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Channel Business Management

• January 22, 2020 22 Jan'20

  Avaya appoints former channel boss to UK&I MD role

  The comms specialist has turned to its former European channel chief to help continue its drive into the cloud

• January 21, 2020 21 Jan'20

  Fresh efforts made to tackle late payment woes

  Late payments have been a headache for SMEs for years but fresh attempts are being made to clamp down on the issue

• January 20, 2020 20 Jan'20

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Moves at a fairly senior level seemed to be the trend over the past week with firms looking to kick on in 2020 with some fresh talent

• January 20, 2020 20 Jan'20

  Kaspersky rolls out licensing portal for MSPs

  Security player aims to make licensing easier with online tools and more flexible with a monthly billing option

• January 16, 2020 16 Jan'20

  Skills crisis threatens to derail customer growth ambitions

  Getting hold of talent is top of the list of concerns for UK tech leaders and is causing many of them to cast doubts over the prospects for the industry in the next couple of years

• January 13, 2020 13 Jan'20

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Several executive moves have caught the eye over the past seven days with this roundup capturing a few of the notable ones

• January 10, 2020 10 Jan'20

  Synnex splits in two with Concentrix getting its independence

  Distributor is looking to gain more flexibility and focus by splitting away from the customer experience specialist Concentrix

• January 09, 2020 09 Jan'20

  Desmond returns as Exclusive strengthens executive team

  After a year away from his role at Exclusive Networks, Barrie Desmond has returned to the distributor alongside three other hires to add muscle to the channel player’s executive team.

• January 06, 2020 06 Jan'20

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Just a few executive changes to concentrate on the first full week back to work of 2020

• January 06, 2020 06 Jan'20

  LogicMonitor planning to invest in partners

  It's been almost a full twelve months since the AIOps player launched its channel programme and it is looking to build on that over the course of 2020

• December 23, 2019 23 Dec'19

  Motherhood is the necessity of invention, says Mellanox channel boss

  Mellanox vice-president Yael Asseraf Shenhav talks about how her employer has enabled her to thrive in a male-dominated industry and sheds light on how we can all better manage our time

• December 20, 2019 20 Dec'19

  Resellers feeling good about 2020

  Context has surveyed thousands of resellers across the UK and Europe and found that levels of optimism are higher than at this time last year

• December 19, 2019 19 Dec'19

  VMware arming channel with skills to unlock digital opportunities

  Reaping the digital transformation rewards is more than just an IT conversation and VMware's UK channel chief is taking an approach based on helping partners increase their capabilities

• December 18, 2019 18 Dec'19

  Canalys reveals its Channel Champions

  Analyst house places 12 vendors in the champions category for delivering high levels of support to partners

• December 17, 2019 17 Dec'19

  Consenna gearing up for HP for Education programme

  Channel player ready to support the eighth year of the vendor's education trade-in programme

• December 16, 2019 16 Dec'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Before the channel starts to go into full on festive mode there have still been some appointments worth highlighting

• December 12, 2019 12 Dec'19

  HP expands channel finance options

  Vendor renews its relationship with HPE and adds DLL to the mix to provide channel finance options

• December 10, 2019 10 Dec'19

  SCC chief heralds solid year

  The last twelve months have been busy ones for SCC and its chief executive is keen to highlight its achievements

• December 10, 2019 10 Dec'19

  Stone Group undergoes an MBO

  Firm goes through second MBO in the space of 11 years as it changes investment backers

• December 09, 2019 09 Dec'19

  Northamber founder David Phillips passes away

  The founder of Northamber has sadly died after suffering a short illness

• December 09, 2019 09 Dec'19

  Sabio looks for growth with fresh CEO

  Firm looks to build on six acquisitions in the last three years with a fresh face in the CEO chair

• December 05, 2019 05 Dec'19

  Lenovo lifts lid on SME demands for more flexibility

  The vendor has found that a significant number of staff working for SMEs would like to get access to mobile and cloud computing tools

• December 02, 2019 02 Dec'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Another busy week with several comings and goings to report on from across the channel

• November 29, 2019 29 Nov'19

  Veeam UK channel boss looking to widen partner support

  The recently installed UK channel boss is planning to increase the support it offers a wider number of partners as well as looking to exploit its alliances for the benefit of resellers

