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• July 17, 2023 17 Jul'23

  Arrow Electronics rolls out managed service offering

  Distributor aims to help resellers plug gaps in their portfolios with a wide range of services

• July 14, 2023 14 Jul'23

  UK performs for Proact in Q2

  Channel player shared its H1 update, indicating its performance on this side of the North Sea has been a good one

• July 14, 2023 14 Jul'23

  The worst might be over in the PC market

  An analysis of Q2 shipment numbers from Canalys indicates that declines are slowing, and the hoped-for recovery later this year is still on the cards

• July 13, 2023 13 Jul'23

  Schneider and 8x8 bolster partner support offerings

  Vendors roll out programmes designed to help those looking to deliver relevant and personalised support to customers

• July 12, 2023 12 Jul'23

  Couchbase: Digital transformation needs have changed

  Couchbase signals the need for a tailored pitch, with customer priorities shifting over the past couple of years

• July 12, 2023 12 Jul'23

  Bytes signals strong start to fiscal year

  Ahead of its AGM, the firm has provided an update on the first few months of its latest fiscal year, indicating that it is performing well

• July 11, 2023 11 Jul'23

  Business owners alerted to expected M&A pick up

  There have been a record numbers of deals struck in the first half of the year, and the rest of 2023 could be similarly busy if inflation eases

• July 10, 2023 10 Jul'23

  AI, automation and edge driving Red Hat channel

  Vendor looks to identify areas where its partners can make a difference and provide support

• July 10, 2023 10 Jul'23

  Channel roundup: Who’s gone where?

  Several senior appointments caught the eye in the past week, and a resignation created the chance for an opening

• July 07, 2023 07 Jul'23

  Co-selling approach working for Infinidat

  Storage player’s CMO outlines how it is working with the channel and the progress that has been made as a result

• July 06, 2023 06 Jul'23

  Vast Data channel boss braced for busy second half

  The recently installed worldwide channel boss at the storage company has got a couple of months under his belt ahead of the business making major announcements next month

• July 06, 2023 06 Jul'23

  Logicalis arms customers with environmental insights

  Logicalis platform offering will provide users with a chance to identify where they can take steps to reduce carbon emissions

• July 05, 2023 05 Jul'23

  NFON rings the changes to support growth ambitions

  Firm bids farewell to its CTO and removes the CMO position as it looks to change its executive structure

• July 04, 2023 04 Jul'23

  Node4 and Air IT bolster position through acquisitions

  Managed service players Node4 and Air IT have been active in the M&A market as they look to add more skills and coverage

• July 03, 2023 03 Jul'23

  Gass announces TD Synnex retirement plans

  Long-serving senior staffer will leave the business next year, and bring the curtain down on a three-decade-long association with the channel player

• July 03, 2023 03 Jul'23

  Trustmarque refreshes brand identity

  The time is deemed to be right to give its logo and website a lick of paint as channel player Trustmarque looks to continue growing its mid-market business

• June 30, 2023 30 Jun'23

  Logicalis maintains Cisco relationship

  Channel player renews global partner status to keep position in select bunch of channel partners

• June 29, 2023 29 Jun'23

  CloudCoCo delivers growth in H1

  Managed service provider CloudCoCo has seen revenues rise and its customer base expand in its fiscal first half

• June 29, 2023 29 Jun'23

  SonicWall gives MSSPs firewall options

  Security player adds monthly billing option to make life easier for its channel partners and more flexible financially for customers

• June 28, 2023 28 Jun'23

  PC market declines seen in TD Synnex numbers

  Distributor shares Q2 results which saw revenue declines as the firm reacted to challenging market conditions

• June 27, 2023 27 Jun'23

  Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, Virtuozzo and CommScope bolster MSP offerings

  Firms each announce launches that will provide managed service providers with more as-a-service options

• June 27, 2023 27 Jun'23

  Ignition Technology lands Mastercard relationship

  Distributor and parent Exclusive Networks will take the card payment specialist’s security portfolio out to market

• June 26, 2023 26 Jun'23

  Channel roundup: Who’s gone where?

