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Cloud Computing Services

• 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

• 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

• January 19, 2021 19 Jan'21

  ‘Sticking plasters’ applied in first lockdown leave users vulnerable

  Channel urged to make sure customers are not left using inadequate products that they acquired in March last year to get them through the pandemic

• January 18, 2021 18 Jan'21

  Keysource talking expansion after MBO

  Datacentre specialist Keysource starts fresh chapter with financial backing that can support a buy-and-build strategy

• January 14, 2021 14 Jan'21

  Kaseya CEO: MSPs stopped an SME catastrophe

  The managed service community has kept many small and medium-sized enterprises going throughout the course of the pandemic, says Kaseya CEO

• January 12, 2021 12 Jan'21

  August Equity backs fourth MSP

  Firm continues its strategy to invest in managed service players it believes can become significant in the market

• January 11, 2021 11 Jan'21

  Agilitas opens Euro logistics hub to sidestep Brexit issues

  Channel player will have stock in the Netherlands to keep supplying its customers spread across the EU

• January 08, 2021 08 Jan'21

  Atos makes move for DXC

  Unsolicited offer from Atos for its rival could see the creation of a mega solutions provider

• January 07, 2021 07 Jan'21

  Sapphire, Charterhouse and Pax8 strike deals

  Appetite for acquisitions across the channel shows no sign of abating, with a few deals struck already this week

• January 05, 2021 05 Jan'21

  Softcat enjoys strong December and Agilitas sees revenues jump

  Channel players share details of their recent trading performance, with both revealing that last year was strong

• December 17, 2020 17 Dec'20

  Sharp Business Systems UK pitches the complete solution

  Firm is building on last year’s acquisition of Complete IT with plans to provide a more expansive solution to SME customers

• December 17, 2020 17 Dec'20

  Subscription model predicted to increase

  Those looking ahead have already tipped increases in flexible consumption models as one of the main features of 2021

• December 15, 2020 15 Dec'20

  Fujitsu puts ecosystem platform at heart of channel approach

  Vendor is adding partners to its collaborative platform that launched last month to encourage more cross-channel partnerships

• December 11, 2020 11 Dec'20

  Bytes IPO over subscribed

  Business valued at approximately £646.6m as it marks a successful IPO with conditional trading starting on the LSE

• December 10, 2020 10 Dec'20

  Insight UK boss on taking the positives from a challenging year

  Darren Hedley opens up about the impact the current pandemic has had on his relatively short time in the UK&I managing director role at Insight

• December 09, 2020 09 Dec'20

  F-Secure charts growing importance of channel to SME customers

  Security player has seen its channel become more important during the pandemic to those customers looking for trusted advisors

• December 08, 2020 08 Dec'20

  AWS channel chief: Partners key to growing the business

  Public cloud giant Amazon Web Services’ channel chief speaks of the importance of partners and the acceleration of cloud adoption during the coronavirus pandemic

• December 08, 2020 08 Dec'20

  Denise Bryant gets UKI channel role at NetApp

  Well-known channel figure Denise Bryant takes lead role for indirect business at cloud and data management specialist NetApp

• December 07, 2020 07 Dec'20

  KCOM and Giacom team up to deliver Microsoft services

  Firms local to each other combine expertise to deliver connectivity and cloud services

• December 04, 2020 04 Dec'20

  AWS rolls out fresh programmes and competencies

  Cloud giant uses partner slot at Re:Invent to share its ambition to support ISVs and give partners the chance to gain more competencies

• November 30, 2020 30 Nov'20

  Agilitas strikes MBO with Perwyn backing

  Managed services player seals its second management buyout in six years as it looks for more growth

• November 27, 2020 27 Nov'20

  Services and value underpin Exclusive Networks plans for 2021

  Distributor Exclusive Networks is aiming to build on the progress it has made with supporting those that want more flexibility in the channel

• November 26, 2020 26 Nov'20

  Red Hat supports channel guiding users through IT change

  The technology might be changing, but so is the culture and the channel needs to be aware of the issues on that front

• November 26, 2020 26 Nov'20

  Tech Data kicks off second wave of AWS Practice Builder scheme

  Distributor builds on scheme that started back in June, inviting more partners to get skilled up

• November 25, 2020 25 Nov'20

  Pure enhances as-a-service offering

  Storage player makes improvements to its flexible consumption proposition that is sold via the channel