• November 28, 2019 28 Nov'19

  Apollo increases Tech Data offer to fend off rival bid

  Private equity player is now prepared to pay $6bn for distributor after its original offer was trumped by a rival suitor

• November 27, 2019 27 Nov'19

  Q&A: Rob Tomlin, vice-president of channels UK&I, Dell Technologies

  As Rob Tomlin completes his first year as UK channel chief at Dell, it's a good time to reflect on the progress made and future goals

• November 26, 2019 26 Nov'19

  Support for business and tech called for from next government

  Channel and business groups set out their wish list for whoever wins the keys to Number 10 next month

• November 25, 2019 25 Nov'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Another week with some moves across the industry as firms look to get the right personnel to drive growth

• November 22, 2019 22 Nov'19

  GTDC: Distribution set for continued growth

  The industry group has released the findings of its 2025 research indicating that the future for distribution is looking positive

• November 20, 2019 20 Nov'19

  Cohesity, Extreme and Cloudera enhancing partner programmes

  Just like waiting for buses it's turning out to be the week when numerous channel partner programme refreshes all turn up

• November 19, 2019 19 Nov'19

  CompTIA: Pressure on channel to change

  Industry association is encouraging resellers to step out of their comfort zones and embrace change

• November 18, 2019 18 Nov'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  No sign of the job moves slowing down with some more changes happening across the industry over the course of the last week

• November 14, 2019 14 Nov'19

  Dell platinum partner OCF undergoes an MBO

  The owners of the high performance computing specialist have decided the time is right for some fresh hands at the wheel

• November 14, 2019 14 Nov'19

  Customer experience driving collaboration investments

  Improving customer experience is one of the main factors behind the decision by users to invest in unified comms and collaboration tools

• November 13, 2019 13 Nov'19

  Tech Data accepts $5.4bn private equity offer

  Distributor's board recommend the sale, which should give it access to more financial muscle

• November 12, 2019 12 Nov'19

  Exertis delivers for DCC

  Half year numbers show that although facing its challenges the Technology side of the business is performing strongly

• November 11, 2019 11 Nov'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  A busy week with lots of announcements of fresh faces taking up roles across the industry

• November 08, 2019 08 Nov'19

  SCC investing millions in HQ

  A couple of buildings that date from the 1980s will be given a full refurb as the channel player invests in its facilities

• November 07, 2019 07 Nov'19

  Software driving increased IT spending in 2020

  Gartner has been looking into its crystal ball to see how IT spending will fare across EMEA next year

• November 04, 2019 04 Nov'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Another busy few days in the IT world with some more appointments being made across the industry

• November 04, 2019 04 Nov'19

  HPE supports as a service shift with partner programme enhancements

  To support the ambition to offer as a service across the portfolio by 2022 HPE has started to make changes to its partner programme

• October 31, 2019 31 Oct'19

  Rivals offer alternative to UKFast staff after CEO steps down

  Lawrence Jones has decided to step down amid allegations of sexual misconduct

• October 30, 2019 30 Oct'19

  Computacenter delivers solid third quarter

  Computacenter has cheered investors with a decent Q3 just a week after fellow channel player Softcat did the same with its full year numbers

• October 29, 2019 29 Oct'19

  Retirement wave sparking mainframe skills crisis

  LZLabs has found that in just a few years those with the skills at many firms to keep the mainframe lights on are planning to head off into retirement

• October 29, 2019 29 Oct'19

  NetSuite makes “largest ever” investment in channel

  ERP software vendor outlines new partner programme

• October 28, 2019 28 Oct'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  A brief guide to some of the appointments made across the industry in the past week

• October 28, 2019 28 Oct'19

  Webroot putting the ground work in before 2020 programme launch

  The security player's channel chief has been spending the months post the Carbonite acquisition getting a firm grip on its indirect business

• October 23, 2019 23 Oct'19

  Skills issues holding back wider channel adoption of emerging tech

  CompTIA takes the pulse of the UK channel and discovers more would like to be at the cutting edge but expertise is an issue

• October 22, 2019 22 Oct'19

  New Commvault channel chief promises partners greater stability

  Mercer Rowe’s pledge of no more “knee-jerk reactions” welcomed by partners

• October 21, 2019 21 Oct'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Another busy seven days with some more arrivals that have been hand picked for their abilities to bring growth

