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• July 13, 2026 13 Jul'26

  Channel moves: Who’s gone where?

  Personnel moves of note at Sophos, Commvault, Veeam Software, Clue Software, Genesys, Jitterbit, IRIS, WatchGuard and GuidePoint Security

• July 13, 2026 13 Jul'26

  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

• July 13, 2026 13 Jul'26

  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

• July 10, 2026 10 Jul'26

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  Developments this week at Barracuda, Arrow, TD Synnex, Giacom, Durabook and MSP Finance Team

• July 09, 2026 09 Jul'26

  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

• July 08, 2026 08 Jul'26

  SysGroup returns to growth

  Transformation strategy gets the firm back into a position where it can share strong numbers for its fiscal year

• July 07, 2026 07 Jul'26

  TSG, Databarracks and Genesys hit acquisition trail

  Trio of channel players take steps to add more expertise and depth to their service offerings

• July 07, 2026 07 Jul'26

  Cisco Q&A: Networking is evolving

  The vendor’s UK channel lead shares insights into the current landscape and how partners can build additional services around its offerings

• July 06, 2026 06 Jul'26

  Onecom unifies managed services

  Firm brings together all of its capabilities under one brand and targets customers seeking security assistance

• July 06, 2026 06 Jul'26

  Channel moves: Who’s gone where?

  We look over the personnel moves of note in the past week at HP, Jigsaw24, TD Synnex, One Identity, Securonix, ALE International, Tata Communications, LightSpeed Networks, Nearform and Quocirca

• July 02, 2026 02 Jul'26

  Nutanix CEO urges partners to become AI experts

  As users wrestle with rising costs and struggle to understand what’s being used, the vendor has rolled out a solution its channel can pitch

• July 01, 2026 01 Jul'26

  QBS adds Dropzone AI to bolster security portfolio

  Distributor gains exclusive status across EMEA for the AI-driven SOC solution specialist

• July 01, 2026 01 Jul'26

  SCC to invest £100m into ramping up AI capabilities

  Channel player outlines multi-year plan to bolster its position as a key technology supplier

• June 30, 2026 30 Jun'26

  M Group reveals strong order book after solid year

  Firm has shared its first number since it pulled the business together in a unified structure

• June 30, 2026 30 Jun'26

  Babble: SMEs are struggling with tech confidence

  Firm shares research that indicates significant portions of the channel’s customer base are struggling as Cisco reveals AI confidence is also dipping among CEOs

• June 29, 2026 29 Jun'26

  Claranet picks up Six Degrees

  Combination will create significant player in the European managed services market

• June 26, 2026 26 Jun'26

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  Developments this week at Axians UK, TD Synnex, Commvault, N-able, Beyond Now, NTT Data and Scality

• June 26, 2026 26 Jun'26

  Resist the point product sale to advise on AI security

  The conclusions of a recent Gigamon survey have underlined the need to gain visibility over customer infrastructure

• June 25, 2026 25 Jun'26

  Cohesity emphasises need for customer minimum viability

  Vendor encourages its channel base to embrace the data resiliency opportunity it has seen grow among users

• June 24, 2026 24 Jun'26

  UBDS secures investment from LDC

  Funding will enable digital transformation specialist to achieve growth ambitions that could include more acquisitions

• June 23, 2026 23 Jun'26

  Iomart wraps up year of transition

  Channel player shares full-year results as the business moves to concentrate on hybrid cloud and security

• June 23, 2026 23 Jun'26

  Fears of UK prime minister change could undermine SME confidence

  There are concerns that uncertainty could hit confidence and conditions in the small business community

• June 22, 2026 22 Jun'26

  Channel moves: Who’s gone where?

  Personnel moves from Nearformm GTDC, SolarWinds, KnowBe4 and Acumatica all caught the eye this past week

• June 22, 2026 22 Jun'26

  AI influence being felt across print world

  Print vendors jostle to demonstrate how they are using artificial intelligence to innovate their products and services

• June 19, 2026 19 Jun'26

  Westcon-Comstor gains minority backer in General Atlantic

  Investor backs distributor and indicates it will provide capital to fund future growth, with Datatec maintaining majority ownership

• June 19, 2026 19 Jun'26

  Channel on way to accounting for majority of marketplace sales

  Increased activity on hyperscaler offerings means it is imminent that the channel accounts for more than half of the business going via marketplaces

