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• February 22, 2019 22 Feb'19

  HPE boss: "If the channel doesn't grow we can't grow"

  Speaking to analysts about the HPE's Q1 numbers Antonio Neri made it clear that partners play a pivotal role

• February 21, 2019 21 Feb'19

  Huawei looking to step up UK investment

  The telco firm has indicated partners here could benefit from more investment if the ongoing problems in the US continue

• February 20, 2019 20 Feb'19

  Vendor lock-in a user concern for those heading to the cloud

  Research from Fujistu has revealed some of the anxieties that customers are going through with the cloud

• February 20, 2019 20 Feb'19

  Foresite to use funding to build partner network

  The cyber security specialist is looking to build its partner network across EMEA after getting backing from an investor

• February 19, 2019 19 Feb'19

  Brother highlights the 'paper-lite' opportunity

  Firm has charted an increase in scanning as SMEs look to try to reduce the amount of paper they are printing

• February 19, 2019 19 Feb'19

  Extreme Networks increasing partner support

  A number of enhancements to the partner programme should make life easier for the networking player's channel this year

• February 18, 2019 18 Feb'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Another busy few days across the industry with some executives deciding now is the time for a fresh challenge

• February 18, 2019 18 Feb'19

  Advanced brings more mainframe options to UK with GT Software

  GT Software gets a chance to get into the UK market via an exclusive partnership with Advanced

• February 14, 2019 14 Feb'19

  Channel has to do more to help SMEs with IoT and AI

  Cloud Industry Forum and Ingram Micro Cloud urge resellers to do more to help users overcome hurdles holding back emerging tech adoption

• February 14, 2019 14 Feb'19

  Logicalis gains Cisco IoT authorisation partner status

  The channel player has become the first in the UK to gain the IoT certified status just a month after the scheme was launched

• February 13, 2019 13 Feb'19

  Lack of understanding holding SD-WAN sales back

  The technology might deliver cost savings and efficiency improvements but not enough customers understand SD-WAN

• February 12, 2019 12 Feb'19

  Fear of failure a digital transformation barrier

  KCOM has taken a closer look at what is holding back customer innovation

• February 12, 2019 12 Feb'19

  Asolvi makes another UK acquisition with Vantage Computing deal

  The service management specialist has made it two deals in two months so far in 2019

• February 11, 2019 11 Feb'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  It has been another few days of personnel changes in the industry as firm's of all shapes and sizes

• February 11, 2019 11 Feb'19

  Firstcom Europe expands UK footprint with Telesis buy

  The cloud comms player has ambitions to increase revenues and is using acquisition as one of the ways of getting there

• February 08, 2019 08 Feb'19

  Xerox signals SME growth ambitions

  It has been a theme in the vendor's channel for the past 18 months but the importance of growing SME market share is something the firm has flagged with investors

• February 07, 2019 07 Feb'19

  Mid-sized firms taking risks to get digital

  Aruba discovers medium sized firms are under pressure to digitally transform their business

• February 07, 2019 07 Feb'19

  Dell reduces obstacles in partner route to gold

  The vendor has revealed that it is making it easier for authorised partners to move up into its tiered programme

• February 07, 2019 07 Feb'19

  Dell sets sights on $70bn channel revenues

  The vendor has revealed that the channel is within touching distance of hitting $50bn in revenues and it is now looking for a larger goal

• February 06, 2019 06 Feb'19

  MSPs need to cut down on customer churn

  Research has shown that most MSPs have no problem gaining new customers the problem is keeping them

• February 06, 2019 06 Feb'19

  Zero trust a channel opportunity

  It might sound like a buzzword but Zero Trust is a security issue that should be a door opener for many in the channel

• February 05, 2019 05 Feb'19

  Pulseway extends MSP support

  Firm identifies marketing challenge faced by many MSPs and moves to help plug the gap

• February 05, 2019 05 Feb'19

  Cloud providers need to build channel trust

  The big cloud providers need the channel to help widen sales but Canalys has warned they must generate more trust in those relationships

• February 04, 2019 04 Feb'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Another seven days and as usual there have been some moves made by those channel firms looking for a change in talent to drive growth

• February 04, 2019 04 Feb'19

  Context: Distribution set for another year of growth

  After a decent 2018 things should go well again this year, depending on Brexit, for distribution

