News
Managed IT Services
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February 12, 2019
12
Feb'19
Fear of failure a digital transformation barrier
KCOM has taken a closer look at what is holding back customer innovation
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February 12, 2019
12
Feb'19
Asolvi makes another UK acquisition with Vantage Computing deal
The service management specialist has made it two deals in two months so far in 2019
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February 11, 2019
11
Feb'19
Firstcom Europe expands UK footprint with Telesis buy
The cloud comms player has ambitions to increase revenues and is using acquisition as one of the ways of getting there
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February 06, 2019
06
Feb'19
MSPs need to cut down on customer churn
Research has shown that most MSPs have no problem gaining new customers the problem is keeping them
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February 05, 2019
05
Feb'19
Pulseway extends MSP support
Firm identifies marketing challenge faced by many MSPs and moves to help plug the gap
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February 05, 2019
05
Feb'19
Cloud providers need to build channel trust
The big cloud providers need the channel to help widen sales but Canalys has warned they must generate more trust in those relationships
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January 30, 2019
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Jan'19
CompTIA reveals the trends the channel must track
The industry organisation has pulled together its thoughts about what the rest of the year will hold
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January 29, 2019
29
Jan'19
Dell calls for more digital transformation progress
The vendor has revealed the findings of global research into the progress in the adoption of digital transformation
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January 28, 2019
28
Jan'19
Brexit is hitting IT spending
Research confirms what many in the channel had already experienced with customers hitting the pause button on IT projects
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January 24, 2019
24
Jan'19
Citrix identifies existing customer opportunity
The CEO of Citrix has revealed that the company believes it has only just scratched the surface with its customer base
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January 22, 2019
22
Jan'19
Brexit has accelerated move to services
With some customers putting hardware spending on pause, the shift to services has been accelerated
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January 22, 2019
22
Jan'19
CloudHealth partner programme set for 2020 re-launch
Following its acquisition by VMware, CloudHealth will overhaul its channel programme
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January 17, 2019
17
Jan'19
Fujitsu aims to lower risk for MSPs with uSCALE option
The vendor continues to roll out more offerings to support the service providers in the channel looking for support and flexibility
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January 09, 2019
09
Jan'19
Datto confirms Weller as CEO
New Datto CEO talks about potential acquisitions and plans to maintain ‘open ecosystem’ for partners
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January 04, 2019
04
Jan'19
The channel opportunities in 2019
There are plenty of areas that should excite the channel as the year kicks off
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January 04, 2019
04
Jan'19
Clock ticking on the traditional reseller approach
The warnings have been sounded before but this year with demand for digital transformation and greater system integration those not delivering services will find life difficult
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January 03, 2019
03
Jan'19
TIG snaps up netConsult
Cloud service player gets millions in investment and moves to add financial sector consultant netConsult
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December 20, 2018
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Dec'18
2018 review: The main channel themes
With the last days of December drawing near it's time to look back at the year that has passed before we do it all over again in 2019
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December 19, 2018
19
Dec'18
Keeping it local and vertical paying off for Circle IT
The firm has seen strong double digit growth in turnover for its latest fiscal year
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December 17, 2018
17
Dec'18
Ultima Business Solution boss praises the possibilities of automation
Scott Dodds is a believer in the advantages that automation can bring customers after the firm adopted the technology itself
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December 13, 2018
13
Dec'18
Acquisitions fuel Claranet revenue growth
The managed hosted player has reported decent improvements in revenue thanks in part to the acquisitions it made over the course of its last fiscal year
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December 12, 2018
12
Dec'18
Strong demand pushes Fujitsu MSP pilot programme live
The idea had been to start small and run a pilot but strong demand from partners meant that the vendor has gone live with its MSP programme
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December 07, 2018
07
Dec'18
Ransomware clean up an issue for MSPs
Datto has warned that the fallout from a ransomware attack can cause problems for MSPs
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December 05, 2018
05
Dec'18
Large enterprises requiring digital transformation help
The Cloud Industry Forum and BT have gone out to find out just what larger firms are doing on the digital transformation front
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December 05, 2018
05
Dec'18
Panasonic lifts lid on growing hardware as a Service demand
The hardware player has been doing its own research to see the extent of the appetite for acquiring mobile devices on a subscription model
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November 27, 2018
