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Cloud Computing Services

• September 13, 2018 13 Sep'18

  IaaS and PaaS combination in demand from public cloud buyers

  Forecasts from Gartner and Synergy Research Group have highlighted grow in IaaS, PaaS and SaaS next year

• September 13, 2018 13 Sep'18

  CompTIA flags emerging tech the channel needs to get to grips with

  The industry organisation has shared the top ten emerging technologies that are set to have an impact on the channel and users

• September 06, 2018 06 Sep'18

  Rackspace ramping up channel business

  The cloud player has been looking to ramp up its channel over the course of this year and those efforts are continuing

• September 05, 2018 05 Sep'18

  Channel key to greasing the public cloud wheels

  Both customers and public cloud vendors benefit from the involvement of partners to provide expertise and feedback

• August 30, 2018 30 Aug'18

  Taking the right MSP approach to the SMB market

  The SMB community might make up a large part of the customer base but managed service players need to be able to avoid the one size fits all approach

• August 29, 2018 29 Aug'18

  HPE points to a high value and hybrid services strategy

  The vendor is making some progress with its services strategy according to the numbers shared in its Q3 results

• August 28, 2018 28 Aug'18

  Multi-cloud the theme at VMWorld

  An acquisition and some partner programmes have underlined the commitment of VMware to carve out more share in the multi-cloud market

• August 24, 2018 24 Aug'18

  Computacenter delivers more market cheer with strong H1

  The firm's investors are getting used to the channel player providing them with decent revenue growth

• August 22, 2018 22 Aug'18

  Peach and Getronics add to summer of consolidation

  Peach IT and Getronics have both struck acquisitions adding to a growing list of deals that have been made over the last few weeks

• August 21, 2018 21 Aug'18

  Six Degrees Group buys CNS Group joining the growing list of summer deals

  Cloud managed services specialist Six Degrees has moved to add cyber security depth to its offering

• August 20, 2018 20 Aug'18

  Adept picks up Shift F7

  This is turning out to be a summer of reseller consolidation in the channel with another deal being struck

• August 17, 2018 17 Aug'18

  Shearwater moves for Brookcourt to extend security reach

  The move by Shearwater Group for Brookcourt Solutions will bring the two security player together in a deal worth

• August 16, 2018 16 Aug'18

  Privacy concerns driving security spending

  Forecasts of what will happen with worldwide spending on security over the next couple of years means those developing a MSSP approach should be in a strong position

• August 15, 2018 15 Aug'18

  Synaxon gives greater voice to MSPs

  The channel services group will be listening more to its managed service focused members to make sure it is heading in the right strategic direction

• August 14, 2018 14 Aug'18

  Qualys rolls out MSP and consultant support

  The security player has an offering that should appeal to MSPs and consultants

• August 13, 2018 13 Aug'18

  Veeam: Pushing the services opportunity

  In an on-going series of Q&A's with channel executives the questions this time were put to Greg Bailey, director channel and cloud, Veeam UK and Ireland.

• August 10, 2018 10 Aug'18

  OCSL becomes Cancom's UK hub

  The German firm is looking to reassert itself in the UK and the acquisition of OCSL provides it with a hub to push further into the market

• August 07, 2018 07 Aug'18

  Epson signs Network Group up to ReadyInk programme

  Print vendor extends reseller numbers able to deliver its pay-as-you-go ink replenishment service

• August 07, 2018 07 Aug'18

  Mode Print Solutions gets private investment backing for MBO

  The print management specialist has capped off five decent years of growth with an MBO

• August 02, 2018 02 Aug'18

  Managed print services gaining ground

  Managed print services have been around for a while but they are being taken up with increasing enthusiasm by customers

• August 01, 2018 01 Aug'18

  HP bolsters copier position with Apogee buy

  Apogee has found itself the target of a deal as HP looks to increase its chances of gaining a major foothold in the A3 copier market

• July 24, 2018 24 Jul'18

  Customers need cloud experience both on and off prem

  One of the talking points at the recent MicroScope storage roundtable was around the shift towards off-prem with vendors concluding that the experience is what really matters more than the location

• July 24, 2018 24 Jul'18

  Digital transformation driving SCC growth

  The channel player has delivered a fifth consecutive year of growth as it meets customer demands for digital transformation expertise

• July 20, 2018 20 Jul'18

  Nadella signals hybrid theme for fiscal year ahead

  The CEO of Microsoft has indicated that it is going to work with partners around the hybrid message as it moves into a fresh fiscal year

