News
Cloud Computing Services
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December 13, 2018
13
Dec'18
Acquisitions fuel Claranet revenue growth
The managed hosted player has reported decent improvements in revenue thanks in part to the acquisitions it made over the course of its last fiscal year
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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
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December 07, 2018
07
Dec'18
Ransomware clean up an issue for MSPs
Datto has warned that the fallout from a ransomware attack can cause problems for MSPs
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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
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December 06, 2018
06
Dec'18
Dell's UK channel boss identifies growth opportunities
He might have only been in the job for a matter of weeks but Rob Tomlin has already identified areas where the channel can reap rewards in 2019
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December 05, 2018
05
Dec'18
Large enterprises requiring digital transformation help
The Cloud Industry Forum and BT have gone out to find out just what larger firms are doing on the digital transformation front
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December 05, 2018
05
Dec'18
Panasonic lifts lid on growing hardware as a Service demand
The hardware player has been doing its own research to see the extent of the appetite for acquiring mobile devices on a subscription model
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November 30, 2018
30
Nov'18
Juniper Networks heralds multi-cloud channel opportunity
Networking player views SD-WAN as a staging post on a much longer journey towards a multi-cloud automated world
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November 27, 2018
27
Nov'18
AWS hails year-on-year rise in leads and deal sizes for cloud channel partners
During the Global Partner Keynote at the AWS re:Invent user conference in Las Vegas, the firm’s vice president of global alliances ecosystems and channels, Terry Wise, revealed how its sales enablement efforts are paying off for partners
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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
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November 26, 2018
26
Nov'18
SysGroup investments in sales and marketing hit H1 numbers
The managed services player has chosen to invest in improving its staff and has revealed there are signs that it is a strategy that will deliver
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November 26, 2018
26
Nov'18
Gartner: IaaS providers have to go beyond the edge
The analyst house has highlighted the opportunities that are out there for those infrastructure service providers that recognise the way customer needs are evolving
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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
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November 21, 2018
21
Nov'18
Lack of skills holding back customer moves to digital transformation
Dell and Intel wanted a better picture of what's happening in the mid and enterprise market in terms of digital transformation and the findings indicate there are opportunities for resellers to support customers
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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
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November 20, 2018
20
Nov'18
RingCentral lands shots in cloud battle
RingCentral CEO declares on-premise UC technology “dead” with customers forcing partners’ hands on cloud
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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
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November 14, 2018
14
Nov'18
CIF: Channel needs to help plug digital skills gap
In a situation that has echoes of how users first got to grips with cloud there are skill shortages around digital transformation
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November 08, 2018
08
Nov'18
Rackspace: Blocks will benefit channel and a UK welcome for RelationEdge
Rackspace expects its flexible service blocks approach will benefit the channel and the firm has introduced RelationEdge to the UK
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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
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November 07, 2018
07
Nov'18
DXC Technology revenues dragged down by digital contract issues
Slowness with some digital contracts and issues in the maintenance business hurt Q2 numbers
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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
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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
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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
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November 02, 2018
02
Nov'18
Datto “accelerating innovation” with latest updates
Vendor believes more frequent update cycle is better for managed service providers
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November 01, 2018
01
Nov'18
Datto reveals European growth amidst changes
Datto’s interim chief talks company’s future against the backdrop of a European partner event
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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
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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
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October 30, 2018
30
Oct'18
Schneider Electric increases options for MSPs
The power specialist is rolling out a management service across Europe that should appeal to MSPs
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October 29, 2018
29
Oct'18
IBM pledges to support Red Hat developer community post acquisition
Big Blue's decision to strike a multi-billion deal for open source player Red Hat means it gains a firm with a strong channel and developer network
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October 18, 2018
18
Oct'18
Outsourcing market suffering Brexit impact
Deals in the UK have been smaller than elsewhere in EMEA as customers look to trim back spending ahead of uncertain economic times
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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
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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
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October 15, 2018
15
Oct'18
Channel focus paying off for Agilitas IT Solutions
The firm has seen a focus on a channel vision has been one of the major contributors to a decent rise in revenues
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October 12, 2018
12
Oct'18
Services the key to fending off the Amazon Business threat
The retail giant might hoover up the transactional business but those resellers that can provide services will have more chances of retaining customers
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October 12, 2018
12
Oct'18
Roc adds Esteem Systems for managed services muscle
Roc Technologies becomes the latest on a growing list of deals that have been struck since the start of the summer
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October 11, 2018
11
Oct'18
Spiceworks using AI to matchmake customers and partners
Spiceworks has unveiled AI capabilities to directly connect tech users with MSPs
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October 09, 2018
09
Oct'18
IT departments looking for managed services support
Insight has highlighted the difficult situation for those working in IT departments trying to meet the varied demands that are put on
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October 08, 2018
08
Oct'18
Continuum brings security-based growth strategy to UK
The MSP player says it has “tiger by the tail” with advanced security offering for managed service providers
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October 03, 2018
03
Oct'18
Consolidation hits Microsoft channel with IT Lab and Content and Code tie-up
The combination of IT Lab and Content and Code will create one of the largest Microsoft partners in the UK
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October 02, 2018
02
Oct'18
MSPs: Security a must-have
Managed service providers are at threat from losing customers, and even the threat of legal action, if they fail to offer security
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October 02, 2018
02
Oct'18
Kaseya CEO reveals 2019 IPO plans
MSP platform vendor Kaseya talks IPO, acquisitions and developing home-grown products
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October 01, 2018
01
Oct'18
Computacenter picks up US services player FusionStorm
Just a month after a deal in the Netherlands Computacenter has turned its gaze West for its latest acquisition
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September 28, 2018
28
Sep'18
IDC increases cloud infrastructure spending forecasts
The channel should benefit from customers spending on infrastructure in both private and public cloud areas
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September 28, 2018
28
Sep'18
Tech Data gearing up for HP TaaS push
The distributor is encouraging SME resellers to get involved with the vendor's Technology as a Service approach
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September 27, 2018
27
Sep'18
Organic growth driving SoftwareONE forward
The cloud and managed services player has shared impressive growth numbers as it marks its tenth birthday
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September 25, 2018
25
Sep'18
Managed print the first step on the SME digitisation path
Quocirca has highlighted opportunities for those resellers offering managed print services and workflow expertise
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September 20, 2018
20
Sep'18
DaaS pointed to as a long term answer once Windows 10 refresh wears off
Canalys has provided insights into its expectations in the PC market next year and advised the channel to think beyond just working with customers looking to upgrade old hardware
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September 19, 2018
19
Sep'18
MTI cranking up services revenues
The channel player has shared its first set of numbers since it was taken over by Endless last year
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September 17, 2018
17
Sep'18
Context: Channel enjoys growth in H1
The analyst house has shared the headline findings from its extensive channel survey and found that distribution in particular is in rude health