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Managed IT Services

• July 01, 2013 01 Jul'13

  Evesham founder Richard Austin pops up at Centerprise

  Evesham co-founder and chairman Richard Austin back in the channel after six year absence

• July 01, 2013 01 Jul'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 28 June 2013

  Our regular look back at the biggest IT channel news stories from the past seven days, as selected by MicroScope readers

• June 28, 2013 28 Jun'13

  Redstone CFO Peter Hallett calls it a day

  Following velvet divorce between Redstone and Redcentric, turnaround kingpin Peter Hallett moves on to pastures new

• June 27, 2013 27 Jun'13

  Enables IT buys Support Force, reports ½ year loss

  First buy in planned acquisition spree cheers newly-formed Enables IT but contract losses weigh heavily on its first half results

• June 26, 2013 26 Jun'13

  ACS sees strong sales in health, managed services

  Sales at software and services group jump by nearly a quarter in strengthening market

• June 24, 2013 24 Jun'13

  Solid Stone performance as sales rise 13%

  Public sector specialist celebrates record sales and improving profits in its year-end results

• June 24, 2013 24 Jun'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 21 June 2013

  Our regular look back at the most important IT channel news stories from the past seven days, as selected by MicroScope readers

• June 20, 2013 20 Jun'13

  SMEs making moves to adopt cloud email services

  The latest Spiceworks survey of the cloud market has revealed more SMEs are planning to use hosted email and file-sharing services

• June 19, 2013 19 Jun'13

  Tech firm ditches Rackspace hosting service for ‘lack of support’

  Cloud sales service company Price & Quote has ditched IT hosting provider Rackspace due to “lack of support and unresponsiveness”

• June 18, 2013 18 Jun'13

  Veeam extends backup to cloud programme

  Veeam has made enhancements to its cloud provider programme including its backup suite as part of the offering

• June 18, 2013 18 Jun'13

  Operating losses widen at Daisy in otherwise strong year

  Daisy Group sees operating losses widen but bosses are confident the business will stay the course

• June 17, 2013 17 Jun'13

  UKFast hiring M&A team to support acquisition plans

  Cloud specialist UKFast is hiring finance specialists to staff an M&A team as it looks to make acquisitions

• June 14, 2013 14 Jun'13

  Gartner predicts expansion in office cloud app usage

  Gartner is forecasting a growth in the number of customers that are using cloud-based office systems over the next couple of years

• June 13, 2013 13 Jun'13

  MicroScope ACEs 2013: The winners

  We reveal the full list of winners in the 2013 MicroScope ACEs

• June 12, 2013 12 Jun'13

  Data knowledge key to making cloud moves

  Resellers have to help customers understand their own internal data flows before taking them into a cloud environment

• June 10, 2013 10 Jun'13

  Trustmarque in £43m MBO

  Midmarket buyout specialists Dunedin steer Trustmarque to next stage in its managed services evolution

• June 10, 2013 10 Jun'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 7 June 2013

  Our regular look back at the biggest channel stories from the past seven days, as selected by MicroScope readers

• June 03, 2013 03 Jun'13

  Phoenix IT numbers down at end of tumultuous year

  After undergoing a major restructuring programme and being hit by an accounting scandal, Phoenix has revealed a full year pre-tax loss of nearly £60m

• May 30, 2013 30 May'13

  Virgin Media Business inks Outsourcery pact

  Business comms provider says three-year deal will enhance its public sector cloud proposition

• May 29, 2013 29 May'13

  Iomart sees annual profits soar by 56%

  Glasgow-based cloud computing company Iomart has reported a pre-tax profit up 56% to £10.7m for the year ending March 2013

• May 29, 2013 29 May'13

  Microsoft partner Core picks up Parative

  Microsoft service providers hook up to take advantage of Windows Azure Infrastructure Services launch and build Office 365, UC business

• May 29, 2013 29 May'13

  MicroScope’s top stories, week ending 18 May 2013

  Our regular look back at the biggest ICT channel news stories of the past seven days, as selected by MicroScope readers

• May 23, 2013 23 May'13

  Dell appoints new UK head to drive services transformation

  As Dell attempts to reinvent itself the company has a new UK head, Tim Griffin, who aims to deliver a single-country focus

• May 23, 2013 23 May'13

  Microsoft finds that cloud equals confidence for SMEs

  Those SMEs that have made the investment in cloud are more confident about their growth prospects in the future according to Microsoft research

• May 23, 2013 23 May'13

  Newcomer Zayo warns over cloud competition as it woos MSPs

  Infrastructure provider Zayo believes an old-school approach to infrastructure sales in the face of growing cloud demands will win channel hearts and minds as it seeks to build out a UK MSP community

• May 21, 2013 21 May'13

  VMware appoints new global channel head

  VMware names former Cisco commercial sales boss O’Callaghan to run worldwide channels

