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Salesforce Management

• October 19, 2020 19 Oct'20

  Channel round-up: Who’s gone where?

  It’s been a busy couple of weeks across the industry as more hires are made to support growth ambitions

• October 13, 2020 13 Oct'20

  Training’s shift to virtual is a lasting legacy of the pandemic

  CompTIA has shone the spotlight on how Covid-19 has changed the industry as it starts its EMEA partner event

• October 13, 2020 13 Oct'20

  GTDC: Two-tier model offers vendors highest returns

  Working with distribution and resellers rather than opting to go single-tier or direct is the best go-to-market strategy for vendors

• October 09, 2020 09 Oct'20

  Current conditions could foster further consolidation

  Boss of SCC reveals that the company is considering some deals at a time when M&A activity is continuing across the channel

• 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 06, 2020 06 Oct'20

  Trolle eyes expansion at Exclusive Networks

  New CEO is keen to bulk out global presence to make sure company increases its representation in more markets

• October 02, 2020 02 Oct'20

  Pandemic sparks revenue climbs in unified comms and collaboration

  IDC has shared its views of what happened in the market in the second quarter, with the shift to home working having a clear impact on demand

• September 21, 2020 21 Sep'20

  Channel roundup: Who’s gone where?

  Another busy few days, with – amongst other moves – Dell’s former channel chief popping up as US boss at Insight

• September 16, 2020 16 Sep'20

  HP looks for channel to make a positive difference

  Vendor launches Amplify Impact programme to encourage more diversity and inclusion across the industry

• September 15, 2020 15 Sep'20

  Change at the top of Exclusive Networks

  Distributor welcomes a fresh CEO to take the helm and keep the firm’s growth coming

• September 07, 2020 07 Sep'20

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Another busy week across the industry, with there being no signs of slowdown in the volume of hires

• September 01, 2020 01 Sep'20

  Context: Toner sales reveal slow return to offices

  Analyst house Context has found that it is able to reveal the different reactions across Europe to working back in the office by charting the sales of toner

• August 27, 2020 27 Aug'20

  Tech Data gearing up for more familiar Q4

  As life gets ever closer to returning to a more normal state, the distributor has noticed enterprise projects coming back

• August 24, 2020 24 Aug'20

  Channel roundup: Who’s gone where?

  Another busy few days across the IT world with some fresh names for partners to add to their contacts book

• August 20, 2020 20 Aug'20

  HPE on the hunt for new channel chief

  Paul Hunter heads to the US, leaving a vacancy at the top of the vendor’s channel organisation

• August 18, 2020 18 Aug'20

  Dell welcomes former staffer Dagher as global channel chief

  After a three-year spell running Cisco Canada, Rola Dagher returns to step into the shoes vacated by Joyce Mullen

• August 18, 2020 18 Aug'20

  MSSPs the answer for fed-up SOC staff

  Employees sitting in security operations centres are showing signs of cracking under increasing pressure

• August 18, 2020 18 Aug'20

  Channel roundup: Who’s gone where?

  A fresh face is at the helm in the UK&I at IBM, while there have also been moves at Corelight and Adaptiv Networks

• July 29, 2020 29 Jul'20

  Channel eyes opportunities around hybrid working

  There is a fresh two-word contender to challenge digital transformation for dominance in every channel conversation

• July 28, 2020 28 Jul'20

  Trams celebrates 30 years

  Reseller reaches milestone and reflects on its history, with its people getting the nod for helping the firm prosper over three decades

• July 22, 2020 22 Jul'20

  Getronics gets fresh owner managers

  Deal worth €200m sees Dutch channel player start life under a different owner

• July 20, 2020 20 Jul'20

  Channel roundup: Who’s gone where?

