News

Managed IT Services

• November 15, 2024 15 Nov'24

  Maintel interim CEO details transformation progress

  The channel player has been through a process of focusing the business on specific areas

• November 13, 2024 13 Nov'24

  Giacom adds Inform Billing to bolster cloud services

  Firm makes acquisition to add further depth to the tools it can provide its channel partners

• November 13, 2024 13 Nov'24

  Questions over the future of Exertis as DCC signals break-up

  Group’s chief executive signals a strategic shift to focus solely on its energy business, with it unclear what comes next for its channel business

• November 12, 2024 12 Nov'24

  Avanade: Mid-market wants to consume AI but needs help

  Channel player Avanade shares research that exposes obstacles holding back customers from further adoption of artificial intelligence and automation

• November 11, 2024 11 Nov'24

  Budget should spark channel to drive more AI and automation

  Recently announced changes to National Insurance, capital gains tax and increases to the minimum wage should spark opportunities for partners

• November 08, 2024 08 Nov'24

  Kaseya boss on fixing MSP economics

  Managed service providers continue to be undervalued for the services they deliver, but the firm’s CEO is keen to change that situation

• November 07, 2024 07 Nov'24

  MSPs benefitting from customer security demand

  Research from EasyDMARC has put some numbers to anecdotal reports of sustained customer spending on data protection

• November 05, 2024 05 Nov'24

  Exclusive UK and Ireland managing director plans to increase partner support

  SME-sized resellers and MSSPs are going to be getting increased backing from the distributor

• November 04, 2024 04 Nov'24

  ATSG and Evolve IP announce combination

  Tie-up will create a global managed service provider business with significant revenues, partners and a sizeable customer base

• October 25, 2024 25 Oct'24

  Lenovo points partners in the direction of growth areas

  Roll-out of tailored journeys with 360 framework enhancements indicate where the vendor expects success to come from

• October 24, 2024 24 Oct'24

  Softcat CEO talks opportunities, expansion and the impact of AI

  With the channel player sharing its full-year numbers, its boss has talked in greater depth about the business

• October 24, 2024 24 Oct'24

  Softcat provides investor cheer with solid FY24

  Channel player continues almost two decades-long stretch of delivering double-digit growth, despite tough market conditions

• October 24, 2024 24 Oct'24

  Datatec shares H1 2025 numbers

  Results shine light on progress being made by Westcon-Comstor and Logicalis towards increasing recurring revenue

• October 22, 2024 22 Oct'24

  SME reluctance to spend hits Bechtle Q3 numbers

  Channel player updates the market with a sober assessment of the consequences of trading in a surprisingly weak market

• October 18, 2024 18 Oct'24

  Blackberry pushing MDR and growing OT channel

  Firm’s EMEA channel lead shares an update on the current partner strategy at the security vendor

• October 18, 2024 18 Oct'24

  Schneider Electric shares French lessons with the UK

  Power specialist shares progress made in circular efforts on the continent, and will bring them to this side of the channel

• October 17, 2024 17 Oct'24

  CloudCoCo selling MSP business to Aspire

  CloudCoCo board concludes a sale is the best course of action to secure the future of what will remain an IT reselling and e-commerce operation

• October 16, 2024 16 Oct'24

  Logicalis rolls out sustainability blueprint offering

  Channel player keen to share range of green services with users to support their drive to reduce emissions

• October 15, 2024 15 Oct'24

  Distributors taking steps to widen reach

  Moves made by Arrow, Ingram, Westcon-Comstor, Climb and Exclusive, plus an APAC opening at Nebula, show the desire to extend growth opportunities across the channel

• October 15, 2024 15 Oct'24

  Bytes H1 numbers show benefits of software and services strategy

  Channel player shares results for its first half, revealing a decline in hardware but improvements in other parts of the portfolio

• October 11, 2024 11 Oct'24

  Canalys: There are reasons for optimism

  Chief analyst shares reasons why the channel should be positive, but encourages investment in emerging technology and services to remain relevant

• October 11, 2024 11 Oct'24

  TD Synnex: AI and security top channel technology investments

  Distributor shares its latest report on the areas where partners are spending money and looking to support customers

• October 10, 2024 10 Oct'24

  Vendor cyber skills gap threatens to underline MDR

  Managed service providers require high levels of support, but a gap remains, and is threatening to reduce the ability to deliver some cyber solutions

• October 10, 2024 10 Oct'24

  Advania extends UK coverage with CCS Media buy

  Just four months after its last acquisition to extend its position in the UK, Microsoft specialist Advania has bought again to widen its reach

• October 09, 2024 09 Oct'24

  Canalys: The glory days of hardware are over

  Channel warned that the industry is changing and the domination once enjoyed by the hardware world is coming to an end

