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Cloud Computing Services
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March 25, 2021
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Mar'21
Quocirca: Managed print services must react to market changes
Changes caused by the pandemic have changed the demands that customers have from their channel print partners
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March 24, 2021
24
Mar'21
BSL strategy accelerated by August
Private equity has given the business a chance to seal its first acquisition and look at taking more market share in an evolving market
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March 24, 2021
24
Mar'21
Market growth strategy delivers for Softcat
Channel player’s first-half results make it clear that its strategy is continuing to generate the numbers
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March 23, 2021
23
Mar'21
Sharp cuts ribbon on European services operation
Supplier builds on recent acquisitions to develop its own focused unit dedicated to growing services revenues
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March 19, 2021
19
Mar'21
Performanta latest to attract private equity backing
Managed security services player Performanta attracts a significant investment from Beech Tree
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March 18, 2021
18
Mar'21
Exclusive Networks charts a digital course
Distributor's CEO provides update on progress made last year and ambitions for the rest of 2021
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March 17, 2021
17
Mar'21
SolarWinds MSP boss talks of focus behind N-Able change
The firm is planning a rebrand as it goes public under a brand it acquired almost a decade ago, saying the move is a positive for its MSP base
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March 17, 2021
17
Mar'21
BSL and Sabio adding customer experience depth
Both BSL and Sabio make acquisitions to add more depth to the support they can give to users looking to improve customer experience
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March 16, 2021
16
Mar'21
Computacenter records fastest profit growth in 2020
Channel player releases full-year results showing that the business navigated the choppy waters of the pandemic successfully
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March 16, 2021
16
Mar'21
Workplace from Facebook looking for more channel growth
Collaboration tools specialist has seen the channel increase its revenue and hopes an enhanced partner programme will entice more to get involved
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March 12, 2021
12
Mar'21
Offices won’t be full for some time to come
Channel will have a role in helping customers adjust to a hybrid working world, with many staff indicating they will continue to work from home
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March 12, 2021
12
Mar'21
Brother extends as-a-service approach to label printers
Vendor Brother extends options for partners with monthly payment plans being offered on its label printer range
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March 11, 2021
11
Mar'21
F-Secure and Barracuda bolster MSP support
Security players react to changing customer needs with subscription pricing, multi-tenant management and product enhancements
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March 10, 2021
10
Mar'21
Exclusive Networks UK boss on a strong start to the year
Coronavirus, Brexit and having to do everything virtually have not dented distributor’s optimism
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March 10, 2021
10
Mar'21
HPE reveals channel momentum around GreenLake
Vendor rolls out enhancements to its infrastructure-as-a-service offering and reveals the strength of channel involvement
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March 10, 2021
10
Mar'21
WatchGuard enhances MSP cloud platform
Security player continues to add more depth to its cloud platform as it continues to reach out to more MSSPs
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March 09, 2021
09
Mar'21
Bryant taking channel on NetApp’s journey to cloud
The vendor’s recently appointed UK&I channel director, Denise Bryant, shares her immediate priorities as she looks to increase support for partners.
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March 08, 2021
08
Mar'21
Cherwell signals expanding ITSM opportunity
Firm’s recent virtual Clear conference indicated that more customers were looking for employee development tools and no-code options
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March 05, 2021
05
Mar'21
Jamie Farrelly takes on EMEA channel role at Commvault
Former Veritas staffer Jamie Farrelly joins Commvault at a time when the data player is going through a transformation and is keen to take its channel partners with it
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March 05, 2021
05
Mar'21
Air IT and Onecom keep consolidation trend going
Both firms have dipped their toes back into the acquisition waters after making recent purchases
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March 04, 2021
04
Mar'21
Ultima adds services depth with Just After Midnight buy
Automation specialist picks up cloud support player with operations stretched across the globe
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March 03, 2021
03
Mar'21
Budget: SME Help to Grow scheme could foster further cloud adoption
The channel has focused in on the impact of the budget on the SME community with the chancellor of the exchequer looking to increase digital skills and technology adoption
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March 03, 2021
03
Mar'21
Node4 welcomes fresh backers, and Radius buys again
Fresh from an acquisition, MSP Node4 has attracted fresh backers, and Radius has sealed its eighth acquisition in the past two years
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March 02, 2021
02
Mar'21
SAP channel consolidation continues as Sapphire buys InCloud
Sapphire Systems has moved for InCloud Solutions in a bid to add more depth to its cloud ERP expertise
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February 26, 2021
26
Feb'21
NetApp highlights public sector opportunity for partners
