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• July 12, 2021 12 Jul'21

  Channel roundup: Who’s gone where?

  The hunt for talent across the industry continues, with a number of channel-facing executives starting fresh roles

• July 07, 2021 07 Jul'21

  Dell UK boss positive that momentum will remain in market

  Vendor shares insights into how the market is faring and what the prospects are after more Covid restrictions are lifted

• June 17, 2021 17 Jun'21

  Watt lands CEO award with backing of Softcat staff

  Softcat leader picks up award that resulted from views expressed by the channel player’s own employees

• June 14, 2021 14 Jun'21

  Channel round-up: Who’s gone where?

  It’s been another busy few days across the industry, with some senior movers and shakers taking up fresh challenges

• May 18, 2021 18 May'21

  DCC reports revenue growth

  Exertis parent shares financial results that reveal how the channel player has navigated through the pandemic

• May 07, 2021 07 May'21

  Insight: It matters to be a great place to work

  The managing director and head of HR reveal why getting recognised for being a good employer does make a difference

• May 06, 2021 06 May'21

  Softcat sets out ambitious sustainability targets

  Channel player looks to mark itself out as a leader on the issue of sustainability, with carbon commitments and plans for the way it chooses those it works with

• April 19, 2021 19 Apr'21

  Channel round-up: Who’s gone where?

  Those with expertise across the channel in partner management and marketing have been in strong demand over the last week

• April 12, 2021 12 Apr'21

  Channel can ease hybrid working concerns

  Avaya has linked the ability to enjoy hybrid working to employee happiness levels, but there is work to do in getting the IT fully in place

• March 30, 2021 30 Mar'21

  Exertis joins GTDC ranks

  Distributor becomes latest to join the global organisation that promotes the second tier of the channel

• March 29, 2021 29 Mar'21

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Another busy few days across the industry, with executives on the move as firms seek growth

• 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 22, 2021 22 Mar'21

  Tech Data merges with Synnex

  Tie-up between Tech Data and Synnex would see a combined operation with more than $57bn revenues and a global reach

• March 15, 2021 15 Mar'21

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  It’s been another busy week in the personnel departments across the industry

• March 08, 2021 08 Mar'21

  Channel round-up: Who’s gone where?

  A Sophos EMEA channel appointment leads the list of personnel changes that have happened across the channel in the past week

• March 08, 2021 08 Mar'21

  International Women’s Day: The need for diversity continues

  Diversity in the channel has improved and Vivienne Francis, a senior channel executive at Motorola Solutions, is making sure that trend continues

• March 08, 2021 08 Mar'21

  Cherwell signals expanding ITSM opportunity

  Firm’s recent virtual Clear conference indicated that more customers were looking for employee development tools and no-code options

• March 01, 2021 01 Mar'21

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Until the robots take over, the best chance of gaining growth is to reach out to an experienced and skilled person. More across the industry have done just that in the past week

• February 22, 2021 22 Feb'21

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Another busy week in the world of channel recruitment, with security personnel changes emerging as one of the themes of the past seven days

• February 15, 2021 15 Feb'21

  Channel roundup: Who’s gone where?

  Those seeking growth and a chance to breathe some fresh life into their channel relationships have been recruiting over the past week

• February 08, 2021 08 Feb'21

  Channel roundup: Who’s gone where?

  It has been a busy last seven days across the industry on the recruitment and promotion front

• February 01, 2021 01 Feb'21

  Watts steps into Gass role at Tech Data

  Distributor promotes its current UK&I managing director to take on even more responsibility

• January 25, 2021 25 Jan'21

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Another week of movement across the channel, with vendors and partners hiring for growth

• January 19, 2021 19 Jan'21

  ‘Sticking plasters’ applied in first lockdown leave users vulnerable

  Channel urged to make sure customers are not left using inadequate products that they acquired in March last year to get them through the pandemic

• January 18, 2021 18 Jan'21

  Channel roundup: Who’s gone where?

  Another busy week in HR departments across the industry with some significant channel appointments being made

• January 14, 2021 14 Jan'21

  Distribution comes through pandemic year strongly

  Record sales and a rapid response to the changing demands caused by the coronavirus pandemic helped the channel get through 2020

• January 13, 2021 13 Jan'21

  Tech Data launches hardware apprenticeship

  Distributor plans to offer more support to resellers as staff sign up to increase their technical knowledge

• January 12, 2021 12 Jan'21

  Exertis increases efforts to drive diversity and inclusion

  Channel player keen to increase its appeal across the globe as a diverse and inclusive employer

• January 11, 2021 11 Jan'21

  Channel round-up: Who’s gone where?

  The first working week of 2021 saw a few personnel moves across the industry

• January 07, 2021 07 Jan'21

  Sapphire, Charterhouse and Pax8 strike deals

  Appetite for acquisitions across the channel shows no sign of abating, with a few deals struck already this week

• January 06, 2021 06 Jan'21

  Commvault ushers in fresh channel chief

  Former Dell EMC executive takes up the challenge of strengthening Commvault’s global partner base

• January 04, 2021 04 Jan'21

  Softcat bolsters public sector efforts with major hire

  Channel player turns to former VMware staffer to take charge of its public sector division

• December 10, 2020 10 Dec'20

  Insight UK boss on taking the positives from a challenging year

  Darren Hedley opens up about the impact the current pandemic has had on his relatively short time in the UK&I managing director role at Insight

• December 09, 2020 09 Dec'20

  Ingram Micro ends Chinese adventure with $7.2bn sale

  Distributor Ingram Micro has been picked up by US private equity player Platinum Equity, ending four years under the ownership of the HNA Group

• December 08, 2020 08 Dec'20

  Denise Bryant gets UKI channel role at NetApp

  Well-known channel figure Denise Bryant takes lead role for indirect business at cloud and data management specialist NetApp

• December 07, 2020 07 Dec'20

  Channel round-up: Who’s gone where?

  There is still time in 2020 for some senior appointments to be made across the industry

• December 01, 2020 01 Dec'20

  Cloud Distribution masterclass series puts emphasis on sales

  Distributor extending the online support it can provide to partners keen to improve their sales skills

• November 30, 2020 30 Nov'20

  Channel round-up: Who’s gone where?

  It’s another busy week, with some well-known names popping up at different companies

• November 19, 2020 19 Nov'20

  Insight urges customers to examine costs closely before cutting jobs

  Channel player is concerned customers are laying off IT staff when savings could be made elsewhere in the business

• November 16, 2020 16 Nov'20

  Channel round-up: Who's gone where?

  We look at more moves taking place across the industry, with some senior appointments being made in the hunt for growth

• November 11, 2020 11 Nov'20

  GTDC praises distribution’s response to the pandemic

  The industry group has held its annual summit, with CEO Frank Vitagliano highlighting just how well distribution has navigated the challenges of Covid-19

• October 26, 2020 26 Oct'20

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Personnel moves that will interest the channel at Citrix, Mimecast, CyberGuard Technologies and ITS

• 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