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• March 03, 2026 03 Mar'26

  Synaxon boss charts path to increased growth

  After a period of transformation, the channel organisation is looking to meet ambitious targets and continue to carve out a solid position in the hardware and services realms

• January 07, 2026 07 Jan'26

  PC vendors put emphasis on AI, design and power

  The annual CES event has indicated the investments in product design the hardware players have made to encourage customer upgrades

• December 08, 2025 08 Dec'25

  AI widening data analytics opportunities

  Those in the channel with the skills to support customers keen to get real-time insights should find evolving technology makes data analytics offerings more attractive

• July 07, 2025 07 Jul'25

  Channel moves: Who’s gone where?

  Moves this past week at BCS, 8x8, Leaseweb, Alteryx, CyberArk and TrafficGuard

• April 15, 2025 15 Apr'25

  Innov8 and Sage mark 25 years of partnership

  The channel player and vendor provide an example of trust and value over more than two decades

• February 12, 2025 12 Feb'25

  Crayon looking for public sector growth

  Ahead of its tie-up with SoftwareOne, the firm’s CEO outlined its fourth quarter performance and touched on her hopes for 2025

• January 30, 2025 30 Jan'25

  QBS Software picks up Prianto

  Expansive distributor seeks to strengthen its EMEA position with a move for fellow channel player with wide geographical reach

• January 08, 2025 08 Jan'25

  Partner consolidation starts to pick up

  Acquisitions by DSP, Integrity360 and CallTower mark the first deals of 2025

• November 20, 2024 20 Nov'24

  Lemongrass stepping up support to get customers to Clean Core

  SAP channel specialist is guiding users through the stages to unlock the benefits of the vendor’s cloud shift

• November 06, 2024 06 Nov'24

  Infinity Group CEO shares AI experiences

  Microsoft partner has embraced Copilot, and has some lessons to share to encourage others to do the same

• October 15, 2024 15 Oct'24

  Bytes H1 numbers show benefits of software and services strategy

  Channel player shares results for its first half, revealing a decline in hardware but improvements in other parts of the portfolio

• June 05, 2024 05 Jun'24

  ANS opens apprenticeship scheme to channel

  Firm adds its apprenticeship academy to the range of benefits available for its indirect partners to tap into

• May 21, 2024 21 May'24

  AST bolsters UK position with Symatrix buy

  Tie-up of Oracle specialists will provide operations on both sides of the Atlantic for expanding American business

• March 07, 2024 07 Mar'24

  HP emphasises AI in partner programme enhancements

  Vendor uses partner event to share details of changes coming in May, and its plans to increase support for partners keen to get involved with artificial intelligence

• February 06, 2024 06 Feb'24

  Dell encourages GenAI involvement with partner competency

  One of the features of the enhanced Partner programme was the launch of a process to validate those up to speed on the technology

• November 08, 2023 08 Nov'23

  NTT Data strengthens SAP channel position with Sapphire

  Tie-up will provide greater coverage of the mid-market customer base and provide more geographical reach

• August 15, 2023 15 Aug'23

  Umbraco involves channel in sustainability efforts

  Content management system specialist Umbraco recognises the need to create a community effort to tackle the reduction of carbon emissions

• July 19, 2023 19 Jul'23

  ISVs, AI and multicloud on Oracle channel chief’s to-do list

  The vendor is looking to make sure its partners deliver high levels of customer experience and can take advantage of emerging opportunities

• March 07, 2023 07 Mar'23

  Epicor swoops for ISV partner

  Financial planning player Epicor adds more depth to portfolio with the addition of established developer DSPanel

• March 06, 2023 06 Mar'23

  Capita continues divestment strategy with HR sell-off

  Firm sells off more of the portfolio as it continues to trim the focus to its two core businesses, Capita Public Service and Capita Experience

• February 22, 2023 22 Feb'23

  Nasstar bolsters data expertise with Colibri Digital buy

  MSP’s ambition to be a major UK provider of cloud and comms services to the mid-market and enterprise customer bases continues to take shape

• January 25, 2023 25 Jan'23

  Channel seen as route to growth for iplicit and Sycope

  Vendors iplicit and Sycope look to partners as a way to help drive growth in the UK and extend their market reach

• January 13, 2023 13 Jan'23

  Thirdera and Aptum use acquisition to bolster reach and skills

  Firms go into M&A market to support ambitions, with both deals having implications for the UK channel

• December 09, 2022 09 Dec'22

  Poor data quality is undermining chance of gaining insights

  Research signals to those in the channel with a handle on data analytics that there is an opportunity in the market

• November 28, 2022 28 Nov'22

  RM slims down with MIS sale

  Education player continues to review the business as it looks to put itself in a position to support schools

