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• September 22, 2025 22 Sep'25

  Nebula: AI is supporting channel ESG efforts

  Report from services player highlights the positives of artificial intelligence for those looking to cut emissions and improve social responsibility

• September 22, 2025 22 Sep'25

  Channel moves: Who’s gone where?

  Moves of note this week at Schneider Electric, Gigamon, Keepit, Leviia, NFON, Immersive, Netrio and Quectel Wireless Solutions

• September 19, 2025 19 Sep'25

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  Developments this week at Exertis Enterprise, Kite Distribution, e92spark, Akamai Technologies, Inforcer and Asanti Data Centres

• September 19, 2025 19 Sep'25

  Jitterbit alerts partners to AI agent sprawl

  The rush by users to embrace the technology is creating its own headaches, presenting the channel with an alternative to pitch

• September 18, 2025 18 Sep'25

  Maintel signals strong pipeline going into second half

  Channel player updates investors on its first half progress as the business looks for revenue improvements

• September 18, 2025 18 Sep'25

  Bytes shows resilience in first half of 2025

  Channel player Bytes shares trading update covering its first half, with the business remaining on track

• September 18, 2025 18 Sep'25

  Partners across channel welcome US tech investments

  Comments from across the channel express support for the significant sums of money that are going to be ploughed into the UK in the next few years

• September 17, 2025 17 Sep'25

  Kaspersky looking for MSP growth

  Security vendor Kaspersky is on a mission to increase the number of managed service providers it works with

• September 16, 2025 16 Sep'25

  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

• September 16, 2025 16 Sep'25

  mhance picked up by private equity firm

  Microsoft Solutions partner Mhance is picked up by financial specialist keen on supporting the firm’s development

• September 16, 2025 16 Sep'25

  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

• September 15, 2025 15 Sep'25

  Channel moves: Who’s gone where?

  Personnel additions this week at Zen Internet, Confluent, Schneider Electric, Kaseya and Mitel

• September 12, 2025 12 Sep'25

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  Developments this week at TD Synnex, Arrow, Westcon-Comstor, Exclusive Networks, Umbraco, Evolve IP and Cellhub

• September 12, 2025 12 Sep'25

  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

• September 12, 2025 12 Sep'25

  Service Express and Park Place tie-up creates major services player

  The bringing together of two channel players, Service Express and Park Place, will create a combined business that spans the globe

• September 11, 2025 11 Sep'25

  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

• September 11, 2025 11 Sep'25

  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

• September 10, 2025 10 Sep'25

  HPE channel boss praises partner Q3 impact

  The lid is lifted on the role the channel played in delivering the vendor’s decent quarterly numbers

• September 09, 2025 09 Sep'25

  ANS adds AI depth with Makutu buy

  Consolidation continues at both partner and vendor level, with Mitsubishi Electric also active on the M&A front

• September 09, 2025 09 Sep'25

  UK back to growth for Computacenter

  H1 numbers for Computacenter show the benefits of operating over a wide geographical area, with growth offsetting markets that struggled

• September 08, 2025 08 Sep'25

  Channel moves: Who’s gone where?

  Personnel moves of note in the past few days at iplicit, Netwrix, Channelscaler and Scality

• September 08, 2025 08 Sep'25

  Q&A: Stuart Robson-Frisby, Netwrix

  The firm’s recently appointed worldwide head of channel shares his thoughts on where partners are heading and his plans for the business

• September 05, 2025 05 Sep'25

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  Developments of note this week at Synaxon, Ricoh Europe, Zyxel Networks, SentinelOne and Sharp

• September 05, 2025 05 Sep'25

  Canon and WBM prevent printer consumables being dumped

  The partnerships between the vendor and recycling specialist has been a successful one in its first year

• September 04, 2025 04 Sep'25

  Sticking with Windows 10 could be costly

  As the clock ticks down on support for the OS, research indicates that sticking with the platform could be expensive

• September 04, 2025 04 Sep'25

  Exclusive bolsters Apple options with Jamf signing

  Distributor given remit to expand reach across UK and Ireland for management and security specialist

• September 03, 2025 03 Sep'25

  Westcon-Comstor provides update on sustainability progress

  Distributor continues to move towards cutting carbon emissions and working with the rest of the channel to do the same

• September 03, 2025 03 Sep'25

  Maintel warns of tougher second half

  Failure to convert all of the major deals in its pipeline leads firm to update markets on the impact on the rest of its fiscal year

• September 01, 2025 01 Sep'25

  SCC welcomes fresh CEO

  Channel player ushers in next chapter in 50-year history with the arrival of an experienced executive to take it forward

• September 01, 2025 01 Sep'25

  Channel moves: Who’s gone where?

