News

Managed IT Services

• February 09, 2023 09 Feb'23

  AdEPT picked up for £50.3m

  MSP AdEPT becomes a target of acquisition due to the potential spotted by fresh owners for further growth

• February 02, 2023 02 Feb'23

  Trustmarque starts mid-market growth plan with Livingstone buy

  Firm talks of taking the first step as it signals ambitions to make a greater impact in the UK

• February 02, 2023 02 Feb'23

  FluidOne dips back into M&A market

  Cloud player FluidOne is expanding the business less than a year after its last move as it continues to expand its portfolio and reach

• January 31, 2023 31 Jan'23

  Kaseya increases channel commitment with boost to MDF and headcount

  Vendor enhances global partner programme with focus on enablement and support

• January 30, 2023 30 Jan'23

  Computacenter enjoys strong finish to 2022

  Channel player shares an update on the performance in its last fiscal year and talks of Q4 being a ‘record quarter’

• January 23, 2023 23 Jan'23

  SMEs upping security investment in face of growing threats

  Research from Datto has provided an update on attitudes across the customer base, and findings from S-RM has underlined ongoing problems developing in-house expertise

• January 19, 2023 19 Jan'23

  Abacus Group moving to become MSSP with Gotham buy

  Managed service player wants to become known for security, and has made an acquisition to support that ambition

• January 18, 2023 18 Jan'23

  Intechnica embraces fresh owner and Version 1 makes double swoop

  Consolidation in the channel continues at pace with three deals being announced within the past 24 hours

• January 12, 2023 12 Jan'23

  Channel marketers looking to work more closely together

  Collaboration seen as a key way for marketers to improve their ability to deal with key issues emerging in 2023

• January 11, 2023 11 Jan'23

  Mid-market customers evaluating cloud options

  Research from MSP Node4 has indicated that users are starting to question their strategy in the face of inflationary pressures and budget limitations

• January 10, 2023 10 Jan'23

  Aliter Capital seals move for ITM Communications

  Networking and managed services player is snapped up as Aliter looks to bolster its market position

• January 06, 2023 06 Jan'23

  ‘More with less’ the mantra for the year ahead

  The channel is expecting customers to lean on them to deliver more IT with less impact on the budget in the face of economic headwinds

• January 05, 2023 05 Jan'23

  AWS channel boss views partners as critical to strategy

  Public cloud giant recently wrapped up its annual Re:Invent event with the spotlight shining brightly on its channel activities

• December 21, 2022 21 Dec'22

  SCC adds Azure migration to its areas of expertise

  Channel player continues to invest in its relationship with Microsoft and gain more expertise

• December 19, 2022 19 Dec'22

  Need to be green stretching across the industry

  It’s clear that sustainability is going to be one of the key areas the channel and IT vendors will need to focus on next year

• December 16, 2022 16 Dec'22

  Users look to channel to plug cyber skills gap

  The channel is already seen as a repository of security expertise, and the pressure to deliver that is only set to increase in 2023

• December 09, 2022 09 Dec'22

  Poor data quality is undermining chance of gaining insights

  Research signals to those in the channel with a handle on data analytics that there is an opportunity in the market

• December 07, 2022 07 Dec'22

  Air IT and Nexer Group active on M&A front

  Firm Air IT continues to show its determination to use M&A as a way of bolstering its position in the UK managed services market

• December 06, 2022 06 Dec'22

  MSPs report user cloud shift is rising

  Research from Kaseya quizzing managed service providers has shone a light on the accelerated movement of workloads to the cloud

• December 06, 2022 06 Dec'22

  Logicalis CEO: Sustainability is non-negotiable

  The future of the planet is uncertain, but more efforts are being made across the channel to ensure the IT industry is taking positive steps to improve the situation

• December 02, 2022 02 Dec'22

  NFON increasing channel support

  Vendor has seen its IT partner levels increase and has a fresh portal and products that will support resellers

• December 01, 2022 01 Dec'22

  Westcon-Comstor on its journey to decarbonise

  Distributor has invested in its ESG team and is committed to making a positive difference

• November 30, 2022 30 Nov'22

  Channel cranking up GreenLake sales for HPE

  Firm reveals the impact partners have made around its as a service portfolio as it shares its fourth-quarter numbers

• November 24, 2022 24 Nov'22

  Bechtle expands UK footprint with ACS buy

  Firm gains greater geographical coverage and access to more managed service skills with acquisition

• November 22, 2022 22 Nov'22

  Softcat trading statement adds to positive market vibes

  Channel player updates markets on its fiscal first quarter with little sign that the recession is having an impact