• October 08, 2024 08 Oct'24

  HP outlines workspace opportunities for partners

  HP’s latest insights into what makes a happy worker signals areas where the channel can make an impact

• October 07, 2024 07 Oct'24

  Getronics ushers in fresh CEO to drive growth

  Managed services specialist Getronics shuffles management team and brings in experienced candidate to run the global channel player

• October 03, 2024 03 Oct'24

  Kerv deepens Microsoft expertise with Inciper buy

  Kerv’s acquisition is its first struck since the managed services player attracted a fresh backer earlier this year

• October 01, 2024 01 Oct'24

  Iomart strikes ‘game-changing’ acquisition

  Channel player iomart continues to use M&A to bolster its position in the cloud services market

• September 30, 2024 30 Sep'24

  Channel supporting dual-speed AI adoption trend

  One of the themes emerging from a recent IBM SI partner get-together was the varying responses of users to GenAI

• September 27, 2024 27 Sep'24

  TD Synnex Q3 results show signs of industry recovery

  Distributor TD Synnex’s CEO talks of an improving market after sharing numbers for the third quarter that included revenue improvements across all geographies

• September 26, 2024 26 Sep'24

  SMEs fear AI and are looking for support

  Findings from Indeed research underline the role the channel needs to play to help customers adopt AI technology

• September 23, 2024 23 Sep'24

  Nebula flexes services muscles with Verkada tie-up

  Channel player Nebula will be plugging the services gap and delivering support to resellers in an approach it intends to replicate with further partnerships

• September 19, 2024 19 Sep'24

  Bytes and Maintel share details of H1 progress

  Half-year financial updates issued by channel firms both looking towards a stronger finish to fiscal 2024

• September 17, 2024 17 Sep'24

  Focus makes ninth deal with Silver Lining move

  Channel player continues its M&A spree, with another deal being struck in a year that has already seen it highly active on the acquisition front

• September 17, 2024 17 Sep'24

  Distology extends as-a-service options

  Security distributor continues to add more support for partners looking for help with business challenges

• September 11, 2024 11 Sep'24

  Ampito turns to Nebula to expand global reach

  Ampito and Nebula Global Services will partner to ensure there is a high-quality provision of in-country support to customers

• September 10, 2024 10 Sep'24

  Infinigate Cloud strikes N-able marketplace partnership

  Distributor will offer tools to managed service providers across large areas of Europe as part of the relationship

• September 09, 2024 09 Sep'24

  Softer market in the UK hits Computacenter in H1

  Channel player updates market on its half-year progress, with its CEO underlining its strategy to gain ‘podium’ customers

• September 05, 2024 05 Sep'24

  FluidOne expands UK reach with Orca IT buy

  Serial acquirer FluidOne is on a mission to grow business and is using M&A as one of the tools to achieve its goal

• September 04, 2024 04 Sep'24

  A different type of MSP is emerging

  Discussions around managed service provider business models will take centre stage at this month’s UptimeLive event

• August 28, 2024 28 Aug'24

  HPE: Customers not positioned to exploit AI

  Vendor shares insights into the challenges facing users keen to embrace artificial intelligence and the need for partners to provide support

• August 22, 2024 22 Aug'24

  HPE enabling channel to tap into AI opportunity

  Vendor is providing support working to make sure its partners can deliver its AI technology offerings

• August 21, 2024 21 Aug'24

  Cloud Industry Forum: ESG a criterion for partner selection

  Industry group shares latest research into attitudes around sustainability, with results showing it matters to customers as much as cloud and security capabilities

• August 15, 2024 15 Aug'24

  Redcentric shares preliminary FY numbers as CEO bows out

  MSP updates investors, with current boss deciding the time is right to head into retirement and kickstart the search for a successor

• August 09, 2024 09 Aug'24

  CyberSmart: MSPs now expected to provide security

  Customers are increasingly looking to their service provider to cover all bases, including data protection

• August 07, 2024 07 Aug'24

  Maintel strategy underpins progress made in H1

  Comms specialist Maintel shares trading update on its strategy to secure contracts, stating that it is heading in the right direction

• August 07, 2024 07 Aug'24

  Acronis signals increased support for MSPs after landing fresh backer

  Security player intends to build on track record of developing programmes and products that support managed service provider community

• July 31, 2024 31 Jul'24

  SysGroup backing artificial intelligence

  Firm shares FY numbers and indicates it is committed to investing in artificial intelligence to position itself as an expert provider to the SME community

• July 30, 2024 30 Jul'24

  Lemongrass taking advantage of SAP cloud moves

  Vendor’s encouragement to customers to adopt its Rise technology has opened up opportunities for its channel