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• March 02, 2020 02 Mar'20

  Channel roundup: Who’s gone where?

  Another busy week, with executives shuffling and getting the chance to make a difference in fresh roles

• March 02, 2020 02 Mar'20

  Feeling the impact of coronavirus

  Although the number of cases in the UK is still low, there have already been some issues for the channel to deal with

• February 28, 2020 28 Feb'20

  Dell looking for server growth

  Dell shares hopes of a turnaround on the server front over the coming year

• February 28, 2020 28 Feb'20

  HP Reinvent joins list of partner events hit by Covid-19

  Vendor is the latest to react to the ongoing spread of coronavirus by opting to move its channel event to later in the year

• February 27, 2020 27 Feb'20

  Malwarebytes makes MSP programme available

  Security vendor becomes the latest to reach out to the managed services community as a way of increasing its SME business

• February 27, 2020 27 Feb'20

  Are users ready as coronavirus sparks more remote working?

  More firms are starting to send staff home as the coronavirus continues to spread, but there are concerns their technology is not up to supporting more remote access

• February 27, 2020 27 Feb'20

  Security players ramp up managed service offerings

  McAfee and Digital Guardian become the latest to roll out managed threat and response services

• February 26, 2020 26 Feb'20

  Calteq picks up Blue Cube Networks

  Acquisition of Blue Cube Networks made to bolster the range of the services managed technology provider Calteq can offer

• February 25, 2020 25 Feb'20

  Nutanix aims for SMB growth with channel Cloud Bundles

  Enterprise cloud player is looking for SMB growth across EMEA and views the channel as key to its ambitions

• February 25, 2020 25 Feb'20

  M247 launches cloud platform

  Managed service player has launched its own cloud infrastructure to meet expanding customer needs

• February 24, 2020 24 Feb'20

  SCC shares insights into workplace mobility

  Channel firm casts an eye over the current extent of mobile working and the consequences for customers

• February 24, 2020 24 Feb'20

  McAfee stresses benefits of open approach to partners

  Security vendor widens its ecosystem by adding more alliance partners and developers

• February 21, 2020 21 Feb'20

  AdEPT aims to raise millions to fund acquisitions

  Managed service player is looking to raise millions with a share placing to provide more resources for its acquisition strategy

• February 20, 2020 20 Feb'20

  ASL continues acquisition spree with B&M buy

  Channel player’s quest to become the largest independent managed print player remains on track

• February 20, 2020 20 Feb'20

  MSPs and MSSPs being targeted by ransomware spreaders

  BlackBerry Cylance report highlights the increasing targeting of managed service providers by those hoping to hijack them to reach users

• February 20, 2020 20 Feb'20

  Insight will move de Sousa into EMEA role

  Next year will see changes in Insight’s EMEA leadership, with the current UK boss the chosen candidate to take up that role

• February 19, 2020 19 Feb'20

  GTDC CEO: Promoting the value of distribution

  Boss of the Global Technology Distribution Council promotes the value that its membership can bring in a world of virtual distribution

• February 18, 2020 18 Feb'20

  Veeam fills gap for partners with NAS support

  Backup and data management specialist Veeam is working with its channel base to make sure resellers take advantage of the updates to its flagship product Availability Suite

• February 18, 2020 18 Feb'20

  Cloud Distribution grows complimentary offerings with Cynet

  The distributor has added incident response to the tools it is prepared to give away to resellers as part of its efforts to improve security levels

• February 17, 2020 17 Feb'20

  Ultima Labs launches to increase automation support

  Ultima has set up an ISV operation to make life easier for those customers looking to embrace the fruits of greater automation

• February 17, 2020 17 Feb'20

  Channel roundup: Who’s gone where?

  It’s been another few days of movement across the industry, with personnel departments kept busy

• February 14, 2020 14 Feb'20

  Rubrik surfs demand for multicloud data management

  Firm has shared some of the highlights from its fiscal year, with the efforts of partners clearly delivering for it

• February 14, 2020 14 Feb'20

  Forescout responds to partner feedback with Envision programme

  Security player looks to improve life for partners with more predictability and greater levels of support

• February 14, 2020 14 Feb'20

  Simmonds takes channel leadership role at HPE

  Vendor chooses to promote from within as it continues to put the right executives in place across a unified sales operation

• February 13, 2020 13 Feb'20

  Digital risk looks to be a good niche for the channel

  Business leaders are concerned that their digital strategies are not going to lead them in the right direction

• February 13, 2020 13 Feb'20

  SSD becoming the norm in laptops

  Hardware resellers looking for an angle to encourage some fresh laptop spending should take note of what’s happening on the storage front