  Another busy few days across the industry, with some senior appointments being made

• July 13, 2020 13 Jul'20

  Mullen calls time on her spell as Dell channel chief

  After more than two decades at the vendor, Joyce Mullen has decided the time is right for a fresh challenge

• July 10, 2020 10 Jul'20

  Exclusive Networks brings the curtain down on its festival

  Distributor has spent the week educating and entertaining partners through its online festival

• July 08, 2020 08 Jul'20

  GTDC: Distribution shines during the pandemic

  Cloud sales increased, as did as-a-service demands, but a snapshot into the past few months from the Global Technology Distribution Council found disties were more than able to react to the changes

• July 06, 2020 06 Jul'20

  Insight promotes from within for next UK boss

  Darren Hedley will step into Emma de Sousa’s role as Insight’s UK senior vice-president from the start of next year

• June 29, 2020 29 Jun'20

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Senior changes at Lenovo and the emergence of a fresh employer in the shape of Nebulon are just a couple of the highlights this week

• June 23, 2020 23 Jun'20

  Cancom UK boss urges offices to reopen

  The office environment has an important to to play, and staff are starting to return as the coronavirus lockdown eases. Cancom's UK boss is encouraging others to open their offices once more

• June 18, 2020 18 Jun'20

  Security rises to the top of the MSP agenda

  Research from Datto and IT Glue provides a snapshot of how managed service players are reacting to the coronavirus

• June 17, 2020 17 Jun'20

  Ingram Cloud Summit shares thoughts on the long view

  Sessions at the distributor's virtual conference look beyond the current demands of the pandemic to what will be coming next

• June 16, 2020 16 Jun'20

  Channel crying out for the ‘human touch’

  Research from Kaspersky reveals that distributors and resellers want much more contact with vendors

• June 15, 2020 15 Jun'20

  Channel roundup: Who’s gone where?

  Another week of personnel movement across the industry as firms seek the expertise that will help drive growth

• June 08, 2020 08 Jun'20

  Channel roundup: Who’s gone where?

  Talent already in the building has been discovered and rewarded by a few firms this week

• June 01, 2020 01 Jun'20

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Some fresh names for the channel to add to their contacts books as there is more personnel movement across the industry

• June 01, 2020 01 Jun'20

  Channel increases digital marketing efforts

  Veeam is the latest to notice an increase in demand from partners for digital marketing support

• May 26, 2020 26 May'20

  Softcat shares details of ‘satisfactory’ Q3 trading

  Channel player’s trading update reveals that the first few weeks of lockdown have not had too much impact on the numbers

• May 22, 2020 22 May'20

  Tech Data increases digital collaboration to reach out to resellers

  Distributor’s lunchtime sessions have proved popular with resellers, who appreciate the chance to talk about a range of topics

• May 19, 2020 19 May'20

  Brexit uncertainty and coronavirus barely leave a dent on DCC

  Exertis parent delivers its numbers for its fiscal 2019, indicating that it is weathering the storm

• May 18, 2020 18 May'20

  Channel roundup: Who’s gone where?

  Another busy week across the channel, with some boardrooms opening the door to some fresh expertise

• May 04, 2020 04 May'20

  Channel round-up: Who’s gone where?

  The country might have been in lockdown for the past few weeks, but that has not stopped the hires continuing across the industry

• April 27, 2020 27 Apr'20

  Softcat backing charity battling coronavirus-induced food poverty

  Reseller Softcat is urging the rest of the channel to get behind a campaign aimed at helping to feed people who are struggling with hunger because of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic

• April 23, 2020 23 Apr'20

  Computacenter provides some cheer with robust Q1 trading

  One of the first set of numbers to include some lockdown trading has come out of the channel

• April 20, 2020 20 Apr'20

  Exclusive Networks adds more muscle to executive team

  Distributor hires a head of professional services as it continues to bolster its management ranks

• April 17, 2020 17 Apr'20

  Certification exams move online

  Training bodies have reacted to the lockdown with moves to make it easier for resellers brushing up on their skills to sit exams

• April 07, 2020 07 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: BT’s response to maintain service levels

  Telecoms player is taking steps to arm partners with more support and minimise risks for those still working in the field

• April 07, 2020 07 Apr'20

  Computacenter bosses sacrifice pay in solidarity with workers

  Leaders of the channel giant decide to go without pay for the next three months to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with furloughed staff

• April 06, 2020 06 Apr'20

  Channel round-up: Who’s gone where?

