News

Managed IT Services

• 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

• January 27, 2025 27 Jan'25

  Softcat: Customers want innovation and resilience

  Channel player’s latest annual insights into customer priorities underlines the need for the channel to recognise the budgetary challenges most users are under

• January 22, 2025 22 Jan'25

  ADP deepens relationship with Wavenet

  Collaboration between Assured Data Protection and Wavenet, as well as Evolve and Evolve IP, underlines the benefits of partners working together

• January 17, 2025 17 Jan'25

  Citrix hands Arrow exclusive mid-market role in Europe

  Software player Citrix gives distributor the responsibility for growing and supporting channel partners focused on that customer base

• January 16, 2025 16 Jan'25

  NAO report calls for government IT procurement rethink

  Criticism abounds of reliance on big tech to deliver digital transformation across government departments

• January 16, 2025 16 Jan'25

  DORA unpreparedness spells channel opportunity

  Compliance regulations come into force on 17 January, but many in the financial services community are not ready

• January 14, 2025 14 Jan'25

  Evole IP and DataVita share progress and 2025 ambitions

  Channel players indicate that the year ahead will be one focused on building momentum and expanding business

• January 13, 2025 13 Jan'25

  Your.Cloud adds to European arrivals in the UK

  Dutch player Your.Cloud follows a recent wave of fellow MSPs that have identified opportunities across this side of the English Channel

• January 10, 2025 10 Jan'25

  Kaseya on the hunt for fresh CEO

  The decision by Fred Voccola to move upstairs provides the managed services specialist with the chance to bring in a fresh face

• January 08, 2025 08 Jan'25

  Partner consolidation starts to pick up

  Acquisitions by DSP, Integrity360 and CallTower mark the first deals of 2025

• January 08, 2025 08 Jan'25

  MSPs focusing on improving profitability

  Market insights shared by Kaseya paint a picture of a dynamic market that rewards those adopting emerging technology and delivering solid services

• January 07, 2025 07 Jan'25

  Distributors busy extending options

  Westcon-Comstor, Arrow Electronics and TD Synnex Maverick choose first few days of 2025 to extend vendor relationships and launch fresh services for partners

• January 07, 2025 07 Jan'25

  Nebula hands partners analytics tool

  Nebula increases the insights partners can access as fellow unified comms player Sona Business outlines plans to grow its UK business

• January 06, 2025 06 Jan'25

  Neil Hall joins Focus Group as CEO

  Computacenter veteran starts fresh challenge, and is joined by a couple of board appointments

• January 06, 2025 06 Jan'25

  FluidOne keeps focus on growth with fresh CFO

  Channel player is working to an ambitious plan to increase the size of the business, and has kicked off the year with a significant hire

• December 23, 2024 23 Dec'24

  2024 review: Main themes in the channel

  MicroScope takes a look back at some of the main themes that affected the channel over the past 12 months

• December 19, 2024 19 Dec'24

  SoftwareOne and Crayon announce tie-up

  SoftwareOne’s purchase of Crayon will create a significant-sized European software and cloud provider and Microsoft specialist

• December 13, 2024 13 Dec'24

  TD Synnex UK&I managing director: AI set to grow in 2025

  This might not have quite been the year the industry was expecting, but there are reasons to believe markets will improve

• December 11, 2024 11 Dec'24

  Managed security services set for growth in 2025

  Predictions from channel player Infinigate include an expectation that MSSPs will continue to be in strong demand

• December 10, 2024 10 Dec'24

  Node4 ushers in fresh CEO to drive MSP’s growth

  After more than two decades leading from the front, Node4’s founder and CEO is stepping back as the business starts a fresh chapter

• December 10, 2024 10 Dec'24

  MSP specialists plugging security gaps

  A few weeks after Kaseya sealed the addition of SaaS Alerts, the security player’s CEO details what it will mean for the vendor’s managed service community

• December 03, 2024 03 Dec'24

  SysGroup shows transformation progress in H1

  Managed service player shares first-half numbers that show it is changing the business without having too much of an adverse impact on revenues

• December 03, 2024 03 Dec'24

  Automation already making a difference for MSPs

  The focus is all on artificial intelligence, but managed service providers can already take advantage of existing tools

• November 27, 2024 27 Nov'24

  Iomart H1 update shares progress on hybrid cloud strategy

  Channel player’s trading update reveals the state of the business prior to the acquisition of Atech last month

• November 26, 2024 26 Nov'24

  Securing OT environments a growth area for 2025

  Distology has encouraged partners to look at the operational technology space over the past year, and that message remains relevant as growth continues

• November 26, 2024 26 Nov'24

  BGF continues to back North-East firms

  Just days after funding an MSP in the region, the finance specialist has extended the support it provides for accessibility specialist Recite Me

• November 25, 2024 25 Nov'24

  Avanade welcomes fresh UK&I boss

  Microsoft partner appoints former Iberia boss and experienced vendor veteran to grow the business

• November 22, 2024 22 Nov'24

  Exclusive bolsters services depth with Cloudrise buy

  Distributor extends presence in the US and gains more expertise to share across the global organisation

• November 21, 2024 21 Nov'24

  Ten10 and Focus Group bolster positions with M&A moves

  Consolidation in the channel continues with two more examples being added to a lengthening list of deals done in 2024

• November 20, 2024 20 Nov'24

  Lemongrass stepping up support to get customers to Clean Core

  SAP channel specialist is guiding users through the stages to unlock the benefits of the vendor’s cloud shift

• November 20, 2024 20 Nov'24

  Softcat update signals strong start to 2025 financial year

  Channel player shares insights into first quarter trading with talk of customer demand remaining strong

• November 19, 2024 19 Nov'24

  ITC signals growth plans with BGF backing

  Managed services player indicates money will support both organic and M&A growth as it looks to widen its reach beyond North-East England

• November 18, 2024 18 Nov'24

  Nextview Consulting enters UK via Sabio Salesforce practice deal

  European player makes move to head across the side of the channel with an acquisition and partnership