• February 12, 2020 12 Feb'20

  Logicalis rings the changes

  Channel player updates its executive line-up days after undergoing a corporate rebranding

• February 12, 2020 12 Feb'20

  Developing 5G proposition carries on with or without MWC

  The chances of Mobile World Congress happening later this month hang on a decision being made at the end of the week, but for World Wide Technology the lack of a show will not slow efforts to discuss the future of 5G

• February 11, 2020 11 Feb'20

  ScanSource adapting for digital future

  Distributor makes senior appointment to coordinate its digital distribution efforts, with plans to offload physical operations gathering pace

• February 11, 2020 11 Feb'20

  Avaya ‘all-in’ with growth plans

  Avaya CEO outlines investment plans in cloud and says it “won’t be shaken easily”

• February 10, 2020 10 Feb'20

  Maintel boss confident of transforming the business

  After a few months in the hot seat, Ioan MacRae believes channel player Maintel has the weapons in its armoury to drive future growth

• February 10, 2020 10 Feb'20

  MSP growth is good but security and automation are challenges

  Research from SolarWinds MSP takes a look at what is happening to managed service players on both sides of the Atlantic

• February 07, 2020 07 Feb'20

  Kaseya CEO: MSPs are the logical choice for SMEs

  Kaseya CEO shares an upbeat assessment of the current managed services market and his revenue ambitions for the firm

• February 07, 2020 07 Feb'20

  Avaya steers channel towards cloud and SaaS

  Partner programme tweaked to encourage more subscription, SaaS and cloud sales alongside new launches

• February 06, 2020 06 Feb'20

  Avaya kicks off partner recruitment for UCaaS launch

  Avaya previews first unified communications-as-a-service product Cloud Office following partnership with RingCentral

• February 06, 2020 06 Feb'20

  Commercial sales fuel high channel revenues at NetApp

  Data specialist NetApp has seen its channel business hit record levels thanks to the growth in demand from the partner-facing customer base

• February 05, 2020 05 Feb'20

  Dell aiming to make things simple in 2020

  Vendor introduces simplified management structure, clearer rebate structures and improved online tools to support partner growth

• February 05, 2020 05 Feb'20

  Security channel faces challenges educating SME customer base

  Research from Kaspersky and Sophos reveals the risks that some smaller firms are running

• February 05, 2020 05 Feb'20

  CAE delivers solid first year after its MBO

  Infrastructure specialist CAE has delivered a strong set of numbers for 2019 under the leadership of its CEO and COO

• February 04, 2020 04 Feb'20

  Consenna launches HP trade-in programme targeting SMEs

  Firm kicks off trade-in programme to encourage smaller companies to invest in fresh desktops and laptops

• February 04, 2020 04 Feb'20

  NetApp: Digital transformation and hybrid cloud key market themes

  Data specialist NetApp uses London event to highlight some of the key trends that are driving customer spending

• February 04, 2020 04 Feb'20

  Lexmark unifies partner programmes under Connect banner

  Printer player looks to make life easier and more profitable for partners with launch of fresh global programme

• February 03, 2020 03 Feb'20

  Check Point increasing subscription revenues

  Just a few days after launching a fresh worldwide partner programme the security vendor has revealed the growth in its subscription offerings

• January 31, 2020 31 Jan'20

  Lenovo DCG turns to channel veteran to run EMEA

  Hardware player brings in former Riverbed channel executive with a history of working with partners to drive growth across the ecosystem

• January 30, 2020 30 Jan'20

  Xerox adds managed print muscle with Arena Group buy

  Print vendor makes acquisition to give it more options across the European SME market

• January 30, 2020 30 Jan'20

  Partners driving growth at Microsoft, SnapLogic and Scale Computing

  A trio of vendors have shared their latest quarterly results with the channel getting a mention

• January 30, 2020 30 Jan'20

  Channel could benefit from SME Brexit bounce

  With the UK just hours away from officially leaving the EU it looks like many SMEs are gearing up to start spending on tech

• January 29, 2020 29 Jan'20

  Resellers look to distribution to underpin 2020 ambitions

  Context shares more findings from its ChannelWatch report with resellers looking for more support from their distie partners

• January 28, 2020 28 Jan'20

  Print channel has a strong sustainability pitch

  Long-standing recycling schemes and print management designed to reduce paper wastage are just some of the efforts the industry has made over the years to increase sustainability

• January 28, 2020 28 Jan'20

  Data Privacy Day a chance for resellers to stress trust

  The channel could take advantage of a day when data privacy comes under the spotlight