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• August 21, 2019 21 Aug'19

  Summer the ideal time to talk about data protection plans

  As customers enjoy a slower pace of life over the summer holidays those in the channel with security and storage expertise could be using that time for valuable checks and training

• August 19, 2019 19 Aug'19

  Cogeco Peer 1 shows adaptability with rebranding

  Hosting specialist will become Aptum Technologies as it looks to chart a fresh course under the ownership of Digital Colony

• August 19, 2019 19 Aug'19

  IT Lab acquires Mirus IT

  Managed services player with a focus on Microsoft takes revenues past the £75m mark with a move to pick up Mirus

• August 14, 2019 14 Aug'19

  SCC investing in the future

  Channel player delivers solid set of numbers for its fiscal year at the same time as investing in IT systems to support future ambitions

• August 09, 2019 09 Aug'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Another busy week as some senior appointments are made across the channel

• August 09, 2019 09 Aug'19

  Olive CTO talks 5G and the importance of providing a good customer experience

  Recently appointed CTO is looking to help the mobile and cloud player build on its legacy and support more global customers

• August 08, 2019 08 Aug'19

  Ebuyer exposes business theft risks

  CCTV resellers will be using the information that has come out of a Freedom of Information request to underline the importance of physical security

• August 07, 2019 07 Aug'19

  Digital transformation leadership a problem for users

  NTT research has highlighted issues around the expertise of those leading digital transformation efforts and Kyocera has highlighted the need to concentrate on people as well as technology

• August 07, 2019 07 Aug'19

  Higher margin business helps Insight in Q2

  Channel player might have seen sales remain flat but the CEO is remaining confident about the prospects for the second half

• August 06, 2019 06 Aug'19

  Cyberfort Group adds its name to the UK security partner ranks

  Security player launches aiming to provide a fresh option in the cyber channel

• August 06, 2019 06 Aug'19

  Financial services sector needs help with cloud and security

  A recognition of the need for digital transformation is twinned with an acceptance that the skills and security is not there to make it happen for quite a few financial services players

• August 05, 2019 05 Aug'19

  CybSafe reaps the benefits of turning to the channel

  The security firm has provided an update a year after it made its decision to go in-direct

• August 02, 2019 02 Aug'19

  Acora snaps up Plan-Net

  Combined business will create a sizeable operation offering managed services to the mid-market

• August 02, 2019 02 Aug'19

  Ultima talks of growth prospects after landing PE investment

  The intelligent automation specialist has gained a significant investment from a private equity backer that will give it the chance to dedicate funds to both its product strategy and M&A activity

• August 01, 2019 01 Aug'19

  Ingram Micro extends AWS relationship to cover UK&I

  Distributor builds on existing US relationship to add AWS to its UK and Ireland portfolio

• August 01, 2019 01 Aug'19

  Channel taking steps to improve customer experience

  CompTIA has found that resellers are starting to get on board with improving customer experience strategies to remain competitive

• August 01, 2019 01 Aug'19

  Skilled staff key to delivering CDW strategy

  Channel player's CEO opens up about the importance of having the staff to deliver its growth ambitions during a call discussing its Q2 results

• July 31, 2019 31 Jul'19

  Computacenter provides investor cheer with H1 update

  Channel player issues trading statement covering its first half revealing that the business is progressing well in fiscal 19

• July 30, 2019 30 Jul'19

  Canon teams up with McAfee to arm resellers with security answers

  Printer specialist has moved to head off potential security concerns its channel might face from customers with a tie-up with McAfee

• July 30, 2019 30 Jul'19

  Cisco increasing channel digital marketing support

  Vendor brings together various marketing initiatives under one umbrella to help the channel reach out to customers more effectively

• July 29, 2019 29 Jul'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  A fresh channel face at Vodafone and a new boss at LogRhythm are just a couple of the highlights from the past week

• July 26, 2019 26 Jul'19

  Intel increasing CPU production

  Vendor reveals that it expects to deliver more CPUs to ease some of the shortages that have been in the market

• July 26, 2019 26 Jul'19

  Rivals moving to plug the Arrow ITAD gap

  The decision by Arrow to exit the IT asset disposal business in the UK could be an opportunity for others

• July 25, 2019 25 Jul'19

  Customers are ready for the SD-WAN pitch

  IDC is expecting strong growth and Masergy is stressing this is no longer just on the radar but a technology being widely adopted

