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Channel Business Management

• May 21, 2018 21 May'18

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Another busy time in the channel with various executive moves being made over the last seven days

• May 18, 2018 18 May'18

  Salesforce leaning on partners in enterprise push

  Channel thanked for the progress made so far but sizeable market opportunity is still there to address

• May 17, 2018 17 May'18

  Barracuda revises channel programme to increase simplicity

  Vendor takes steps to reduce the complexity in its channel partner programme

• May 16, 2018 16 May'18

  PA Consulting adds Sparkler to the mix

  Acquisition will strengthen the digital and brand strategy side of the business

• May 15, 2018 15 May'18

  Exertis delivers the growth to swell out DCC full year numbers

  The decision by Exertis to build a strong AV business is paying dividends with the firm's parent revealing decent numbers for the last fiscal year

• May 14, 2018 14 May'18

  Brighter steals a march with managedservices,co.uk launch

  Brighter Connections has cut the ribbon on a website designed to have a national appeal

• May 14, 2018 14 May'18

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Time for some of the industry veterans to shine as their knowledge is in high demand in firms operating across the channel

• May 11, 2018 11 May'18

  Huawei thanks partners for UK growth

  The firm has thanked its channel base for helping it gain more share in important vertical markets

• May 11, 2018 11 May'18

  AWS: The channel really matters

  The public cloud giant has been expanding its channel base and is keen to work with more resellers and ISVs

• May 10, 2018 10 May'18

  Exertis expands into electricals

  The distributor has hired a former Argos staffer and revealed intentions to build a reputation in the small domestic appliance market

• May 09, 2018 09 May'18

  Oracle encouraging partners to develop IP

  The vendor's UK channel chief is encouraging partners to add their own 'secret sauce' to its cloud portfolio

• May 08, 2018 08 May'18

  Silobreaker building on partner programme

  The security player is looking for more partners having recently launched a UK channel partner programme

• May 08, 2018 08 May'18

  GCI gets £60m warchest from fresh backer

  Serial acquisition deal maker GCI has changed its major shareholder and been given access to funds to continue to expand the business

• May 04, 2018 04 May'18

  Fujitsu steps up support for MSPs

  The vendor has launched a pilot programme that will give service providers the chance to co-create solutions

• May 02, 2018 02 May'18

  Poor websites costing resellers customers

  Plenty of resellers have yet to get their digital presence up to scratch and that could cost them business

• May 02, 2018 02 May'18

  Claranet adds Azure depth with Union buy

  The managed services player is again hitting the headlines for making an acquisition to bolster its cloud offering

• May 02, 2018 02 May'18

  Dell vows to be easier to work with

  One of the main tenets of its channel strategy is to be simple and the firm has introduced a framework to simplify engagement for channel partners

• May 02, 2018 02 May'18

  Dell talks up channel storage opportunity

  Dell continues to encourage more storage sales with additional programmes and rebates for partners

• May 02, 2018 02 May'18

  Dell EMC launches converged infrastructure programme

  Vendor hopes new programme will help partners to bundle, sell and build converged infrastructure solutions

• May 01, 2018 01 May'18

  Exclusive Group makes key hire to support growth plans

  Just a few weeks after getting backing from a private equity player the distributor has made an appointment that will support geographic expansion plans

• April 30, 2018 30 Apr'18

  Puppet signals channel opportunities as it extends ecosystem

  The DevOps specialist has indicated it is now working with a number of vendors with some of those offering its technology via the channel

• April 30, 2018 30 Apr'18

  Late payments hitting SME pockets

  The channel's main customer base is suffering because of late payments and its negative impact on cash flow

• April 27, 2018 27 Apr'18

  Year starts strongly for Computacenter

  A trading update from the channel player has indicated that Q1 was better than it had expected

• April 25, 2018 25 Apr'18

  Mitel channel should enjoy flexibility and pace after vendor goes private

  With Mitel looking to accept an offer that would take it private the message for the channel is that it's business as usual but there is the prospect of something even better coming after the deal closes

• April 24, 2018 24 Apr'18

  Mitel looking at life as a private entity

  The unified comms player has accepted an offer that would see it go into private hands

• April 24, 2018 24 Apr'18

  Ambitious Nuvias cuts ribbon on Woking HQ

  The distributor has pointed to its move as being evidence of its growth ambitions across EMEA