• October 21, 2019 21 Oct'19

  Forcepoint in a rush to make a channel difference

  Security player is turbo-charging its efforts to put structures in place to work with partners

• October 17, 2019 17 Oct'19

  Schneider Electric: Healthcare, manufacturing and education leading edge spend

  Power management specialist works with Canalys to survey resellers around the opportunities and challenges customers are facing around edge computing

• October 17, 2019 17 Oct'19

  Fresh image and roadmap “breathe new life” into Commvault

  Commvault unveils new look and product strategy under CEO Sanjay Mirchandani

• October 16, 2019 16 Oct'19

  LzLabs moving to plug mainframe expertise gap

  Pressure is mounting from various sides on those customers that are still using apps that are stuck on aging mainframes

• October 15, 2019 15 Oct'19

  Nutanix reassures channel in transition to software company

  Nutanix launches partners services programme and pushes OEM relationships

• October 15, 2019 15 Oct'19

  Webroot and Carbonite to re-launch channel programme in 2020

  Webroot talks merging channel organisations following its acquisition by Carbonite in March

• October 14, 2019 14 Oct'19

  Nutanix announces back-end rebate increases

  Vendor looks to get partner compensation “on a par” with competitors

• October 14, 2019 14 Oct'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  The revolving doors in the industry have been spinning over the last week as some senior figures have chosen to step aside and some fresh blood has been sought elsewhere to help fuel growth

• October 10, 2019 10 Oct'19

  Westcoast uncovers reseller thoughts about distribution

  Channel player asks resellers what they think of distribution and finds there is work to do to support digital transformation ambitions

• October 09, 2019 09 Oct'19

  CompTIA: Channel must “learn new tricks” to keep customers

  CompTIA CEO urges channel to explore emerging technologies or risk losing business

• October 09, 2019 09 Oct'19

  Might be a while before someone orders from a reseller with Alexa

  Personal assistants are gaining traction as yet another way customers can order services but concerns about data integrity are holding back widespread adoption

• October 08, 2019 08 Oct'19

  Forcepoint using platinum and services to up consultancy levels

  Security player is adding more depth to its channel programme with a couple of enhancements

• October 07, 2019 07 Oct'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Another busy week in the industry and time for the channel to get familiar with a few fresh names

• October 03, 2019 03 Oct'19

  Telstra looking for channel growth after turning purple

  The recent launch of Telstra Purple will give the comms specialist the opportunity to provide the channel with more support

• October 03, 2019 03 Oct'19

  Nuvias putting the emphasis on value

  Distributor kicks off a campaign around adding value for resellers that will run for the next few months

• October 02, 2019 02 Oct'19

  HPE points distribution towards the growing as a service opportunity

  Vendor is sitting down with distributors this week to talk about as a service, SMEs and its channel programmes

• October 01, 2019 01 Oct'19

  Maintel turns to former Avaya boss to step into CEO shoes

  It's only taken a few weeks for the managed services player to settle on its choice of who will be its next chief executive

• September 30, 2019 30 Sep'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Another busy week for those working in HR departments, including one of those getting a fresh head, over the past week

• September 27, 2019 27 Sep'19

  Veeam looking to get more partners to gold

  Vendor is keeping the focus on skilling up its partner base and getting them to higher levels in its programme

• September 24, 2019 24 Sep'19

  WatchGuard focusing on verticals as MSP numbers swell

  Security player has seen its managed service provider relationships grow since it reached out to that segment of the channel community

• September 24, 2019 24 Sep'19

  Extreme Networks bringing Aerohive partners into unified programme

  Plans to bring Aerohive partners into a unified programme are close to being made public by Extreme Networks

• September 23, 2019 23 Sep'19

  Channel roundup; Who's gone where?

