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• February 23, 2021 23 Feb'21

  Content+Cloud snaps up Sipcom

  Deal will bulk out the firm’s Microsoft proposition as well as giving it a foothold in the US for the first time

• February 22, 2021 22 Feb'21

  Exclusive Networks expands X-OD

  Distributor increases the number of countries that can access its as-a-service offering and increases the vendors involved

• February 17, 2021 17 Feb'21

  Partners join Avaya on its SaaS journey

  Comms player has seen its channel embrace the opportunities that have emerged from a shift towards the cloud

• February 11, 2021 11 Feb'21

  Microsoft encourages more co-sell in programme updates

  Vendor is keen to unify its programmes and put more partners in front of each other and customers

• February 09, 2021 09 Feb'21

  School closures hit RM numbers

  The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is clear in the full-year numbers reported by the educational specialist

• February 03, 2021 03 Feb'21

  Channel driving growth for public cloud giants

  The sales have been impressive but Canalys has highlighted the strength of the channel in boosting sales for the likes of Amazon Web Services, Google and Microsoft Azure

• January 25, 2021 25 Jan'21

  Maintel, Six Degrees and Apalo extending managed service options

  As-a-service offerings are growing in importance as customers look for greater flexibility

• January 05, 2021 05 Jan'21

  Softcat enjoys strong December and Agilitas sees revenues jump

  Channel players share details of their recent trading performance, with both revealing that last year was strong

• December 15, 2020 15 Dec'20

  Fujitsu puts ecosystem platform at heart of channel approach

  Vendor is adding partners to its collaborative platform that launched last month to encourage more cross-channel partnerships

• December 08, 2020 08 Dec'20

  AWS channel chief: Partners key to growing the business

  Public cloud giant Amazon Web Services’ channel chief speaks of the importance of partners and the acceleration of cloud adoption during the coronavirus pandemic

• December 07, 2020 07 Dec'20

  KCOM and Giacom team up to deliver Microsoft services

  Firms local to each other combine expertise to deliver connectivity and cloud services

• December 04, 2020 04 Dec'20

  AWS rolls out fresh programmes and competencies

  Cloud giant uses partner slot at Re:Invent to share its ambition to support ISVs and give partners the chance to gain more competencies

• November 27, 2020 27 Nov'20

  Services and value underpin Exclusive Networks plans for 2021

  Distributor Exclusive Networks is aiming to build on the progress it has made with supporting those that want more flexibility in the channel

• November 26, 2020 26 Nov'20

  Red Hat supports channel guiding users through IT change

  The technology might be changing, but so is the culture and the channel needs to be aware of the issues on that front

• November 26, 2020 26 Nov'20

  Tech Data kicks off second wave of AWS Practice Builder scheme

  Distributor builds on scheme that started back in June, inviting more partners to get skilled up

• November 25, 2020 25 Nov'20

  Pure enhances as-a-service offering

  Storage player makes improvements to its flexible consumption proposition that is sold via the channel

• November 20, 2020 20 Nov'20

  Automation driving the strategy at Ultima

  Channel player has been a firm advocate of automation technology and is now sharing its expertise across the channel

• November 19, 2020 19 Nov'20

  DWS snaps up Giacom

  Cloud marketplace player Giacom sells up to Daisy-owned Digital Wholesale Solutions

• November 10, 2020 10 Nov'20

  Ultima Labs launches MSP automated cloud proposition

  ISV arm of Ultima LAbs releases its first cloud offering to other managed service providers

• November 09, 2020 09 Nov'20

  Softcat: Coronavirus impacting customer tech priorities

  Firm’s research shines a light on where enterprise users are looking to shore up their IT capabilities

• November 02, 2020 02 Nov'20

  NetApp pointing partners to hybrid multicloud future

  Vendor’s view of the world has been validated by the response to the pandemic and it wants partners to accelerate customer cloud adoption

• October 29, 2020 29 Oct'20

  Cisco CEO outlines channel relationship in cloud-first era

  Cisco and partners must ‘think differently’ about how to coexist, says Chuck Robbins

• October 21, 2020 21 Oct'20

  Dell boosts as a service approach with Apex

  Vendor reveals details of Project Apex and its plans to provide a more consistent as a service approach for partners

• October 16, 2020 16 Oct'20

  Cohesity and AWS tie-up will add options for partners

  Storage player has shared the implications for its partners from the strategic collaboration it has announced with the cloud giant

• October 16, 2020 16 Oct'20

  ‘As a service’ a critical part of the Nuvias strategy

  The distributor is continuing to develop its services options for resellers in an area of the market that is gaining more attention

