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Wide Area Network (WAN) Services

• February 24, 2025 24 Feb'25

  Juniper Networks increases AI features on WAN offerings

  Vendor expects its artificial intelligence-driven additions will improve life for partners trying to ensure customer networks can cope with increased traffic

• March 28, 2024 28 Mar'24

  Exclusive bolsters APAC operations

  Second acquisition in the space of four months gives the distributor a platform to increase the Asia-Pacific region’s contribution to the overall business

• March 07, 2023 07 Mar'23

  Epicor swoops for ISV partner

  Financial planning player Epicor adds more depth to portfolio with the addition of established developer DSPanel

• November 02, 2021 02 Nov'21

  Juniper Networks give Exclusive the nod to go global

  Having proved itself in various regions, distributor Exclusive is given the chance to work with Juniper on a worldwide basis

• March 12, 2021 12 Mar'21

  Offices won’t be full for some time to come

  Channel will have a role in helping customers adjust to a hybrid working world, with many staff indicating they will continue to work from home

• January 26, 2021 26 Jan'21

  Versa Networks rolls out more formal channel approach

  Global partner programme replaces an ad-hoc approach and comes at a time when both SASE and SD-WAN are surfing a wave of demand

• October 23, 2020 23 Oct'20

  5G offers the channel a chance to challenge networking status quo

  A serious alternative to the existing approach to connectivity is coming in the form of 5G, which should result in channel opportunities

• July 13, 2020 13 Jul'20

  Confusion surrounds SD-WAN and SASE pitches

  Research from Accelerate reveals the problems that resellers are having when they go out to talk to customers about their networking options

• June 11, 2020 11 Jun'20

  SonicWall takes threat protection to the branch level

  SonicWall’s launch of a switch and SD-Branch management solution should provoke interest from channel partners looking to offer wider levels of protection

• April 21, 2020 21 Apr'20

  Cato Networks signs Nuvias as first pan-European distributor

  SD-WAN player Cato Networks looks to get its product in the hands of more resellers with distributor signing of Nuvias

• 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 04, 2020 04 Mar'20

  Riverbed refocuses on its roots

  Vendor returns to the core business that made its reputation, with partners being encouraged to embrace performance and visibility strategy

• February 10, 2020 10 Feb'20

  Maintel boss confident of transforming the business

  After a few months in the hot seat, Ioan MacRae believes channel player Maintel has the weapons in its armoury to drive future growth

• December 23, 2019 23 Dec'19

  Motherhood is the necessity of invention, says Mellanox channel boss

  Mellanox vice-president Yael Asseraf Shenhav talks about how her employer has enabled her to thrive in a male-dominated industry and sheds light on how we can all better manage our time

• November 21, 2019 21 Nov'19

  Aryaka looks to services to make the difference

  SD-WAN specialist rolls out a number of services that the channel can sell individually or as a package

• September 24, 2019 24 Sep'19

  Extreme Networks bringing Aerohive partners into unified programme

  Plans to bring Aerohive partners into a unified programme are close to being made public by Extreme Networks

• July 25, 2019 25 Jul'19

  Customers are ready for the SD-WAN pitch

  IDC is expecting strong growth and Masergy is stressing this is no longer just on the radar but a technology being widely adopted

• July 03, 2019 03 Jul'19

  Aryaka looking at two-tier model

  SD-WAN specialist is keen to sign up distribution partners in the UK before the end of the year

• June 27, 2019 27 Jun'19

  Extreme Networks rolls out the welcome mat to Aerohive partners

  Vendor makes it clear that there will be opportunities in a unified partner programme after its acquisition is completed

• June 25, 2019 25 Jun'19

  Myths around SD-WAN holding back wider adoption

  Cogeco Peer 1 finds that customers are putting off deployment because of some concerns that could be addressed by the channel

• May 09, 2019 09 May'19

  Open Systems charting a channel course

  SD-WAN specialist has decided that the time is right to become a channel first company and make a push into the UK market

• May 07, 2019 07 May'19

  Masergy boasts of channel growth

  SD-WAN player looking for channel growth after doubling its revenue generating partner base

• March 28, 2019 28 Mar'19

  Aryaka channel boss taking a structured approach

  The recently appointed senior president of worldwide channels at SD-WAN player Aryaka is looking to develop a formal partner programme

• March 06, 2019 06 Mar'19

  Roundtable: More channel skills required to crack SD-WAN market

  In the second part of our SD-WAN roundtable the question of skills comes up with it clear that more needs to be done by those keen to exploit the market opportunity

• February 13, 2019 13 Feb'19

  Lack of understanding holding SD-WAN sales back

  The technology might deliver cost savings and efficiency improvements but not enough customers understand SD-WAN

• December 20, 2018 20 Dec'18

  2018 review: The main channel themes

  With the last days of December drawing near it's time to look back at the year that has passed before we do it all over again in 2019

• December 07, 2018 07 Dec'18

  Security driving SD-WAN interest

  The channel might have thought that talking about cost savings was the way to spark an SD-WAN conversation into life but they might need to think again

• November 29, 2018 29 Nov'18

  Barracuda exposes SD-WAN skills issues

  Research from the vendor has highlighted the significant role that the channel needs to play in helping more customers adopt the technology

• November 28, 2018 28 Nov'18

  Silver Peak SD-WAN message getting across to partners

  The vendor has been encouraging its channel to get involved with its software defined options and that campaign is getting through to partners

• November 16, 2018 16 Nov'18

  Oracle snaps up Talari to add SD-WAN capabilities to the mix

  The tie-up will give Oracle's communication division a chance to add SD-WAN to the range of options that partners can take out to customers

• November 13, 2018 13 Nov'18

  Cisco pitching security SD-WAN combination

  The vendor has raised the bar in the SD-WAN world with an offering that comes with plenty of security

• November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18

  Silver Peak revamps partner programme

  Vendor makes changes in response to partner calls for more predictability around pay-outs

• October 19, 2018 19 Oct'18

  Education needed to spur SD-WAN spending

  There are predictions that the market for SD-WAN is going to be worth billions but to get that spending partners will have to explain the benefits to customers

• September 06, 2018 06 Sep'18

  Wavenet adds UC muscle with Solar Communications buy

  As the last days of summer come to an end there has still been time for Wavenet to add to what has been a long list of deals struck over the last few weeks

• August 22, 2018 22 Aug'18

  Silver Peak increases SD-WAN support for partners

  The vendor has rolled out a programme that will provide those looking to get to grips with SD-WAN with training and certification

• 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

• February 01, 2018 01 Feb'18

  SD-WAN players braced for market lift-off

  The second half of this year and 2019 are expected to be big for those selling SD-WAN technology and related services

• January 31, 2018 31 Jan'18

  Silver Peak puts the emphasis on local support

  Changes made this month designed to provide partners with stronger local support