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Nov'18
AWS hails year-on-year rise in leads and deal sizes for cloud channel partners
During the Global Partner Keynote at the AWS re:Invent user conference in Las Vegas, the firm’s vice president of global alliances ecosystems and channels, Terry Wise, revealed how its sales enablement efforts are paying off for partners
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November 26, 2018
26
Nov'18
SysGroup investments in sales and marketing hit H1 numbers
The managed services player has chosen to invest in improving its staff and has revealed there are signs that it is a strategy that will deliver
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November 22, 2018
22
Nov'18
Disappointing H1 costs Redcentric chief executive his position
Managed service player reacts swiftly to take steps to get the firm back to growth
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November 21, 2018
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Nov'18
Lack of skills holding back customer moves to digital transformation
Dell and Intel wanted a better picture of what's happening in the mid and enterprise market in terms of digital transformation and the findings indicate there are opportunities for resellers to support customers
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November 20, 2018
20
Nov'18
SME customers changing before the channel's eyes
Digital transformation is changing the SME customer base according to Ricoh and CIOs are struggling with it finds InterSystems
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November 14, 2018
14
Nov'18
CIF: Channel needs to help plug digital skills gap
In a situation that has echoes of how users first got to grips with cloud there are skill shortages around digital transformation
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November 08, 2018
08
Nov'18
Rackspace: Blocks will benefit channel and a UK welcome for RelationEdge
Rackspace expects its flexible service blocks approach will benefit the channel and the firm has introduced RelationEdge to the UK
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November 08, 2018
08
Nov'18
VMware on a journey to rebuild partner programme
The vendor's recently appointed channel chief has shared her plans for rebuilding the firm's partner programme
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November 07, 2018
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Nov'18
DXC Technology revenues dragged down by digital contract issues
Slowness with some digital contracts and issues in the maintenance business hurt Q2 numbers
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November 07, 2018
07
Nov'18
Services the area of focus for VMware channel partners
The vendor is keen to make sure that the channel can deliver services around its portfolio
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November 05, 2018
05
Nov'18
Muller all set for top job at expanding MSP Timico
Former Daisy boss revealed as incoming CEO at managed service player just days after the firm strikes an acquisition
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November 02, 2018
02
Nov'18
Datto “accelerating innovation” with latest updates
Vendor believes more frequent update cycle is better for managed service providers
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November 01, 2018
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Nov'18
Datto reveals European growth amidst changes
Datto’s interim chief talks company’s future against the backdrop of a European partner event
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October 31, 2018
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Oct'18
UK delivers double digit revenue growth for CDW
It has been a good Q3 and a decent first nine months of the year for CDW's operations in the UK
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October 31, 2018
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Oct'18
Weak UK market conditions impact Computacenter's Q3
After a strong first half the third quarter has been more subdued for the channel player
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October 30, 2018
30
Oct'18
Schneider Electric increases options for MSPs
The power specialist is rolling out a management service across Europe that should appeal to MSPs
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October 18, 2018
18
Oct'18
Outsourcing market suffering Brexit impact
Deals in the UK have been smaller than elsewhere in EMEA as customers look to trim back spending ahead of uncertain economic times
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October 17, 2018
17
Oct'18
CompTIA: Channel leaders must have one eye on the future
The industry organisation has used its UK community event to talk of the need to look to the future as well as the present
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October 17, 2018
17
Oct'18
Exceptional market conditions boost Softcat
Chanel player reaches revenue milestone and heralds strong 2018 with a slight note of caution about what lies ahead
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October 15, 2018
15
Oct'18
Channel focus paying off for Agilitas IT Solutions
The firm has seen a focus on a channel vision has been one of the major contributors to a decent rise in revenues
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October 12, 2018
12
Oct'18
Services the key to fending off the Amazon Business threat
The retail giant might hoover up the transactional business but those resellers that can provide services will have more chances of retaining customers
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October 12, 2018
12
Oct'18
Roc adds Esteem Systems for managed services muscle
Roc Technologies becomes the latest on a growing list of deals that have been struck since the start of the summer
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October 11, 2018
11
Oct'18
Spiceworks using AI to matchmake customers and partners
Spiceworks has unveiled AI capabilities to directly connect tech users with MSPs
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October 09, 2018
09
