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• August 21, 2024 21 Aug'24

  Arrow gets the nod to support VMware cloud partners across Europe

  Distributor given significant position to support VMware channel in the UK and beyond by Broadcom

• August 08, 2024 08 Aug'24

  European markets improve for Infinigate in Q1

  Distributor shares revenue update for the first quarter, as well as its confidence in the prospects for the rest of the fiscal year

• August 07, 2024 07 Aug'24

  Maintel strategy underpins progress made in H1

  Comms specialist Maintel shares trading update on its strategy to secure contracts, stating that it is heading in the right direction

• July 30, 2024 30 Jul'24

  Lemongrass taking advantage of SAP cloud moves

  Vendor’s encouragement to customers to adopt its Rise technology has opened up opportunities for its channel

• July 29, 2024 29 Jul'24

  ALSO strengthens European position with Westcoast

  Distributor tie-up will provide Swiss channel player with more options in the UK, Ireland and France

• July 18, 2024 18 Jul'24

  SonicWall adds cloud edge proposition for MSPs

  Vendor SonicWall continues to crank up the tools and services it can provide its managed service provider partner base

• July 17, 2024 17 Jul'24

  Gartner: AI is driving customer spending

  Analyst firm outlines how much money will be spent on IT this year, with growth being supported by customer adoption of fresh technologies

• July 17, 2024 17 Jul'24

  Eyes on costs a feature of K3 first-half results

  Channel player K3 delivers a significant reduction in operating losses thanks to its continued focus on reducing costs

• June 27, 2024 27 Jun'24

  Advania goes all in on Copilot

  After a successful pilot, Advania makes AI tools available to its entire staff, fuelling efficiencies and helping identify use cases

• June 17, 2024 17 Jun'24

  Familiarity with Copilot helping users accept AI

  Research from channel player Avanade indicates that those who have experienced Microsoft’s Copilot software are more accepting of artificial intelligence technology

• June 12, 2024 12 Jun'24

  Barracuda: MSPs under pressure to support AI

  Firm’s latest survey of the managed services market revealed the pressures many partners are facing as artificial intelligence continues to dominate customer conversations

• June 11, 2024 11 Jun'24

  Dynatrace expanding channel reach

  Firm following strategy of working closely with strategic partners and developing channel-led segment to access more customers

• June 11, 2024 11 Jun'24

  FluidOne refinances to support growth ambitions

  Channel player aims to treble the business in the next five years and reveals a fresh partnership to fund that ambition

• June 07, 2024 07 Jun'24

  Lemongrass increases SAP services

  Lemongrass launches more advisory services to help guide users keen to migrate to the cloud

• June 05, 2024 05 Jun'24

  Customer base for GreenLake expanded

  HPE shares Q2 numbers with details of how its as-a-service and hybrid cloud offerings sold by partners have fared

• June 03, 2024 03 Jun'24

  AI partnerships forming to arm channel with technology options

  Industry reaction to growing interest in artificial intelligence is to enter into relationships that ensure the right technology and support is being offered to partners

• May 28, 2024 28 May'24

  Westcon-Comstor continuing shift to software, services and subscriptions

  Distributor Westcon-Comstor shares full-year results that underline the direction of travel and the benefits of a data-driven approach

• May 24, 2024 24 May'24

  Kaseya: MSPs benefiting from supporting and using AI

  Vendor’s chief product officer shares thoughts around the current position MSPs and customers have around the emerging technology

• May 21, 2024 21 May'24

  AST bolsters UK position with Symatrix buy

  Tie-up of Oracle specialists will provide operations on both sides of the Atlantic for expanding American business

• May 20, 2024 20 May'24

  Concerns over supplier cloud security a customer issue

  Research from Tenable has underlined fears customers have around the ability of IT providers to deliver solid solutions

• May 17, 2024 17 May'24

  Canalys adds to narrative of surging cloud spending

  Analysts have tracked the increase in spending in Q1, with AI playing a major role in driving investments

• May 13, 2024 13 May'24

  Cloud spending continues despite economic challenges

  Research from the Cloud Industry Forum explores current customer attitudes and their expectations around the impact of AI

• April 08, 2024 08 Apr'24

  Marketplaces, AI and regional growth on Couchbase priorities list

  Couchbase’s channel executive is looking to expand the reach of the business and provide partners with more routes to market

• March 27, 2024 27 Mar'24

  Westcon-Comstor promotes Partner Insights

  Distributor is encouraging channel to use data it provides to help identify trends and grow their businesses

• March 21, 2024 21 Mar'24

  Microsoft shares progress in getting the channel to embrace AI

  Vendor reveals the activity it has inspired in the channel since promoting artificial intelligence with partner programmes last summer

