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Cloud Computing Services

• February 27, 2025 27 Feb'25

  Lexmark looking to partners to gain A3 market share

  Print player Lexmark has armed its channel with a range of options as it looks to enter the low-page volume end of the market

• February 26, 2025 26 Feb'25

  Channel education needed to support more successful AI adoption

  Research from WalkMe underlines the dangers of rolling out artificial intelligence tools and software without preparing users

• February 26, 2025 26 Feb'25

  WWT and Kyndryl expand customer support centres

  Firms invest in more logistics and enablement capability to increase the assistance they can offer those users looking for help with digital transformation and artificial intelligence

• February 25, 2025 25 Feb'25

  Calls continue for public sector procurement to open wider to SMEs

  Open letter adds to recent NAO report in drawing attention to risks of focusing on cosy relationships and low costs rather than value

• February 25, 2025 25 Feb'25

  Davies gets CEO role at Maintel

  After a year holding the position on an interim basis, the managed service provider has confirmed Dan Davies will continue navigating the business through its transformation strategy

• February 19, 2025 19 Feb'25

  Kaseya boss looks back on his time at the helm

  As he moves into a vice-chairman position, the boss at the managed service provider tools specialist reviews the progress made under his leadership

• February 19, 2025 19 Feb'25

  TD Synnex hands Andy Brown responsibility for driving AI programme

  Distributor continues to put muscle behind data, analytics and artificial intelligence with latest senior appointment

• February 18, 2025 18 Feb'25

  Evolve IP teams up with Cavell to share market insights

  Comms channel player working with market watcher to make sure partners can identify opportunities provoked by an evolving landscape

• February 17, 2025 17 Feb'25

  Channel moves: Who’s gone where?

  Last week saw ATSG solidify its management structure after the Evolve IP merger, plus some personnel moves at BCS, Fivetran, Armis and Rimes

• February 14, 2025 14 Feb'25

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  Geographic expansion, partner programmes, fresh warehouses and attempts to increase trust levels in artificial intelligence have all been happening over the past few days

• February 13, 2025 13 Feb'25

  Advania UK unveils unified leadership team

  To integrate its recent acquisitions, Microsoft partner Advania UK has established a structure to oversee all operations

• February 13, 2025 13 Feb'25

  Insight lists AI, security and 5G among channel opportunities

  Channel player Insight is the latest to share its view of which trends are worth getting involved with this year

• February 12, 2025 12 Feb'25

  AvePoint increases MSP support as Acronis warns they are targets

  Managed service providers set to benefit from improvement to vendor’s platform at a time when criminals have them firmly in their sights

• February 12, 2025 12 Feb'25

  Crayon looking for public sector growth

  Ahead of its tie-up with SoftwareOne, the firm’s CEO outlined its fourth quarter performance and touched on her hopes for 2025

• February 11, 2025 11 Feb'25

  Users looking to replace backup solutions

  Kaseya research reveals a portion of users are not only struggling with backup and recovery, but are considering switching technologies

• February 11, 2025 11 Feb'25

  Quocirca: AI is a managed print services opportunity

  Market watcher shares insights into how print vendors and partners are gearing up to take advantage of growing demand for artificial intelligence

• February 07, 2025 07 Feb'25

  Westcon-Comstor driving data-sharing strategy

  The distributor’s recently appointed digital sales leader shares his ambitions for the year ahead, and the importance of passing insights to partners

• February 04, 2025 04 Feb'25

  Distie roundup: Activity at Arrow, CMS, Exclusive, e92plus and Westcon-Comstor

  Channel players are extending vendor relationships to add more services and routes to market

• January 31, 2025 31 Jan'25

  Maintel shares transformation progress with FY24 update

  Managed services player Maintel issues trading statement, with the results of its focused approach clearly seen in the numbers

• January 30, 2025 30 Jan'25

  QBS Software picks up Prianto

  Expansive distributor seeks to strengthen its EMEA position with a move for fellow channel player with wide geographical reach

• January 29, 2025 29 Jan'25

  Softcat deepens DEX options with Nexthink

  Relationship between vendor and channel player shines a light on employee experience

• January 29, 2025 29 Jan'25

  Computacenter signals strong finish to the year

  After suffering soft market conditions in the first half of 2024, the channel player saw momentum pick up in the second half

• January 28, 2025 28 Jan'25

  Juniper Networks encourages cross-selling with JPA enhancements

  Networking player uses partner programme enhancements to encourage partners to sell a wider portfolio

• January 28, 2025 28 Jan'25

  Managed service providers seen as ‘critical’ to SMEs

  JumpCloud Q1 report reveals the extent to which customers are leaning on their channel partners

• January 27, 2025 27 Jan'25

  Softcat: Customers want innovation and resilience

  Channel player’s latest annual insights into customer priorities underlines the need for the channel to recognise the budgetary challenges most users are under