Oct'18
IT departments looking for managed services support
Insight has highlighted the difficult situation for those working in IT departments trying to meet the varied demands that are put on
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October 08, 2018
08
Oct'18
Continuum brings security-based growth strategy to UK
The MSP player says it has “tiger by the tail” with advanced security offering for managed service providers
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October 03, 2018
03
Oct'18
Consolidation hits Microsoft channel with IT Lab and Content and Code tie-up
The combination of IT Lab and Content and Code will create one of the largest Microsoft partners in the UK
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October 02, 2018
02
Oct'18
MSPs: Security a must-have
Managed service providers are at threat from losing customers, and even the threat of legal action, if they fail to offer security
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October 02, 2018
02
Oct'18
Kaseya CEO reveals 2019 IPO plans
MSP platform vendor Kaseya talks IPO, acquisitions and developing home-grown products
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October 01, 2018
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Oct'18
Computacenter picks up US services player FusionStorm
Just a month after a deal in the Netherlands Computacenter has turned its gaze West for its latest acquisition
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September 28, 2018
28
Sep'18
Tech Data gearing up for HP TaaS push
The distributor is encouraging SME resellers to get involved with the vendor's Technology as a Service approach
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September 27, 2018
27
Sep'18
Organic growth driving SoftwareONE forward
The cloud and managed services player has shared impressive growth numbers as it marks its tenth birthday
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September 20, 2018
20
Sep'18
DaaS pointed to as a long term answer once Windows 10 refresh wears off
Canalys has provided insights into its expectations in the PC market next year and advised the channel to think beyond just working with customers looking to upgrade old hardware
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September 19, 2018
19
Sep'18
MTI cranking up services revenues
The channel player has shared its first set of numbers since it was taken over by Endless last year
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September 17, 2018
17
Sep'18
Context: Channel enjoys growth in H1
The analyst house has shared the headline findings from its extensive channel survey and found that distribution in particular is in rude health
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September 13, 2018
13
Sep'18
CompTIA flags emerging tech the channel needs to get to grips with
The industry organisation has shared the top ten emerging technologies that are set to have an impact on the channel and users
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September 05, 2018
05
Sep'18
Channel key to greasing the public cloud wheels
Both customers and public cloud vendors benefit from the involvement of partners to provide expertise and feedback
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August 30, 2018
30
Aug'18
Taking the right MSP approach to the SMB market
The SMB community might make up a large part of the customer base but managed service players need to be able to avoid the one size fits all approach
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August 29, 2018
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Aug'18
HPE points to a high value and hybrid services strategy
The vendor is making some progress with its services strategy according to the numbers shared in its Q3 results
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August 24, 2018
24
Aug'18
Computacenter delivers more market cheer with strong H1
The firm's investors are getting used to the channel player providing them with decent revenue growth
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August 22, 2018
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Aug'18
Peach and Getronics add to summer of consolidation
Peach IT and Getronics have both struck acquisitions adding to a growing list of deals that have been made over the last few weeks
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August 21, 2018
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Aug'18
Six Degrees Group buys CNS Group joining the growing list of summer deals
Cloud managed services specialist Six Degrees has moved to add cyber security depth to its offering
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August 20, 2018
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Aug'18
Adept picks up Shift F7
This is turning out to be a summer of reseller consolidation in the channel with another deal being struck
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August 17, 2018
17
Aug'18
Shearwater moves for Brookcourt to extend security reach
The move by Shearwater Group for Brookcourt Solutions will bring the two security player together in a deal worth
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August 16, 2018
16
Aug'18
Privacy concerns driving security spending
Forecasts of what will happen with worldwide spending on security over the next couple of years means those developing a MSSP approach should be in a strong position
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August 15, 2018
15
Aug'18
Synaxon gives greater voice to MSPs
The channel services group will be listening more to its managed service focused members to make sure it is heading in the right strategic direction
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August 14, 2018
14
Aug'18
Qualys rolls out MSP and consultant support
The security player has an offering that should appeal to MSPs and consultants
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August 13, 2018
13
Aug'18
Veeam: Pushing the services opportunity
In an on-going series of Q&A's with channel executives the questions this time were put to Greg Bailey, director channel and cloud, Veeam UK and Ireland.
