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The first few weeks of this year have come on the back of a solid Q4, but it is still difficult to get stocks in some hardware product categories

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

Networking player believes its message is a good one for channel partners to take out to customers drawing up future strategies

Security firm Sectigo is stepping up its channel support with a programme and portal designed to provide more access to training and marketing

Midwich weathers Covid-19 storm

Distributor issues end-of-year trading update indicating that its second half was strong and its pipeline is looking healthy going forward
Canalys: Cyber security channel set for further growth

Analyst house Canalys forecasts another decent year ahead for those set to can help customers fend off cyber attacks
‘Sticking plasters’ 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
Channel roundup: Who’s gone where?

Another busy week in HR departments across the industry with some significant channel appointments being made
Keysource talking expansion after MBO

Datacentre specialist Keysource starts fresh chapter with financial backing that can support a buy-and-build strategy
CrowdStrike backing top partners

Security player will deepen investment in its top-level partners as it looks to reward those who have invested in the firm

Five-minute interview: Gerry Sheldrick, Exclusive Networks Ireland

Exclusive Networks Ireland’s country manager, Gerry Sheldrick, tells MicroScope about his career and ambitions, as well as some insight into what makes him tick
2021: Security market predictions

Home workers remain vulnerable, IoT devices need to be better protected, ransomware will remain a problem and customers want help to consolidate security tools
2021: What the channel thinks is coming next

This year has been a strange one, and the pandemic is going to linger into the next, along with Brexit and other unknowns, but the channel is ready for whatever comes

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
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
The problems of brand association

Billy MacInnes wonders whether SolarWinds MSP partners might have been asked some questions over the past few weeks