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Network Infrastructure Solutions and Services

• July 09, 2021 09 Jul'21

  Westcon-Comstor boss applauds growth through challenging times

  Distributor has seen its partner base expand, has managed inventory in the face of shortages and is in a position to surf the rising demand for security and infrastructure solutions

• June 10, 2021 10 Jun'21

  Versa Networks on partner recruitment drive

  SASE and SD-WAN specialist has been widening its channel base since launching a global partner programme six months ago

• June 09, 2021 09 Jun'21

  Dell reaching out to comms channel to get to the edge

  Vendor Dell cuts the ribbon on open ecosystem that is designed to attract comms service providers as it eyes the edge and 5G opportunities

• June 02, 2021 02 Jun'21

  Logicalis bolsters 5G capabilities with Siticom buy

  Channel player moves for German company that adds more software defined expertise and 5G knowledge

• April 22, 2021 22 Apr'21

  Cisco pledges $100m to combat climate crisis

  Cisco is keen to promote efforts that will lead to solutions that will help increase sustainability

• April 01, 2021 01 Apr'21

  Juniper prepared for market recovery

  Networking player has made channel improvements to support partners as customers look set to increase spending to support further digital transformation

• March 31, 2021 31 Mar'21

  Cisco arms channel with Plus as-a-service offering

  Vendor will launch its as-a-service option in the UK around the middle of the year

• March 29, 2021 29 Mar'21

  Cisco: Technology will play a role in hybrid working world

  Firm shares research revealing the good and bad of working from home and what customers need to do to keep their staff happy in the future

• March 25, 2021 25 Mar'21

  Cisco launches partner apprenticeship programme

  Vendor looks to help its channel get access to more talent and help the wider ecosystem develop a pipeline of digital skills

• March 12, 2021 12 Mar'21

  Offices won’t be full for some time to come

  Channel will have a role in helping customers adjust to a hybrid working world, with many staff indicating they will continue to work from home

• February 16, 2021 16 Feb'21

  Virgin Media Business adds to picture of post-Covid boom

  Comms player adds its own research into the debate about the prospects for the channel as the economy starts to recover after the pandemic

• January 27, 2021 27 Jan'21

  BT and Cisco lift lid on digital transformation acceleration

  Research from BT and Cisco indicates just how much the pandemic has pushed along the digital agenda and how the channel is reacting

• January 20, 2021 20 Jan'21

  Riverbed still pitching visibility and performance

  Networking player believes its message is a good one for channel partners to take out to customers drawing up future strategies

• December 15, 2020 15 Dec'20

  Virgin Media Business Wholesale shines light on network upgrade opportunities

  The shift to home working and operating online has underlined the need for customers to upgrade networking infrastructure, but the channel must overcome some resistance to unlock that business

• December 03, 2020 03 Dec'20

  Cisco channel prospects looking solid going into 2021

  Cisco is closing out the year with programme enhancements, an increasing focus on collaboration and strong evidence that its partner base has innovated through the pandemic

• November 18, 2020 18 Nov'20

  Juniper to spend millions on the channel

  Juniper Networks uses partner conference to talk about bold moves to increase investment in the channel and take market share

• November 02, 2020 02 Nov'20

  Computacenter completes Pivot and BT Services France deals

  Channel player starts the month with both deals wrapped up and in a position to start contributing to the firm’s performance

• October 29, 2020 29 Oct'20

  Cisco CEO outlines channel relationship in cloud-first era

  Cisco and partners must ‘think differently’ about how to coexist, says Chuck Robbins

• October 23, 2020 23 Oct'20

  5G offers the channel a chance to challenge networking status quo

  A serious alternative to the existing approach to connectivity is coming in the form of 5G, which should result in channel opportunities

• October 09, 2020 09 Oct'20

  Canalys: A profitable year for the channel

  The channel has managed to navigate one of the most challenging years so far in a positive way

• October 08, 2020 08 Oct'20

  Channel leaders cautiously optimistic about 2021

  Challenges lie ahead, but the importance of technology is clear and steady, according to those responsible for supplying it to customers

• October 05, 2020 05 Oct'20

  Virgin Media Wholesale shows commitment to the channel

  The decision by Virgin to establish its wholesale business shows positive signs of its belief that it can grow with partners

• September 23, 2020 23 Sep'20

  Government looks to open up telecoms networks supply chain

  Former BT CEO charged with driving more diversification in the firms that can supply infrastructure

• September 18, 2020 18 Sep'20

  Extreme Networks arming partners with more flexibility

  Supplier uses its Connect event to flag a couple of major product releases and underline the importance of the channel in delivering them to customers

