Cloud Computing Services

Channel backs government plans to tighten supply chain security

DCMS consultation around MSP security is a chance for the industry to prove its worth and demonstrate that it can be a secure source of data services Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Westcon extends master agent relationship with Avaya

Distributor given the opportunity to add more of the comms vendor’s portfolio to the offering it can take out across Europe Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Government looks into strengthening MSP security

Consultation opens to gather views of managed service providers as DCMS focuses on tightening supply chain security Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Workato builds a European channel

Automation specialist is investing in its platform infrastructure and expects that to translate to rising channel partner numbers Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Microsoft gold partner Bliss-Systems snapped up by Hemingways

Channel player is the latest example in a rapidly growing list of consolidation moves across the channel Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Dell channel team underline as-a-service approach

Vendor uses its channel keynote slot to share the way the world has changed and the consequences for its partner base Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

MicroScope: Exploring digital metamorphosis

Digital transformation is the buzz phrase, but is it more a question of evolution? In this issue, experts weigh in on digitisation and its effect on the world of work. Also read about local broadband providers aiming to improve internet connection and productivity, and find out how to tackle sales in a post-pandemic landscape Continue Reading

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Kerv continues expansion with cloudThing

Managed services player will add Microsoft expertise with its latest acquisition Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Dell World focuses on as-a-service and edge technology

Vendor Dell arms partners with Apex as-a-service tools to help customers gain flexibility Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Softcat sets out ambitious sustainability targets

Channel player looks to mark itself out as a leader on the issue of sustainability, with carbon commitments and plans for the way it chooses those it works with Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Maintel sells MPS unit to CCS Group

Firm offloads managed print services unit as it looks to tighten its focus on cloud and managed services Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

HPE adds storage as a service to GreenLake

Vendor describes decision to widen the options in its subscription offering as a positive for its channel base Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Pressure mounting to stand out in the cloud crowd

The market for cloud infrastructure services is growing, but so is the competition Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Cloud print demand surges, but MPS players risk being left behind

Quocirca warns that some MPS players are not providing their customers with the cloud print services that they are looking for Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Computacenter warns of exchange rate impact on profits

Weak dollar could undermine the numbers but overall, first-quarter trading update strikes a positive tone Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Red Hat CEO calls on partners to get behind hybrid cloud

Open source player is holding its Summit event, with the partner keynote session seeing CEO Paul Cormier promise more improvements for partners Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

BitTitan gives partners more targets with Perspectium buy

Acquisition gives cloud migration player greater access to ServiceNow world and its partners the chance to extend their reach Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Schneider Electric hands channel managed power option

Vendor gives managed service providers the chance to add power into the mix as it kicks off fresh programme Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

VMware was the crown jewel in the EMC deal

As Dell announces plans to spin off VMware, Billy MacInnes casts an eye over the latest development Continue Reading

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• Billy MacInnes

HeleCloud CTO: Now is the right time for public cloud

The pandemic has accelerated customers’ move to the cloud and the channel is well placed to lead them through the choices on offer Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Lenovo and Nutanix roll out as-a-service hosted desktop offering

Lenovo and Nutanix’s own research indicates that customers are increasingly looking for more flexibility in workplace tools Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Performanta snaps up Identity Experts

Firm moves for Microsoft gold partner just weeks after landing private equity backing for its growth plans Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Channel plugging the multicloud skills gap

VMware virtual cloud event highlights the vital role that partners are playing in helping customers navigate a cloud world Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

NEC, LogicMonitor and ImmuniWeb bolster channel numbers

Firms reveal progress made so far this year in bringing fresh partners on board as they widen their channel bases Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Ensono latest to be snapped up in investment drive across the channel

Firm becomes a target for investment just a matter of days after it dipped its own toes in the M&A waters Continue Reading

Outsourcing market shows growth through first quarter

Analysis of the EMEA market from ISG has highlighted growth in the UK as more customers look for managed services to solve their IT needs Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Datto study links vendor with channel growth

MSPs opting to work with Datto selling into the SME market are growing by $100,000 a year on average, reveals commissioned study Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Fifosys expands beyond London with Enforce Technology

Managed services player strikes acquisition that will give it more coverage of the UK market Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Fulcrum snaps up Pure Technology Group

Leeds-based IT services player is the latest in the channel to be a target for investment Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

MicroScope: Chart course to Covid-19 recovery

Customers have had to react to changes caused by the pandemic, so what decisions have they made in the past year? In this issue, we explore how businesses have adapted to the new normal, different approaches to remote working, and take a look at the challenge of sustainability Continue Reading

Stone gets Microsoft thumbs-up and Redstor adds Azure support

Stone has been recognised for its position in the education market and Redstor is becoming a greater source of support for Microsoft partners Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

TelcoSwitch makes second acquisition of 2021 with PBX Hosting

Having indicated back in January that it would be expanding through acquisition, the UCaaS specialist has been true to its word, with a second deal in the space of just a few months Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

iomart continues shift to managed services

Cloud player’s trading statement reveals that the most recent unexpected lockdown had a negative impact on business performance Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Ensono and M-Files dip toes in acquisition waters

Firms add to the growing number of deals already struck in 2021 as consolidation continues to grip the channel Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Ultima CEO talks of digital strategy

With the recent deal for cloud services player Just After Midnight in the bag, Scott Dodds is looking ahead to carving out more digital transformation business Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Digital transformation or digital evolution?

