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• June 30, 2021 30 Jun'21

  Channel warned comms contracts not flexible enough

  Comms player highlights a negative reaction from some customers to mutli-year contracts

• June 29, 2021 29 Jun'21

  Arrow ECS continues to bolster security portfolio

  Distributor makes third signing in just a matter of weeks as it keeps adding more depth to the options it can put in front of resellers

• June 29, 2021 29 Jun'21

  Lacework looks for channel support in EMEA expansion

  Cloud security player is looking to build a partner network as it expands on this side of the Atlantic

• June 29, 2021 29 Jun'21

  Insight warns money will be wasted if IT remains an island

  A disconnect between those in the technology department and the rest of the business will undermine digital transformation efforts, warns channel player

• June 25, 2021 25 Jun'21

  Nasstar swoops for KCOM national ICT services business

  KCOM Deal will make Nasstar one of the largest managed services players in the UK, and will add more AWS and Azure expertise

• June 25, 2021 25 Jun'21

  Sophos opts for Arrow Electronics as first UK distributor

  Security vendor looks to Arrow to help extend its reach and get to a greater number of channel partners

• June 24, 2021 24 Jun'21

  Channel fuelling momentum at SonicWall

  Security player SonicWall lifts lid on how 2020 went, with its increased support for managed services players helping to support growth

• June 24, 2021 24 Jun'21

  Print market transitioning to services

  Covid-hit industry is accelerating its shift to a cloud and services model to ensure it can offset decline in traditional volume business

• June 23, 2021 23 Jun'21

  HPE boss ushers in the ‘age of insight’

  Data is exploding, and HPE wants its channel to help users navigate through that complexity with GreenLake as the main answer

• June 23, 2021 23 Jun'21

  Stone Group gets refurbisher status from Microsoft

  Channel player will be able to add Windows 10 onto refurbished hardware and help others in the market handle their licences

• June 22, 2021 22 Jun'21

  Channel will deliver Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise and RingCentral UCaaS

  Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise looks to take the fruits of its strategic partnership with RingCentral out to market with partners

• June 21, 2021 21 Jun'21

  Covid hits SysGroup revenues

  Managed service player suffers revenue drop but reveals robustness of the operation, which is set for future growth

• June 21, 2021 21 Jun'21

  NetApp: Growing cloud adoption is a channel opportunity

  The pandemic has spurred a rise in cloud adoption, but there are issues that partners need to help users deal with

• June 18, 2021 18 Jun'21

  Inflexion will combine ANS and UKFast to create cloud and digital group

  Private equity player continues to expand its channel portfolio by moving for cloud and digital transformation player ANS

• June 18, 2021 18 Jun'21

  Lenovo ramps up DaaS through the channel

  Vendor has completed pilot of programme and is getting more partners involved with its desktop-as-a-service offering

• June 17, 2021 17 Jun'21

  Time to face up to rising demand for power

  Research from Schneider Electric has indicated that the demand generated by IT for power will increase significantly and actions to counter carbon dioxide rises need to be considered

• June 17, 2021 17 Jun'21

  Watt lands CEO award with backing of Softcat staff

  Softcat leader picks up award that resulted from views expressed by the channel player’s own employees

• June 16, 2021 16 Jun'21

  Is it time to say farewell to the three-tier approach?

  The pandemic has prompted many channel players to pause and think about just how effective their current marketing model is

• June 16, 2021 16 Jun'21

  Avast reaches out to SMEs with Enterprise Nation tie-up

  Security player will work with business membership group to help protect and train its extensive small business community

• June 15, 2021 15 Jun'21

  Zscaler and Bitglass reports expose pandemic cyber security risks

  Research issued by cloud security specialists gives channel pointers on some of the current pain points for customers

• June 14, 2021 14 Jun'21

  Channel round-up: Who’s gone where?

  It’s been another busy few days across the industry, with some senior movers and shakers taking up fresh challenges

• June 14, 2021 14 Jun'21

  Pure Storage looks to expand as-a-service reach

  Storage firm’s channel boss indicates that distribution will be given an opportunity to support its as-a-service push

• June 10, 2021 10 Jun'21

  N-able looks to plug MSP marketing gaps

  Firm launches marketing platform to provide managed service providers with access to a range of resources

• June 10, 2021 10 Jun'21

  Versa Networks on partner recruitment drive

  SASE and SD-WAN specialist has been widening its channel base since launching a global partner programme six months ago

• June 09, 2021 09 Jun'21

  Veeam notes greater partner collaboration

  Partners are increasingly working together across the vendor’s ecosystem to ensure they meet customer demands