• May 21, 2013 21 May'13

  Channel suppliers line up for G-Cloud III

  The latest phase of the government’s G-Cloud project once again includes a good number of channel stalwarts

• May 20, 2013 20 May'13

  Azlan shows off cloud services portfolio, billing, white label options

  Azlan has launched its cloud services portfolio and signed up to distribute white-label IaaS solutions from AirVM

• May 20, 2013 20 May'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 17 May 2013

  Our regular look back at the most important IT channel news stories from the past seven days, as selected by MicroScope readers

• May 17, 2013 17 May'13

  Computacenter backs the Cloud Industry Forum

  Computacenter has signed up to the values and aims of the Cloud Industry Forum

• May 15, 2013 15 May'13

  Strong performance at Logicalis boosts Datatec

  A decent performance by Logicalis helped Datatec increase revenues although weak conditions hit Westcon in the second half of the Group's fiscal year

• May 15, 2013 15 May'13

  Embotics brings in Zycko after dropping Avnet

  Virtualisation and cloud specialist Embotics has signed up Zycko to handle its products after taking the decision to part company with Avnet

• May 14, 2013 14 May'13

  Forrester finds channel lukewarm over managed services

  Research from analyst house Forrester has indicated that the vast majority of resellers are yet to make any move to adopt a managed services model

• May 13, 2013 13 May'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 10 May 2013

  Our regular look back at the most important ICT channel stories from the past seven days, as selected by MicroScope readers

• May 10, 2013 10 May'13

  Customers investing in IT for growth not to cut costs

  Users are looking to invest in technology to drive growth rather than cutting costs according to the latest IT Index from Pearlfinders

• May 09, 2013 09 May'13

  Redstation datacentres to deploy Virgin 100Gbps network

  Datacentre specialist claims UK first following new agreement with Virgin Media Business

• May 09, 2013 09 May'13

  CIF cements expansion with new senior appointments

  Cloud body appoints Richard Sykes and Alex Hilton as Andy Burton steps back from day-to-day management

• May 08, 2013 08 May'13

  3i sells Civica to Omers private equity

  3i has sold off Civica as it looks to reduce its debts with Omers private equity picking up the business

• May 07, 2013 07 May'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 3 May 2013

  Our regular look back at the most important channel news stories from the past seven days, as chosen by MicroScope readers

• May 02, 2013 02 May'13

  CloudSense partners up with Salesforce Services

  CloudSense has sealed a partnership with Salesforce Services as it responds to customer demands for more flexibility

• May 01, 2013 01 May'13

  Avnet unveils global services strategy

  Avnet has set up a global services unit to consolidate its activities to help resellers get a greater slice of the services market

• April 30, 2013 30 Apr'13

  Intrinsic, Logicalis bag spots on Welsh public sector framework

  Award will help public sector buyers in Wales bypass complex procurement procedures

• April 29, 2013 29 Apr'13

  MicroScope cloud survey highlights reseller worries

  A MicroScope survey on cloud computing has revealed that resellers are worried about vendors and many are not yet convinced it's time for them to make major changes

• April 29, 2013 29 Apr'13

  EVault launches cloud disaster recovery service in EMEA

  Seagate-owned disaster recovery and backup specialist EVault has brought its Cloud Disaster Recovery (CDR) service across the Atlantic for the first time

• April 29, 2013 29 Apr'13

  CloudSense bolsters vertical reach with Impactive buy

  CloudSense has acquired financial and telecoms IT consultancy Impactive as it looks to continue its growth

• April 29, 2013 29 Apr'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 26 April 2013

  Our regular look back at the biggest IT channel news stories from the past seven days, as selected by MicroScope readers

• April 25, 2013 25 Apr'13

  CentraStage sounds warning over managed services confusion

  The boss of managed services infrastructure specialist CentraStage has warned against underestimating the challenges of moving away from the break-fix model

• April 23, 2013 23 Apr'13

  CA bolsters managed services support for resellers

  CA Technologies has made enhancements to its partner programme in recognition of the growing demand from customers for managed services

• April 22, 2013 22 Apr'13

  Outsourcing market takes a tumble

  The outsourcing market has seen contract values fall as the market for both IT and business processes outsourcing drops across EMEA

• April 22, 2013 22 Apr'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 19 April 2013

  Our regular look back at the most important channel news stories from the past seven days, as selected by MicroScope readers

• April 17, 2013 17 Apr'13

  UK leads Europe in datacentre demand, study finds

  Demand for new datacentres is highest among businesses in the UK, according to a study on the European datacentre market

• April 15, 2013 15 Apr'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 12 April 2013

  Our regular look back at the most important channel news stories from the past seven days, as selected by MicroScope readers

• April 08, 2013 08 Apr'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 5 April 2013