• November 24, 2020 24 Nov'20

  HPE drives HCI 2.0 message through the channel

  Vendor’s campaign is already yielding results for partners and will run into early next year

• November 23, 2020 23 Nov'20

  SysGroup’s first-half figures show resilience in the face of Covid-19

  MSP SysGroup shares the progress it has made through the worst of the coronavirus lockdown

• November 20, 2020 20 Nov'20

  Automation driving the strategy at Ultima

  Channel player has been a firm advocate of automation technology and is now sharing its expertise across the channel

• November 19, 2020 19 Nov'20

  DWS snaps up Giacom

  Cloud marketplace player Giacom sells up to Daisy-owned Digital Wholesale Solutions

• November 18, 2020 18 Nov'20

  Juniper to spend millions on the channel

  Juniper Networks uses partner conference to talk about bold moves to increase investment in the channel and take market share

• November 18, 2020 18 Nov'20

  Maintel and SolarWinds increase MSP options

  Firms focus on home workers and automation to protect customers and arm managed service providers with ways to add more value

• November 17, 2020 17 Nov'20

  MSPs taking steps to protect themselves from ransomware

  Datto reveals that managed service partners are aware they are in the firing line and have formed partnerships with MSSPs to protect themselves

• November 17, 2020 17 Nov'20

  Samsung arms partners with tools to support greater mobility

  Firm’s UK channel boss explains the thinking behind the recent launch of Samsung One and why it wants existing partners to benefit from its investments

• November 17, 2020 17 Nov'20

  Acxiom building CDP network

  Customer experience specialist looks to form strategic partnerships to extend its reach into fresh markets

• November 16, 2020 16 Nov'20

  Softcat making progress through first quarter of 2021

  Channel player issues trading update to cover its progress in the first quarter of its fiscal year

• November 12, 2020 12 Nov'20

  Redcentric ends sale discussions without deal

  MSP Redcentric reveals that discussions with potential suitors have terminated without a sale

• November 11, 2020 11 Nov'20

  ConnectWise makes double security acquisition

  MSP specialist moves to make life easier for those trying to manage threat detection and prevention

• November 10, 2020 10 Nov'20

  Ultima Labs launches MSP automated cloud proposition

  ISV arm of Ultima LAbs releases its first cloud offering to other managed service providers

• November 09, 2020 09 Nov'20

  HPE rolls out partner programme enhancements

  Vendor keen to drive as-a-service and increase activity in the SME market among its partner base

• November 09, 2020 09 Nov'20

  Softcat: Coronavirus impacting customer tech priorities

  Firm’s research shines a light on where enterprise users are looking to shore up their IT capabilities

• November 03, 2020 03 Nov'20

  Canon cuts ribbon on latest Business Centre with IT@Spectrum

  Canon continues on its mission to establish centres with partners to increase its penetration in key geographic areas

• November 02, 2020 02 Nov'20

  NetApp pointing partners to hybrid multicloud future

  Vendor’s view of the world has been validated by the response to the pandemic and it wants partners to accelerate customer cloud adoption

• November 02, 2020 02 Nov'20

  Sophos adds Rapid Response into the mix for MSPs

  Security player moves to fill a gap in the market for customers looking for immediate help with a security attack

• November 02, 2020 02 Nov'20

  Computacenter completes Pivot and BT Services France deals

  Channel player starts the month with both deals wrapped up and in a position to start contributing to the firm’s performance

• October 29, 2020 29 Oct'20

  Cisco CEO outlines channel relationship in cloud-first era

  Cisco and partners must ‘think differently’ about how to coexist, says Chuck Robbins

• October 27, 2020 27 Oct'20

  Managed print channel upbeat over year ahead

  Despite the ongoing pandemic, Quocirca found that many in the managed print world are looking to 2021 with better expectations

• October 26, 2020 26 Oct'20

  Sustainability is a growing part of the printing pitch

  The pandemic has given many customers the chance to consider their strategy going forward

• October 23, 2020 23 Oct'20

  Datto CEO talks of increased support for partners post-IPO

  MSP specialist plans to beef up its engineers, product and support staff after becoming a public company

• October 22, 2020 22 Oct'20

  Backing IoT is a solid strategy for 2021

  There are more user cases for the internet of things emerging and it is seen by those in the industry as an area for the channel to concentrate on more

• October 21, 2020 21 Oct'20

  Dell boosts as a service approach with Apex

  Vendor reveals details of Project Apex and its plans to provide a more consistent as a service approach for partners