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Distributor will add more technical experts to back up strong sales and increasing channel demand

Microsoft’s Dynamics business has benefited from enterprises automating business processes and the connectivity with Teams

Research from Quocirca reveals increasing use of cloud marketplaces while Konica Minolta charts increasing SME move towards digitisation

Datto’s Global State of the MSP Report reveals widespread optimism, but also signs that the battle for customers is intensifying

Restore eyes more acquisitions

Recycling and data management player delivers strong H1 and talks of adding to the four deals it has already struck in 2021
Ultima Labs adds more security to platform offering

Firm continues to innovate and react to user calls for more options with its IA-Cloud platform
Channel roundup: Who’s gone where?

Logicalis lead the way with announcements about changing its corporate structure, but there are also moves at Cellhire, Uberall and Noname Security
ConnectWise bolsters security partnership with SentinelOne

MSPs will be given the chance to access a wider range of data protection products as ConnectWise looks to increase its security profile
There is a need for more visibility over security

Channel needs to be clearer about the need to test recovery processes before customers get hit by an attack
Digital a major part of the strategy at Nuvias

Distributor is extending its online tools for resellers that want to use them and its recently acquired Cloud Distribution business has been adding to its portfolio

Five-minute interview: Fiona Doak, Appgate

The latest to give MicroScope an insight into their life and career is Fiona Doak, director of channel sales EMEA at Appgate
Five minute interview: Neill Burton, F5

The latest channel figure to share some details of his life and career is director of channels and alliances for F5 in the UK and Ireland, Neill Burton
The lasting impact of Covid-19

Life is slowly starting to move back towards a more normal footing, but will things ever be quite the same in the channel?

Channel can be peacekeepers in the ransomware war

There is a lot of anger around ransomware, but there is also a lot of opportunity for those with the ability to help users keep criminals at bay, as Nick Booth finds out
Welcome to the age of insight

HPE CEO Antonio Neri talked at the company’s recent shindig of the need to give customers insights into their data, but just how easy will that be?
Collaboration will be the key to driving innovation

Resellers looking for growth across the rest of this year would be wise to concentrate on collaboration, says Gavin Jones, channel sales director, BT Wholesale