  Our regular look back at the most important channel news stories from the past seven days, as selected by MicroScope readers

• April 05, 2013 05 Apr'13

  Branson advice sparks UKFast enterprise division

  A chat with Virgin founder Richard Branson has sparked some changes at UKFast as it split into two distinct operations

• March 26, 2013 26 Mar'13

  Comstor adds managed video financing options

  Westcon-owned distie is intent on helping the channel grab a larger slice of the multi-billion pound video market

• March 25, 2013 25 Mar'13

  Rise finds cloud demand changing reseller approach

  The growing demand for cloud and managed services is forcing a significant number of resellers to change their approach to customers

• March 25, 2013 25 Mar'13

  Reseller cash-back, training to back up Lexmark evolution

  Lexmark is upping the ante in its bid to be seen as more than just a printer vendor with new partner training and services offers

• March 25, 2013 25 Mar'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 22 March 2013

  Our regular look back at the top channel news stories from the past seven days, as selected by MicroScope.co.uk readers

• March 22, 2013 22 Mar'13

  MSPWorld 2013: Managed security services demand on the rise

  At MSPWorld 2013 in Orlando, Forrester analyst Edward Ferrara points to customer cloud readiness and key drivers of managed security services.

• March 19, 2013 19 Mar'13

  Suitors lining up if 3i parts with Civica

  Reports have indicated that there are several interested parties keen to pick up public sector specialist Civica if 3i opts to dispose of its stake in the firm

• March 19, 2013 19 Mar'13

  Claranet warns cloud ROI argument must be broader

  The cost justification of making a move to the cloud is being too narrowly assessed by many customers according to Claranet

• March 18, 2013 18 Mar'13

  Services market slumps to ten year low

  The IT services market closed out the end of last year with contract volumes and values hitting levels that had not been seen since 2002

• March 15, 2013 15 Mar'13

  PEER1 Hosting seeks Olympian talent

  Cloud specialist PEER1 Hosting wants to give a leg up to some of the many Team GB athletes looking for work after London 2012 and has embarked on a novel recruitment drive

• March 12, 2013 12 Mar'13

  Computacenter reaps rewards of UK investment

  Computacenter began to see the fruits of its investment in the UK market during 2012, with local sales up 8% to £1.2bn and adjusted operating profit up 40% to £52m

• March 12, 2013 12 Mar'13

  CIF chairman takes non-executive role at Outsourcery

  Cloud Industry Forum chairman Andy Burton has taken a non-executive director role at Outsourcery as the reseller looks to grow its business in the cloud

• March 11, 2013 11 Mar'13

  Outsourcery CEO Linney joins BBC Dragons

  Cloud computing provider Outsourcery has revealed its co-CEO Piers Linney is to join the line-up for the next series of the BBC’s Dragon’s Den as a replacement for outgoing Theo Paphitis

• March 11, 2013 11 Mar'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 8 March 2013

  Our regular look back at the most important IT channel news stories from the past seven days as selected by MicroScope readers

• March 08, 2013 08 Mar'13

  ACS splashes out £110m for Computer Software Holdings

  ACS has made its largest acquisition to date making a move for back office and accounting specialist Computer Software Holdings

• March 06, 2013 06 Mar'13

  Ancoris buys Google Cloud, Lotus specialist Appogee

  Cloud services provider and Google Premier Enterprise Partner Ancoris has bought Google Cloud development firm Appogee for an undisclosed sum

• March 06, 2013 06 Mar'13

  Viglen culture criticised at Apprentice tribunal

  Viglen’s workplace culture has come under fire after ex-employee and The Apprentice winner Stella English claimed she was little more than an “overpaid lackey”

• March 06, 2013 06 Mar'13

  Comms disties join forces to host Vidyo services

  Telecoms distributor NeoWave has teamed up with some of its overseas peers to form a joint venture dedicated to offering hosted video collaboration services based on Vidyo software

• March 04, 2013 04 Mar'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 1 March 2013

  Our regular look back at the most popular IT channel news stories from the past seven days

• March 04, 2013 04 Mar'13

  Logicalis buys 2e2 European ops for a song

  Logicalis has emerged as the new owner of 2e2’s European business after handing over €24m (£20.7m) for four units, administrators FTI Consulting have said

• February 28, 2013 28 Feb'13

  Six Degrees warns against cloud confusion

  Channel cloud providers are causing confusion by using too much jargon and not providing enough education according to the results of research from the Six Degrees Group

• February 27, 2013 27 Feb'13

  VMware flexes channel muscles at PEX

  VMware has added new incentives, enablement and collaboration programmes on the opening day of its global partner knees-up, PEX

• February 25, 2013 25 Feb'13

  Services sector continues to dip

  Figures from the CBI indicate that the services sector is continuing to struggle with profitability falling sharply last quarter

• February 25, 2013 25 Feb'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 22 February 2013

