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Channel Business Management

• October 10, 2025 10 Oct'25

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  Developments this week at Westcon-Comstor, Phoenix Software, Allied Telesis, Barracuda Networks and Google Cloud

• October 10, 2025 10 Oct'25

  Channel urged to keep the green flag flying

  Sustainability has taken a bashing, but those still committed to reducing emissions are doing the right thing

• October 10, 2025 10 Oct'25

  Canalys: The spotlight falls on partner programmes

  The days of ‘pack and plaque’ are coming to an end, with points-based systems that move away from rewarding transactions the emerging approach

• October 08, 2025 08 Oct'25

  Canalys: Channel success metrics have changed

  The focus on simply transacting deals is being replaced by supporting the customer over a technology lifecycle, says Canalys

• October 06, 2025 06 Oct'25

  Channel moves: Who's gone where?

  People moves of note at Sage, Phoenix Software, Principle Networks, Inforcer and Seismic

• October 06, 2025 06 Oct'25

  A year of channel progress at Jamf

  As the vendor sits down with partners this week at its event in Denver, a senior channel executive has talked of efforts made to improve its partner ecosystem

• October 03, 2025 03 Oct'25

  Ekco bolsters MSP options with Solsoft buy

  Firm makes third acquisition of the year, picking up SME-focused managed service provider

• October 02, 2025 02 Oct'25

  Marketbridge extends UK footprint with Revere buy

  Marketing specialist adds channel-focused agency to widen its capabilities here and across Europe

• October 01, 2025 01 Oct'25

  Hammer Distribution brand returns to the channel

  Exertis Enterprise reverts back to the well-known name to establish some clarity following the sale of its sister businesses earlier this summer

• October 01, 2025 01 Oct'25

  AvePoint points to clear partner AI opportunities

  Vendor uses partner event to call for wider adoption of artificial intelligence and outline areas where partners can work with customers

• September 30, 2025 30 Sep'25

  Enterprises want to go faster on the AI front

  Research from Climb Channel Solutions lifts the lid on current customer attitudes towards artificial intelligence

• September 29, 2025 29 Sep'25

  Channel moves: Who’s gone where?

  Moves of note at Alkira, Zyxel Networks, TP-Link, One Identity, Gigamon, Cloudflare, Evolve IP, Rureka Solutions and TXP

• September 26, 2025 26 Sep'25

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  Developments this week at Crayon, SoftwareOne, Exclusive Networks, Arrow and Westcon-Comstor

• September 25, 2025 25 Sep'25

  CEO change at Advania UK as Kneen steps down

  Channel player Advania has made a leadership change after its current boss calls time on his spell at the firm

• September 24, 2025 24 Sep'25

  Rigby Group marks milestone with another year of growth

  Channel player Rigby Group celebrates 50 years of business and shares an update on how it performed in the past fiscal year

• September 23, 2025 23 Sep'25

  Channel faces AI tool sprawl and inefficient workflows

  Experts across the channel speak of opportunities for partners to help customers that are overwhelmed by the number of tools they are working with

• 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 15, 2025 15 Aug'25

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

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

• 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

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

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

• 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

  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

• August 04, 2025 04 Aug'25

  Advania integrates Servium and CCS Media

  Channel player completes the process of bringing together its acquired businesses on time and is already reaping the benefits

• August 01, 2025 01 Aug'25

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  Developments this week at TD Synnex, Insight Enterprises, Kite Distribution, Cynomi, Fortinet and Confluent

• August 01, 2025 01 Aug'25

  SentinelOne preparing partners for programme

  The cloud security player is working with its channel to ensure they are taking advantage of PartnerOne

• July 30, 2025 30 Jul'25

  GTDC: Improving vendor distribution onboarding will accelerate results

  Distribution organisation GTDC has shared research with suggestions of best practices that the industry can follow to improve the environment around signing partners

• July 28, 2025 28 Jul'25

  Context: UK distribution shows strength in Q2

  Second-quarter growth enjoyed by UK distributors was better than that experienced by continental counterparts

• July 25, 2025 25 Jul'25

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  Developments this week at Westcoast, Exertis, TD Synnex, Orange Cyberdefense, Iomart, Source Code Control and Pentest People

• July 23, 2025 23 Jul'25

  Red Hat announces range of partner programme enhancements

  Red Hat refreshes specialisations and rebates, along with stepping up available marketing support, in its announcement of enhancements