• June 19, 2026 19 Jun'26

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  Developments this week at Zyxel, TD Synnex, Connectus Business Solutions, Check Point, QBS Software, Cloudflare and Westcon-Comstor

• June 18, 2026 18 Jun'26

  Salesforce UK boss underlines role of channel

  As the vendor pulls together partners and customers at its World Tour event, there has been a chance to promote its commitment to its channel base

• June 18, 2026 18 Jun'26

  Northamber puts security efforts under Renaissance brand

  Distributor uses rebranding to bring its security, compliance and infrastructure efforts under one name

• June 17, 2026 17 Jun'26

  Kubus seals deal for Ammcom

  Firm makes second deal in a matter of weeks as it continues to bulk out its managed services proposition

• June 17, 2026 17 Jun'26

  AI security fears drive users to consider supplier switch

  Growing security demands are reshaping vendor selection, with users increasingly prioritising robust AI defences when evaluating suppliers

• June 17, 2026 17 Jun'26

  Channel can ride wave of data sovereignty demand

  Channel operators that master the issue of data sovereignty will be rewarded with access to an increasingly active customer base

• June 16, 2026 16 Jun'26

  HPE adds Juniper programmes into the unified channel offering

  Vendor will widen the scope of its Partner Ready Vantage programme even further to encourage portfolio selling

• June 15, 2026 15 Jun'26

  Channel moves: Who’s gone where?

  Personnel moves of note at NTT Data Group, monday.com, Searchlight Cyber, Arcitecta and WSO2

• June 12, 2026 12 Jun'26

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  Developments this week at Leaseweb, Goldilock Secure, NCC Group, ConnectWise, Smarttech247, Pax8, Ten10 Solutions and Scale Factory

• June 12, 2026 12 Jun'26

  SCC Middle East move will bolster AI knowledge

  Move by channel player into the region puts it at the centre of an area quick to adopt and deploy artificial intelligence tools and services

• June 11, 2026 11 Jun'26

  Advania shares AI lessons

  Channel player’s experiences selling AI shine a light on where partners can make a difference around the technology

• June 11, 2026 11 Jun'26

  NCC Group outlines cyber future

  Firm concludes strategic review, ruling out a sale, and will operate as a security and services player

• June 10, 2026 10 Jun'26

  Distribution plays a key role at AWS

  The move by several distributors to work more closely with Amazon Web Services is having quite an impact, according to the hyperscaler’s UK channel boss

• June 09, 2026 09 Jun'26

  The MSP coding renaissance has begun

  The channel is spotting gaps and coming up with its own solutions to help fix customer problems

• June 09, 2026 09 Jun'26

  Partners can help secure AI and increase trust

  Context and Veeam underline the challenges and importance of securing artificial intelligence, while Arrow takes steps to increase partner skills around the technology

• June 08, 2026 08 Jun'26

  Channel moves: Who’s gone where?

  We highlight a few personnel moves of note at Cloudera, Nebula, Assured Data Protection and Black & White Engineering

• June 08, 2026 08 Jun'26

  Zoom directing partners to UC and CC opportunities

  Collaboration player has seen its share of the unified comms and contact centre markets rise

• June 05, 2026 05 Jun'26

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  We take a look at developments this week at Bechtle, Arrow, Artefact, Jigsaw24, SolarWinds and Snom

• June 05, 2026 05 Jun'26

  Zero Networks and partners taking on micro-segmentation myths

  Security player Zero Networks is keen to challenge misconceptions around its technology and to work with the channel to widen its market

• June 05, 2026 05 Jun'26

  Advania CEO says possible further acquisitions ahead

  Two acquisitions have been struck so far this year in Iceland and Denmark, but Advania’s CEO says more deals could be sealed

• June 04, 2026 04 Jun'26

  SMEs shifting from retail IT purchases to resellers

  Demand for higher-spec hardware and infrastructure is driving more small customers into the arms of the traditional channel

• June 04, 2026 04 Jun'26

  CyberSentriq welcomes CEO to accelerate MSP focus

  Security player ushers in a trio of senior appointments as the firm looks to start its next chapter a year after it emerged into the market

• June 03, 2026 03 Jun'26

  Security still an engine for channel growth

  In a week that is all about security views, programmes and divestments have been shared and made by ALSO, Insight and Optiv

• June 03, 2026 03 Jun'26

  Island takes considered approach to channel expansion

  Security player has started with a couple of UK partners and is increasing investment in its channel, and is now keen to ensure it can support focused relationships