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• November 28, 2018 28 Nov'18

  Silver Peak SD-WAN message getting across to partners

  The vendor has been encouraging its channel to get involved with its software defined options and that campaign is getting through to partners

• November 27, 2018 27 Nov'18

  AWS hails year-on-year rise in leads and deal sizes for cloud channel partners

  During the Global Partner Keynote at the AWS re:Invent user conference in Las Vegas, the firm’s vice president of global alliances ecosystems and channels, Terry Wise, revealed how its sales enablement efforts are paying off for partners

• November 27, 2018 27 Nov'18

  AWS CEO Andy Jassy highlights untapped cloud growth opportunities for channel partners

  AWS CEO Andy Jassy used the Global Partner Keynote at re:Invent 2018 to highlight how helping enterprises migrate to the cloud now could have follow-on business benefits for channel partners for many years to come

• November 27, 2018 27 Nov'18

  Spectrami latest to join list of UK VADs

  The UAE based channel player is looking to ramp up its activity across Europe with an independent operation opening in the UK

• November 27, 2018 27 Nov'18

  Challenging enterprise market conditions hit KCOM H1 numbers

  The comms specialist has updated the markets on the progress of its first half with the enterprise side of the business showing weakness

• November 26, 2018 26 Nov'18

  SysGroup investments in sales and marketing hit H1 numbers

  The managed services player has chosen to invest in improving its staff and has revealed there are signs that it is a strategy that will deliver

• November 26, 2018 26 Nov'18

  Gartner: IaaS providers have to go beyond the edge

  The analyst house has highlighted the opportunities that are out there for those infrastructure service providers that recognise the way customer needs are evolving

• November 23, 2018 23 Nov'18

  SMEs suffering wifi woes a target for networking resellers

  Netgear has highlighted that although businesses understand the importance of offering decent wifi the vast majority are not in a position to do so

• November 22, 2018 22 Nov'18

  CAE bosses push forward MBO

  The CEO and COO at the channel player have started a fresh chapter in the history of the Cisco gold partner's story

• November 22, 2018 22 Nov'18

  Disappointing H1 costs Redcentric chief executive his position

  Managed service player reacts swiftly to take steps to get the firm back to growth

• November 22, 2018 22 Nov'18

  Cisco adds development muscle with Ensoft buy

  Networking vendor moves to purchase UK firm to add talent and technology on the service provider support side

• November 21, 2018 21 Nov'18

  Black Friday failing to spur a laptop sales spike

  A close examination of sales flowing through distribution has led Context to conclude that the impact of Black Friday will be slight

• November 21, 2018 21 Nov'18

  Lack of skills holding back customer moves to digital transformation

  Dell and Intel wanted a better picture of what's happening in the mid and enterprise market in terms of digital transformation and the findings indicate there are opportunities for resellers to support customers

• November 20, 2018 20 Nov'18

  SME customers changing before the channel's eyes

  Digital transformation is changing the SME customer base according to Ricoh and CIOs are struggling with it finds InterSystems

• November 20, 2018 20 Nov'18

  Public sector unhappy with Microsoft price rises

  Public sector IT group hits out at price rises and has some criticism of the role of resellers in communicating it

• November 20, 2018 20 Nov'18

  RingCentral lands shots in cloud battle

  RingCentral CEO declares on-premise UC technology “dead” with customers forcing partners’ hands on cloud

• November 19, 2018 19 Nov'18

  Data will be flowing through the retail systems this Black Friday

  Resellers that support the retail sector will be keeping a keen eye on how their customers react to the huge amounts of data that will be generated this coming weekend

• November 19, 2018 19 Nov'18

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Another busy few days in the channel with movement across all levels as firms get some fresh talent in while there is still some time to make a dent in Q4

• November 16, 2018 16 Nov'18

  SolarWinds adds internal security depth with 8MAN buy

  Acquisition plugs a gap in the portfolio and gives SolarWinds part of the Access Rights Management market

• November 16, 2018 16 Nov'18

  Oracle snaps up Talari to add SD-WAN capabilities to the mix

  The tie-up will give Oracle's communication division a chance to add SD-WAN to the range of options that partners can take out to customers

• November 15, 2018 15 Nov'18

  Cloudian thanks resellers as revenues climb

  Object storage specialist provides commentary on how the first three fiscal quarters have gone and the channel has played a big part in its growth

• November 14, 2018 14 Nov'18

  Exclusive Group increases cloud training options with Arcitura Education

  The distributor has been signed up to provide cloud training from Arcitura Education

• November 14, 2018 14 Nov'18

  CIF: Channel needs to help plug digital skills gap

  In a situation that has echoes of how users first got to grips with cloud there are skill shortages around digital transformation

• November 13, 2018 13 Nov'18

  Cisco pitching security SD-WAN combination

  The vendor has raised the bar in the SD-WAN world with an offering that comes with plenty of security

• November 13, 2018 13 Nov'18

  Edge, GDPR, cloud and shadow IT security concerns for 2019

  Some of the industry predictions are coming out from security players around what we can all expect in 2019 and there is going to be plenty to keep resellers busy

• November 12, 2018 12 Nov'18

  NTT Security: Who is in charge of protecting data?