• October 09, 2020 09 Oct'20

  As-a-service model gets mixed response

  The topic of changing consumption models came up repeatedly at the Canalys Channels Forum

• October 06, 2020 06 Oct'20

  Exclusive Networks launches X-OD

  Distributor makes its subscription platform available in the UK to help resellers deliver flexible services to customers

• October 02, 2020 02 Oct'20

  VMware and Nvidia say AI is maturing

  This week's VMworld also included some announcements about artificial intelligence that should have repercussions for the channel

• September 30, 2020 30 Sep'20

  HPE points distribution to everything as a service

  Vendor holds its distribution event with a number of enhancements being rolled out to make it easier to sell services

• September 29, 2020 29 Sep'20

  Google Cloud forecasts growth for UK partners

  Public cloud player shares findings of an IDC study into the growth prospects for those that choose to partner with the vendor

• September 22, 2020 22 Sep'20

  Lexmark adds to reseller cloud options

  Print player Lexmark adds third-party device management, free apps and touchless print into its cloud mix

• September 16, 2020 16 Sep'20

  AWS: Partners grow more quickly selling cloud

  Public cloud player shares research that reveals that those in the channel selling cloud are experiencing faster growth than those that are not

• September 15, 2020 15 Sep'20

  Maintel progresses with cloud and managed services transformation

  Channel player releases H1 numbers that show impact of Covid-19 but also reveal progress made in changing revenue sources

• September 14, 2020 14 Sep'20

  Shift to home working exposes virtual app opportunity

  Cameyo is signalling the chance for partners to add some value for those customers that are not prepared to go fully into a virtual desktop deployment

• September 07, 2020 07 Sep'20

  Exclusive Networks expands again with Veracomp buy

  Distributor makes two acquisitions in the space of two weeks as it continues to build its global footprint

• August 26, 2020 26 Aug'20

  GreenLake momentum continues at HPE

  Vendor shares third-quarter numbers that indicate demand from customers for everything as a service is continuing to increase

• August 13, 2020 13 Aug'20

  Jackson marks anniversary at 8x8 with solid channel progress

  8x8’s EMEA channel boss, Keith Jackson, has spent his first 12 months building a channel base to use as a platform for future growth

• August 10, 2020 10 Aug'20

  MSPs working through Covid challenges

  The pandemic has given managed service players several challenges, but most are in a strong enough position to come through the crisis stronger

• July 29, 2020 29 Jul'20

  Aptum tracks shifting responses to cloud

  Firm shares research with its channel that shows just how far most customers have come to adopting the cloud during the coronavirus pandemic

• July 28, 2020 28 Jul'20

  Kerv emerges to offer a fresh cloud approach

  Former CEO and COO of Six Degrees Group cut the ribbon on a fresh operation formed from a three-firm tie-up

• July 16, 2020 16 Jul'20

  Ricoh launches audiovisual managed service

  Ricoh Europe gets the ball rolling on an AV managed services scheme that should be available to channel partners in the next year

• July 07, 2020 07 Jul'20

  Nuvias ushers in XaaS division Konekt

  Distributor Nuvias develops standalone unit focusing on cloud and anything-as-a-service options

• July 01, 2020 01 Jul'20

  Consolidation continues with Q Associates buying and Radius Connect emerging

  Getting bigger is still a maxim being followed by some in the channel, with a couple of examples to add to the ever-expanding acquisitions list

• June 30, 2020 30 Jun'20

  Tech Data flexes financial muscles after Apollo deal

  Deal to acquire the distributor finally closes and the channel player is quick to show off what the benefits of private ownership will involve

• June 25, 2020 25 Jun'20

  Datto turns the spotlight on RMM

  Vendor hosts its first MSP Technology Day with remote management the focus

• June 24, 2020 24 Jun'20

  HPE CEO: We won’t grow the business without the channel

  HPE kicks off its Discover event with a range of enhancements for the channel around its GreenLake proposition

• June 23, 2020 23 Jun'20

  Maintel starts ICON partner recruitment drive

  Channel player Maintel is looking to sign up more managed service and cloud providers to take its ICON platform out to market

• June 22, 2020 22 Jun'20

  Dell and Rackspace strengthen edge pitch

  Vendors launch fresh products and services to make sure the channel has the answers that customers are increasingly looking for

• June 18, 2020 18 Jun'20

  Schneider Electric increases support for partners selling at the Edge

  Firm provides channel with pre-configured designs that can be taken out to customers

• June 17, 2020 17 Jun'20

  Collaboration and security dominate Cisco Live agenda

  Cisco rolls out enhancements that should appeal to partners working with customers on maintaining secure collaboration during the Covid-19 pandemic