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Salesforce Management

• 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

• September 30, 2019 30 Sep'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Another busy week for those working in HR departments, including one of those getting a fresh head, over the past week

• September 23, 2019 23 Sep'19

  Channel roundup; Who's gone where?

  Another busy few days with some of the great and the good in the industry getting a chance to make a fresh impression in senior roles

• September 17, 2019 17 Sep'19

  Agilitas chairman Kelly awarded OBE

  Channel veteran is recognised for his efforts working in the ICT community in Wales

• September 16, 2019 16 Sep'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Time for the weekly roundup of personnel moves across the industry with several senior roles being filled in the last seven days

• September 12, 2019 12 Sep'19

  Datto challenging MSP sales and marketing assumptions

  Firm is using an event in London to challenge existing views of sales and marketing and provide advice for those looking to devise their own strategy

• September 09, 2019 09 Sep'19

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  Plenty of movement in the industry this week as firm's look for experts that can help deliver growth

• September 04, 2019 04 Sep'19

  Users struggling to get hold of digital skills

  Research has found that a lot of customers are not able to take advantage of the latest technology because they do not have the in-house expertise needed to adapt and adopt it