• September 17, 2020 17 Sep'20

  Silver Peak launches certified deployment programme

  SD-WAN specialist looking to get more global partners in a position to deliver the networking technology

• July 13, 2020 13 Jul'20

  Confusion surrounds SD-WAN and SASE pitches

  Research from Accelerate reveals the problems that resellers are having when they go out to talk to customers about their networking options

• July 07, 2020 07 Jul'20

  Cato makes senior channel hire and rolls out support accreditation

  Cato aims to keep channel momentum going with addition of global partner executive and technical support programme

• June 22, 2020 22 Jun'20

  Dell and Rackspace strengthen edge pitch

  Vendors launch fresh products and services to make sure the channel has the answers that customers are increasingly looking for

• June 18, 2020 18 Jun'20

  Schneider Electric increases support for partners selling at the Edge

  Firm provides channel with pre-configured designs that can be taken out to customers

• June 18, 2020 18 Jun'20

  SonicWall channel can boost revenues through networking play

  Last week’s launch of switches and branch solution gives some resellers the chance to multiply the money they can make with the vendor

• June 10, 2020 10 Jun'20

  Juniper filling up Enterprise+ ranks

  Networking player Juniper is not far off completing its recruitment process to get partners signed up for its enterprise targeting scheme

• June 09, 2020 09 Jun'20

  Coronavirus exposes security and networking issues

  Research from NTT and a product launch from 8x8 indicate some of the areas where the channel should be focusing

• May 19, 2020 19 May'20

  Highlight views channel as key to revenue expansion goals

  Network monitoring player makes key hire with a brief to work with partners to significantly increase revenues

• April 21, 2020 21 Apr'20

  Cato Networks signs Nuvias as first pan-European distributor

  SD-WAN player Cato Networks looks to get its product in the hands of more resellers with distributor signing of Nuvias

• April 08, 2020 08 Apr'20

  DataSolutions to step up reseller training and recruitment in UK

  Irish firm DataSolutions looks to increase growth in the UK and build on the foothold it has already established in Surrey

• April 01, 2020 01 Apr'20

  Coronavirus sparks innovation

  Super spreaders to be isolated by CCA, essential workers get an essential network from NetFoundry and the IoT creates a faecal recognition system to combat the Covid-19 virus

• March 25, 2020 25 Mar'20

  Computacenter buying and Tech Data fighting in France

  There is plenty going on over the other side of the Channel at the moment as Computacenter looks to expand and Tech Data and Ingram counter fines dished out by the French authorities

• March 13, 2020 13 Mar'20

  Coronavirus sparks remote working demand

  The channel is in a prime position to help customers keep going through the coronavirus crisis by enabling more flexible working methods

• March 04, 2020 04 Mar'20

  Riverbed refocuses on its roots

  Vendor returns to the core business that made its reputation, with partners being encouraged to embrace performance and visibility strategy

• February 12, 2020 12 Feb'20

  Developing 5G proposition carries on with or without MWC

  The chances of Mobile World Congress happening later this month hang on a decision being made at the end of the week, but for World Wide Technology the lack of a show will not slow efforts to discuss the future of 5G

• February 10, 2020 10 Feb'20

  Maintel boss confident of transforming the business

  After a few months in the hot seat, Ioan MacRae believes channel player Maintel has the weapons in its armoury to drive future growth

• February 05, 2020 05 Feb'20

  CAE delivers solid first year after its MBO

  Infrastructure specialist CAE has delivered a strong set of numbers for 2019 under the leadership of its CEO and COO

• January 08, 2020 08 Jan'20

  Extreme Networks hands resellers the solution to go after retailers

  Vendor is giving partners the option to take a number of options out to retailers that want automated and easy connectivity

• January 08, 2020 08 Jan'20

  CES sets an agenda around AI and 5G

  The organisers of the first major show of the year have predicted some of the technologies that will dominate the decade

• December 23, 2019 23 Dec'19

  Motherhood is the necessity of invention, says Mellanox channel boss

  Mellanox vice-president Yael Asseraf Shenhav talks about how her employer has enabled her to thrive in a male-dominated industry and sheds light on how we can all better manage our time

• December 11, 2019 11 Dec'19

  Circle IT secures major university deal

  The Welsh managed services specialist has won the opportunity to help its local university deliver a network fit for the demands of the 21st century

• November 15, 2019 15 Nov'19

  Silver Peak cautions against sitting on the fence over SD-WAN

  The market is reaching a tipping point and those resellers that have not yet got involved with SD-WAN need to make a decision soon

• October 03, 2019 03 Oct'19

  Telstra looking for channel growth after turning purple

  The recent launch of Telstra Purple will give the comms specialist the opportunity to provide the channel with more support