• July 18, 2018 18 Jul'18

  MSPs facing sales and marketing challenges

  Findings from Datto have indicated that there are several issues that MSPs are facing with sales and marketing and staffing two of the main problems

• July 17, 2018 17 Jul'18

  UKFast increases public options with ClearCloud

  Firm known for hybrid and private cloud provision steps up efforts in the public space

• July 13, 2018 13 Jul'18

  Microsoft flagging channel Azure MSP experts

  Ahead of the Inspire event the vendor has made it easier for those who are experts at Azure managed services to stand out from the crowd

• July 09, 2018 09 Jul'18

  Excalibur keeps it local and acquires in Swindon

  The firm is no stranger to using acquisition as a way of extending its reach but for its latest target has looked very close to home

• July 06, 2018 06 Jul'18

  Keeping up with pace of IT change a growing problem for customers

  Digital transformation might be the aim but getting there is not proving to be easy and that should spell a major opportunity for the channel

• July 04, 2018 04 Jul'18

  Exclusive unifies security and cloud approach

  A couple of months after it got private investment backing the distributor has outlined its future strategy

• July 03, 2018 03 Jul'18

  Automation a major focus at UKFast

  UKFast has created a chief technology officer role to ensure it can continue to automate more processes across its business

• June 27, 2018 27 Jun'18

  Scale Computing rolls out MSP programme

  The hyper converged player has stepped up the support it can offer to managed service providers

• June 26, 2018 26 Jun'18

  Nutanix and SonicWall hand partners tools to target the mid-market

  Both vendors have launched programmes that will help their channel partners increase sales in the mid-market customer segment

• June 26, 2018 26 Jun'18

  Ignition using services to drive channel growth

  The distributor is putting the focus on ensuring it can deliver service opportunities for security resellers

• June 21, 2018 21 Jun'18

  Fujitsu extends support for service providers

  The vendor has built on steps taken to make life easier for MSPs in the UK last month with a wider European programme

• June 19, 2018 19 Jun'18

  Change at the top of Comms-care

  With the business now a fully functioning part of Ingram Micro the managing director has opted to leave the services specialist

• June 18, 2018 18 Jun'18

  Cloud journey still causing problems for many users

  Rackspace identifies the key role that the channel can play in helping customers through the cloud migration process

• June 13, 2018 13 Jun'18

  Spiraling public cloud costs making private option attractive

  An increasing number of companies are bringing their data back in-house and managed cloud providers are in an ideal position to

• June 13, 2018 13 Jun'18

  Agilitas bolsters services reach with IBM tie-up

  Big Blue will provide access to engineering and technical expertise that can be accessed by resellers and MSPs

• June 12, 2018 12 Jun'18

  Print management part of the digital transformation pitch

  Those looking to help customers transform their operations should not forget the potential that printing plays in the workplace

• June 08, 2018 08 Jun'18

  ConnectWise latest to add voice to call for more MSP evolution

  Research from ConnectWise has added to the growing weight of evidence that has highlighted the need for MSPs to provide more than they currently deliver

• June 07, 2018 07 Jun'18

  Focus on MSSPs at InfoSec

  The annual security industry gathering at Olympia involved plenty of vendors promoting their abilities to support managed service players

• May 30, 2018 30 May'18

  Fortinet increases MSSP support

  The security player continues to add depth to the options it can offer those providing managed security services

• May 30, 2018 30 May'18

  MXC Capital leads efforts to support IDE Group

  The managed services player has found life tough but its largest shareholder has come to the rescue

• May 29, 2018 29 May'18

  RedstoneConnect sells managed services and SI units

  The managed workplace specialist will concentrate on developing its software business after cutting down the extent of its operations

• May 25, 2018 25 May'18

  Resellers missing out on cloud cross-selling opportunities

  The decision by many channel firms to offer a low number of subscription services has been highlighted by Ingram Micro as a missed chance to sell more cloud applications

• May 23, 2018 23 May'18

  MSP Day: Progress made but more to be done to widen SME appeal

  The first MSP Day has come with research showing the progress of the channel to deliver services but highlighted a mismatch with what SME buyers want to buy

• May 22, 2018 22 May'18

  CompTIA: Cloud the springboard to further innovation

  The industry group has found that more customers are looking to use the cloud as a way to introduce more emerging technologies into their organisations

• May 21, 2018 21 May'18

  Ingram Micro urges more cloud action

  In the run up to the distributor's Cloud Summit the firm has underlined just why it believes more channel partners need to get involved in the hosted world

• May 18, 2018 18 May'18

  MSPs will struggle to keep up with market changes

  Channel must adapt to changing customer requirements, warns MSP evangelist