  Another busy few days with some of the great and the good in the industry getting a chance to make a fresh impression in senior roles

• September 20, 2019 20 Sep'19

  ScanSource paints a picture of a digital future

  Just weeks after it revealed plans to divest its hardware operation the firm has updated UK partners on the strategy

• September 19, 2019 19 Sep'19

  Quest and SecureAuth look for growth through the channel

  If you have ambitious targets to meet then there is no better way of cranking up the sales activity than deepening relationships with the channel

• September 18, 2019 18 Sep'19

  Channel has to help customers with confidence crisis

  Those trying to go through the IT buying process are struggling with too much information and trying to make sense of vendor marketing messages

• September 17, 2019 17 Sep'19

  Agilitas chairman Kelly awarded OBE

  Channel veteran is recognised for his efforts working in the ICT community in Wales

• September 16, 2019 16 Sep'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Time for the weekly roundup of personnel moves across the industry with several senior roles being filled in the last seven days

• September 12, 2019 12 Sep'19

  LogMeIn looking for channel to support UCC suite

  Firm is looking to get partners behind its latest product releases as it increases the focus its on comms and collaboration suite

• September 12, 2019 12 Sep'19

  Datto challenging MSP sales and marketing assumptions

  Firm is using an event in London to challenge existing views of sales and marketing and provide advice for those looking to devise their own strategy

• September 11, 2019 11 Sep'19

  Are accreditations and certifications channel essentials, or simply nice to have?

  We investigate how important it is for channel businesses to gain industry and vendor certificates

• September 10, 2019 10 Sep'19

  Cyxtera building channel base

  As the business evolves and becomes increasingly indirect the data and security player is keen to work with more resellers

• September 10, 2019 10 Sep'19

  Time to skill up and deepen customer relationships

  The fourth quarter is a key time on the sales front but there are other activities that resellers should engage in to get themselves in a stronger position come the year end

• September 09, 2019 09 Sep'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Plenty of movement in the industry this week as firm's look for experts that can help deliver growth

• September 09, 2019 09 Sep'19

  Ivanti steps up channel investment

  Firm makes a raft of improvements designed to increase partner support and increase indirect revenues

• September 05, 2019 05 Sep'19

  Asolvi set for further UK expansion after landing fresh investment backers

  Nordic firm has already acquired three UK firms this year and looks like more will be on the agenda after it has a fresh majority investor on board

• September 04, 2019 04 Sep'19

  CenturyLink expands channel programme across EMEA

  Firm is looking for resellers to sign up after it rolls out a major expansion in the area covered by its channel programme

• September 04, 2019 04 Sep'19

  Users struggling to get hold of digital skills

  Research has found that a lot of customers are not able to take advantage of the latest technology because they do not have the in-house expertise needed to adapt and adopt it

• September 02, 2019 02 Sep'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Changes in personnel worth noting this week at Googe Cloud, Lexmark, AOC/MMD and Qualitest

• August 29, 2019 29 Aug'19

  Tech Data CEO points to Q2 results as validation of strategy

  Rich Hume is keen to move the firm to higher value solutions and viewed the second quarter results as a sign that the strategy is delivering

• August 27, 2019 27 Aug'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  The channel moves continue to stack up regardless of the summer holidays

• August 23, 2019 23 Aug'19

  Channel advice: How to spend the holiday weeks

  Staff might be coming and going topping up their tans but there is still plenty that the channel can do both internally and crucially externally with customers

• August 09, 2019 09 Aug'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Another busy week as some senior appointments are made across the channel

• August 07, 2019 07 Aug'19

  Digital transformation leadership a problem for users

  NTT research has highlighted issues around the expertise of those leading digital transformation efforts and Kyocera has highlighted the need to concentrate on people as well as technology

• August 07, 2019 07 Aug'19

  Higher margin business helps Insight in Q2

  Channel player might have seen sales remain flat but the CEO is remaining confident about the prospects for the second half

• August 05, 2019 05 Aug'19

  CybSafe reaps the benefits of turning to the channel

  The security firm has provided an update a year after it made its decision to go in-direct

• August 01, 2019 01 Aug'19

  Channel taking steps to improve customer experience

  CompTIA has found that resellers are starting to get on board with improving customer experience strategies to remain competitive

• August 01, 2019 01 Aug'19

  Skilled staff key to delivering CDW strategy

  Channel player's CEO opens up about the importance of having the staff to deliver its growth ambitions during a call discussing its Q2 results

• July 31, 2019 31 Jul'19

  Computacenter provides investor cheer with H1 update

  Channel player issues trading statement covering its first half revealing that the business is progressing well in fiscal 19

• July 30, 2019 30 Jul'19

  Cisco increasing channel digital marketing support

  Vendor brings together various marketing initiatives under one umbrella to help the channel reach out to customers more effectively

• July 29, 2019 29 Jul'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  A fresh channel face at Vodafone and a new boss at LogRhythm are just a couple of the highlights from the past week