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Public Cloud Architecture
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September 29, 2020
29
Sep'20
Google Cloud forecasts growth for UK partners
Public cloud player shares findings of an IDC study into the growth prospects for those that choose to partner with the vendor
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September 29, 2020
29
Sep'20
Content+Cloud emerges out of IT Lab and Content & Code merger
Newly formed entity will be one of the largest MSPs in the UK providing Microsoft cloud services to customers
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September 16, 2020
16
Sep'20
AWS: Partners grow more quickly selling cloud
Public cloud player shares research that reveals that those in the channel selling cloud are experiencing faster growth than those that are not
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September 11, 2020
11
Sep'20
Now’s the time for MSPs to fully embrace cloud
Many MSPs already offer hosted services in some form, but the pandemic has shown that the future is going to involve even more cloud
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August 10, 2020
10
Aug'20
Logicalis and Claranet look to Brazil for investment targets
Channel firms have identified companies with cloud expertise that will add more muscle to their portfolios
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July 29, 2020
29
Jul'20
Aptum tracks shifting responses to cloud
Firm shares research with its channel that shows just how far most customers have come to adopting the cloud during the coronavirus pandemic
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July 02, 2020
02
Jul'20
Resellers overcoming resistance to agent model
Avaya has seen its channel partners change their position on the master agent model as the vendor has led more of them through the process
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June 25, 2020
25
Jun'20
Veeam reminds partners of data’s role in a digital transformation play
Vendor’s recent VeeamON event underlined its belief in the need to focus on the data
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May 01, 2020
01
May'20
Coronavirus gives cloud service providers short-term boost
The move to hosted tools has helped drive record sales of cloud infrastructure services in the first quarter of 2020, but the big migration projects have been put on hold
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April 22, 2020
22
Apr'20
F5 reveals users facing multi-cloud security concerns
Vendor’s latest report on application services finds that the EMEA customer base is pro-cloud, but is dealing with some challenges
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April 21, 2020
21
Apr'20
SCC steps in to develop and support PPE training website
Channel player SCC moves quickly to help roll out a resource that NHS staff can access nationally to provide guidance on the correct use of personal protective equipment
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March 13, 2020
13
Mar'20
IT Lab adds Azure expertise with Sol-Tec acquisition
Firm makes its fourth acquisition in as many years as it continues to expand the depth of cloud support it can provide
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March 11, 2020
11
Mar'20
Cloud security concerns remain an issue
The argument that cloud security has been dealt with appear premature, according to research
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February 25, 2020
25
Feb'20
Nutanix aims for SMB growth with channel Cloud Bundles
Enterprise cloud player is looking for SMB growth across EMEA and views the channel as key to its ambitions
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February 20, 2020
20
Feb'20
Insight will move de Sousa into EMEA role
Next year will see changes in Insight’s EMEA leadership, with the current UK boss the chosen candidate to take up that role
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February 14, 2020
14
Feb'20
Rubrik surfs demand for multicloud data management
Firm has shared some of the highlights from its fiscal year, with the efforts of partners clearly delivering for it
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February 06, 2020
06
Feb'20
Commercial sales fuel high channel revenues at NetApp
Data specialist NetApp has seen its channel business hit record levels thanks to the growth in demand from the partner-facing customer base
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February 04, 2020
04
Feb'20
NetApp: Digital transformation and hybrid cloud key market themes
Data specialist NetApp uses London event to highlight some of the key trends that are driving customer spending
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November 06, 2019
06
Nov'19
VMware nudging partners towards SaaS model
Software and services is the way that the vendor is expecting more of its partners to go
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October 31, 2019
31
Oct'19
Canalys: Cloud infrastructure players need the channel
In a hybrid multi-cloud world the channel is in an ideal position to help guide customers to make the right decisions
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October 30, 2019
30
Oct'19
Avaya hits back at ‘no cloud’ claims
Avaya responds to reports it is losing channel partners due to its lack of cloud offering
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September 26, 2019
26
Sep'19
Private cloud infrastructure spending holding steady
An analysis of Q2 from IDC indicates that public cloud infrastructure spending weakened but sales on the private side held up
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September 25, 2019
25
Sep'19
Insight exposes the challenges for those running cloud projects
