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Cloud Platforms

• September 23, 2022 23 Sep'22

  Alibaba Cloud outlines $1bn investment in partner ecosystem

  Cloud player will spend the money over the next three years to enhance and grow its partner base

• September 06, 2022 06 Sep'22

  Westcon-Comstor cuts ribbon on Cloud & Collaboration business division

  Distributor reacts to market needs with a dedicated focus in areas where channel partners should be able to reap the rewards

• August 23, 2022 23 Aug'22

  Juniper Networks hands channel NaaS option

  Vendor launches network as a service, which will give MSPs something to talk to customers about

• August 19, 2022 19 Aug'22

  Ingram Micro Cloud rolls out Ultra offering

  Subscription offering for channel partners is designed to support those looking for business growth

• August 08, 2022 08 Aug'22

  Celigo in channel-building mode

  Integration-platform-as-a-service specialist is looking to significantly grow its partner base to ensure it can service increasing demand

• August 02, 2022 02 Aug'22

  Exclusive Networks delivers strong Q2

  Distributor buoyed by security and cloud growth as it reports second-quarter numbers

• July 14, 2022 14 Jul'22

  Westcon-Comstor boss increases support for partners and staff

  Distributor’s chief executive plans to ramp up partner support this year and is taking steps to protect staff from the cost-of-living crisis

• July 07, 2022 07 Jul'22

  Distribution has a role to play in a hyperscaler world

  Support, application aggregation and skills are just a few of the benefits that disties can bring to bear for hyperscalers looking to work with the channel

• July 06, 2022 06 Jul'22

  Node4 adds more Microsoft Azure skills with risual

  Consolidation across the managed servicer provider community has continued, with two MSPs coming together

• July 01, 2022 01 Jul'22

  Channel key for Google Cloud

  Approach taken by public cloud player shows partners are critical to its growth ambitions

• June 30, 2022 30 Jun'22

  Microsoft shows flexibility on block to legacy CSP auto-renewals

  Microsoft reacts to efforts made by the channel to move to alternatives in the face of the previously proposed deadline to support next month

• June 07, 2022 07 Jun'22

  Redcentric Solutions snaps up remaining Sungard Availability Services assets

  Firm signs up AWS Consulting business and has a few weeks to complete deal for remaining datacentres

• June 06, 2022 06 Jun'22

  Ultima beefs up security with The AntiSocial Engineer buy

  The Ultima and AntiSocial Engineer deal provides access to expertise around vulnerability exposure and remediation through education and understanding human nature

• May 27, 2022 27 May'22

  Broadcom senior management make positive channel noises

  Partners wondering about the attitude of the prospective new owner of VMware to the indirect model will have been reassured by views shared with analysts

• May 24, 2022 24 May'22

  Bytes delivers solid FY22

  Channel player continues to provide investors with cheer as it shares record numbers for its latest fiscal year

• May 19, 2022 19 May'22

  FluidOne makes investment in Marathon

  The move to get involved with the Microsoft gold partner will add more cloud services depth

• May 16, 2022 16 May'22

  TD Synnex adds Google Cloud to its portfolio

  Distributor will partner public cloud giant in key markets as it looks to provide resellers with more choices

• May 10, 2022 10 May'22

  Security and cloud drive Exclusive Networks’ Q1

  Distributor shares first-quarter numbers with eyes on building on it to deliver a strong fiscal year

• May 03, 2022 03 May'22

  Dell adds cyber cloud protection to Apex

  Vendor continues to build out capabilities of its as-a-service portfolio with more support for those worried about data in multi-cloud environments

• April 27, 2022 27 Apr'22

  AWS marks a decade of partner network

  Cloud giant looks for closer relationships with ISVs and consulting partners as it seeks to expand the range of services it can offer to customers

• April 14, 2022 14 Apr'22

  GTDC: Pandemic has accelerated distribution’s digital drive

  Newly launched podcast from the industry organisation summarises the position of distributors two years on from the arrival of Covid-19

• March 31, 2022 31 Mar'22

  Ultima launches cloud analysis tool

  Channel player confident it can save SMEs money with free assessment that will identify savings and areas for security improvement

• March 18, 2022 18 Mar'22

  Cloud, Windows and Teams should spur Microsoft channel growth

  Microsoft puts its forthcoming shift in context as it outlines major changes to its partner programme

• March 17, 2022 17 Mar'22

  Lemongrass widens hyperscaler line-up by adding Azure

  SAP cloud specialist explains the process it went through in settling on a multicloud strategy

• March 17, 2022 17 Mar'22

  Microsoft makes major changes to partner programme

  For the first time in a decade and a half, Microsoft is renaming and reconstituting its partner programme, with an emphasis on meeting customer needs