• June 09, 2021 09 Jun'21

  Dell reaching out to comms channel to get to the edge

  Vendor Dell cuts the ribbon on open ecosystem that is designed to attract comms service providers as it eyes the edge and 5G opportunities

• June 09, 2021 09 Jun'21

  Cohesity, NetApp and Pure react to cloud demand

  Storage vendors roll out more as-a-service support and offerings that the channel can take out to users

• June 09, 2021 09 Jun'21

  Northamber, Nuvias and Tech Data add to vendor rosters

  Distributors add Lenovo, Deep Instinct and Proofpoint to their rosters and get briefed to work with partners to go after the SME market

• June 08, 2021 08 Jun'21

  Not all AI is equal, security channel warned

  Vectra AI adds its voice to others that have warned partners to consider the merits of a product using artificial intelligence

• June 04, 2021 04 Jun'21

  GTDC: XaaS is taking off in distribution

  Industry organisation identifies reasons why the everything-as-a-service approach is becoming increasingly popular among its members

• June 02, 2021 02 Jun'21

  Logicalis bolsters 5G capabilities with Siticom buy

  Channel player moves for German company that adds more software defined expertise and 5G knowledge

• June 02, 2021 02 Jun'21

  WatchGuard adds Panda range to MSP cloud platform

  Security player integrates the fruits of last year’s acquisition into its cloud platform to make life easier for managed serviced providers

• June 01, 2021 01 Jun'21

  Transparency and flexibility best ways to approach PC supply woes

  Canalys has revealed that vendors that were open with partners about supply constraints and had options for resellers have fared well in Q1

• June 01, 2021 01 Jun'21

  Ensono flags distributed cloud as growth area

  Hybrid cloud player’s research points to an area of opportunity for resellers looking to respond to customer cloud needs

• May 28, 2021 28 May'21

  Component shortage warnings take gloss off Dell Q1 numbers

  Dell delivers strong revenue growth in its first quarter, but indicates that second quarter might be hit by the ongoing industry-wide component shortages

• May 28, 2021 28 May'21

  Deep Instinct reaches out to MSSPs

  Cyber security firm says it is taking a different approach – and the channel can benefit

• May 27, 2021 27 May'21

  Vonage channel boss talks UK channel growth

  Cloud comms player has set its sights on growing its market share here and has backed that up with more support for the channel

• May 26, 2021 26 May'21

  Bytes shares first numbers since IPO

  Channel player indicates that it has weathered the storm over its fiscal year and is set for growth

• May 26, 2021 26 May'21

  MSP Day 2021: Remote working and security top opportunities

  The fourth MSP Day shines a light on where service providers expect growth to come from

• May 26, 2021 26 May'21

  Softcat heads for ‘above expectation’ year

  Firm’s third-quarter trading update should please investors that are looking to the channel player to continue growth

• May 25, 2021 25 May'21

  GDPR still a channel pitch three years on

  The third anniversary of the introduction of European data compliance rules is a moment to remind partners that there is still a sales opportunity around the regulations

• May 25, 2021 25 May'21

  Nuvias acquires Cloud Distribution

  Security, cloud and networking player adds more muscle with a move to pick up fellow UK-focused VAD

• May 25, 2021 25 May'21

  Datatec reveals impact of coronavirus on business strategy

  Westcon and Logicalis owner has seen a ‘structural shift’ as the result of the changes accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic

• May 24, 2021 24 May'21

  Significant growth in anti-phising tools as channel moves to protect users

  Figures from Context and research from Mimecast shine a light on the impact of spam and phishing attacks

• May 21, 2021 21 May'21

  Channel backs government plans to tighten supply chain security

  DCMS consultation around MSP security is a chance for the industry to prove its worth and demonstrate that it can be a secure source of data services

• May 21, 2021 21 May'21

  Digital risk rising up the channel agenda

  Focus on data protection has increased over the course of the pandemic with Skurio and its partners able to tap into growing demand

• May 20, 2021 20 May'21

  Fujitsu putting €3m into its channel programme

  Vendor will use funds to support enhancements and increase rewards for partners that line up behind its strategic areas of focus

• May 20, 2021 20 May'21

  Westcon extends master agent relationship with Avaya

  Distributor given the opportunity to add more of the comms vendor’s portfolio to the offering it can take out across Europe

• May 20, 2021 20 May'21

  Cloud Distribution, Tech Data and Distology adding to vendor portfolios

  Distributors add vendors to their rosters as demand for security tools continues to surge across the channel

• May 19, 2021 19 May'21

  Xerox highlights rising SME optimism

  Firm shares insights from customers that seem to be keen to spend on automation and security and get support from the channel