• January 22, 2025 22 Jan'25

  ADP deepens relationship with Wavenet

  Collaboration between Assured Data Protection and Wavenet, as well as Evolve and Evolve IP, underlines the benefits of partners working together

• January 22, 2025 22 Jan'25

  ServiceNow ramps up partner incentives around AI

  ServiceNow uses its channel event to announce a number of enhancements to reward specialists in areas of artificial intelligence

• January 17, 2025 17 Jan'25

  Citrix hands Arrow exclusive mid-market role in Europe

  Software player Citrix gives distributor the responsibility for growing and supporting channel partners focused on that customer base

• January 16, 2025 16 Jan'25

  NAO report calls for government IT procurement rethink

  Criticism abounds of reliance on big tech to deliver digital transformation across government departments

• January 16, 2025 16 Jan'25

  DORA unpreparedness spells channel opportunity

  Compliance regulations come into force on 17 January, but many in the financial services community are not ready

• January 14, 2025 14 Jan'25

  Gamma bolsters European position with Starface move

  Cloud comms player Gamma returns to a familiar pattern of using M&A as a means of expanding its reach

• January 14, 2025 14 Jan'25

  Evole IP and DataVita share progress and 2025 ambitions

  Channel players indicate that the year ahead will be one focused on building momentum and expanding business

• January 13, 2025 13 Jan'25

  Your.Cloud adds to European arrivals in the UK

  Dutch player Your.Cloud follows a recent wave of fellow MSPs that have identified opportunities across this side of the English Channel

• January 10, 2025 10 Jan'25

  Kaseya on the hunt for fresh CEO

  The decision by Fred Voccola to move upstairs provides the managed services specialist with the chance to bring in a fresh face

• January 08, 2025 08 Jan'25

  Partner consolidation starts to pick up

  Acquisitions by DSP, Integrity360 and CallTower mark the first deals of 2025

• January 08, 2025 08 Jan'25

  MSPs focusing on improving profitability

  Market insights shared by Kaseya paint a picture of a dynamic market that rewards those adopting emerging technology and delivering solid services

• January 07, 2025 07 Jan'25

  Distributors busy extending options

  Westcon-Comstor, Arrow Electronics and TD Synnex Maverick choose first few days of 2025 to extend vendor relationships and launch fresh services for partners

• January 07, 2025 07 Jan'25

  Nebula hands partners analytics tool

  Nebula increases the insights partners can access as fellow unified comms player Sona Business outlines plans to grow its UK business

• January 06, 2025 06 Jan'25

  Neil Hall joins Focus Group as CEO

  Computacenter veteran starts fresh challenge, and is joined by a couple of board appointments

• January 06, 2025 06 Jan'25

  FluidOne keeps focus on growth with fresh CFO

  Channel player is working to an ambitious plan to increase the size of the business, and has kicked off the year with a significant hire

• December 23, 2024 23 Dec'24

  2024 review: Main themes in the channel

  MicroScope takes a look back at some of the main themes that affected the channel over the past 12 months

• December 19, 2024 19 Dec'24

  SoftwareOne and Crayon announce tie-up

  SoftwareOne’s purchase of Crayon will create a significant-sized European software and cloud provider and Microsoft specialist

• December 17, 2024 17 Dec'24

  Exclusive Networks unifies security services

  Distributor brings together its consultancy, training and technical expertise under one roof to make life easier for partners, while Westcon-Comstor has rewarded a number of staff with senior promotions

• December 17, 2024 17 Dec'24

  Channel moves: Who’s gone where?

  Changes and moves announced at Computacenter, Genesys, The Noledge Group, Forcepoint and CirrusHQ

• December 13, 2024 13 Dec'24

  TD Synnex UK&I managing director: AI set to grow in 2025

  This might not have quite been the year the industry was expecting, but there are reasons to believe markets will improve

• December 11, 2024 11 Dec'24

  Managed security services set for growth in 2025

  Predictions from channel player Infinigate include an expectation that MSSPs will continue to be in strong demand

• December 10, 2024 10 Dec'24

  Node4 ushers in fresh CEO to drive MSP’s growth

  After more than two decades leading from the front, Node4’s founder and CEO is stepping back as the business starts a fresh chapter

• December 10, 2024 10 Dec'24

  MSP specialists plugging security gaps

  A few weeks after Kaseya sealed the addition of SaaS Alerts, the security player’s CEO details what it will mean for the vendor’s managed service community

• December 09, 2024 09 Dec'24

  Security, cloud and commercial inkjet driving print channel growth

  Kyocera has shared its expectations for the year ahead, pointing its channel partners in the direction of areas where there should be high levels of activity

• December 04, 2024 04 Dec'24

  Salesforce partners alerted to AI Agent opportunities

  Vendor shares details of current state of UK’s ability to use AI as it looks to shake-up the market