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Cloudflare channel boss looks to increase partner activity

Cloud connectivity specialist’s EMEA partner lead shares the progress gained and the efforts still to be made with its indirect business

North America drives growth at Computacenter

Channel player shares numbers for the 2025 financial year, with the UK and Germany solid – but there is higher growth coming from other regions

HP highlights SME print security opportunity

Vendor’s research exposes a worrying lack of regard from many small businesses users to securing their workflow processes

AI infrastructure demand skewing the hardware supply chain

Context has alerted the channel to changing market dynamics that favour those able to deliver the systems needed to support artificial intelligence workloads

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Channel momentum continues at AvePoint

Recent financial results revealed an increasing contribution to the business from its channel base
Channel moves: Who’s gone where?

Personnel moves of note in the past week at QBS Software, Smart Communications, Pax8, e2e-assur, Trellix, Basware and New Relic
Connectus continues M&A strategy with i7 Technologies

MSP continues to add geographical coverage to the business with the addition of Welsh security specialist
UK datacentre will strengthen Datadog’s channel

Vendor reveals it is adding facilities here alongside other global resources to provide a local option that its partners can pitch
Channel catch-up: News in brief

The past week has brought several noteworthy developments in the channel. We look at what’s been happening at Wasabi Technologies, LevelBlue, Phoenix Software, Alkira and Boom Collaboration
IWD 2026: Support must not stop after the hire is made

Women in the tech industry emphasise the importance of maintaining a sustained commitment to diversity that extends beyond the initial recruitment stage

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In Depth

The time to deliver on AI promises is now

With hype surrounding artificial intelligence, the message for the channel is to pitch something concrete
Five-minute interview: Iwona Zalewska, Kingston Technology

The latest to share some personal insights is Kingston’s regional director for the UK and Ireland, who says her career in the IT industry has been shaped by consistency, curiosity and a genuine passion for improvement
2025 review: The main themes in the channel

MicroScope looks back over 2025 with a focus on the main topics that affected the world of the channel

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Opinion

Surge in SSD demand means it’s time to rethink AI hardware buying

Costs are going up and customers are under pressure to continue AI innovation so they should consider all their options argues Peter Miller, refurbished technology expert at ETB Technologies
When did IT leadership become so lonely?

Busier than ever, tech leaders solve problems, oversee delivery and mitigate risk for everyone else. But where do you go to think out loud, sanity check your decisions and release the pressure?
The UK’s AI skills fork in the road

Ricoh’s UK and Northern Europe CEO shares why early‑career talent and partnerships will decide productivity gains