• July 25, 2019 25 Jul'19

  Softcat ahead of expectations

  Trading update from channel player indicates that its fiscal fourth quarter is going well

• July 24, 2019 24 Jul'19

  Enterprise growth delivers strong year at UKFast

  Cloud player has shared its 2018 numbers showing that revenues have increased by double digits

• July 24, 2019 24 Jul'19

  Ransomware back on the rise

  Security specialists need to remain focused on dealing with a problem that has made an unwelcome return to growth in the UK

• July 23, 2019 23 Jul'19

  Microsoft's OpenAI investment a positive for developers

  The $1bn multi-year investment should put Microsoft developers at the forefront of coming up with artificial intelligence tools for the Azure Cloud

• July 22, 2019 22 Jul'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Another seven days that have seen personnel movement across the channel

• July 22, 2019 22 Jul'19

  Jungle IT extends managed services reach

  Jungle has made the first of a few acquisitions as it looks to extend its managed services portfolio

• July 19, 2019 19 Jul'19

  Partners help Microsoft deliver solid fourth quarter

  Vendor's CFO highlights the role that partners have played in the vendor's crucial fourth quarter

• July 19, 2019 19 Jul'19

  Ethos Technology building on Pure signing

  Distributor has landed a relationship with Pure Storage and is looking to build on that moment over the rest of 2019

• July 18, 2019 18 Jul'19

  Nadella: Trust has to be earned every day

  Microsoft CEO uses Inspire keynote to cover the importance of building trusted relationships

• July 17, 2019 17 Jul'19

  Komprise reaching more partners with HPE relationship

  Data management player will be offering its software to HPE's EMEA and North American channel partners

• July 17, 2019 17 Jul'19

  Customers don't fear AI but need plenty of education around it

  A couple of pieces of research into the reaction of UK businesses to artificial intelligence has indicated there is an educational role for the channel to play if the technology is to become more widely adopted

• July 16, 2019 16 Jul'19

  Commvault doubles partner rewards with Advantage Programme

  Data management player increasing investment in supporting top partners with fresh channel programme

• July 15, 2019 15 Jul'19

  SonicWall increasing support for MSSPs

  The security player has been actively looking to work with more MSSPs and has also been investing in a direct touch team to drive more enterprise business back to partners

• July 12, 2019 12 Jul'19

  Microsoft climbs down over IUR changes

  Vendor performs a U-turn in the face of mounting partner opposition over plans to cut back software licenses for internal use

• July 12, 2019 12 Jul'19

  Windows migration helping drive growth in the PC market

  Both Gartner and IDC agree that the second quarter was a good one globally for the PC market

• July 12, 2019 12 Jul'19

  IUR row overshadowing Microsoft Inspire

  Vendor's honesty about the costs of providing partners with licenses dominating the Inspire build-up

• July 11, 2019 11 Jul'19

  Huawei points partners towards campus networks opportunity

  The vendor has been highlighting the possibilities its latest campus network switches have for the channel

• July 11, 2019 11 Jul'19

  OpenText: Partners in “incredible position” in post-ERP world

  Channel partners should guide customers in their transition to next generation information management

• July 10, 2019 10 Jul'19

  Cloud Distribution launches ARMR service

  The distributor has launched a suite of white label security services aimed at making life easier for resellers

• July 09, 2019 09 Jul'19

  Asolvi seals third UK acquisition with PC Data buy

  Nordic firm extends its footprint in the UK with move for Hull-based firm making its third British buy so far this year

• July 09, 2019 09 Jul'19

  ASL and Orange add to the consolidation trend

  ASL and Orange have both turned to acquisition as a way to strengthen their market offerings

• July 09, 2019 09 Jul'19

  K3 boss upbeat on business transformation progress

  The ERP specialist has indicated it continues to improve its fortunes, despite issuing some challenging H1 numbers

• July 08, 2019 08 Jul'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  A selection of personnel moves this week as firms turn to experience to help support growth ambitions

• July 08, 2019 08 Jul'19

  Brexit leading to increased customer caution

  CFOs and tech startup entrepreneurs are both showing risk aversion with Brexit the cause of most of the problems

• July 05, 2019 05 Jul'19

  Mason Advisory lands major government contract

  IT consultancy beats off stiff competition to get a two-year multi-million pound public sector contract

• July 05, 2019 05 Jul'19

  Retail driving spending in CX market

  There have been examples of the channel gaining customer experience expertise in the past few weeks and no wonder given the IDC growth forecasts for the technology