  The past few days of the summer have included a number of personnel moves

• August 28, 2025 28 Aug'25

  Nebula launches engineering initiative

  Services specialist offers verified framework to ensure those working with customers meet the required standard

• August 28, 2025 28 Aug'25

  Softcat and Pure Storage provide investor cheer

  A trading update from the channel player and Q2 numbers from the vendor show both are heading in the right direction

• August 27, 2025 27 Aug'25

  Microsoft shares insights from SI artificial intelligence initiative

  Vendor has been working with a selection of partners over the past few months to support wider cloud and AI adoption

• August 26, 2025 26 Aug'25

  Q&A: Simon West, Network Group

  General manager at managed service provider organisation outlines where things are going and how things have evolved over its 30 year history

• August 15, 2025 15 Aug'25

  Network assessments a key plank in MSP security efforts

  Industry figures call on the channel to get on top of their own networks to reduce vulnerabilities

• August 15, 2025 15 Aug'25

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  Developments this week at ANS, Node4, Cohesity, Phoenix Software, Dell and Chainguard

• August 14, 2025 14 Aug'25

  SMEs yet to embrace cyber insurance

  Although managed service providers are being told they need to work with the insurance industry, the message has yet to get to a vast number of customers

• August 13, 2025 13 Aug'25

  SonicWall backs MSPs with unified approach

  The security player launches a wave of products as JumpCloud’s latest market survey reveals the benefits of consolidating IT tools

• August 12, 2025 12 Aug'25

  Forrester: Marketeers leaning toward smaller B2B events

  Analyst house Forrester shares its insights into the state of the global events market, with pressure is mounting to make them rewarding and cost-effective

• August 11, 2025 11 Aug'25

  Channel moves: Who’s gone where?

  Personnel moves of note this week at Noma Security, Maintel, Quest Software, JumpCloud and Panasonic Connect

• August 11, 2025 11 Aug'25

  Aspire sets sights on £100m revenue

  Strength of channel player’s 2024 fiscal year gives it the confidence to go for an ambitious growth target

• August 08, 2025 08 Aug'25

  MSPs encouraged to tighten up security defences

  Fears of attacks that exploit VPN vulnerabilities and compromise networks has underlined the need for the channel to remain vigilant

• August 08, 2025 08 Aug'25

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  Developments this week at Lenovo, Exertis Enterprise, Phoenix Software, NTT DATA and WatchGuard Technologies

• August 07, 2025 07 Aug'25

  Context: Security continues to deliver for distribution in H1

  Review of how the first half of the year has gone indicates that overall the market is growing, although the UK could pick up steam compared with mainland Europe

• August 07, 2025 07 Aug'25

  Ingram Micro CEO addresses ransomware attack

  Paul Bay, CEO of Ingram Micro, shared an update while discussing the distributor’s second-quarter numbers

• August 06, 2025 06 Aug'25

  OVHcloud rejigs partner team and increases support

  Cloud player makes a fresh hire and a couple of promotions to change the lineup responsible for delivering partner programmes

• August 06, 2025 06 Aug'25

  ADP shuffles executive pack to drive growth

  Assured Data Protection makes management changes to build on the momentum the managed service provider has seen in recent years

• August 05, 2025 05 Aug'25

  Climb and IGEL extend Treadmill programme

  UK distributor given opportunity to extend programme after delivering solid results in the first few months of relationship

• August 05, 2025 05 Aug'25

  AI saves time and delivers efficiencies at Advania

  A year on from rolling out artificial intelligence tools across the business, Advania’s CEO shares the positive impact the technology has had

• August 04, 2025 04 Aug'25

  Channel moves: Who’s gone where?

  Moves of note at CDW, Nexer Enterprise Applications, GCX Managed Services and Sweep