• April 23, 2018 23 Apr'18

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  All change at the top of Tech Data and plenty of movement in the security world in another week of people starting fresh chapters in their channel careers

• April 20, 2018 20 Apr'18

  Millennial tech buyers forcing channel to change sales approach

  Fresh research indicates changing attitudes to tech purchasing, and how the channel must adapt accordingly

• April 19, 2018 19 Apr'18

  Cofense chooses to go 100% indirect

  Security player revamps partner programme as it pledges to go 100% through the channel

• April 19, 2018 19 Apr'18

  Colt DCS aims for significant growth with channel programme launch

  the data centre specialist has cut the ribbon on a global partner programme that should provide the structure to increase indirect revenues

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  Banks investing in cloud and digital

  An insight into the IT investment priorities in the finance sector has revealed a market keen to keep on top of cloud and cyber security

• April 16, 2018 16 Apr'18

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Another busy week in the channel as some fresh faces join various resellers and vendors to try and keep the growth flowing

• April 13, 2018 13 Apr'18

  Exclusive Group gets private equity backing to continue growth

  The distributor has landed backing from a private equity player that will give it the funds to continue expansion plans

• April 11, 2018 11 Apr'18

  Probrand launches online marketplace

  The firm has put its faith in an online marketplace offering users the chance to procure thousands of products

• April 10, 2018 10 Apr'18

  Lines of business overtaking IT department as spenders on tech

  IDC has indicated that next year will be a turning point in the way funds are spent on IT and that will have ramifications for the channel

• April 09, 2018 09 Apr'18

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Another busy seven days in the channel with movement at all levels as fresh blood is ushered into senior roles

• April 05, 2018 05 Apr'18

  Extreme Networks increases finance options for partners

  The vendor is hoping it can use zero interest and other finance offers to encourage users to increase their networking investments

• April 04, 2018 04 Apr'18

  DXC extends Microsoft support with deals in the UK and Australia

  Ambitions by the channel player to be the largest independent Microsoft Dynamics operator get a shot in the arm with a double acquisition

• April 04, 2018 04 Apr'18

  ESET opts for two-tier approach to support ambitious channel growth plans

  The endpoint protection player is looking for ambitious channel growth and has turned to distribution to support that aim

• April 03, 2018 03 Apr'18

  Microsoft rings in the changes to support devices

  Partners have a new organisation management chart to get to grips with as the firm looks to split the teams running Windows and devices

• April 03, 2018 03 Apr'18

  CompTIA acquisitions add training muscle

  The training specialist has made a couple of acquisitions that should give it much more depth in its ability to provide training to IT professionals

• March 28, 2018 28 Mar'18

  KCOM deepens cloud commitment

  The firm has strengthened its cloud credentials extending its relationship with AWS and joining Google's partner ranks

• March 27, 2018 27 Mar'18

  D-Link widening channel as product footprint expands

  The firm has moved beyond its networking roots and as it enters new markets it has a requirement to expand its channel ecosystem

• March 27, 2018 27 Mar'18

  Infrastructure skills shortage causing users problems

  Infrastructure and organisation skills are changing and plenty of users are failing to keep up with the different demands being put on staff

• March 26, 2018 26 Mar'18

  Firms making slow moves to embrace digital

  Research from various sources has pointed the finger at a number of reasons for the slow adoption of digital business processes and some are resorting to acquisition to solve the problems

• March 23, 2018 23 Mar'18

  PRM pitched as channel management solution

  Vendors are being urged to use technology to help manage their increasingly complex channel bases

• March 23, 2018 23 Mar'18

  Barracuda uncovers user issues with cloud licensing

  A failure to provide customers with a menu of payment options for cloud services could be a problem, according to the vendor's research

• March 22, 2018 22 Mar'18

  IBM encouraging partners to change models and tech portfolios

  Big Blue is stepping up its support for partners that are looking to get involved with emerging technologies

• March 21, 2018 21 Mar'18

  Softcat looks West for next wave of expansion

  The firm is looking to open an Ireland office in the next few months as it continues to expand its footprint

• March 19, 2018 19 Mar'18

  Morpheus seeks channel partners for UK expansion

  The firm is keen to expand its partner base to take advantage of a growing demand around multi-cloud orchestration