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Salesforce Management

• 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

• 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