• August 28, 2019 28 Aug'19

  HPE working with the channel on SME networking opportunities

  Vendor has seen growth in the SME space for its Aruba services and has plans to deliver more customer offerings via the channel

• July 30, 2019 30 Jul'19

  Cisco increasing channel digital marketing support

  Vendor brings together various marketing initiatives under one umbrella to help the channel reach out to customers more effectively

• July 25, 2019 25 Jul'19

  Customers are ready for the SD-WAN pitch

  IDC is expecting strong growth and Masergy is stressing this is no longer just on the radar but a technology being widely adopted

• July 11, 2019 11 Jul'19

  Huawei points partners towards campus networks opportunity

  The vendor has been highlighting the possibilities its latest campus network switches have for the channel

• June 25, 2019 25 Jun'19

  Myths around SD-WAN holding back wider adoption

  Cogeco Peer 1 finds that customers are putting off deployment because of some concerns that could be addressed by the channel

• June 21, 2019 21 Jun'19

  Cloud IT infrastructure revenues rising despite spending drops

  An analysis of the IT infrastructure market from IDC shows that spending will slow this year but vendors do not look like missing out on revenues

• June 11, 2019 11 Jun'19

  Cisco bringing networking pros and software developers together

  Vendor wants to increase levels of network automation and is rolling out certifications and training to unify the channel's networking and software expertise

• May 17, 2019 17 May'19

  Recarta acquisition extends vendor relationships and infrastructure expertise

  The IBM partner joins the growing list of resellers that have struck acquisitions this year after picking up Möbius Business Technologies

• May 14, 2019 14 May'19

  Millions generated and thousands of jobs the Huawei UK contribution

  Partners assembling for the vendor's event in London told that the firm is making a major contribution to the UK economy

• April 29, 2019 29 Apr'19

  Sir Stelios makes an easy move into the channel

  A firm going by the name Easy Networks was always bound to catch the attention of the man behind a number of businesses with the same branding

• April 02, 2019 02 Apr'19

  Network Utilities expands with Metropolitan Networks buy

  Deal will add more muscle to a networking and security player that is already one of the largest UK operators

• March 28, 2019 28 Mar'19

  TP-Link targeting SME market with the channel

  The networking player is selling routers and wireless products via partners and is stepping up the support it can provide to continue the growth it has enjoyed so far

• March 25, 2019 25 Mar'19

  Apiary Capital takes majority stake in G3 Comms

  Private equity firm makes investment that should fuel further organic growth and possible acquisitions at comms and networking player

• March 20, 2019 20 Mar'19

  Colt teams up with Cisco to give mobile service providers a 5G option

  The combination of Colt's network and Cisco's router technology should make it easier for mobile service providers to provide customers with a 5G offering

• March 07, 2019 07 Mar'19

  Juniper Networks bets on managed partners for growth

  Juniper’s EMEA channel chief overhauls channel model to focus on top partners

• March 06, 2019 06 Mar'19

  Roundtable: More channel skills required to crack SD-WAN market

  In the second part of our SD-WAN roundtable the question of skills comes up with it clear that more needs to be done by those keen to exploit the market opportunity

• February 21, 2019 21 Feb'19

  Huawei looking to step up UK investment

  The telco firm has indicated partners here could benefit from more investment if the ongoing problems in the US continue

• February 19, 2019 19 Feb'19

  Extreme Networks increasing partner support

  A number of enhancements to the partner programme should make life easier for the networking player's channel this year

• February 13, 2019 13 Feb'19

  Lack of understanding holding SD-WAN sales back

  The technology might deliver cost savings and efficiency improvements but not enough customers understand SD-WAN

• January 30, 2019 30 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

• January 29, 2019 29 Jan'19

  Cisco increases channel IoT programmes

  The vendor is looking to build a global network of certified partners that can help customers embrace more IoT

• January 08, 2019 08 Jan'19

  This could be the year for those selling networking infrastructure

  Extreme Networks is expecting a swing this year in favour of those pitching infrastructure offerings

• December 07, 2018 07 Dec'18

  Security driving SD-WAN interest

  The channel might have thought that talking about cost savings was the way to spark an SD-WAN conversation into life but they might need to think again

• November 30, 2018 30 Nov'18

  Juniper Networks heralds multi-cloud channel opportunity

  Networking player views SD-WAN as a staging post on a much longer journey towards a multi-cloud automated world

• November 28, 2018 28 Nov'18

  Silver Peak SD-WAN message getting across to partners

  The vendor has been encouraging its channel to get involved with its software defined options and that campaign is getting through to partners

