News

Managed IT Services

• May 02, 2025 02 May'25

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  Before the week ends, there’s time to note what’s happened at Westcoast, ALSO, TD Synnex, Ricoh Europe and iomart

• May 01, 2025 01 May'25

  Climb signals M&A still a growth option

  Distributor shares Q1 numbers that reveal decent organic growth, but CEO doesn’t rule out using acquisitions to grow further

• May 01, 2025 01 May'25

  UK delivers for Computacenter in Q1

  Channel player’s first-quarter 2025 trading update indicates that it has enjoyed a promising start to the year

• April 28, 2025 28 Apr'25

  ESET continuing to increase MSP support

  Security player has been evolving its partner position over the past couple of years to increase the support it can provide managed service providers

• April 25, 2025 25 Apr'25

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  Developments this week at Datatonic, Parallels, Central Technology Group, Cowbell and FiberLocator

• April 23, 2025 23 Apr'25

  UK acquisitions fuel Advania growth

  Channel player shares numbers for FY ’24, with the business set up to repeat that performance again this year

• April 17, 2025 17 Apr'25

  Consolidation continues with M Group snapping up Telent

  Move will bring together critical infrastructure specialists serving customers across both public and private sectors

• April 14, 2025 14 Apr'25

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  M&A activity of note in the past week was undertaken by Softcat, Exertis IT and Focus Group

• April 04, 2025 04 Apr'25

  Qualys exposes cloud and SaaS risks

  Channel opportunity to help customers struggling to manage their cloud and hosted environments

• April 04, 2025 04 Apr'25

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  Find out what developments there have been this week at SentinelOne, Softcat, TD Synnex, Bugcrowd, Hornetsecurity, Unframe and Climb

• April 03, 2025 03 Apr'25

  Channel reacts to government move to strengthen MSP security

  The government’s recent policy statement around the Security and Resilience Bill will have implications on hundreds of managed service providers

• April 02, 2025 02 Apr'25

  MSPs remain targets for ransomware attacks

  Channel advised to increase efforts to protect against cyber attacks as they continue to be in the sights of criminals

• April 02, 2025 02 Apr'25

  Arrow rolls out AI accelerator programme

  Distributor increases support for partners looking to develop skills and take advantage of artificial intelligence technology, as well as identifying where to pitch solutions to customers

• March 31, 2025 31 Mar'25

  CloudCoCo looks back on ‘pivotal’ year

  Firm looking to the future after offloading its MSP business and bolstering its cash position

• March 28, 2025 28 Mar'25

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  Developments this week at Logpoint, CrowdStrike, LevelBlue, IFT, Omnissa, Bitdefender and Techs + Together

• March 28, 2025 28 Mar'25

  Europe flat in TD Synnex Q1

  Distributor TD Synnex shares results that indicate Europe did not match revenue growth seen in the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Japan

• March 26, 2025 26 Mar'25

  Supply chains of critical industries vulnerable to cyber attack

  Customers advised to ask questions to make sure those they work with are aware of risks and have taken steps to fend off threats

• March 26, 2025 26 Mar'25

  Gigamon works with partners to cut through the noise

  There are numerous observability options, but the pressure on customers is increasing and demand for vendors and partners to deliver a solid service has grown in importance

• March 21, 2025 21 Mar'25

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  Developments this week at CMS Distribution, SoftwareOne, Dell, Integrity360, Evolve IP and Softcat

• March 19, 2025 19 Mar'25

  Softcat boss feeling optimistic as firm shares H1 results

  As Softcat shares its H1 numbers, its CEO outlines why the channel player is well-positioned to take advantage of improving customer demand

• March 19, 2025 19 Mar'25

  Softcat ahead of expectations after solid first half

  Channel player shares results for the first six months of its fiscal year with double-digit growth across all the key metrics

• March 18, 2025 18 Mar'25

  Shares rise on North American performance at Computacenter

  UK performance in contrast to North America is disappointing as customers continue to show hesitancy in signing off orders

• March 18, 2025 18 Mar'25

  AI will improve MSP profitability

  Tools that increase automation and free up valuable time for partners with customers will improve life for channel players, says Kaseya

• March 18, 2025 18 Mar'25

  Bytes signals financial milestone has been hit

  In a trading statement ahead of its full-year results, channel player Bytes indicates it has broken through the £2bn barrier on gross invoiced income

• March 14, 2025 14 Mar'25

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  Developments this week at Exertis Supplies, Softcat, Konica Minolta Business Solutions, Fivetran, SUSE and Centreon

