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Channel Business Management

• January 16, 2019 16 Jan'19

  Veeam hints at expansion after landing $500m funding

  The data management player already boasts 60,000 global partners and is looking at giving them more products and markets to sell and focus on

• January 16, 2019 16 Jan'19

  CompTIA updates A+ certifications to inrease skill levels

  The training organisation has updated its certifications to make sure those channel staff undergoing the exams come out with the most relevant skills

• January 16, 2019 16 Jan'19

  Channel expresses fears over no-deal EU exit

  With the Prime Minister finding it difficult to get consensus in the House of Commons for a way forward with Brexit the concerns are growing that it will mean the UK crashes out of the EU with no deal

• January 14, 2019 14 Jan'19

  Channel taking steps to remain relevant

  A report from Agilitias IT Solutions looking into the channel's efforts to remain relevant has some encouraging findings

• January 11, 2019 11 Jan'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  There have been plenty of senior appointments made in the last few days in the channel

• January 09, 2019 09 Jan'19

  Avaya aiming to drive growth via partner programme

  The vendor is planning to outline more details in a couple of weeks but has already indicated changes are coming to make life easier for partners

• January 08, 2019 08 Jan'19

  Westcon rolls out technical support community

  The distributor has reached out to those working in technical roles in the channel

• January 07, 2019 07 Jan'19

  HMRC offers £8m reward to systems integrators who can customise Brexit

  With the departure from the EU looming, attempts to make customs processes easier has gathered pace

• January 04, 2019 04 Jan'19

  The channel opportunities in 2019

  There are plenty of areas that should excite the channel as the year kicks off

• January 02, 2019 02 Jan'19

  War on talent set to escalate

  The battle to get trained staff is going to get tougher as more emerging technologies go mainstream

• December 20, 2018 20 Dec'18

  2018 review: The main channel themes

  With the last days of December drawing near it's time to look back at the year that has passed before we do it all over again in 2019

• December 19, 2018 19 Dec'18

  Veritas stressing its channel benefits

  Data management player keen to bring the channel up to speed on both its technology and the benefits of joining its partner ecosystem

• December 19, 2018 19 Dec'18

  SonicWall increasing local partner support across EMEA

  More offices plus extra hires have added depth to the security player's presence across EMEA

• December 17, 2018 17 Dec'18

  Spectrami aiming to fill VAD gap

  The relatively fresh player to the UK market is aiming to provide some of the value added services that it believes larger rivals are missing

• December 12, 2018 12 Dec'18

  Strong demand pushes Fujitsu MSP pilot programme live

  The idea had been to start small and run a pilot but strong demand from partners meant that the vendor has gone live with its MSP programme

• December 12, 2018 12 Dec'18

  Fujitsu getting closer to 90% channel business target

  The vendor has made strides this year to put itself in a position to get 90% of its revenues coming via the channel in 2019

• December 10, 2018 10 Dec'18

  Nutanix enhances channel charter for disties and SIs

  The vendor has added more depth to the channel model it launched in the summer

• December 10, 2018 10 Dec'18

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Banish thoughts of a Christmas slowdown in the recruitment world with plenty going on over the last week in the channel

• December 07, 2018 07 Dec'18

  Cogeco Peer 1 targeting VAR community

  The hosting specialist has identified a group of resellers that it plans to start working with

• December 04, 2018 04 Dec'18

  Commvault channel chief delivering on the vision

  Earlier this year Owen Taraniuk talked about how he planned to make life better for partners and change the approach Commvault was taking and he has been true to his word

• December 03, 2018 03 Dec'18

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Another busy seven days in the channel with a few weeks left in the year for some fresh faces to start to make an impression

• December 03, 2018 03 Dec'18

  Sabio looks East for latest acquisition

  Customer experience player makes a second purchase this year adding both technology and a wider geographical footprint

• November 27, 2018 27 Nov'18

  AWS CEO Andy Jassy highlights untapped cloud growth opportunities for channel partners

  AWS CEO Andy Jassy used the Global Partner Keynote at re:Invent 2018 to highlight how helping enterprises migrate to the cloud now could have follow-on business benefits for channel partners for many years to come

• November 27, 2018 27 Nov'18

  Spectrami latest to join list of UK VADs

  The UAE based channel player is looking to ramp up its activity across Europe with an independent operation opening in the UK

