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Managed IT Services

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• October 02, 2018 02 Oct'18

  Kaseya CEO reveals 2019 IPO plans

  MSP platform vendor Kaseya talks IPO, acquisitions and developing home-grown products

• October 01, 2018 01 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• August 29, 2018 29 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

• 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

• August 22, 2018 22 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

• August 21, 2018 21 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

• August 20, 2018 20 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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.

• 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

• 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

• July 18, 2018 18 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

• 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

• 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

• July 06, 2018 06 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• May 30, 2018 30 May'18

  Fortinet increases MSSP support

  The security player continues to add depth to the options it can offer those providing managed security services

• 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

• May 29, 2018 29 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

• May 25, 2018 25 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• May 04, 2018 04 May'18

  Comparex well on the road to meet managed service ambitions

  The Microsoft partner is keen to demonstrate that ambitions and plans to increase service revenues continue to be delivered

• May 04, 2018 04 May'18

  Fujitsu steps up support for MSPs

  The vendor has launched a pilot programme that will give service providers the chance to co-create solutions

• May 03, 2018 03 May'18

  MSPs to get their day of recognition

  Starting this 23 May there will be MSP Day and a chance to celebrate the work done by managed service providers

• May 02, 2018 02 May'18

  Claranet adds Azure depth with Union buy

  The managed services player is again hitting the headlines for making an acquisition to bolster its cloud offering

• May 01, 2018 01 May'18

  Gartner: CEOs are talking digital

  The digital transformation message has got into the boardroom and is now a CEO priority, which should give the channel some chances to support those firms as they change their operations

• April 23, 2018 23 Apr'18

  Densify launches UK&I channel

  Cloud optimisation provider Densify signs distiribution agreement with DataSolutions

• April 11, 2018 11 Apr'18

  The heart wants AI and M2M but the head knows skills are a problem

  Research from SolarWinds has revealed that legacy infrastructure and skills gaps are causing problems for those customers trying to embark on digital transformation projects

• April 10, 2018 10 Apr'18

  HPE Pointnext picks up RedPixie to bolster hybrid cloud options

  The vendor has picked up its second cloud consultancy in the space of eight months as it looks to increase its hybrid cloud support for customers

• April 04, 2018 04 Apr'18

  DXC extends Microsoft support with deals in the UK and Australia

  Ambitions by the channel player to be the largest independent Microsoft Dynamics operator get a shot in the arm with a double acquisition

• March 29, 2018 29 Mar'18

  Autotask and Datto partners get a look at the future

  The combined entity has used an event in London to outline just what it can now provide managed service providers

• March 28, 2018 28 Mar'18

  MSPs can shine a light in the security darkness

  Customers know they face security threats but do not know how to deal with them giving MSPs a chance to step in and solve those problems

• March 26, 2018 26 Mar'18

  Firms making slow moves to embrace digital

  Research from various sources has pointed the finger at a number of reasons for the slow adoption of digital business processes and some are resorting to acquisition to solve the problems

• March 22, 2018 22 Mar'18

  Security as a Service outpacing traditional offerings

  An analysis of the market from Canalys has highlighted the growth in SaaS at a much higher rate than hardware and software products

• March 21, 2018 21 Mar'18

  Computacenter head East to support managed services push

  The channel player is increasing its capacity to support global customers looking for sunrise to sunset assistance

• March 19, 2018 19 Mar'18

  Morpheus seeks channel partners for UK expansion

  The firm is keen to expand its partner base to take advantage of a growing demand around multi-cloud orchestration

• March 19, 2018 19 Mar'18

  Sabio extends SaaS options with Bright UK buy

  Sabio has made it's third acquisition in the last 18 months adding the customer service data and analytics player Bright UK

• March 13, 2018 13 Mar'18

  Computacenter hints at expansion after strong 2017

  The firm has released its full year numbers and indicated the over the next few years it would look to expand its geographical footprint

• March 08, 2018 08 Mar'18

  Kaseya boss witnessing 'exploding' MSP market

  The boss at MSP specialist Kaseya has commented on a market experiencing strong growth thanks to the investments being made by the SME community