• November 08, 2022 08 Nov'22

  Codestone and OSF Digital hit the acquisition trail

  Firms look to bolster skills, expertise and geographic reach with latest purchases

• October 24, 2022 24 Oct'22

  Couchbase CEO flags database-as-a-service opportunity

  With customers transitioning to the cloud, the moment is right for partners to pitch something different

• October 13, 2022 13 Oct'22

  Cloud shift set to benefit insightsoftware channel

  Vendor has identified a gap that its partners can help fill for finance teams keen to move to the cloud and get more out of technology

• June 09, 2022 09 Jun'22

  Sage lifts lid on channel skills concerns

  Vendor shares research that reveals the channel is looking to bolster expertise to support customers as well as their own businesses

• May 27, 2022 27 May'22

  Daisy Communications and DSP-Explorer add to consolidation trend

  Firms move to add depth and skills with deals for fellow channel players

• May 13, 2022 13 May'22

  K3 Business Technology CEO has seen progress in year one

  The turnaround at the channel player continues, but the man in charge has delivered a fair bit in the year a bit since he stepped into the chief executive role

• May 09, 2022 09 May'22

  Tech Data enhances managed print offering

  Distributor adds more depth to its OpenMPS cloud-based offering after getting partner feedback

• May 05, 2022 05 May'22

  SAP channel consolidation continues as Codestone buys Clarivos

  Deal will add more muscle to ERP, analytics and provide extra depth to the cloud services that the combined operation can offer

• April 12, 2022 12 Apr'22

  Content+Cloud picks up Microsoft Dynamics player Azzure IT

  Acquisition comes just a few months after the channel player was itself a target of a deal that has given it more muscle in the market

• March 17, 2022 17 Mar'22

  Lemongrass widens hyperscaler line-up by adding Azure

  SAP cloud specialist explains the process it went through in settling on a multicloud strategy

• February 22, 2022 22 Feb'22

  Sapphire Systems building digital operations platform proposition

  Firm identifies opportunity to target mid-enterprise market with an offering that touches on finance, asset management and supply chain

• January 21, 2022 21 Jan'22

  ThoughtSpot looks for channel growth

  Self-service data analytics player believes the market is there and that the channel growth opportunities are attractive

• December 06, 2021 06 Dec'21

  Workflow player monday.com seeks UK channel growth

  Firm has cut the ribbon on a London HQ and is keen to increase partner numbers and revenues coming through the channel

• October 20, 2021 20 Oct'21

  Avanade adds more Microsoft depth with Quantiq buy

  Tie-up will give more depth around Microsoft business applications and support for those customers undergoing digital transformation

• October 05, 2021 05 Oct'21

  SoftwareONE adds SAP depth with Centiq buy

  Firm is back in the acquisition game as it continues to add more muscle to its EMEA coverage and ability to support SAP customers

• October 04, 2021 04 Oct'21

  Enterprise software an investment target

  The channel has seen investment levels rise this year, and market dynamics are making those involved with supporting the changing working world attractive to backers

• September 20, 2021 20 Sep'21

  K3 continues to slim down business with Sage unit sale

  Pinnacle Computing adds more depth to its claim to be the leading Sage channel partner with the acquisition

• July 21, 2021 21 Jul'21

  Computacenter on track for another strong year

  Computacenter issues trading update covering H1, with the business enjoying growth and positioned to build on that in the second half

• May 20, 2021 20 May'21

  Fujitsu putting €3m into its channel programme

  Vendor will use funds to support enhancements and increase rewards for partners that line up behind its strategic areas of focus

• March 15, 2021 15 Mar'21

  Sapphire expands prospects through acquisition

  SAP specialist’s CEO shares the strategy behind the string of deals it has already signed this year

• February 25, 2021 25 Feb'21

  SAP looking for ambitious channel growth

  Vendor keen to ramp up revenues from partners over the next few years as it takes steps to increase support for the channel

• January 14, 2021 14 Jan'21

  Kaseya CEO: MSPs stopped an SME catastrophe

  The managed service community has kept many small and medium-sized enterprises going throughout the course of the pandemic, says Kaseya CEO

• January 14, 2021 14 Jan'21

  Distribution comes through pandemic year strongly

  Record sales and a rapid response to the changing demands caused by the coronavirus pandemic helped the channel get through 2020

• October 20, 2020 20 Oct'20

  Sophos and Splunk register spikes in channel activity

  Vendors share details of increased activity on the channel front over the course of the coronavirus pandemic

• October 12, 2020 12 Oct'20

  Veeam will extend channel options with Kasten

  The addition of container back-up options will give channel partners a wider solution to pitch, according to Veeam’s CTO