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• September 18, 2019 18 Sep'19

  Channel has to help customers with confidence crisis

  Those trying to go through the IT buying process are struggling with too much information and trying to make sense of vendor marketing messages

• September 17, 2019 17 Sep'19

  Agilitas chairman Kelly awarded OBE

  Channel veteran is recognised for his efforts working in the ICT community in Wales

• September 17, 2019 17 Sep'19

  Barracuda MSP continuing to increase options for managed service players

  Firm delivers first major update of Managed Workplace seven months after acquiring the security and RMM solution

• September 16, 2019 16 Sep'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Time for the weekly roundup of personnel moves across the industry with several senior roles being filled in the last seven days

• September 16, 2019 16 Sep'19

  Plenty of life in mainframes

  Those assuming that it was time to take the mainframe in the corner out for a long walk of a short pier will be surprised to hear that demand is holding firm for the technology

• September 13, 2019 13 Sep'19

  No-deal Brexit will impact channel's GDPR pitch

  If the UK does leave the EU without a deal at the end of next month then it will have ramifications for GDPR and resellers need to be aware of the issues

• September 12, 2019 12 Sep'19

  LogMeIn looking for channel to support UCC suite

  Firm is looking to get partners behind its latest product releases as it increases the focus its on comms and collaboration suite

• September 12, 2019 12 Sep'19

  Datto challenging MSP sales and marketing assumptions

  Firm is using an event in London to challenge existing views of sales and marketing and provide advice for those looking to devise their own strategy

• September 11, 2019 11 Sep'19

  Managed services on the rise for ECSC in H1

  Cyber security specialist saw its managed services revenues climb in the first half but suffered some challenges in the consulting business

• September 11, 2019 11 Sep'19

  Are accreditations and certifications channel essentials, or simply nice to have?

  We investigate how important it is for channel businesses to gain industry and vendor certificates

• September 10, 2019 10 Sep'19

  Cyxtera building channel base

  As the business evolves and becomes increasingly indirect the data and security player is keen to work with more resellers

• September 10, 2019 10 Sep'19

  Time to skill up and deepen customer relationships

  The fourth quarter is a key time on the sales front but there are other activities that resellers should engage in to get themselves in a stronger position come the year end

• September 09, 2019 09 Sep'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Plenty of movement in the industry this week as firm's look for experts that can help deliver growth

• September 09, 2019 09 Sep'19

  Ivanti steps up channel investment

  Firm makes a raft of improvements designed to increase partner support and increase indirect revenues

• September 06, 2019 06 Sep'19

  Channel underpinning Crowdstrike Q2 growth

  Security vendor saw revenues and subscriptions improve in its fiscal second quarter with the firm's CEO noting growing channel interest

• September 06, 2019 06 Sep'19

  Distribution poised for growth after evolving for the digital future

  The Global Technology Distribution Council has wrapped up it 2019 Summit with plenty of upbeat messages for the channel

• September 05, 2019 05 Sep'19

  Asolvi set for further UK expansion after landing fresh investment backers

  Nordic firm has already acquired three UK firms this year and looks like more will be on the agenda after it has a fresh majority investor on board

• September 04, 2019 04 Sep'19

  CenturyLink expands channel programme across EMEA

  Firm is looking for resellers to sign up after it rolls out a major expansion in the area covered by its channel programme

• September 04, 2019 04 Sep'19

  Users struggling to get hold of digital skills

  Research has found that a lot of customers are not able to take advantage of the latest technology because they do not have the in-house expertise needed to adapt and adopt it

• September 03, 2019 03 Sep'19

  More MSP consolidation with CMI snapping up BTA

  The two MSPs have come together in a deal that will take Cgive CMI more revenues, staff and office locations

• September 03, 2019 03 Sep'19

  Olive Communications talks of growth after solid fiscal year

  Comms specialist has seen its cloud and managed services business improve over the last fiscal year

• September 03, 2019 03 Sep'19

  Commercial PC demand continuing in Q3

  Context has taken an early look at how PC sales have fared in early Q3 and found that things are looking good for those selling hardware

• September 02, 2019 02 Sep'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Changes in personnel worth noting this week at Googe Cloud, Lexmark, AOC/MMD and Qualitest

• September 02, 2019 02 Sep'19

  Maintel to part company with chief executive as profits rise

  Cloud and managed services player delivers interim half year numbers and and reveals its chief executive is leaving at the end of December

• August 30, 2019 30 Aug'19

  Dell shows there is plenty of life in the commercial PC market

  Vendor's second quarter numbers include record revenues and units in the client services group with strong sales of notebooks and desktops

• August 29, 2019 29 Aug'19

  Tech Data CEO points to Q2 results as validation of strategy

  Rich Hume is keen to move the firm to higher value solutions and viewed the second quarter results as a sign that the strategy is delivering

• August 29, 2019 29 Aug'19

  AWS partner HeleCloud sets sights on Europe with acquisition

  AWS specialist makes its first acquisition gaining a foothold in the Benelux region with the aim of exploiting the growth opportunities in that region

• August 28, 2019 28 Aug'19

  Kaspersky reaches MSP milestone

  Security vendor notches up sign-up milestone as the industry looks to reach out to managed service providers

• August 28, 2019 28 Aug'19

  HPE working with the channel on SME networking opportunities

  Vendor has seen growth in the SME space for its Aruba services and has plans to deliver more customer offerings via the channel

• August 27, 2019 27 Aug'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  The channel moves continue to stack up regardless of the summer holidays

• August 27, 2019 27 Aug'19

  Brother steps up sustainability support for partners

  Printer vendor appoints sustainability champion to work with channel partners and users

• August 23, 2019 23 Aug'19

  Channel advice: How to spend the holiday weeks

  Staff might be coming and going topping up their tans but there is still plenty that the channel can do both internally and crucially externally with customers

• 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