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Hybrid Cloud Architecture

• September 08, 2021 08 Sep'21

  Red Hat bolsters support for resellers adding value

  EMEA channel boss has indentified areas where the vendor can increase the assistance it gives partners and ways to protect and reward value

• August 16, 2021 16 Aug'21

  Tata Communications boss sounds warning to digital laggards

  There is only one way things are heading and the slower you get there, the more chances there will be that the competition has already stolen a march

• July 09, 2021 09 Jul'21

  Resello deal will widen UK base for Pax8

  Cloud services player continues on its strategy of acquiring to reach more channel partners across the UK and Europe

• July 09, 2021 09 Jul'21

  Dell designed Apex to meet channel demands

  Vendor’s recently-launched as-a-service offering was rolled out after the firm sought plenty of feedback from partners

• July 09, 2021 09 Jul'21

  Westcon-Comstor boss applauds growth through challenging times

  Distributor has seen its partner base expand, has managed inventory in the face of shortages and is in a position to surf the rising demand for security and infrastructure solutions

• June 23, 2021 23 Jun'21

  HPE boss ushers in the ‘age of insight’

  Data is exploding, and HPE wants its channel to help users navigate through that complexity with GreenLake as the main answer

• June 21, 2021 21 Jun'21

  NetApp: Growing cloud adoption is a channel opportunity

  The pandemic has spurred a rise in cloud adoption, but there are issues that partners need to help users deal with

• June 18, 2021 18 Jun'21

  Inflexion will combine ANS and UKFast to create cloud and digital group

  Private equity player continues to expand its channel portfolio by moving for cloud and digital transformation player ANS

• June 01, 2021 01 Jun'21

  Ensono flags distributed cloud as growth area

  Hybrid cloud player’s research points to an area of opportunity for resellers looking to respond to customer cloud needs

• May 06, 2021 06 May'21

  Dell World focuses on as-a-service and edge technology

  Vendor Dell arms partners with Apex as-a-service tools to help customers gain flexibility

• April 28, 2021 28 Apr'21

  Red Hat CEO calls on partners to get behind hybrid cloud

  Open source player is holding its Summit event, with the partner keynote session seeing CEO Paul Cormier promise more improvements for partners

• April 07, 2021 07 Apr'21

  iomart continues shift to managed services

  Cloud player’s trading statement reveals that the most recent unexpected lockdown had a negative impact on business performance

• April 06, 2021 06 Apr'21

  Ensono and M-Files dip toes in acquisition waters

  Firms add to the growing number of deals already struck in 2021 as consolidation continues to grip the channel

• April 06, 2021 06 Apr'21

  Ultima CEO talks of digital strategy

  With the recent deal for cloud services player Just After Midnight in the bag, Scott Dodds is looking ahead to carving out more digital transformation business

• March 10, 2021 10 Mar'21

  Exclusive Networks UK boss on a strong start to the year

  Coronavirus, Brexit and having to do everything virtually have not dented distributor’s optimism

• March 09, 2021 09 Mar'21

  Bryant taking channel on NetApp’s journey to cloud

  The vendor’s recently appointed UK&I channel director, Denise Bryant, shares her immediate priorities as she looks to increase support for partners.

• February 26, 2021 26 Feb'21

  NetApp highlights public sector opportunity for partners

  Impact of the pandemic has only accelerated a move to a hybrid world and underlined the need for partner support, says NetApp

• February 24, 2021 24 Feb'21

  Cloud security doubts remain

  Even with the acceleration in adoption of hosted services, the channel will still have to convince some customers that all is safe when it comes to cloud security

• 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 11, 2021 11 Feb'21

  Microsoft sizes channel opportunity at £9bn

  Research shows that customers looking to improve competitiveness will be reaching out to the channel over the course of this year

• 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 28, 2021 28 Jan'21

  Logicalis driving global strategy with Microsoft and Cisco

  Channel player Logicalis is working at a global level with vendors Microsoft and Cisco to devise and implement solutions that will help customers to get the most out of a hybrid cloud world

• December 08, 2020 08 Dec'20

  Denise Bryant gets UKI channel role at NetApp

  Well-known channel figure Denise Bryant takes lead role for indirect business at cloud and data management specialist NetApp

• 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 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 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 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

• 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

  VMware continues to build on Partner Connect

  Against a changing landscape, the vendor has stepped up efforts to ensure that its partner programme is delivering what the channel needs

• September 29, 2020 29 Sep'20

  Content+Cloud emerges out of IT Lab and Content & Code merger

  Newly formed entity will be one of the largest MSPs in the UK providing Microsoft cloud services to customers

• September 22, 2020 22 Sep'20

  IBM: Channel is a critical part of any success

  Vendor is directing its partner base to embrace the hybrid cloud approach to safeguard their futures

• 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 28, 2020 28 Aug'20

  Dell: Working will never quite be the same

  Vendor Dell adds its voice to the growing number that expect changing working patterns to remain in place after the coronavirus pandemic is over

• 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 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 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

• May 05, 2020 05 May'20

  IBM reaches out to MSPs and ISVs

  Big Blue makes major enhancements to its partner programme with the aim of attracting and rewarding those that specialise in developing their own IP and providing services

• April 29, 2020 29 Apr'20

  SolarWinds exposes pressure of digital transformation on customers

  It might sound great to break down the siloes and let the data flow – but for users already stretched, digitisation is causing some headaches, according to SolarWinds

• April 22, 2020 22 Apr'20

  F5 reveals users facing multi-cloud security concerns

  Vendor’s latest report on application services finds that the EMEA customer base is pro-cloud, but is dealing with some challenges

• February 25, 2020 25 Feb'20

  Nutanix aims for SMB growth with channel Cloud Bundles

  Enterprise cloud player is looking for SMB growth across EMEA and views the channel as key to its ambitions

• February 14, 2020 14 Feb'20

  Rubrik surfs demand for multicloud data management

  Firm has shared some of the highlights from its fiscal year, with the efforts of partners clearly delivering for it

• February 06, 2020 06 Feb'20

  Commercial sales fuel high channel revenues at NetApp

  Data specialist NetApp has seen its channel business hit record levels thanks to the growth in demand from the partner-facing customer base

• February 04, 2020 04 Feb'20

  NetApp: Digital transformation and hybrid cloud key market themes

  Data specialist NetApp uses London event to highlight some of the key trends that are driving customer spending

• November 27, 2019 27 Nov'19

  Q&A: Rob Tomlin, vice-president of channels UK&I, Dell Technologies

  As Rob Tomlin completes his first year as UK channel chief at Dell, it's a good time to reflect on the progress made and future goals

• November 19, 2019 19 Nov'19

  Fujitsu extends as a services options with Cyxtera

  Vendor moves to take the risk out of providing data centre services for its channel partners

• November 06, 2019 06 Nov'19

  VMware nudging partners towards SaaS model

  Software and services is the way that the vendor is expecting more of its partners to go

• November 04, 2019 04 Nov'19

  HPE supports as a service shift with partner programme enhancements

  To support the ambition to offer as a service across the portfolio by 2022 HPE has started to make changes to its partner programme

• October 31, 2019 31 Oct'19

  Canalys: Cloud infrastructure players need the channel

  In a hybrid multi-cloud world the channel is in an ideal position to help guide customers to make the right decisions

• September 26, 2019 26 Sep'19

  Private cloud infrastructure spending holding steady

  An analysis of Q2 from IDC indicates that public cloud infrastructure spending weakened but sales on the private side held up