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August 10, 2018
10
Aug'18
OCSL becomes Cancom's UK hub
The German firm is looking to reassert itself in the UK and the acquisition of OCSL provides it with a hub to push further into the market
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July 24, 2018
24
Jul'18
Digital transformation driving SCC growth
The channel player has delivered a fifth consecutive year of growth as it meets customer demands for digital transformation expertise
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July 18, 2018
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Jul'18
MSPs facing sales and marketing challenges
Findings from Datto have indicated that there are several issues that MSPs are facing with sales and marketing and staffing two of the main problems
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July 13, 2018
13
Jul'18
Microsoft flagging channel Azure MSP experts
Ahead of the Inspire event the vendor has made it easier for those who are experts at Azure managed services to stand out from the crowd
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July 09, 2018
09
Jul'18
Excalibur keeps it local and acquires in Swindon
The firm is no stranger to using acquisition as a way of extending its reach but for its latest target has looked very close to home
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July 06, 2018
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Jul'18
Keeping up with pace of IT change a growing problem for customers
Digital transformation might be the aim but getting there is not proving to be easy and that should spell a major opportunity for the channel
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July 03, 2018
03
Jul'18
Automation a major focus at UKFast
UKFast has created a chief technology officer role to ensure it can continue to automate more processes across its business
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June 27, 2018
27
Jun'18
Scale Computing rolls out MSP programme
The hyper converged player has stepped up the support it can offer to managed service providers
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June 26, 2018
26
Jun'18
Ignition using services to drive channel growth
The distributor is putting the focus on ensuring it can deliver service opportunities for security resellers
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June 21, 2018
21
Jun'18
Fujitsu extends support for service providers
The vendor has built on steps taken to make life easier for MSPs in the UK last month with a wider European programme
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June 19, 2018
19
Jun'18
Change at the top of Comms-care
With the business now a fully functioning part of Ingram Micro the managing director has opted to leave the services specialist
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June 18, 2018
18
Jun'18
Cloud journey still causing problems for many users
Rackspace identifies the key role that the channel can play in helping customers through the cloud migration process
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June 13, 2018
13
Jun'18
Agilitas bolsters services reach with IBM tie-up
Big Blue will provide access to engineering and technical expertise that can be accessed by resellers and MSPs
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June 08, 2018
08
Jun'18
ConnectWise latest to add voice to call for more MSP evolution
Research from ConnectWise has added to the growing weight of evidence that has highlighted the need for MSPs to provide more than they currently deliver
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June 07, 2018
07
Jun'18
Focus on MSSPs at InfoSec
The annual security industry gathering at Olympia involved plenty of vendors promoting their abilities to support managed service players
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May 30, 2018
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May'18
Fortinet increases MSSP support
The security player continues to add depth to the options it can offer those providing managed security services
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May 30, 2018
30
May'18
MXC Capital leads efforts to support IDE Group
The managed services player has found life tough but its largest shareholder has come to the rescue
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May 29, 2018
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May'18
RedstoneConnect sells managed services and SI units
The managed workplace specialist will concentrate on developing its software business after cutting down the extent of its operations
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May 25, 2018
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May'18
Resellers missing out on cloud cross-selling opportunities
The decision by many channel firms to offer a low number of subscription services has been highlighted by Ingram Micro as a missed chance to sell more cloud applications
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May 23, 2018
23
May'18
MSP Day: Progress made but more to be done to widen SME appeal
The first MSP Day has come with research showing the progress of the channel to deliver services but highlighted a mismatch with what SME buyers want to buy
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May 22, 2018
22
May'18
CompTIA: Cloud the springboard to further innovation
The industry group has found that more customers are looking to use the cloud as a way to introduce more emerging technologies into their organisations
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May 21, 2018
21
May'18
Ingram Micro urges more cloud action
In the run up to the distributor's Cloud Summit the firm has underlined just why it believes more channel partners need to get involved in the hosted world
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May 18, 2018
18
May'18
MSPs will struggle to keep up with market changes
Channel must adapt to changing customer requirements, warns MSP evangelist
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May 16, 2018
16
May'18
IDC: Digital transformation driving IT services spending
The analyst house has provided an insight into the services world with digital transformation a major influence on where customers are spending
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May 14, 2018
14
May'18
Brighter steals a march with managedservices,co.uk launch
Brighter Connections has cut the ribbon on a website designed to have a national appeal
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May 10, 2018
10
May'18
Check Point gains strong channel interest in SaaS approach
The security vendor launched its Security as a Service offering in January and has seen it chime with partner and customer needs
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May 09, 2018
09
May'18
Oracle encouraging partners to develop IP
The vendor's UK channel chief is encouraging partners to add their own 'secret sauce' to its cloud portfolio
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May 08, 2018
08
May'18
GCI gets £60m warchest from fresh backer
Serial acquisition deal maker GCI has changed its major shareholder and been given access to funds to continue to expand the business