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Managed IT Services

• October 07, 2020 07 Oct'20

  Ricoh snaps up MTI Technology

  Printer player strikes deal to add more depth to its services capabilities across EMEA

• October 07, 2020 07 Oct'20

  Canalys: Pandemic has created winners and losers

  As anyone in the channel serving vertical markets such as hospitality and travel will already know, there have been some real business victims of Covid-19

• 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

• September 30, 2020 30 Sep'20

  Veeam unveils VASPs

  Data management specialist backs skilled channel specialists who can help solve customer problems

• September 30, 2020 30 Sep'20

  Context: Distribution efforts through coronavirus appreciated

  Resellers grateful for the help provided by distributors during Covid-19 pandemic but indicate they want more support in moving to a cloud services world

• 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 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 18, 2020 18 Sep'20

  As-a-service offers take centre stage at HP Reinvent

  HP shares details of more services that partners can take out to those working at home during the pandemic

• September 17, 2020 17 Sep'20

  MSPs continue to show signs of resilience

  Datto’s CEO shares insights into the progress that the managed service provider community has made since lockdown restrictions eased

• 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 15, 2020 15 Sep'20

  Redstor reaches out to MSPs with Marketplace launch

  Data management player aims to make life simple for MSPs looking to help keep customers data protected and managed

• 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 11, 2020 11 Sep'20

  Now’s the time for MSPs to fully embrace cloud

  Many MSPs already offer hosted services in some form, but the pandemic has shown that the future is going to involve even more cloud

• September 09, 2020 09 Sep'20

  Computacenter shows resilience in H1

  Channel player Computacenter shares first half numbers and reveals its latest acquisition to bolster US revenues

• September 03, 2020 03 Sep'20

  Add network-as-a-service to list of ‘new normal’ opportunities

  Research from Aruba signals a shift in customer appetite for more subscription-based services

• September 02, 2020 02 Sep'20

  Computacenter ‘materially above’ expectations and Redcentric exploring sale

  Tech investors have received some cheer from Computacenter and some guidance around a possible sale from MSP Redcentric

• August 27, 2020 27 Aug'20

  Kaseya bolsters cyber security stack with latest acquisition

  MSP software supplier Kaseya snaps up anti-phishing service Graphus, and signals yet another acquisition on the horizon

• 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 25, 2020 25 Aug'20

  Coronavirus accelerates digital transformation

  The changes that have happened over the last six months have seen many customers make a dramatic shift in their stance on digital transformation

• August 18, 2020 18 Aug'20

  MSSPs the answer for fed-up SOC staff

  Employees sitting in security operations centres are showing signs of cracking under increasing pressure

• August 12, 2020 12 Aug'20

  MSPs retain staff and focus on riding out pandemic

  Research from SolarWinds MSP indicates that although the last few months have been tough, most partners have adapted to changed conditions

• August 11, 2020 11 Aug'20

  SonicWall hands MSSPs network security tools

  Vendor moves deeper into the network security world with a product launch that will benefit managed service players

• 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

• August 10, 2020 10 Aug'20

  Logicalis and Claranet look to Brazil for investment targets

  Channel firms have identified companies with cloud expertise that will add more muscle to their portfolios

• August 04, 2020 04 Aug'20

  Services and datacentres keep SCC growth coming

  Channel player lifts the lid on highlights from its most recently completed fiscal year with the business continuing to build on previous years of growth

• August 04, 2020 04 Aug'20

  Home working shift triggers eacs support extension

  MSP moves to ensure it can help customers whenever they choose to reach out to the channel player for help

• July 29, 2020 29 Jul'20

  Channel eyes opportunities around hybrid working

  There is a fresh two-word contender to challenge digital transformation for dominance in every channel conversation

• 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 22, 2020 22 Jul'20

  Computacenter enjoys profit growth in first half of 2020

  Computacenter provides investors with some cheer after sharing an encouraging trading update for the first half of 2020

• 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 14, 2020 14 Jul'20

  Exclusive Networks offers resellers IaaS option

  Distributor indicates that it is serious about providing more as-a-service support for partners

• July 09, 2020 09 Jul'20

  Vectra, Sumo Logic, Konica Minolta and HP work on partner programmes

  Vendors continue to enhance channel progammes and sign up more resellers to the fold

• 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 02, 2020 02 Jul'20

  Resellers overcoming resistance to agent model

  Avaya has seen its channel partners change their position on the master agent model as the vendor has led more of them through the process

• 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 30, 2020 30 Jun'20

  No Glastonbury? Try the Exclusive Networks festival

  Resellers can register for the festival, running all of next week, to gain insights, get entertained and get into gear on future plans from the distributor

• 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

  Agilitas extends global reach with ITEC partnership

  Managed services player Agilitas continues to use partnerships as a way of reaching out to more of the market

• June 22, 2020 22 Jun'20

  Cohesity hands MSPs pay-per-use option

  Data management player gives partners the chance to pitch a more flexible payment model

• June 19, 2020 19 Jun'20

  Cisco: Partners heading in the right direction

  The coronavirus pandemic has not knocked Cisco’s existing strategy off course, with the vendor convinced its channel is able to tackle current and future problems

• June 19, 2020 19 Jun'20

  Now is the time for traditional partners to change

  Cisco warns those resisting a move to services and software-led business that the coronavirus pandemic could hit them hard

• June 18, 2020 18 Jun'20

  Security rises to the top of the MSP agenda

  Research from Datto and IT Glue provides a snapshot of how managed service players are reacting to the coronavirus

• 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 16, 2020 16 Jun'20

  Ingram Micro opens its cloud marketplace up to more ISVs

  Distributor will give local ISVs and channel partners the opportunity to have their own services listed on its cloud platform

• June 10, 2020 10 Jun'20

  IT pros struggling to juggle Covid-19 demands with innovation agenda

  The current coronavirus crisis is making life increasingly difficult for those tasked with keeping the lights on at IT departments