• November 21, 2022 21 Nov'22

  SysGroup acquisitions deliver in H1 2022

  Managed service player has seen immediate benefits from the deals it struck earlier this year

• November 17, 2022 17 Nov'22

  EvolveODM and Redcentric use acquisitions to fuel growth

  Channel players have both been active in the M&A market as they look to add further customers and services to their portfolio

• November 15, 2022 15 Nov'22

  AdEPT continues managed services transition

  Firm’s first-half numbers show a further move away from the traditional telephony market

• November 14, 2022 14 Nov'22

  TD SYNNEX: Security and services driving growth

  Distributor shares research that shines a light on the current state of the European channel

• November 11, 2022 11 Nov'22

  Automation and improved service the focus for ConnectWise

  Firm uses its Nation Connect event to underline is vision of the challenges being faced across the IT service provider sphere

• November 10, 2022 10 Nov'22

  SoftwareONE marks a year since HeleCloud move

  Firm wanted the deal to boost its position in the AWS market and that ambition is well on the way to being achieved

• November 08, 2022 08 Nov'22

  Codestone and OSF Digital hit the acquisition trail

  Firms look to bolster skills, expertise and geographic reach with latest purchases

• November 04, 2022 04 Nov'22

  11:11 makes double acquisition to bolster market position

  Move for Sungard Availability Services’ Recovery Services business and Sungard AS’s Cloud and Managed Services business adds to a growing number of deals struck this year

• November 03, 2022 03 Nov'22

  Currency issues affect Insight EMEA performance

  Q3 numbers show further signs that the business is pivoting towards a software and services driven business

• November 01, 2022 01 Nov'22

  Competition remains a major MSP concern

  The latest MSP survey from Datto shows that fear of rivals has continued to be a market theme

• October 28, 2022 28 Oct'22

  Computacenter on track for modest growth

  Channel player’s Q3 trading update indicates that this year will be one of growth

• October 27, 2022 27 Oct'22

  MicroScope at 40: Antonio Neri, HPE

  President and CEO of HPE shares his thoughts about the past and future of the channel as MicroScope marks its 40th anniversary

• October 25, 2022 25 Oct'22

  Softcat CEO: The strategy is delivering

  Another fiscal year ends with investors being rewarded for backing the channel player

• October 24, 2022 24 Oct'22

  Couchbase CEO flags database-as-a-service opportunity

  With customers transitioning to the cloud, the moment is right for partners to pitch something different

• October 21, 2022 21 Oct'22

  MSP drive continues at WatchGuard Technologies

  Security player has continued to see high levels of channel activity among the managed service provider community

• October 20, 2022 20 Oct'22

  Sophos expects MDR approach will chime with MSSPs

  Security player’s plans to make third-party compatibility really mean something should arm managed service providers with more flexibility

• October 20, 2022 20 Oct'22

  Canalys: Channel optimistic despite threat of challenging 2023

  Channel Forum event concludes with a sense that although there are clouds on the economic horizon, the fundamentals for the channel are sound and the reasons for customers to keep spending still exist

• October 19, 2022 19 Oct'22

  Canalys: Partners have the power

  The channel has got to a size and a position where it is a serious industry in its own right – and that will have an impact on ecosystem relationships

• October 18, 2022 18 Oct'22

  NetApp ushers in Partner Sphere

  Vendor’s partner programme will drive its channel towards the high-revenue areas of cloud and services

• October 12, 2022 12 Oct'22

  MicroScope at 40: David Watts, TD SYNNEX

  As MicroScope celebrates its 40th anniversary, we look back and wonder about what will happen next. The key theme that links all four decades is change – and that has been seen across all parts of the channel

• October 11, 2022 11 Oct'22

  Academia Technology Group aims for growth in fiscal 2023

  Education player signals it will look beyond its core market for more opportunities in the future

• October 06, 2022 06 Oct'22

  Context: Channel remains optimistic

  Research from market watcher shows most across the European channel are feeling upbeat, even if that sentiment is not shared with all their customers

• October 06, 2022 06 Oct'22

  Channel feeling good about Q4

  Despite economic uncertainty, thoughts around the key fourth quarter remain positive

• October 04, 2022 04 Oct'22

  Kaseya CEO talks of strong 2023 and love for Datto partners

  Fred Voccola, CEO of Kaseya, shares his reactions to DattoCon and the message he had for MSPs at the event

• September 29, 2022 29 Sep'22

  The evolution of distribution

  To mark the 40th anniversary of MicroScope, Frank Vitagliano, CEO at GTDC, shares his thoughts on the journey that the channel has been on for the last four decades and beyond