  Research from the firm indicates that working out who has the security brief at a customer is far from straightforward

• November 12, 2018 12 Nov'18

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Another week brings some fresh faces into senior roles tasked with increasing channel support and sales

• November 09, 2018 09 Nov'18

  Distribution set for a solid year as growth continues through Q3

  A market analysis of how distribution across Europe has fared in Q3 from Context indicates that it has all been good so far in 2018

• November 08, 2018 08 Nov'18

  Rackspace: Blocks will benefit channel and a UK welcome for RelationEdge

  Rackspace expects its flexible service blocks approach will benefit the channel and the firm has introduced RelationEdge to the UK

• November 08, 2018 08 Nov'18

  VMware on a journey to rebuild partner programme

  The vendor's recently appointed channel chief has shared her plans for rebuilding the firm's partner programme

• November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18

  DXC Technology revenues dragged down by digital contract issues

  Slowness with some digital contracts and issues in the maintenance business hurt Q2 numbers

• November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18

  Services the area of focus for VMware channel partners

  The vendor is keen to make sure that the channel can deliver services around its portfolio

• November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18

  Silver Peak revamps partner programme

  Vendor makes changes in response to partner calls for more predictability around pay-outs

• November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18

  Tech must be a force for good

  VMware CEO shares his belief that the industry has a responsibility to use technology as a positive force in society

• November 06, 2018 06 Nov'18

  VMware boss takes swipe at 'broken' security market

  Pat Gelsinger has attacked a security market that appears to sell more products but still fail to protect users

• November 06, 2018 06 Nov'18

  SCC deepens comms offering with avsnet investment

  Significant investment in comms and collaboration player will form the bulk of SCC approach to that market opportunity

• November 05, 2018 05 Nov'18

  Muller all set for top job at expanding MSP Timico

  Former Daisy boss revealed as incoming CEO at managed service player just days after the firm strikes an acquisition

• November 05, 2018 05 Nov'18

  WDC: The channel needs to view us as a technology company

  The storage player has expanded its portfolio over recent years and has more infrastructure products to sell via partners

• November 02, 2018 02 Nov'18

  Customers want more automation and better data

  A global Cisco study has found that customers looking to innovate need to take the pressure off the IT budget by getting better at predicting where problems might occur

• November 02, 2018 02 Nov'18

  Datto “accelerating innovation” with latest updates

  Vendor believes more frequent update cycle is better for managed service providers

• November 01, 2018 01 Nov'18

  Human error to blame for many cloud security issues

  Following on from research from McAfee indicating it is a fairly confusing picture out there Claranet has called on more focus on the human end of cloud security

• November 01, 2018 01 Nov'18

  Datto reveals European growth amidst changes

  Datto’s interim chief talks company’s future against the backdrop of a European partner event

• October 31, 2018 31 Oct'18

  Microsoft sounds AI warning

  Those customers that do not take an interest in artificial intelligence face losing ground and missing out on the benefits

• October 31, 2018 31 Oct'18

  UK delivers double digit revenue growth for CDW

  It has been a good Q3 and a decent first nine months of the year for CDW's operations in the UK

• October 31, 2018 31 Oct'18

  Weak UK market conditions impact Computacenter's Q3

  After a strong first half the third quarter has been more subdued for the channel player

• October 30, 2018 30 Oct'18

  Schneider Electric increases options for MSPs

  The power specialist is rolling out a management service across Europe that should appeal to MSPs

• October 30, 2018 30 Oct'18

  Education resellers get Budget boost

  A £400m bonus for schools is going to spent by some on improving the technology they use in the classroom

• October 29, 2018 29 Oct'18

  High street dealers get Budget relief

  Chancellor indicates that those struggling with business rates will get help in the face of mounting online competition

• October 29, 2018 29 Oct'18

  IBM pledges to support Red Hat developer community post acquisition

  Big Blue's decision to strike a multi-billion deal for open source player Red Hat means it gains a firm with a strong channel and developer network

• October 26, 2018 26 Oct'18

  Extreme Networks announces $50m channel investment

  Extreme Networks investing in building up its channel after going through a challenging year