• November 22, 2018 22 Nov'18

  CAE bosses push forward MBO

  The CEO and COO at the channel player have started a fresh chapter in the history of the Cisco gold partner's story

• November 22, 2018 22 Nov'18

  Disappointing H1 costs Redcentric chief executive his position

  Managed service player reacts swiftly to take steps to get the firm back to growth

• November 20, 2018 20 Nov'18

  SME customers changing before the channel's eyes

  Digital transformation is changing the SME customer base according to Ricoh and CIOs are struggling with it finds InterSystems

• November 19, 2018 19 Nov'18

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Another busy few days in the channel with movement across all levels as firms get some fresh talent in while there is still some time to make a dent in Q4

• November 15, 2018 15 Nov'18

  Cloudian thanks resellers as revenues climb

  Object storage specialist provides commentary on how the first three fiscal quarters have gone and the channel has played a big part in its growth

• November 14, 2018 14 Nov'18

  Exclusive Group increases cloud training options with Arcitura Education

  The distributor has been signed up to provide cloud training from Arcitura Education

• November 12, 2018 12 Nov'18

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Another week brings some fresh faces into senior roles tasked with increasing channel support and sales

• November 09, 2018 09 Nov'18

  Distribution set for a solid year as growth continues through Q3

  A market analysis of how distribution across Europe has fared in Q3 from Context indicates that it has all been good so far in 2018

• November 08, 2018 08 Nov'18

  VMware on a journey to rebuild partner programme

  The vendor's recently appointed channel chief has shared her plans for rebuilding the firm's partner programme

• November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18

  Services the area of focus for VMware channel partners

  The vendor is keen to make sure that the channel can deliver services around its portfolio

• November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18

  Silver Peak revamps partner programme

  Vendor makes changes in response to partner calls for more predictability around pay-outs

• November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18

  Tech must be a force for good

  VMware CEO shares his belief that the industry has a responsibility to use technology as a positive force in society

• November 05, 2018 05 Nov'18

  Muller all set for top job at expanding MSP Timico

  Former Daisy boss revealed as incoming CEO at managed service player just days after the firm strikes an acquisition

• November 05, 2018 05 Nov'18

  WDC: The channel needs to view us as a technology company

  The storage player has expanded its portfolio over recent years and has more infrastructure products to sell via partners

• November 02, 2018 02 Nov'18

  Customers want more automation and better data

  A global Cisco study has found that customers looking to innovate need to take the pressure off the IT budget by getting better at predicting where problems might occur

• October 31, 2018 31 Oct'18

  Microsoft sounds AI warning

  Those customers that do not take an interest in artificial intelligence face losing ground and missing out on the benefits

• October 31, 2018 31 Oct'18

  UK delivers double digit revenue growth for CDW

  It has been a good Q3 and a decent first nine months of the year for CDW's operations in the UK

• October 31, 2018 31 Oct'18

  Weak UK market conditions impact Computacenter's Q3

  After a strong first half the third quarter has been more subdued for the channel player

• October 29, 2018 29 Oct'18

  High street dealers get Budget relief

  Chancellor indicates that those struggling with business rates will get help in the face of mounting online competition

• October 26, 2018 26 Oct'18

  Extreme Networks announces $50m channel investment

  Extreme Networks investing in building up its channel after going through a challenging year

• October 24, 2018 24 Oct'18

  Exertis shuffles its management pack

  The distributor has made a raft of changes to its management team to support its international ambitions

• October 24, 2018 24 Oct'18

  Vendors failing to develop a solid channel relationship in danger of losing ground

  Those suppliers that fail to deliver the best possible channel experience face losing ground on rivals that are better

• October 18, 2018 18 Oct'18

  Skills gap causing issues for both employers and staff

  Research from both CompTIA and Ingram Micro shows how the skills issue is impacting both those running IT firms and those wanting to work for one

• October 17, 2018 17 Oct'18

  CompTIA: Channel leaders must have one eye on the future

  The industry organisation has used its UK community event to talk of the need to look to the future as well as the present

• October 17, 2018 17 Oct'18

  Exceptional market conditions boost Softcat

  Chanel player reaches revenue milestone and heralds strong 2018 with a slight note of caution about what lies ahead

• October 16, 2018 16 Oct'18

  SMB the focus for Lenovo's fresh UK channel boss

  Even after a few days it has become clear to Lenovo's UK channel boss that the firm's commitment to working with partners to reach the small business market will remain a priority