There is no doubt that customers are changing and moving to a more digital world – but perhaps this is better described as an evolution rather than a transformation? Continue Reading

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• Billy MacInnes

Apogee picks up Direct-Tec

Managed print services player Apogee makes its first acquisition since being picked up by HP a few years ago Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Cisco arms channel with Plus as-a-service offering

Vendor will launch its as-a-service option in the UK around the middle of the year Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

K3 continuing to reshape the business

Firm shares its full-year numbers with a determination to continue the focus on IP and global accounts Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Quocirca: Managed print services must react to market changes

Changes caused by the pandemic have changed the demands that customers have from their channel print partners Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

BSL strategy accelerated by August

Private equity has given the business a chance to seal its first acquisition and look at taking more market share in an evolving market Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Market growth strategy delivers for Softcat

Channel player’s first-half results make it clear that its strategy is continuing to generate the numbers Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Sharp cuts ribbon on European services operation

Supplier builds on recent acquisitions to develop its own focused unit dedicated to growing services revenues Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Performanta latest to attract private equity backing

Managed security services player Performanta attracts a significant investment from Beech Tree Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Exclusive Networks charts a digital course

Distributor's CEO provides update on progress made last year and ambitions for the rest of 2021 Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

SolarWinds MSP boss talks of focus behind N-Able change

The firm is planning a rebrand as it goes public under a brand it acquired almost a decade ago, saying the move is a positive for its MSP base Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

BSL and Sabio adding customer experience depth

Both BSL and Sabio make acquisitions to add more depth to the support they can give to users looking to improve customer experience Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Computacenter records fastest profit growth in 2020

Channel player releases full-year results showing that the business navigated the choppy waters of the pandemic successfully Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Workplace from Facebook looking for more channel growth

Collaboration tools specialist has seen the channel increase its revenue and hopes an enhanced partner programme will entice more to get involved Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Offices won’t be full for some time to come

Channel will have a role in helping customers adjust to a hybrid working world, with many staff indicating they will continue to work from home Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Brother extends as-a-service approach to label printers

Vendor Brother extends options for partners with monthly payment plans being offered on its label printer range Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

F-Secure and Barracuda bolster MSP support

Security players react to changing customer needs with subscription pricing, multi-tenant management and product enhancements Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Exclusive Networks UK boss on a strong start to the year

Coronavirus, Brexit and having to do everything virtually have not dented distributor’s optimism Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

HPE reveals channel momentum around GreenLake

Vendor rolls out enhancements to its infrastructure-as-a-service offering and reveals the strength of channel involvement Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

WatchGuard enhances MSP cloud platform

Security player continues to add more depth to its cloud platform as it continues to reach out to more MSSPs Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Bryant taking channel on NetApp’s journey to cloud

The vendor’s recently appointed UK&I channel director, Denise Bryant, shares her immediate priorities as she looks to increase support for partners. Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Cherwell signals expanding ITSM opportunity

Firm’s recent virtual Clear conference indicated that more customers were looking for employee development tools and no-code options Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Jamie Farrelly takes on EMEA channel role at Commvault

Former Veritas staffer Jamie Farrelly joins Commvault at a time when the data player is going through a transformation and is keen to take its channel partners with it Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Air IT and Onecom keep consolidation trend going

Both firms have dipped their toes back into the acquisition waters after making recent purchases Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

MicroScope: The 5G opportunity

Experts predict that 2021 is meant to be the year of 5G, but what does that mean for the channel? In this issue, discover what 5G technology could bring to the reseller community, learn about how smart buildings are influencing the way we live, and discover how remote working is shaping the way we work Continue Reading

Ultima adds services depth with Just After Midnight buy

Automation specialist picks up cloud support player with operations stretched across the globe Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Budget: SME Help to Grow scheme could foster further cloud adoption

The channel has focused in on the impact of the budget on the SME community with the chancellor of the exchequer looking to increase digital skills and technology adoption Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Node4 welcomes fresh backers, and Radius buys again

Fresh from an acquisition, MSP Node4 has attracted fresh backers, and Radius has sealed its eighth acquisition in the past two years Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Five-minute interview: Matt Nicholson, Trustwave

Matt Nicholson, EMEA channel manager at Trustwave, tells MicroScope about his early start in the channel but reveals he’s not a natural early riser Continue Reading

SAP channel consolidation continues as Sapphire buys InCloud

Sapphire Systems has moved for InCloud Solutions in a bid to add more depth to its cloud ERP expertise Continue Reading

NetApp highlights public sector opportunity for partners

Impact of the pandemic has only accelerated a move to a hybrid world and underlined the need for partner support, says NetApp Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Node4 bolsters MSP position with Starcom Technologies buy

