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• 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 21, 2018 21 Sep'18

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  What do Lenovo, NTT Security, Redstor and Red Box, to name a few, have in common? They have all recruited some fresh faces this week

• September 14, 2018 14 Sep'18

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  A fair few appointments have caught the eye with quite a lot of shuffling at the very highest levels of management in some cases over the past week

• September 07, 2018 07 Sep'18

  Knowledge and speed the key to a channel chief's first 180 days

  A guide to those looking to make an impact at a vendor in the channel management role has some advice about what to do in the first few months

• September 05, 2018 05 Sep'18

  Many in the UK channel looking at international expansion

  The idea of setting up a bridgehead overseas appeals to a fair few people in the channel

• September 04, 2018 04 Sep'18

  Tomlin in at Dell to run UK channel

  The distribution veteran has been given the chance to make an impact at the vendor replacing Sarah Shields after she moved to a European role

• August 20, 2018 20 Aug'18

  CompTIA issues mixed channel report

  The industry group has found that the channel is facing some constraints in its mission to grow

• August 10, 2018 10 Aug'18

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Summer holidays might be in full swing but that does not stop the channel appointments coming thick and fast

• August 09, 2018 09 Aug'18

  NTT bringing comms, security and Dimension Data together

  The Japanese based firm hopes that by bringing its various operations under one roof it can pitch harder for digital transformation business

• August 06, 2018 06 Aug'18

  Channel should use the summer to improve strategy planning

  There is plenty that could be done in the summer weeks when business is traditionally that bit slower

• July 23, 2018 23 Jul'18

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  A busy week with senior executives being appointed at a number of firms to help steer the ship and get more out of channel relationships

• July 17, 2018 17 Jul'18

  Customers don't have the skilled staff to man the security barricades

  Gartner has warned that two thirds of users do not have the in house staff able to deal with security issues as the ongoing skills crisis continues to hit firms globally

• July 16, 2018 16 Jul'18

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Holidays are for wimps and those working in the HR departments across the channel never take a break with the appointments continuing to clock up

• July 12, 2018 12 Jul'18

  Exertis brings in former Dell UK boss for next chapter

  The distributor has made a change at the top as it looks for more growth with an industry veteran getting a chance to make a mark on the channel player

• 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 09, 2018 09 Jul'18

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Board room, business development and cyber security were some of the job roles where firms chose to make some changes across the channel last week

• July 04, 2018 04 Jul'18

  Ingram signals modern workplace as a channel target

  Research from the distributor and Microsoft exposes the struggles that IT directors are facing trying to satisfy staff demands for flexibility

• July 02, 2018 02 Jul'18

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  No time for applying the sun cream and firing up the BBQ for those working in personnel departments in the channel

• June 20, 2018 20 Jun'18

  Channel could plug 'digital dexterity' gap

  On World Productivity Day Gartner has warned that any companies are not in a position to deliver the sort of flexibility that staff are looking for

• 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 15, 2018 15 Jun'18

  Managed service sell-off last action for RedstoneConnect boss

  Just weeks after the firm sold off its managed services and SI units the firm's CEO has decided it is time to move on

• June 15, 2018 15 Jun'18

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Another busy week for personnel departments as more fresh faces arrive determined to shake things up for the better

• June 08, 2018 08 Jun'18

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  The quest for growth means the channel never sleeps and talent is always in demand leading to another busy few days of personnel moves

• June 04, 2018 04 Jun'18

  Tech Data steps up security commitment

  Distributor aims to double headcount in security operation and open a centre of excellence in Warrington

• May 21, 2018 21 May'18

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Another busy time in the channel with various executive moves being made over the last seven days

• May 14, 2018 14 May'18

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Time for some of the industry veterans to shine as their knowledge is in high demand in firms operating across the channel

• May 10, 2018 10 May'18

  Exertis expands into electricals

  The distributor has hired a former Argos staffer and revealed intentions to build a reputation in the small domestic appliance market

• 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

  Exclusive Group makes key hire to support growth plans

  Just a few weeks after getting backing from a private equity player the distributor has made an appointment that will support geographic expansion plans

• April 24, 2018 24 Apr'18

  Ambitious Nuvias cuts ribbon on Woking HQ

  The distributor has pointed to its move as being evidence of its growth ambitions across EMEA

• April 23, 2018 23 Apr'18

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  All change at the top of Tech Data and plenty of movement in the security world in another week of people starting fresh chapters in their channel careers

• April 16, 2018 16 Apr'18

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Another busy week in the channel as some fresh faces join various resellers and vendors to try and keep the growth flowing

• April 09, 2018 09 Apr'18

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Another busy seven days in the channel with movement at all levels as fresh blood is ushered into senior roles

• April 03, 2018 03 Apr'18

  Microsoft rings in the changes to support devices

  Partners have a new organisation management chart to get to grips with as the firm looks to split the teams running Windows and devices

• April 03, 2018 03 Apr'18

  CompTIA acquisitions add training muscle

  The training specialist has made a couple of acquisitions that should give it much more depth in its ability to provide training to IT professionals

• March 27, 2018 27 Mar'18

  Infrastructure skills shortage causing users problems

  Infrastructure and organisation skills are changing and plenty of users are failing to keep up with the different demands being put on staff

• March 14, 2018 14 Mar'18

  Regulations, budget and culture holding back growth

  Ricoh Europe continues its research into customers with a look at what is holding back further investment in digital transformation

• March 12, 2018 12 Mar'18

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  More movement in the channel with boards being strengthened, consultancy departments padded out and R&D getting a boost

• March 08, 2018 08 Mar'18

  More work to be done to increase gender diversity

  Senior industry figures have called for more diversity on International Women's Day

• February 26, 2018 26 Feb'18

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Another week and more moves across the channel as firms look to land the best talent to drive forward growth

• February 22, 2018 22 Feb'18

  Dell EMC steps up support for digital transformation skills

  The vendor has rolled out a series of certifications aimed at arming people with the right skills to navigate some of the cloud and security issues that many customers are dealing with

• February 22, 2018 22 Feb'18

  Phoenix Business Solutions shuffles senior management pack

  It's all change at the top of the legal IT specialist as the CEO moves on to another opportunity

• February 21, 2018 21 Feb'18

  Skills gap still causing concerns

  Those hoping that this year would see an easing of the skills gap are going to be disappointed

• February 19, 2018 19 Feb'18

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  If there is a trend this week it is in vendors looking to install fresh channel leadership to get more partner growth

• February 14, 2018 14 Feb'18

  Ricoh finds digital transformation a growing SME concern

  Seeking out technology that can increase business agility is not an ambition that is confined just to the enterprise end of the market

• February 12, 2018 12 Feb'18

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  They say that talent will rise to the top and a fair few firms have been creaming off the best of the best over this last week

• February 05, 2018 05 Feb'18

  Watts takes the reins in the UK at Tech Data

  In a move that will add more muscle to the UK management team long time staffer David Watts has formally been given the country management role

• February 02, 2018 02 Feb'18

  Talari Networks looking for channel expansion

  The appointment of its first worldwide channel boss and plans to work with distribution in Europe are moves being made by the SD-WAN player

• January 31, 2018 31 Jan'18

  CompTIA: Digital transformation driving IT spending growth

  The demand for cloud, security , IoT and a fair few other technologies should keep the channel busy throughout the rest of 2018