Impact of the pandemic has only accelerated a move to a hybrid world and underlined the need for partner support, says NetApp
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February 26, 2021
26
Feb'21
Node4 bolsters MSP position with Starcom Technologies buy
Firm adds staff and offices as K3 chooses to sell off its managed services operation
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February 25, 2021
25
Feb'21
Tech Data and Seagate strengthen XaaS options
Distributor and storage player both take steps to increase their as-a-service options, through acquisition and a service launch
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February 24, 2021
24
Feb'21
Cloud security doubts remain
Even with the acceleration in adoption of hosted services, the channel will still have to convince some customers that all is safe when it comes to cloud security
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February 24, 2021
24
Feb'21
Kaseya expands security reach with RocketCyber buy
MSP specialist continues to add more depth to its platform offering with a cloud-managed SOC now integrated into the portfolio
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February 23, 2021
23
Feb'21
Content+Cloud snaps up Sipcom
Deal will bulk out the firm’s Microsoft proposition as well as giving it a foothold in the US for the first time
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February 22, 2021
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Feb'21
Exclusive Networks expands X-OD
Distributor increases the number of countries that can access its as-a-service offering and increases the vendors involved
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February 17, 2021
17
Feb'21
Partners join Avaya on its SaaS journey
Comms player has seen its channel embrace the opportunities that have emerged from a shift towards the cloud
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February 17, 2021
17
Feb'21
Channel is key to supporting CyberGRX UK ambitions
Risk assessment specialist says partners will play a crucial role in its development in the market
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February 16, 2021
16
Feb'21
Virgin Media Business adds to picture of post-Covid boom
Comms player adds its own research into the debate about the prospects for the channel as the economy starts to recover after the pandemic
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February 11, 2021
11
Feb'21
Microsoft encourages more co-sell in programme updates
Vendor is keen to unify its programmes and put more partners in front of each other and customers
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February 11, 2021
11
Feb'21
CDW weathering Brexit and Covid-19 storms
Channel player CDW shares details of its trading as it wraps up on 2020
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February 11, 2021
11
Feb'21
Microsoft sizes channel opportunity at £9bn
Research shows that customers looking to improve competitiveness will be reaching out to the channel over the course of this year
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February 10, 2021
10
Feb'21
Vendors court managed service community with enhancements and programmes
Schneider, Datto, Secureworks, Group-IB and SecureDrives have all made moves to reach out to a wider channel base
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February 10, 2021
10
Feb'21
D-Link sets sights on MSP growth
Networking player D-Link wants to grow its channel base in 2021, with managed service providers among its targets
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February 09, 2021
09
Feb'21
School closures hit RM numbers
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is clear in the full-year numbers reported by the educational specialist
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February 05, 2021
05
Feb'21
Print partners need to do more
Canon Europe research shines light on customer frustrations with the way they are currently being served by the channel
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February 05, 2021
05
Feb'21
DXC Technology staying on turnaround course
Days after the firm rebuffed the Atos takeover approach, DXC Technology shares Q3 numbers
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February 04, 2021
04
Feb'21
Dell rolls out increased rewards for cross-selling
Vendor announces enhancements to its global partner programme, with incentives for top partners to sell more
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February 03, 2021
03
Feb'21
Channel driving growth for public cloud giants
The sales have been impressive but Canalys has highlighted the strength of the channel in boosting sales for the likes of Amazon Web Services, Google and Microsoft Azure
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January 28, 2021
28
Jan'21
Logicalis driving global strategy with Microsoft and Cisco
Channel player Logicalis is working at a global level with vendors Microsoft and Cisco to devise and implement solutions that will help customers to get the most out of a hybrid cloud world
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January 27, 2021
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Jan'21
Network Group chairman applauds MSP pandemic efforts
Throughout Covid-19, MSPs have supported customers but life has been tough for shopfront dealers that have been hit by successive lockdowns
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January 26, 2021
26
Jan'21
TelcoSwitch and Charterhouse expanding through acquisition
Both firms have already been in the headlines this month thanks to funding rounds and acquisitions
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January 26, 2021
26
Jan'21
Achab says ‘Buongiorno’ to UK MSPs
Italian distributor sets up shop in Reading with plans to work with managed service providers on this side of the Channel
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January 25, 2021
25
Jan'21
Maintel, Six Degrees and Apalo extending managed service options
As-a-service offerings are growing in importance as customers look for greater flexibility
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January 22, 2021
22
Jan'21
Computacenter adds to picture of strong Q4
Channel player issues trading update that adds to a growing list of evidence that H2 and the last few months of last year were robust for the channel