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February 13, 2025
13Feb2025
News
Advania UK unveils unified leadership team
To integrate its recent acquisitions, Microsoft partner Advania UK has established a structure to oversee all operations Continue Reading
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February 13, 2025
13Feb2025
Opinion
Why the channel is vital in the AI leadership race
The government is hoping its recent AI Opportunities Action Plan will give business and our economy a boost, but where are the opportunities and what role will the channel play in its success? Continue Reading
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February 13, 2025
13Feb2025
News
Insight lists AI, security and 5G among channel opportunities
Channel player Insight is the latest to share its view of which trends are worth getting involved with this year Continue Reading
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February 12, 2025
12Feb2025
News
AvePoint increases MSP support as Acronis warns they are targets
Managed service providers set to benefit from improvement to vendor’s platform at a time when criminals have them firmly in their sights Continue Reading
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February 12, 2025
12Feb2025
News
Conscia expands UK presence as ITGL buys ISN
Danish player’s Portsmouth-based operation bolsters its position in the Cisco channel with M&A move Continue Reading
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February 12, 2025
12Feb2025
News
Crayon looking for public sector growth
Ahead of its tie-up with SoftwareOne, the firm’s CEO outlined its fourth quarter performance and touched on her hopes for 2025 Continue Reading
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February 11, 2025
11Feb2025
News
Users looking to replace backup solutions
Kaseya research reveals a portion of users are not only struggling with backup and recovery, but are considering switching technologies Continue Reading
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February 11, 2025
11Feb2025
News
Quocirca: AI is a managed print services opportunity
Market watcher shares insights into how print vendors and partners are gearing up to take advantage of growing demand for artificial intelligence Continue Reading
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February 10, 2025
10Feb2025
News
Channel moves: Who’s gone where?
Moves this week at Westcon-Comstor, Infinity Group, Cato Networks, Nile, Calabrio, Scality and Gigamon Continue Reading
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February 07, 2025
07Feb2025
News
Westcon-Comstor driving data-sharing strategy
The distributor’s recently appointed digital sales leader shares his ambitions for the year ahead, and the importance of passing insights to partners Continue Reading
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February 06, 2025
06Feb2025
News
Thales encouraging wider portfolio sales
Security player introduces fresh partner programme to make it easier for the channel to sell across products, including the fruits of the Imperva acquisition Continue Reading
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February 06, 2025
06Feb2025
News
Mitel highlights hybrid comms opportunities
Vendor shares research findings that underline the demand and interest from customers in updating their communications strategy Continue Reading
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February 05, 2025
05Feb2025
News
Visibility the starting point for many security pitches
Whether it be DORA or just trying to reduce the risk profile for a user, those in the channel with the expertise to uncover risk are set to benefit Continue Reading
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February 05, 2025
05Feb2025
News
Dell shares details of 2025 partner programme
Focus is on artificial intelligence, PC refresh, storage and collaborating more closely with the channel to support growth Continue Reading
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February 04, 2025
04Feb2025
News
Distie roundup: Activity at Arrow, CMS, Exclusive, e92plus and Westcon-Comstor
Channel players are extending vendor relationships to add more services and routes to market Continue Reading
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February 04, 2025
04Feb2025
News
Infosecurity Europe increasing partner focus with Channel Zone
Security show will provide a greater focus on the channel community this year Continue Reading
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February 03, 2025
03Feb2025
News
Channel moves: Who’s gone where?
