of monitors remained relatively flat with over 7 million units ship...

Now for most of us when we think about Intel products for the server market, we think of building block components like processors, server boards, cases, power supplies, solid state drives, high performance LAN,  and even some select rackmount bare bones, but now Intel is offering something completely new in the way of turnkey servers fully integrated with memory, storage, LAN and more. Whether you’re involved in Cloud Computing, Data Centers, or High Performance Computing, the ser...