• March 20, 2024 20 Mar'24

  OVHcloud sounds the call for microservices partners

  Lack of customer skills has created a need for more services to be available around Docker and Kubernetes

• March 07, 2024 07 Mar'24

  Cloud complexity a challenge for the channel to solve

  Research has shown that users are struggling to keep on top of their infrastructure and will look to partners to help

• February 27, 2024 27 Feb'24

  Westcon-Comstor adds private Cisco listings to AWS Markeplace

  Distributor moves quickly to flex status as valued partner of public cloud giant

• February 20, 2024 20 Feb'24

  Crayon bolsters education pitch with Kahoot partnership

  Channel player will have more to talk about with schools and universities after getting involved with learning and engagement specialist

• February 19, 2024 19 Feb'24

  ANS and Global 4 partnering and CodeStone buying

  Tie-ups across the channel continue to be struck as firms look to extend areas of expertise and bolster service offerings

• February 14, 2024 14 Feb'24

  GTDC: Distribution marketplaces evolving and competing

  Report from industry body uncovers the progress made so far and the prospects for future enhancements putting distie offerings in a strong position

• February 08, 2024 08 Feb'24

  IBM expands AWS marketplace programme to UK

  IBM’s experiences running AWS offering in the US has given it the confidence to move to the next phase and introduce it to a number of European countries

• February 01, 2024 01 Feb'24

  SME market trends supporting further MSP growth

  The CEO of Kaseya has shared his thoughts on the reasons why the year ahead will be a positive one for managed service providers

• January 30, 2024 30 Jan'24

  TD Synnex, Westcon-Comstor and Infinigate expand portfolios

  Distributors are making moves to ensure they have a mix of products and services that appeal to their channel partner bases

• January 22, 2024 22 Jan'24

  Westcon-Comstor adds AWS depth with Rebura buy

  Distributor moves for cloud consultancy in bid to beef-up ability to support partner base

• January 17, 2024 17 Jan'24

  Dura Software expands UK footprint with Invosys buy

  The examples of consolidation continue to stack up, with comms services player Dura Software the latest to be caught up in M&A activity

• January 10, 2024 10 Jan'24

  Logicalis looking to raise the managed services bar

  Channel player ushers in a number of enhancements on its Managed Data Fabric Platform to provide users with deeper insights

• January 05, 2024 05 Jan'24

  GTDC: More use cases add to AI expectations

  The latest GTDC podcast includes talk of the prospects for the technology to have a major channel impact this year – artificial intelligence

• December 20, 2023 20 Dec'23

  Giacom picks up Microsoft-focused intY

  Move to bolster managed services proposition will add greater cloud depth and enhance UK market position

• December 12, 2023 12 Dec'23

  Channel has role to play in supporting AI adoption

  Findings from Dynatrace have revealed a clear opportunity for partners to help users keen to make use of the technology

• December 12, 2023 12 Dec'23

  Lenovo channel exec tips artificial intelligence, edge and multicloud as areas for growth

  With 2024 just a matter of weeks away, partners are already being alerted to areas where decent revenues should be available

• December 08, 2023 08 Dec'23

  Arrow adds more XaaS support to cloud platform

  Distributor bolsters management features on ArrowSphere as it responds to market demands, while elsewhere TD Synnex bolsters AI support

• November 28, 2023 28 Nov'23

  Infinigate launches next-gen security package

  Distributor combines offerings from a number of vendor partners to produce fresh option for resellers

• November 27, 2023 27 Nov'23

  SysGroup grows managed services as H1 revenues dip

  Channel player shares financial update indicating it’s lining up behind AI as an area for growth

• November 23, 2023 23 Nov'23

  Aptum expanding channel ecosystem

  Recently appointed channel executive outlines plans to increase the cloud player’s routes to market

• November 23, 2023 23 Nov'23

  Dell: Channel will need to provide AI reassurances

  Dell research exposes levels of hesitancy among UK customers over artificial intelligence

• November 15, 2023 15 Nov'23

  UK momentum supports SoftwareOne Q3 revenue growth

  Cloud service player issues a trading update that shares financials and progress on cost-saving programme and strategic review

• November 14, 2023 14 Nov'23

  TD Synnex and Evolve IP deepening green commitment

  Distributor and cloud communication specialist both actively stepping up their sustainability efforts

• November 01, 2023 01 Nov'23

  AWS looking for more channel growth

  Senior partner leader at AWS shares the vision for widening relationships and working with generative AI to unlock more opportunities

• October 27, 2023 27 Oct'23

  Czech managed hosting player sets sights on UK

  Web hosting and managed services player vshosting is keen to build a UK presence and increase its channel involvement