Former SysGroup CEO Adam Binks resurfaces at Syrenis, and there are other moves at n2s, HPE, Canon, Cisco, Konica Minolta Business Solutions, NetAlly and Cato Networks Continue Reading
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February 03, 2025
03Feb2025
News
Partner feedback shaping SMART products
Audio visual specialist uses ISE to share latest offerings, acknowledging the role the channel plays in its strategy Continue Reading
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January 31, 2025
31Jan2025
News
Maintel shares transformation progress with FY24 update
Managed services player Maintel issues trading statement, with the results of its focused approach clearly seen in the numbers Continue Reading
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January 30, 2025
30Jan2025
News
QBS Software picks up Prianto
Expansive distributor seeks to strengthen its EMEA position with a move for fellow channel player with wide geographical reach Continue Reading
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January 30, 2025
30Jan2025
News
Westcon-Comstor: Clear cloud opportunities for the channel
Distributor Westcon-Comstor shares insights from those buying security on investment priorities and demands on partners Continue Reading
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January 29, 2025
29Jan2025
News
Softcat deepens DEX options with Nexthink
Relationship between vendor and channel player shines a light on employee experience Continue Reading
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January 29, 2025
29Jan2025
News
Sustainability remains a channel priority
Research from Agilitas shows there has been an increase in the number of those across the industry viewing reducing carbon emissions as a priority Continue Reading
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January 29, 2025
29Jan2025
News
Computacenter signals strong finish to the year
After suffering soft market conditions in the first half of 2024, the channel player saw momentum pick up in the second half Continue Reading
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January 28, 2025
28Jan2025
News
Juniper Networks encourages cross-selling with JPA enhancements
Networking player uses partner programme enhancements to encourage partners to sell a wider portfolio Continue Reading
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January 28, 2025
28Jan2025
News
Managed service providers seen as ‘critical’ to SMEs
JumpCloud Q1 report reveals the extent to which customers are leaning on their channel partners Continue Reading
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January 27, 2025
27Jan2025
News
Red Hat adds more distributor and ISV support
Red Hat’s partner programme enhancements look to add to improvements and modular structure that was introduced in 2024 Continue Reading
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January 27, 2025
27Jan2025
News
Softcat: Customers want innovation and resilience
Channel player’s latest annual insights into customer priorities underlines the need for the channel to recognise the budgetary challenges most users are under Continue Reading
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January 27, 2025
27Jan2025
News
Channel moves: Who’s gone where?
Personnel promotions and moves this week at Nutanix, Intelliworx, ITS, Myriad360 and Abnormal Security Continue Reading
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January 24, 2025
24Jan2025
News
Businesses warned of scale of e-waste problem
With the focus on recycling, remanufacturing and disposing of hardware sustainably, there is a chance for the channel to share solutions to the challenge Continue Reading
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January 24, 2025
24Jan2025
News
Assured Data Protection sets sights on European growth
Data backup and resilience specialist is looking to expand its reach and work with more channel partners Continue Reading
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January 23, 2025
23Jan2025
News
TD Synnex hits UK credit milestone
Distributor has extended credit lines of more than £2bn to help keep business flowing for partners Continue Reading
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January 23, 2025
23Jan2025
News
Gigamon increasing channel support
The security player has responded to feedback and increased the discounts available to those that drive growth Continue Reading
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January 22, 2025
22Jan2025
News
ADP deepens relationship with Wavenet
Collaboration between Assured Data Protection and Wavenet, as well as Evolve and Evolve IP, underlines the benefits of partners working together Continue Reading
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January 22, 2025
22Jan2025
News
ServiceNow ramps up partner incentives around AI
ServiceNow uses its channel event to announce a number of enhancements to reward specialists in areas of artificial intelligence Continue Reading
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January 21, 2025
21Jan2025
News
Halcyon launches partner programme and appoints Distology
Security player looks for channel growth in the UK with increased support and distributor move Continue Reading
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January 21, 2025
21Jan2025
News
AV players jostling for channel attention at ISE
A number of vendors are lining up the launch of fresh professional displays at the industry event Continue Reading
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January 20, 2025
20Jan2025
News
Channel moves: Who’s gone where?