  The job appointments keep coming, despite the lockdown, with some movement across the industry in the past week

• April 06, 2020 06 Apr'20

  Exclusive Networks sets up coronavirus support hub

  Distributor steps up support it can provide resellers during these difficult times

• April 01, 2020 01 Apr'20

  Softcat weighs up furry choice

  Channel player raises thousands for Mind as part of its April’s Fool campaign

• March 30, 2020 30 Mar'20

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  No matter where the human resources departments are operating from, the need to keep actively hiring fresh talent continues unabated

• March 30, 2020 30 Mar'20

  Coronavirus: Partners add value as customers adapt to lockdown

  Face-to-face meetings might not be an option, but the channel can still help users as they adapt to a new reality

• March 25, 2020 25 Mar'20

  Brown to step down at Softcat as Hockin emerges at Arcserve

  Softcat managing director announces his intention to step down at the end of the reseller’s current fiscal year

• March 16, 2020 16 Mar'20

  Channel round-up: Who’s gone where?

  A few executives on the move as firms look to bring on board expertise to support growth ambitions

• 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 09, 2020 09 Mar'20

  Channel round-up: Who’s gone where?

  HR departments across the industry remain busy thanks to a flurry of executive appointments over the past seven days

• March 05, 2020 05 Mar'20

  CompTIA teams up with SkillsTX to extend training reach

  Industry group is keen to get its certifications in front of more users and forms partnership with platform provider

• March 02, 2020 02 Mar'20

  Channel roundup: Who’s gone where?

  Another busy week, with executives shuffling and getting the chance to make a difference in fresh roles

• February 27, 2020 27 Feb'20

  Are users ready as coronavirus sparks more remote working?

  More firms are starting to send staff home as the coronavirus continues to spread, but there are concerns their technology is not up to supporting more remote access

• February 24, 2020 24 Feb'20

  SCC shares insights into workplace mobility

  Channel firm casts an eye over the current extent of mobile working and the consequences for customers

• 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

• February 17, 2020 17 Feb'20

  Channel roundup: Who’s gone where?

  It’s been another few days of movement across the industry, with personnel departments kept busy

• February 14, 2020 14 Feb'20

  Simmonds takes channel leadership role at HPE

  Vendor chooses to promote from within as it continues to put the right executives in place across a unified sales operation

• February 12, 2020 12 Feb'20

  Logicalis rings the changes

  Channel player updates its executive line-up days after undergoing a corporate rebranding

• February 11, 2020 11 Feb'20

  ScanSource adapting for digital future

  Distributor makes senior appointment to coordinate its digital distribution efforts, with plans to offload physical operations gathering pace

• January 31, 2020 31 Jan'20

  Lenovo DCG turns to channel veteran to run EMEA

  Hardware player brings in former Riverbed channel executive with a history of working with partners to drive growth across the ecosystem

• January 29, 2020 29 Jan'20

  Resellers look to distribution to underpin 2020 ambitions

  Context shares more findings from its ChannelWatch report with resellers looking for more support from their distie partners

• January 27, 2020 27 Jan'20

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Who has moved into a fresh job in the past seven days? We highlight some of those making moves in the industry in the past week

• January 22, 2020 22 Jan'20

  Avaya appoints former channel boss to UK&I MD role

  The comms specialist has turned to its former European channel chief to help continue its drive into the cloud

• January 20, 2020 20 Jan'20

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Moves at a fairly senior level seemed to be the trend over the past week with firms looking to kick on in 2020 with some fresh talent

• January 16, 2020 16 Jan'20

  Skills crisis threatens to derail customer growth ambitions

  Getting hold of talent is top of the list of concerns for UK tech leaders and is causing many of them to cast doubts over the prospects for the industry in the next couple of years

• January 13, 2020 13 Jan'20

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Several executive moves have caught the eye over the past seven days with this roundup capturing a few of the notable ones

• January 10, 2020 10 Jan'20

  Synnex splits in two with Concentrix getting its independence

  Distributor is looking to gain more flexibility and focus by splitting away from the customer experience specialist Concentrix

• January 09, 2020 09 Jan'20

  Desmond returns as Exclusive strengthens executive team

  After a year away from his role at Exclusive Networks, Barrie Desmond has returned to the distributor alongside three other hires to add muscle to the channel player’s executive team.