Firm adds staff and offices as K3 chooses to sell off its managed services operation Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Tech Data and Seagate strengthen XaaS options

Distributor and storage player both take steps to increase their as-a-service options, through acquisition and a service launch Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Cloud security doubts remain

Even with the acceleration in adoption of hosted services, the channel will still have to convince some customers that all is safe when it comes to cloud security Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Kaseya expands security reach with RocketCyber buy

MSP specialist continues to add more depth to its platform offering with a cloud-managed SOC now integrated into the portfolio Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Content+Cloud snaps up Sipcom

Deal will bulk out the firm’s Microsoft proposition as well as giving it a foothold in the US for the first time Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Exclusive Networks expands X-OD

Distributor increases the number of countries that can access its as-a-service offering and increases the vendors involved Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Partners join Avaya on its SaaS journey

Comms player has seen its channel embrace the opportunities that have emerged from a shift towards the cloud Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Channel is key to supporting CyberGRX UK ambitions

Risk assessment specialist says partners will play a crucial role in its development in the market Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Virgin Media Business adds to picture of post-Covid boom

Comms player adds its own research into the debate about the prospects for the channel as the economy starts to recover after the pandemic Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Microsoft encourages more co-sell in programme updates

Vendor is keen to unify its programmes and put more partners in front of each other and customers Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

CDW weathering Brexit and Covid-19 storms

Channel player CDW shares details of its trading as it wraps up on 2020 Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Microsoft sizes channel opportunity at £9bn

Research shows that customers looking to improve competitiveness will be reaching out to the channel over the course of this year Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Vendors court managed service community with enhancements and programmes

Schneider, Datto, Secureworks, Group-IB and SecureDrives have all made moves to reach out to a wider channel base Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

D-Link sets sights on MSP growth

Networking player D-Link wants to grow its channel base in 2021, with managed service providers among its targets Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

School closures hit RM numbers

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is clear in the full-year numbers reported by the educational specialist Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Service providers should ask more questions

Nick Booth catches up with Barracuda and hears how it wants its channel to ask much more about the everyday stuff of life Continue Reading

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• Nick Booth

Print partners need to do more

Canon Europe research shines light on customer frustrations with the way they are currently being served by the channel Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

DXC Technology staying on turnaround course

Days after the firm rebuffed the Atos takeover approach, DXC Technology shares Q3 numbers Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

MicroScope – February 2021: The forecast on channel security

MicroScope asks experts to share their opinions on what lies ahead for the channel in the security market, along with their predictions for what upcoming threats to expect. Also read about how the managed service community helped to keep SMEs afloat during Covid-19, and how to arm the business with the best IAM tools for remote working Continue Reading

Dell rolls out increased rewards for cross-selling

Vendor announces enhancements to its global partner programme, with incentives for top partners to sell more Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Channel driving growth for public cloud giants

The sales have been impressive but Canalys has highlighted the strength of the channel in boosting sales for the likes of Amazon Web Services, Google and Microsoft Azure Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Logicalis driving global strategy with Microsoft and Cisco

Channel player Logicalis is working at a global level with vendors Microsoft and Cisco to devise and implement solutions that will help customers to get the most out of a hybrid cloud world Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Network Group chairman applauds MSP pandemic efforts

Throughout Covid-19, MSPs have supported customers but life has been tough for shopfront dealers that have been hit by successive lockdowns Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

TelcoSwitch and Charterhouse expanding through acquisition

Both firms have already been in the headlines this month thanks to funding rounds and acquisitions Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Achab says ‘Buongiorno’ to UK MSPs

Italian distributor sets up shop in Reading with plans to work with managed service providers on this side of the Channel Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Maintel, Six Degrees and Apalo extending managed service options

As-a-service offerings are growing in importance as customers look for greater flexibility Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Computacenter adds to picture of strong Q4

Channel player issues trading update that adds to a growing list of evidence that H2 and the last few months of last year were robust for the channel Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

‘Sticking plasters’ applied in first lockdown leave users vulnerable

Channel urged to make sure customers are not left using inadequate products that they acquired in March last year to get them through the pandemic Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Keysource talking expansion after MBO

Datacentre specialist Keysource starts fresh chapter with financial backing that can support a buy-and-build strategy Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

The cyber security channel – what’s in store for 2021?

Ben Richardson, head of channel EMEA at Forcepoint, shares his thoughts about what cyber security could look like in the year ahead Continue Reading

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• Ben Richardson, Forcepoint

Ransomware has MSPs in its sights

Peter Geytenbeek, senior manager of channels EMEA at Thycotic, shares a warning about the need for managed service providers to take their own security seriously Continue Reading

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• Peter Geytenbeek, Thycotic

Kaseya CEO: MSPs stopped an SME catastrophe

The managed service community has kept many small and medium-sized enterprises going throughout the course of the pandemic, says Kaseya CEO Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

August Equity backs fourth MSP

Firm continues its strategy to invest in managed service players it believes can become significant in the market Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor