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• October 02, 2024 02 Oct'24

  Distributor e92plus looks to the future after marking 35 years

  The boss of security distributor e92plus, Mukesh Gupta, shares his thoughts on expansion, legacy and what the 35-year milestone means

• October 01, 2024 01 Oct'24

  Distology hands Sarah Geary sales role

  Distributor promotes from within to fill its chief commercial officer position and keep the firm focused on growth

• October 01, 2024 01 Oct'24

  Iomart strikes ‘game-changing’ acquisition

  Channel player iomart continues to use M&A to bolster its position in the cloud services market

• September 30, 2024 30 Sep'24

  Channel round-up: Who’s gone where?

  It’s been another busy week across the industry, with more arrivals hoping they can make a positive impact for their employers

• September 30, 2024 30 Sep'24

  Channel supporting dual-speed AI adoption trend

  One of the themes emerging from a recent IBM SI partner get-together was the varying responses of users to GenAI

• September 27, 2024 27 Sep'24

  TD Synnex Q3 results show signs of industry recovery

  Distributor TD Synnex’s CEO talks of an improving market after sharing numbers for the third quarter that included revenue improvements across all geographies

• September 26, 2024 26 Sep'24

  HPE unifies channel team to improve experiences

  Vendor brings channel staff under one umbrella in response to partner feedback

• September 26, 2024 26 Sep'24

  SMEs fear AI and are looking for support

  Findings from Indeed research underline the role the channel needs to play to help customers adopt AI technology

• September 25, 2024 25 Sep'24

  Watt takes Infinigate Group board position

  Channel veteran will get the chance to bring his years of experience to bear and advise distributor on growth strategy

• September 25, 2024 25 Sep'24

  Pure Storage arms UK channel with greater insights

  Vendor extends scheme that has been running in the US to cover EMEA and share more intelligence

• September 24, 2024 24 Sep'24

  Westcon-Comstor extends Tech Xpert

  Distributor shares membership update as it looks to take the community to a fresh part of the globe

• September 24, 2024 24 Sep'24

  Printer refresh sparked by move to AI PCs

  Quocirca’s annual investigation into the managed print landscape is a call to action for the channel

• September 23, 2024 23 Sep'24

  Channel roundup: Who’s gone where?

  More moves across the industry that have been worth noting in the past week involve BCN, Syynaxon, Calabrio, Keeper Security and Vertiv

• September 23, 2024 23 Sep'24

  Nebula flexes services muscles with Verkada tie-up

  Channel player Nebula will be plugging the services gap and delivering support to resellers in an approach it intends to replicate with further partnerships

• September 19, 2024 19 Sep'24

  Also Cloud UK and Infinigate expand security rosters

  Distributors both unveil signings to bolster portfolios with briefs to expand market reach and partner relationships

• September 19, 2024 19 Sep'24

  Bytes and Maintel share details of H1 progress

  Half-year financial updates issued by channel firms both looking towards a stronger finish to fiscal 2024

• September 18, 2024 18 Sep'24

  Local councils could benefit from the channel’s help

  OVHcloud shares insights it discovered by asking councils about their current challenges

• September 18, 2024 18 Sep'24

  Pressing need for post-PTSN plans remains despite delayed switch-off

  Comms specialists across the channel continue to focus on encouraging customers to migrate from analogue comms to digital alternatives

• September 17, 2024 17 Sep'24

  Focus makes ninth deal with Silver Lining move

  Channel player continues its M&A spree, with another deal being struck in a year that has already seen it highly active on the acquisition front

• September 17, 2024 17 Sep'24

  Distology extends as-a-service options

  Security distributor continues to add more support for partners looking for help with business challenges

• September 16, 2024 16 Sep'24

  EasyDMARC planning to invest in channel

  Security player will use some of its recently secured funding to build out the support it can provide to partners

• September 13, 2024 13 Sep'24

  Mitel bolsters hybrid UC offering

  Vendor Mitel continues to build on unified communications strategy designed to provide customers with flexibility

• September 12, 2024 12 Sep'24

  Logicalis on track to hit sustainability targets

  Channel player shares insights into how it’s reducing emissions across its business and supplier ecosystem

• September 11, 2024 11 Sep'24

  Latin America move ‘a natural choice’ for Assured Data Protection

  Following the announcement of a joint venture with Rubrik to cover the Latin America region, Assured Data Protection’s co-founder shares details of the motivation behind the decision

• September 11, 2024 11 Sep'24

  Ampito turns to Nebula to expand global reach

  Ampito and Nebula Global Services will partner to ensure there is a high-quality provision of in-country support to customers

• September 10, 2024 10 Sep'24

  NetSPI chasing down significant channel growth

  Vendor shares update on how its partner-first approach has been progressing through the year

• September 10, 2024 10 Sep'24

  Infinigate Cloud strikes N-able marketplace partnership

  Distributor will offer tools to managed service providers across large areas of Europe as part of the relationship

• September 09, 2024 09 Sep'24

  Softer market in the UK hits Computacenter in H1

  Channel player updates market on its half-year progress, with its CEO underlining its strategy to gain ‘podium’ customers

• September 09, 2024 09 Sep'24

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Another busy week for HR departments across the industry, with some fresh faces and well-deserved promotions being given the chance to shine in new positions

• September 06, 2024 06 Sep'24

  TD Synnex cuts emissions as green progress continues

  Distributor TD Synnex shares progress report on how it is has improved on its sustainability and social commitments

• September 06, 2024 06 Sep'24

  Climb outlines plans for more European M&A activity

  As the firm rebrands last year’s pick-up, the business has shared an update on some of its growth ambitions

• September 05, 2024 05 Sep'24

  BCS ushers in 2024 apprentice class

  Channel player welcomes its largest intake as it continues to invest in skilling the next generation of datacentre experts

• September 05, 2024 05 Sep'24

  FluidOne expands UK reach with Orca IT buy

  Serial acquirer FluidOne is on a mission to grow business and is using M&A as one of the tools to achieve its goal

• September 04, 2024 04 Sep'24

  Schneider Electric welcomes European channel chief

  Schneider Electric shuffles its executive pack and brings in an experienced channel leader to run its partner efforts in Europe

• September 04, 2024 04 Sep'24

  A different type of MSP is emerging

  Discussions around managed service provider business models will take centre stage at this month’s UptimeLive event

• August 28, 2024 28 Aug'24

  HPE: Customers not positioned to exploit AI

  Vendor shares insights into the challenges facing users keen to embrace artificial intelligence and the need for partners to provide support

• August 28, 2024 28 Aug'24

  Red Hat encouraging partners to talk Kubernetes security

  Vendor identifies issues being faced by customers to arm its channel with a guide to the topics that matter most to users

• August 27, 2024 27 Aug'24

  Development and testing environments under attack

  Perforce Software highlights channel opportunity to help customers with a growing problem that many are struggling to deal with

• August 22, 2024 22 Aug'24

  HPE enabling channel to tap into AI opportunity

  Vendor is providing support working to make sure its partners can deliver its AI technology offerings

• August 21, 2024 21 Aug'24

  Appian taking partners into higher-margin opportunities

  The business process automation player has refreshed its platform as it helps the channel navigate a changing market

• August 21, 2024 21 Aug'24

  Cloud Industry Forum: ESG a criterion for partner selection

  Industry group shares latest research into attitudes around sustainability, with results showing it matters to customers as much as cloud and security capabilities

• August 21, 2024 21 Aug'24

  Sabio outlines net-zero ambition

  Firm sets to work with international bodies to get carbon out of its business over the next couple of decades

• August 21, 2024 21 Aug'24

  Arrow gets the nod to support VMware cloud partners across Europe

  Distributor given significant position to support VMware channel in the UK and beyond by Broadcom

• August 19, 2024 19 Aug'24

  Okta targeting channel growth as it heads into Q4

  Security player Okta identifies the UK as one of the markets where it is expecting to increase partner activity

• August 16, 2024 16 Aug'24

  HPE bolsters hybrid cloud position with Morpheus Data buy

  HPE adds more depth to its GreenLake Cloud proposition handled by partners with its latest acquisition

• August 15, 2024 15 Aug'24

  Redcentric shares preliminary FY numbers as CEO bows out

  MSP updates investors, with current boss deciding the time is right to head into retirement and kickstart the search for a successor

• August 14, 2024 14 Aug'24

  Sophos adds more post-sales support for customers

  Following up from its partner efforts earlier this year, the vendor continues to take steps to widen access to education and strategic guidance

• August 14, 2024 14 Aug'24

  TD Synnex adds more UK support to Cisco Security Club

  Distributor revises community offering to support partners keen to improve their capabilities

• August 13, 2024 13 Aug'24

  AI explosion creating storage and data management opportunities

  For those able to support customers and help to reduce complexity surrounding AI technology, the rest of this year should be a solid time

• August 12, 2024 12 Aug'24

  Channel moves: Who’s gone where?

  Time to update the contacts book as a number of firms decide its time for some promotions and fresh blood