• January 06, 2020 06 Jan'20

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Just a few executive changes to concentrate on the first full week back to work of 2020

• December 20, 2019 20 Dec'19

  Resellers feeling good about 2020

  Context has surveyed thousands of resellers across the UK and Europe and found that levels of optimism are higher than at this time last year

• December 19, 2019 19 Dec'19

  VMware arming channel with skills to unlock digital opportunities

  Reaping the digital transformation rewards is more than just an IT conversation and VMware's UK channel chief is taking an approach based on helping partners increase their capabilities

• December 16, 2019 16 Dec'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Before the channel starts to go into full on festive mode there have still been some appointments worth highlighting

• December 10, 2019 10 Dec'19

  SCC chief heralds solid year

  The last twelve months have been busy ones for SCC and its chief executive is keen to highlight its achievements

• December 09, 2019 09 Dec'19

  Northamber founder David Phillips passes away

  The founder of Northamber has sadly died after suffering a short illness

• December 09, 2019 09 Dec'19

  Sabio looks for growth with fresh CEO

  Firm looks to build on six acquisitions in the last three years with a fresh face in the CEO chair

• December 05, 2019 05 Dec'19

  Lenovo lifts lid on SME demands for more flexibility

  The vendor has found that a significant number of staff working for SMEs would like to get access to mobile and cloud computing tools

• December 02, 2019 02 Dec'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Another busy week with several comings and goings to report on from across the channel

• November 26, 2019 26 Nov'19

  Support for business and tech called for from next government

  Channel and business groups set out their wish list for whoever wins the keys to Number 10 next month

• November 25, 2019 25 Nov'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Another week with some moves across the industry as firms look to get the right personnel to drive growth

• November 22, 2019 22 Nov'19

  GTDC: Distribution set for continued growth

  The industry group has released the findings of its 2025 research indicating that the future for distribution is looking positive

• November 18, 2019 18 Nov'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  No sign of the job moves slowing down with some more changes happening across the industry over the course of the last week

• November 14, 2019 14 Nov'19

  Dell platinum partner OCF undergoes an MBO

  The owners of the high performance computing specialist have decided the time is right for some fresh hands at the wheel

• November 13, 2019 13 Nov'19

  Tech Data accepts $5.4bn private equity offer

  Distributor's board recommend the sale, which should give it access to more financial muscle

• November 12, 2019 12 Nov'19

  Exertis delivers for DCC

  Half year numbers show that although facing its challenges the Technology side of the business is performing strongly

• November 11, 2019 11 Nov'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  A busy week with lots of announcements of fresh faces taking up roles across the industry

• November 08, 2019 08 Nov'19

  SCC investing millions in HQ

  A couple of buildings that date from the 1980s will be given a full refurb as the channel player invests in its facilities

• November 04, 2019 04 Nov'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Another busy few days in the IT world with some more appointments being made across the industry

• October 31, 2019 31 Oct'19

  Rivals offer alternative to UKFast staff after CEO steps down

  Lawrence Jones has decided to step down amid allegations of sexual misconduct

• October 29, 2019 29 Oct'19

  Retirement wave sparking mainframe skills crisis

  LZLabs has found that in just a few years those with the skills at many firms to keep the mainframe lights on are planning to head off into retirement

• October 28, 2019 28 Oct'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  A brief guide to some of the appointments made across the industry in the past week

• October 23, 2019 23 Oct'19

  Skills issues holding back wider channel adoption of emerging tech

  CompTIA takes the pulse of the UK channel and discovers more would like to be at the cutting edge but expertise is an issue

• October 21, 2019 21 Oct'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Another busy seven days with some more arrivals that have been hand picked for their abilities to bring growth

• October 14, 2019 14 Oct'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  The revolving doors in the industry have been spinning over the last week as some senior figures have chosen to step aside and some fresh blood has been sought elsewhere to help fuel growth

• October 07, 2019 07 Oct'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Another busy week in the industry and time for the channel to get familiar with a few fresh names

• October 01, 2019 01 Oct'19

  Maintel turns to former Avaya boss to step into CEO shoes

  It's only taken a few weeks for the managed services player to settle on its choice of who will be its next chief executive