European wide research casts a light on the struggles that users are having meeting the various demands of their businesses
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August 29, 2019
29
Aug'19
AWS partner HeleCloud sets sights on Europe with acquisition
AWS specialist makes its first acquisition gaining a foothold in the Benelux region with the aim of exploiting the growth opportunities in that region
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August 06, 2019
06
Aug'19
Financial services sector needs help with cloud and security
A recognition of the need for digital transformation is twinned with an acceptance that the skills and security is not there to make it happen for quite a few financial services players
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August 01, 2019
01
Aug'19
Ingram Micro extends AWS relationship to cover UK&I
Distributor builds on existing US relationship to add AWS to its UK and Ireland portfolio
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July 24, 2019
24
Jul'19
Enterprise growth delivers strong year at UKFast
Cloud player has shared its 2018 numbers showing that revenues have increased by double digits
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July 23, 2019
23
Jul'19
Microsoft's OpenAI investment a positive for developers
The $1bn multi-year investment should put Microsoft developers at the forefront of coming up with artificial intelligence tools for the Azure Cloud
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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
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June 12, 2019
12
Jun'19
Cloudian boss sees a long-term hybrid future
Hybrid is here to stay according to the leader of one of the storage firms that offers both on-prem and hosted technology
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June 11, 2019
11
Jun'19
SMEs still not getting the cloud
Small firms are crying out for education around the cloud with many not using the technology
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May 24, 2019
24
May'19
Customers struggling with cloud security
Research from Claranet has revealed that many customers are finding it difficult to find the in-house resources to handle cloud security issues
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May 03, 2019
03
May'19
VMware getting UK partners ready for Connect
The vendor is rolling out a revised partner programme next year and efforts are already under way to make sure the channel is ready for that development
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March 29, 2019
29
Mar'19
Private cloud infrastructure spending on the rise
The focus has been on public cloud for quite a while but the balance is shifting and IDC expects more action on the private side over the next few years
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February 20, 2019
20
Feb'19
Vendor lock-in a user concern for those heading to the cloud
Research from Fujistu has revealed some of the anxieties that customers are going through with the cloud
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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
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November 27, 2018
27
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 27, 2018
27
Nov'18
AWS CEO Andy Jassy highlights untapped cloud growth opportunities for channel partners
AWS CEO Andy Jassy used the Global Partner Keynote at re:Invent 2018 to highlight how helping enterprises migrate to the cloud now could have follow-on business benefits for channel partners for many years to come
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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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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
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September 13, 2018
13
Sep'18
IaaS and PaaS combination in demand from public cloud buyers
Forecasts from Gartner and Synergy Research Group have highlighted grow in IaaS, PaaS and SaaS next year
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September 06, 2018
06
Sep'18
Rackspace ramping up channel business
The cloud player has been looking to ramp up its channel over the course of this year and those efforts are continuing
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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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July 24, 2018
24
Jul'18
Customers need cloud experience both on and off prem
One of the talking points at the recent MicroScope storage roundtable was around the shift towards off-prem with vendors concluding that the experience is what really matters more than the location
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July 20, 2018
20
Jul'18
Nadella signals hybrid theme for fiscal year ahead
The CEO of Microsoft has indicated that it is going to work with partners around the hybrid message as it moves into a fresh fiscal year
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July 17, 2018
17
Jul'18
UKFast increases public options with ClearCloud
Firm known for hybrid and private cloud provision steps up efforts in the public space
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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
Spiraling public cloud costs making private option attractive
An increasing number of companies are bringing their data back in-house and managed cloud providers are in an ideal position to
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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
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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