  Our regular look back at the most important channel news stories from the past seven days

• February 22, 2013 22 Feb'13

  Enables IT lifts lid on growth plans, plots M&A spree

  Network and virtualisation specialist Enables IT has posted its first set of annual results following its reverse takeover by MSP Nexus Management and revealed details of its future strategy

• February 21, 2013 21 Feb'13

  Ancoris takes on Microsoft in a battle of apps

  In a bid to persuade more companies to adopt Google cloud applications, cloud services provider Ancoris has partnered with SoftWatch to monitor actual usage of Microsoft Office via its assessment service

• February 21, 2013 21 Feb'13

  Ratcliffe leaves healthier RM, but BSF impact lingers

  With its successful restructuring now largely complete, RM chairman Martyn Ratcliffe has announced he will step down from the firm this summer

• February 19, 2013 19 Feb'13

  avsnet acquires northern presence with Besttel buy

  Unified comms and collaboration reseller avsnet hopes to drive more business in the north of England and widen its tech expertise after buying Lancashire-based Besttel for an undisclosed sum

• February 18, 2013 18 Feb'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 15 February 2013

  Our regular look back at the most important channel news stories from the past seven days

• February 15, 2013 15 Feb'13

  Vision aims at Citrix users with cloud disaster recovery

  Vision Solutions is targeting the Citrix channel with a new line of cloud protection and recovery solutions, based on its Double-Take and MIMIX lines

• February 15, 2013 15 Feb'13

  Calyx, m-hance strong performers for VC backers

  Better Capital, the venture capital backer of channel outfits Calyx Managed Services and m-hance, has said both businesses are trading according to its expectations

• February 15, 2013 15 Feb'13

  Daisy rides to rescue of 2e2 datacentre customers

  Daisy Group is to acquire 2e2’s datacentre business in a move that will safeguard the future of the 2e2 assets and double the amount of datacentre power at Daisy’s fingertips

• February 14, 2013 14 Feb'13

  Capita stumps up £65m for Northgate Managed Services

  In a move designed to bolster its own customer support offering Capita has spent £65m acquiring Northgate Managed Services

• February 13, 2013 13 Feb'13

  Redstone spins out managed services business

  Barely five months after it acquired the managed services business of fallen rival Maxima, Redstone has announced plans to spin out the business unit into a new company to be named Redcentric

• February 13, 2013 13 Feb'13

  Trustmarque books strong sales, profit growth

  VAR heavyweight Trustmarque has lifted the lid on strong financial results and said that growth in both sales and profits reflects the strategic transformation it has made in recent years

• February 13, 2013 13 Feb'13

  Phoenix IT sounds note of caution

  Phoenix IT has issued an interim management statement sounding a note of caution despite its contracts being in a healthier position compared to last year

• February 12, 2013 12 Feb'13

  Cisco soups up midmarket collaboration channel

  Cisco has unveiled a number of channel initiatives to support the launch of its new midmarket collaboration solution, Cisco Business Edition 6000

• February 11, 2013 11 Feb'13

  Rivals offer help to 2e2 data service customers

  Customers relying on 2e2's data centre services are being courted by rivals that are promising easy migration to alternatives

• February 11, 2013 11 Feb'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 8 February 2013

  Our regular look back at the most important channel news stories from the past seven days

• February 08, 2013 08 Feb'13

  Six Degrees gets keys to new London pad

  Acquisitive managed data services provider Six Degrees Group has cut the ribbon on new headquarters in the City of London near Monument tube

• February 07, 2013 07 Feb'13

  O2 snaps up 2e2 managed services business

  O2 has acquired the managed services operation that was run by collapsed reseller 2e2 and will transfer 107 staff across as part of the deal

• February 05, 2013 05 Feb'13

  Accumuli plans investment with Webscreen funds

  Having sold its Webscreen software to Juniper Networks the managed security specialist Accumuli intends using that money to invest in its core operations

• February 04, 2013 04 Feb'13

  SME security managed services added to Alvea

  Cloud platform Alvea has added managed security services to its offering to help resellers target SME customers

• February 04, 2013 04 Feb'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 1 February 2013

  Our regular look back at the biggest channel news stories from the past seven days

• February 01, 2013 01 Feb'13

  Dell: channel growth will be self-perpetuating

  Having achieved a 50:50 split between its direct and channel businesses in Europe, Dell now believes it has reached a point where its channel growth will become self-perpetuating

• January 30, 2013 30 Jan'13

  Channel suitors pursue stricken 2e2 businesses

  Administrators say a number of potential buyers for some or all of 2e2's businesses have already stepped forward

• January 29, 2013 29 Jan'13

  Cloud channel reaching maturity

  Research from the Cloud Industry Forum in partnership with IBM has revealed that those resellers selling cloud have not grown much in the last two years as the market matures