There were moves in the past week at Agilitas IT Solutions, Illumio, Surveil, Hayo, Smartsheet and Panduit Continue Reading
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January 20, 2025
20Jan2025
Opinion
Why we need a culture of greater collaboration in the channel
James Bradley, VP partners and alliances, EMEA at Okta, shares his thoughts on the reasons why working more together across the channel makes sense Continue Reading
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January 20, 2025
20Jan2025
News
Customers more cautious following CrowdStrike outage
The high-profile problems suffered by security player CrowdStrike in summer 2024 have had a lasting impact on the approach taken by software developers Continue Reading
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January 17, 2025
17Jan2025
News
Citrix hands Arrow exclusive mid-market role in Europe
Software player Citrix gives distributor the responsibility for growing and supporting channel partners focused on that customer base Continue Reading
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January 16, 2025
16Jan2025
News
NAO report calls for government IT procurement rethink
Criticism abounds of reliance on big tech to deliver digital transformation across government departments Continue Reading
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January 16, 2025
16Jan2025
News
DORA unpreparedness spells channel opportunity
Compliance regulations come into force on 17 January, but many in the financial services community are not ready Continue Reading
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January 15, 2025
15Jan2025
News
Zyxel, Trellix and Picus improve partner programme offerings
Vendors rewarding and supporting partners that get involved with key products and widen routes to market Continue Reading
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January 15, 2025
15Jan2025
News
Cisco looking to partners to take AI security offering to market
Vendor announces release that will identify, validate and secure applications running across a network Continue Reading
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January 14, 2025
14Jan2025
Opinion
Cybersecurity myths that are putting businesses at risk
Neil Langridge, marketing & alliances director at e92plus, shares some thoughts on the dangers of assuming cyber risks don’t apply to your business Continue Reading
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January 14, 2025
14Jan2025
News
Gamma bolsters European position with Starface move
Cloud comms player Gamma returns to a familiar pattern of using M&A as a means of expanding its reach Continue Reading
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January 14, 2025
14Jan2025
News
Exclusive Networks brings Beal on board to run Americas
Former Barracuda Networks executive starts fresh chapter by taking senior position at the distributor Continue Reading
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January 14, 2025
14Jan2025
News
Evole IP and DataVita share progress and 2025 ambitions
Channel players indicate that the year ahead will be one focused on building momentum and expanding business Continue Reading
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January 13, 2025
13Jan2025
News
Channel moves: Who’s gone where?
There have been recent moves of note at IBM, Agilitas IT Solutions, LG Business Solutions, Dragos, Ivanti,Unit4, Exabeam, SmartBear and Aryaka Continue Reading
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January 13, 2025
13Jan2025
News
Your.Cloud adds to European arrivals in the UK
Dutch player Your.Cloud follows a recent wave of fellow MSPs that have identified opportunities across this side of the English Channel Continue Reading
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January 10, 2025
10Jan2025
News
Eco Group launches Resilience
Cyber security operation looks to help SME customers fend off threats as the challenges faced by customers continue to mount Continue Reading
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January 10, 2025
10Jan2025
News
Kaseya on the hunt for fresh CEO
The decision by Fred Voccola to move upstairs provides the managed services specialist with the chance to bring in a fresh face Continue Reading
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January 09, 2025
09Jan2025
News
Gamma integrates Coolwave technologies
Comms specialist provides international service providers and hyperscalers with more voice and SMS functionality Continue Reading
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January 08, 2025
08Jan2025
News
Partner consolidation starts to pick up
Acquisitions by DSP, Integrity360 and CallTower mark the first deals of 2025 Continue Reading
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January 08, 2025
08Jan2025
News
MSPs focusing on improving profitability
Market insights shared by Kaseya paint a picture of a dynamic market that rewards those adopting emerging technology and delivering solid services Continue Reading
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January 07, 2025
07Jan2025
News
Distributors busy extending options
Westcon-Comstor, Arrow Electronics and TD Synnex Maverick choose first few days of 2025 to extend vendor relationships and launch fresh services for partners Continue Reading
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January 07, 2025
07Jan2025
News
Nebula hands partners analytics tool
Nebula increases the insights partners can access as fellow unified comms player Sona Business outlines plans to grow its UK business Continue Reading
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January 06, 2025
06Jan2025
News
Neil Hall joins Focus Group as CEO
Computacenter veteran starts fresh challenge, and is joined by a couple of board appointments Continue Reading
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January 06, 2025
06Jan2025
News
AI creating storage opportunities
The introduction of the EU AI Act is one of the spurs for the channel to talk to customers about their data strategy Continue Reading
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January 06, 2025
06Jan2025
News
FluidOne keeps focus on growth with fresh CFO
Channel player is working to an ambitious plan to increase the size of the business, and has kicked off the year with a significant hire Continue Reading
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January 03, 2025
03Jan2025
E-Zine
MicroScope: Race ahead in the new year
In this issue, discover what experts across the channel predict for the new year. Also read about upcoming trends, with security and artificial intelligence positioned at the forefront in discussions about major growth areas Continue Reading