• March 16, 2022 16 Mar'22

  Bytes trading update signals strong FY numbers coming

  Channel player Bytes updates markets ahead of more details of its fiscal year performance coming later this spring

• March 03, 2022 03 Mar'22

  MSPs getting stuck in ‘digital impasse’

  Ingram Micro Cloud shines light on a market that has experienced high growth and the challenges for MSPs in keeping up with the pace of change

• February 15, 2022 15 Feb'22

  Crayon and RM share solid numbers

  Managed services provider and educational player release updates around the progress made in the last fiscal year

• February 04, 2022 04 Feb'22

  Canalys: Global Q4 cloud services spend tops $50bn

  Fourth quarter of 2021 saw records broken as customers continued to shift more of their operations to the cloud

• January 28, 2022 28 Jan'22

  Kaseya boss looking for strong 2022

  After a difficult 2021, the boss of IT software provider Kaseya is looking to make this a year that will be remembered for the right reasons

• January 19, 2022 19 Jan'22

  Dell adds storage and multicloud support to Apex

  Vendor adds more features to as-a-service offering for UK partners to put in front of customers

• January 13, 2022 13 Jan'22

  Pax8 details benefits for MSPs working with the cloud player

  Coud services player Pax8 has put some meat on the bones for those wondering about the benefits of partnering with the firm

• January 11, 2022 11 Jan'22

  Midwich, Nuvias and Pax8 drive early consolidation efforts

  The year is still a matter of days old and already distributors and cloud specialists have opted to add more products and geographical coverage

• January 06, 2022 06 Jan'22

  Maintel turns to Agilitas IT Solutions for inventory as a service

  Strategic partnership will give Maintel more flexibility as it pursues growth ambitions

• January 05, 2022 05 Jan'22

  FluidOne snaps up managed SD-WAN player SAS Global Communications

  Acquisition will add more depth for firm that has ambition to become the go-to UK provider of connected cloud services

• January 04, 2022 04 Jan'22

  WatchGuard urges MSPs to tap into unified approach

  Security player has been adding more depth to its cloud offering and is encouraging its channel to take advantage of those efforts

• December 15, 2021 15 Dec'21

  Dell CTO’s predictions focus on edge, mobility, data and security

  There will be plenty going on in 2022 as debates on some of the big topics evolve to meet changing trends

• December 14, 2021 14 Dec'21

  Computacenter builds on AWS relationship

  Channel player Computacenter has ambitions to enhance its status with the cloud giant further as it reflects on AWS re:invent

• December 08, 2021 08 Dec'21

  Commvault adds DMaaS to ArrowSphere

  Data specialist will work with distributor as it looks to widen its market and increase its penetration into the SME customer base

• December 01, 2021 01 Dec'21

  HPE experiences GreenLake partner and sales growth in Q4

  Vendor’s as-a-service offering, which has been taken to market by partners, has seen growth in HPE’s latest quarter

• November 30, 2021 30 Nov'21

  AWS heralds growth of channel involvement with its Marketplace

  Public cloud player has seen channel numbers grow over the last three years following its move to make it easier for them to connect with customers

• November 30, 2021 30 Nov'21

  Logicalis shines light on importance of data to CIO plans

  Customers want to use data to chart the right strategies – but that is nowhere near as straightforward as it sounds

• November 25, 2021 25 Nov'21

  Exclusive Networks signs with Alkira

  Distributor says vendor’s Cloud Services Exchange lets service providers solve million-dollar network questions in ‘a few mouse clicks’

• November 17, 2021 17 Nov'21

  Dell expects user spending in security, cloud and 5G

  Vendor shares results of a survey of IT decision-makers that indicates where the priorities are over the next five years

• November 16, 2021 16 Nov'21

  AdEPT benefits from increasing customer confidence

  Managed service player shares H1 numbers as its customer base continues to emerge from the shadow of the pandemic

• November 11, 2021 11 Nov'21

  Exclusive Networks shares first numbers post-IPO

  Distributor lifts the lid on what happened to the business in the third quarter

• November 05, 2021 05 Nov'21

  A view inside the Bytes and NetApp partnership

  It takes more than just online training and MDF funds to build a strong partnership. Byte’s vendor alliances director shares some of the attributes he looks for when partnering up with other companies

• November 03, 2021 03 Nov'21

  GTDC Forum: Distribution investment must continue

  Industry organisation uses its annual event to talk of the progress made in the channel over this year and the prospects for 2022

• October 20, 2021 20 Oct'21

  CloudCoCo expands with IDE Group Connect and Nimoveri

  Deals will add more recurring revenue and customers and are part of the firm’s ‘get bigger’ phase to expand growth prospects

• October 05, 2021 05 Oct'21

  SoftwareONE adds SAP depth with Centiq buy

  Firm is back in the acquisition game as it continues to add more muscle to its EMEA coverage and ability to support SAP customers