• November 27, 2018 27 Nov'18

  Challenging enterprise market conditions hit KCOM H1 numbers

  The comms specialist has updated the markets on the progress of its first half with the enterprise side of the business showing weakness

• November 22, 2018 22 Nov'18

  CAE bosses push forward MBO

  The CEO and COO at the channel player have started a fresh chapter in the history of the Cisco gold partner's story

• November 22, 2018 22 Nov'18

  Cisco adds development muscle with Ensoft buy

  Networking vendor moves to purchase UK firm to add talent and technology on the service provider support side

• November 16, 2018 16 Nov'18

  Oracle snaps up Talari to add SD-WAN capabilities to the mix

  The tie-up will give Oracle's communication division a chance to add SD-WAN to the range of options that partners can take out to customers

• November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18

  Silver Peak revamps partner programme

  Vendor makes changes in response to partner calls for more predictability around pay-outs

• October 26, 2018 26 Oct'18

  Extreme Networks announces $50m channel investment

  Extreme Networks investing in building up its channel after going through a challenging year

• October 04, 2018 04 Oct'18

  Desmond calls time at Exclusive Networks

  It’s all change at Exclusive Networks as Barrie Desmond reveals plans to step down at the end of the year

• September 28, 2018 28 Sep'18

  IDC increases cloud infrastructure spending forecasts

  The channel should benefit from customers spending on infrastructure in both private and public cloud areas

• September 26, 2018 26 Sep'18

  Co-founder Dobson departs Cloud Distribution

  The time was right for Scott Dobson to leave the firm he founded in 2009 for new ventures

• September 26, 2018 26 Sep'18

  Cisco EMEAR svp talks digital transformation and channel opportunities

  The networking vendor has promoted its EMEAR partner boss into an svp position covering the region

• 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

• August 20, 2018 20 Aug'18

  LAN3 positioning for a software defined future

  The networking specialist is celebrating its 10th birthday and has seen plenty of changes in the networking market since it started in 2008

• August 15, 2018 15 Aug'18

  LAN3 looking for growth

  The networking specialist is looking to start its second decade of existence with its sights set on growth

• August 08, 2018 08 Aug'18

  Extreme Networks signals data centre channel changes coming

  The firm has indicated in its Q4 results that further steps will be taken to bed in the acquired Brocade's data centre business

• July 17, 2018 17 Jul'18

  Mitel appoints Westcon-Comstor as part of go-to-market review

  The comms firm has been reviewing its go-to-market strategy for the past few months and concluded that a pan-international distributor would make a good addition to the partner roster

• July 11, 2018 11 Jul'18

  Vodafone pointing partners towards IoT and 5G opportunities

  The comms firm has been getting its channel ready for the next wave of innovation

• July 05, 2018 05 Jul'18

  Cisco wins court battle against grey trader

  The networking vendor has won a victory against two directors of Manchester-based Gen-X

• June 08, 2018 08 Jun'18

  Extreme Networks could acquire again to strengthen portfolio

  The firm made three big acquisitions over the course of the last 18 months and has indicated it could spend again to strengthen its portfolio

• May 24, 2018 24 May'18

  Daisy in the frame to pick up TalkTalk Direct B2B business

  The channel player has been given a period of exclusivity to move forward with a bid for the telco's Direct B2B business

• April 05, 2018 05 Apr'18

  Extreme Networks increases finance options for partners

  The vendor is hoping it can use zero interest and other finance offers to encourage users to increase their networking investments

• March 20, 2018 20 Mar'18

  Wearables not just a passing fad

  IDC is predicting growth for the segment and that will have implications on networks

• February 23, 2018 23 Feb'18

  Neri presides over first results and talks channel and servers

  Presiding over the first quarterly results as HPE CEO Antonio Neri has indicated that it is working with partners to shift more hardware

• February 01, 2018 01 Feb'18

  SD-WAN players braced for market lift-off

  The second half of this year and 2019 are expected to be big for those selling SD-WAN technology and related services

• January 24, 2018 24 Jan'18

  Tech Data increases support for hyper converged, security and cloud

  The distributor's Advanced Solutions business has been given investment to ensure it can support resellers around key growth technologies

• January 16, 2018 16 Jan'18

  Cisco extending channel reach

  The vendor has been leaning on its distribution partners to engage more closely with a broader range of resellers

• January 03, 2018 03 Jan'18

  Training in key areas being offered to resellers

  The year is just a few days old and already vendors are making sure that the channel can get access to training to support some of the key areas

• December 08, 2017 08 Dec'17

  Manufacturing, transport and utilities will fuel IoT spending

  There will be steady growth in spending on IoT hardware, software and services in the next few years, according to IDC