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Countdown to end of Windows 10 support hits final month
Channel still has a role to play in helping customers migrate away from the operating system that Microsoft is ending support for in October
Microsoft accused of blocking sales of second-hand software
The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal is to decide whether businesses can lawfully sell second-hand software following a £250m suit brought by a reseller against Microsoft
Channel moves: Who’s gone where?
Personnel additions this week at Zen Internet, Confluent, Schneider Electric, Kaseya and Mitel
Service Express and Park Place tie-up creates major player
The bringing together of two channel players, Service Express and Park Place, will create a combined business that spans the globe
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Quocirca: Print investment holds firm
In the face of AI, security and other areas, customers are indicating they will continue to put funds into print infrastructure and services
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Mhance picked up by private equity firm
Microsoft Solutions partner Mhance is picked up by financial specialist keen on supporting the firm’s development
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Channel catch-up: News in brief
Developments this week at TD Synnex, Arrow, Westcon-Comstor, Exclusive Networks, Umbraco, Evolve IP and Cellhub
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Users like the physical properties of printing on paper
Canon shares insights into the print market, pointing out that the physical properties of printing are an advantage
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Propel Finance adds to options for Apple channel
Finance will be on offer to partners that sell into the SME customer base, with Select kicking off the programme
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GTDC: CROs can grow with distribution
Industry organisation GTDC delivers a guide to inform those pulling the purse strings about the benefits of working with the channel
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Has diversity improved in the channel?
Following on from his investigation into attracting more women into the industry, Billy MacInnes looks at whether the workforce balance is improving
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Making the channel appeal to women
Billy MacInnes canvasses opinion to ask what can be done to increase diversity in the industry and encourage more women to take up roles in the channel
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Five-minute interview: Tim Goodwin, Rapid7
The director of international channel partnerships at Rapid7 discusses his commitment to making partners’ lives easier and reveals his ocean-going ambitions
Opinion
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How channel vendors are responding to the EU AI Act
Gary Morris, director, Climb Channel Solutions, shares some thoughts from a number of vendors about the regulations an the impact on the industry
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Actions to future-proof your channel business with AI
Richard Eglon, CMO Nebula Global Services, shares six tips that should make a difference on how to use AI throughout your business
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The consequences of CFO's controlling IT spending
With control of spending falling under the control of a select group of executives, Chris Shaw, head of channel at AvePoint, wonders what that means for partners
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