• March 13, 2025 13 Mar'25

  Channel express concerns over lack of cloud skills

  The pressure is on to meet customer demand for hosted services, but some resellers lack the cloud skills to meet that need

• March 12, 2025 12 Mar'25

  N-Able CEO: MSPs are getting deeper into the enterprise

  Following on from its recently published Horizons report, the N-Able’s boss shares his views on the state of the market

• March 11, 2025 11 Mar'25

  SailPoint expands MSP programme

  Security player widens the customer base its managed service provider partners can go after

• March 11, 2025 11 Mar'25

  Climb’s AI Academy coming to UK and Ireland

  Distributor shares 2024 financial update and indicates its AI Academy scheme launched in Germany last autumn will be coming to the UK and Ireland later this year

• March 07, 2025 07 Mar'25

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  Developments this week at Schneider Electric and OVHcloud, while SonicWall and Sophos talk MDR

• March 06, 2025 06 Mar'25

  Wavenet working with Konversational to improve systems

  MSP Wavenet chooses Irish firm to help deploy ServiceNow to improve its workflow processes

• March 05, 2025 05 Mar'25

  UBDS Digital taking lifecycle transformation approach

  Transforming customers could mean more than just replacing legacy kit and rolling out some fresh apps

• March 04, 2025 04 Mar'25

  N-able: MSP growth coming from security and AI demand

  Survey of managed services community reveals that the majority feel optimistic about revenue prospects for this year

• February 28, 2025 28 Feb'25

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  Developments this week at Nebula, Everything Tech Group, Check Point, monday.com, Scality, Horizon3.ai, TD Synnex, DTP Group and CrowdStrike

• February 26, 2025 26 Feb'25

  Channel education needed to support more successful AI adoption

  Research from WalkMe underlines the dangers of rolling out artificial intelligence tools and software without preparing users

• February 25, 2025 25 Feb'25

  Calls continue for public sector procurement to open wider to SMEs

  Open letter adds to recent NAO report in drawing attention to risks of focusing on cosy relationships and low costs rather than value

• February 25, 2025 25 Feb'25

  Davies gets CEO role at Maintel

  After a year holding the position on an interim basis, the managed service provider has confirmed Dan Davies will continue navigating the business through its transformation strategy

• February 19, 2025 19 Feb'25

  Kaseya boss looks back on his time at the helm

  As he moves into a vice-chairman position, the boss at the managed service provider tools specialist reviews the progress made under his leadership

• February 14, 2025 14 Feb'25

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  Geographic expansion, partner programmes, fresh warehouses and attempts to increase trust levels in artificial intelligence have all been happening over the past few days

• February 13, 2025 13 Feb'25

  Advania UK unveils unified leadership team

  To integrate its recent acquisitions, Microsoft partner Advania UK has established a structure to oversee all operations

• February 13, 2025 13 Feb'25

  Insight lists AI, security and 5G among channel opportunities

  Channel player Insight is the latest to share its view of which trends are worth getting involved with this year

• February 12, 2025 12 Feb'25

  AvePoint increases MSP support as Acronis warns they are targets

  Managed service providers set to benefit from improvement to vendor’s platform at a time when criminals have them firmly in their sights

• February 12, 2025 12 Feb'25

  Crayon looking for public sector growth

  Ahead of its tie-up with SoftwareOne, the firm’s CEO outlined its fourth quarter performance and touched on her hopes for 2025

• February 11, 2025 11 Feb'25

  Users looking to replace backup solutions

  Kaseya research reveals a portion of users are not only struggling with backup and recovery, but are considering switching technologies

• January 31, 2025 31 Jan'25

  Maintel shares transformation progress with FY24 update

  Managed services player Maintel issues trading statement, with the results of its focused approach clearly seen in the numbers

• January 30, 2025 30 Jan'25

  QBS Software picks up Prianto

  Expansive distributor seeks to strengthen its EMEA position with a move for fellow channel player with wide geographical reach

• January 29, 2025 29 Jan'25

  Softcat deepens DEX options with Nexthink

  Relationship between vendor and channel player shines a light on employee experience

• January 29, 2025 29 Jan'25

  Computacenter signals strong finish to the year

  After suffering soft market conditions in the first half of 2024, the channel player saw momentum pick up in the second half

• January 28, 2025 28 Jan'25

  Juniper Networks encourages cross-selling with JPA enhancements

  Networking player uses partner programme enhancements to encourage partners to sell a wider portfolio

• January 28, 2025 28 Jan'25

  Managed service providers seen as ‘critical’ to SMEs

  JumpCloud Q1 report reveals the extent to which customers are leaning on their channel partners