• March 02, 2018 02 Mar'18

  Webroot swells MSP ranks

  The latest quarterly numbers from the security player include an update on the increasing number of managed service players that are now working with the firm

• February 20, 2018 20 Feb'18

  Rubrik shares growth stats and welcomes fresh faces

  The cloud data specialist has revealed it is growing quickly and has attracted more talent to join the executive ranks

• February 09, 2018 09 Feb'18

  Time to stop sweating

  Customers that have tried to extend the life of the IT risk losing out on the benefits of digital transformation

• February 08, 2018 08 Feb'18

  Dell looking for a $50bn channel business

  The vendor is aiming to take global channel revenues through the $50bn barrier as it lays down plans for a year of growth with partners

• February 07, 2018 07 Feb'18

  IoT projects need to deliver growth

  Those pitching IoT solutions have underlined the importance of showing customers the positive results

• January 30, 2018 30 Jan'18

  Connect Managed Services makes double acquisition

  The firm has struck two deals on both sides of the Atlantic as it looks to bolster its portfolio and customer base

• January 29, 2018 29 Jan'18

  IBC Group emerges to give fresh voice in print management space

  Founded by a print industry veteran the focus for the IBC Group will be on helping customers increase automation and remain compliant

• January 25, 2018 25 Jan'18

  Microsoft boasts of partner profitability levels

  The vendor's partners are able to generate extra revenue for every $1 that they gain selling Microsoft

• January 25, 2018 25 Jan'18

  Big bang not the way to deliver digital transformation

  Managed services player Claranet has looked into the market and exposed a series of challenges for those trying to pitch digital transformation

• January 22, 2018 22 Jan'18

  No winners in a race to the bottom in the cloud market

  Warnings from intY have been sounded over the dangers of trying to sell cloud on price

• January 17, 2018 17 Jan'18

  SAP increases support for partners selling SME cloud services

  The vendor has increased the support that partners can gain access to if they are serious about increasing their cloud revenues

• January 17, 2018 17 Jan'18

  Adept4 cuts pre-tax losses as cloud services grow

  Managed services player has taken steps to simplify its structure and make a security push with the latest prelim numbers showing progress

• January 09, 2018 09 Jan'18

  Focus on cost cutting a danger in digital transformation pitches

  Customers might be looking for cost savings but the channel needs to steer the focus onto growth and longer term business benefits

• January 09, 2018 09 Jan'18

  Citrix simplifies partner rewards programme

  The vendor has used its Summit event in California to outline a revamp to its partner reward scheme

• January 08, 2018 08 Jan'18

  ConnectWise adds consulting depth with HTG acquisition

  ConnectWise adds consulting and training specialist HTG to provide more support to its channel ecosystem

• January 08, 2018 08 Jan'18

  GTDC: Distribution set for a solid year

  Distribution is well placed in a cloud and multivendor solution world to deliver the support that suppliers are looking for

• December 11, 2017 11 Dec'17

  Juniper CEO tackles complexity of multi cloud

  Juniper CEO argues that complexity is biggest challenge facing industry today; talks cloud ambitions

• December 06, 2017 06 Dec'17

  Combination of issues hit Maintel numbers

  The managed service specialist has given investors a sobering insight into the progress of the fiscal year in a trading statement

• December 06, 2017 06 Dec'17

  Cloud Distribution double signing marks data centre move

  Networking, security and storage distribution specialist adds data centre to the mix

• December 04, 2017 04 Dec'17

  ANS bolsters app skills with Webantic buy

  ANS Group has added more depth to its cloud services offering with the purchase of Webantic

• November 29, 2017 29 Nov'17

  GTDC: Role of distribution growing as channel braces for IoT wave

  The Global Technology Distribution Council is tipping IoT to be the next big thing and expects more collaboration between vendors and disties

• November 23, 2017 23 Nov'17

  GDPR set to be a channel earner for years to come

  The disruption caused by GDPR should be a chance for the channel to deliver services and technology well beyond its introduction next year