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Sophos looks to partners to take Fusion to market
The channel is seen as the best source of delivery for the security player’s AI offering
Various approaches being used to keep IT projects on track
Research from Westcon-Comstor has highlighted the responses from the channel towards ongoing hardware availability and price constraints
Channel faces challenges around AI security
The technology increases risk but has the potential to help defenders if they can master the opportunity
Context: Print market slows in Q2
Hardware sales across Western Europe have declined in the past few weeks, while on the 3D front, the market remains buoyant
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Horizon3.ai boss talks of partner importance
Security player has seen its revenues via the channel continue to grow as it looks to ramp up its indirect business
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Devolutions move for Mizo taking AI into MSP management space
Managed service providers are under pressure to respond to tickets, and AI is emerging as a method to lighten that load
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Channel moves: Who’s gone where?
Personnel moves of note at Sophos, Commvault, Veeam Software, Clue Software, Genesys, Jitterbit, IRIS, WatchGuard and GuidePoint Security
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MSPs ideally placed to improve supply chain resilience
Research from Proxima indicates more CEOs are worried about their ability to defend from attacks originating outside the organisation
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Channel catch-up: News in brief
Developments this week at Barracuda, Arrow, TD Synnex, Giacom, Durabook and MSP Finance Team
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Strong Q2 buoys Computacenter
Trading statement from channel firm indicates it is on track to double pre-tax profits in H1 compared with the same period last year
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- The need for the human touch in an AI-dominated world
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The need for the human touch in an AI-dominated world
Even in the age of artificial intelligence, the great strength of the channel – people selling to people – remains as important as ever
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Five-minute interview: Jon Lingard, New Relic
Jon Lingard, global head of alliances and channels at New Relic, tells MicroScope how a cat serves as his alarm clock and impresses on us the importance of first impressions and being present
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Five-minute interview: Shawn Toldo, dbt Labs
Shawn Toldo, vice-president of the worldwide partner organisation at dbt Labs, tells us about his passion for technology and how curiosity and focus are key to success
Opinion
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Data Sovereignty has left the building
The channel needs to keep up with an evolving market, argues Mark Russel from Exclusive Networks
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Why software quality needs to be a board-level responsibility
The cost of poor software quality extends far beyond the IT department, according to Carl Andrews, CEO, Original Software.
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The MSSP market Is shifting from tooling to outcomes
The demands on managed security players are evolving notes Distology's Harry Hetherington-Field
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