• February 01, 2019 01 Feb'19

  Canon could expand Business Centre network

  Having opened its first UK-based Canon Business Centre last year the firm's channel boss is looking into building on that progress

• February 01, 2019 01 Feb'19

  Fear of hard Brexit sparking SME exodus

  More firms are looking at relocation as a way of avoiding the worst effects of a hard Brexit

• January 31, 2019 31 Jan'19

  Securonix goes two-tier with Cloud Distribution

  The SIEM specialist has decided the time is right to turn to distribution to increase its presence in the channel

• January 30, 2019 30 Jan'19

  Second hand phones could expose resellers to data risks

  The increase in the secondary phone market means more mobiles could find themselves in the hands of resellers who might not be aware of the need to wipe personal data

• January 30, 2019 30 Jan'19

  CompTIA reveals the trends the channel must track

  The industry organisation has pulled together its thoughts about what the rest of the year will hold

• January 29, 2019 29 Jan'19

  Dell calls for more digital transformation progress

  The vendor has revealed the findings of global research into the progress in the adoption of digital transformation

• January 29, 2019 29 Jan'19

  Scalable Software launches partner programme and signs distributor

  The IT asset specialist is looking to work more formally with the channel to drive growth and increase the support it can offer partners

• January 29, 2019 29 Jan'19

  Cisco increases channel IoT programmes

  The vendor is looking to build a global network of certified partners that can help customers embrace more IoT

• January 28, 2019 28 Jan'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Another busy few days in the channel with the revolving doors moving at a few firms that decided the time was right to bring in some fresh talent

• January 28, 2019 28 Jan'19

  Calendar cleared to focus on data privacy

  Today is Data Privacy Day and that not only means a chance for the channel to remind users about GDPR but also to discuss the basic need to protect information

• January 28, 2019 28 Jan'19

  Brexit is hitting IT spending

  Research confirms what many in the channel had already experienced with customers hitting the pause button on IT projects

• January 25, 2019 25 Jan'19

  Key verticals reacting to digital transformation pressures

  Research into the financial services market and the public sector has painted a picture of verticals trying to react to change

• January 25, 2019 25 Jan'19

  NCC Group H1 update shares skills issues

  The cyber security specialist has shared an interim first half update that exposes its issues with resources

• January 24, 2019 24 Jan'19

  Mitel: Users want cloud comms and are looking for channel help

  Research from the comms player has uncovered not only a strong interest from UK firms in cloud-based UC but also a desire to work with experienced partners

• January 24, 2019 24 Jan'19

  Citrix identifies existing customer opportunity

  The CEO of Citrix has revealed that the company believes it has only just scratched the surface with its customer base

• January 24, 2019 24 Jan'19

  Exertis signals strong growth in smart tech market

  Distributor’s update on the smart technology market reveals revenue growth of more than 65% in the past year

• January 23, 2019 23 Jan'19

  Rubrik formalises programme for ISVs

  Cloud data management player Rubrik is looking to build a stronger ecosystem with its latest technology partner programme

• January 23, 2019 23 Jan'19

  Computacenter ahead of expectations for 2018

  The channel player has updated investors with a trading statement indicating that it exceeded its own expectations in the last fiscal year

• January 22, 2019 22 Jan'19

  Brexit has accelerated move to services

  With some customers putting hardware spending on pause, the shift to services has been accelerated

• January 22, 2019 22 Jan'19

  CloudHealth partner programme set for 2020 re-launch

  Following its acquisition by VMware, CloudHealth will overhaul its channel programme

• January 21, 2019 21 Jan'19

  Channel roundup: Who’s gone where?

  As January chugs on, the appointments continue to rack up across all tiers of the channel

• January 18, 2019 18 Jan'19

  Talent shortage now the top corporate concern

  Digital transformation, GDPR, cloud and artificial intelligence all need skilled people, and the shortage of talent is a leading concern, according to Gartner

• January 18, 2019 18 Jan'19

  Shearwater gets route into insurance market with Moorhouse partnership

  Security specialist will work with insurance company to bring apps and services to help increase protection for SMEs

• January 17, 2019 17 Jan'19

  Fujitsu aims to lower risk for MSPs with uSCALE option

  The vendor continues to roll out more offerings to support the service providers in the channel looking for support and flexibility

• January 17, 2019 17 Jan'19

  Sectigo pushing enterprise channel message on the back of a rebrand

  SSL player Sectigo has launched a partner programme with plans to drive enterprise revenue