  Moves this week at 8x8, Consenna, Barracuda and Trustible as firms add more talent

• June 26, 2023 26 Jun'23

  Acquisitions filter into impressive growth at SysGroup

  Managed service player’s outgoing CEO is able to share a robust set of results from the managed service provider

• June 23, 2023 23 Jun'23

  CloudSmiths sealing partnerships to gain UK foothold

  South African firm looks to expand its reach through a series of partnerships with UK partners

• June 23, 2023 23 Jun'23

  Distology, CMS and Arrow expand security portfolios

  Distributors add more technology and offer vendors expanded market coverage

• June 22, 2023 22 Jun'23

  Customers looking to MSPs to help consolidate security

  The channel is playing a role in helping managed service providers looking to deal with rising costs and a lack of skills

• June 21, 2023 21 Jun'23

  Marketing becoming harder as customers change behaviour

  Findings from Twilio have exposed how buyers are reacting in different ways and old approaches are losing their impact

• June 21, 2023 21 Jun'23

  HPE adds AI cloud option to GreenLake portfolio

  Vendor launches first of a number of planned AI offerings as it looks to get more deeply involved with an expanding market opportunity

• June 20, 2023 20 Jun'23

  Exclusive Networks continues to add depth to its on-demand platform X-OD

  Exclusive Networks looks to increase the on-demand options available through its as a service proposition X-OD

• June 19, 2023 19 Jun'23

  Mobile computing market continues downward trend

  Life might get better later this year, but for now, even the optimistic predictions from Context make difficult reading for those selling hardware

• June 19, 2023 19 Jun'23

  Channel round-up: Who’s gone where?

  Highlights from the personnel moves across the industry that have been made in the past week

• June 16, 2023 16 Jun'23

  Customers want MSPs to give more cloud analytics

  With many users finding the cloud is costing them more than they expected, the call for increased insights is becoming an emerging theme

• June 16, 2023 16 Jun'23

  Core to Cloud signals shift to MSP approach

  Security player cuts the ribbon on its first services, makes a major hire to support the moves and indicates more plans are in the pipeline

• June 15, 2023 15 Jun'23

  GTDC: Distributors are force-multipliers for innovation

  The role of disties in driving technological change was the central theme at the Global Technology Distribution Council’s EMEA Summit

• June 14, 2023 14 Jun'23

  QBS expanding portfolio and geographical reach

  Distributor has had a busy few days with fresh vendor signing and taking a stake in a Turkish business

• June 14, 2023 14 Jun'23

  Blancco increases partner investment as it hunts for enterprise growth

  Data erasure specialist Blancco outlines a fresh partner programme and ambitions to significantly increase its enterprise business

• June 13, 2023 13 Jun'23

  Managed print grows, but the channel can help to it expand further

  Quocirca research indicates there are hurdles holding back users from committing to cloud printing, but Brother reports that the cloud-printing side of the business is expanding healthily

• June 13, 2023 13 Jun'23

  iomart signals M&A activity will continue

  Cloud player delivers full-year numbers and CEO comments on a strategy of making selective acquisitions

• June 12, 2023 12 Jun'23

  Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

  A number of personnel moves across the industry have caught our eye over the past week

• June 12, 2023 12 Jun'23

  EMEA channel leading the way on sustainability

  Canalys survey indicates that the issue is a priority for the global channel, but some have moved faster than others

• June 09, 2023 09 Jun'23

  Exertis eyes UC opportunity with voice comms offering

  Distributor Exertis looks to tap into the ongoing digital shift by customers towards cloud-based comms

• June 08, 2023 08 Jun'23

  Dell UK boss talks of channel benefits

  The recently appointed senior vice-president and general manager of Dell Technologies UK shares an update and discusses the major themes in the market

• June 08, 2023 08 Jun'23

  Channel has reasons to be optimistic, says Dell

  Dell’s UK channel boss has outlined the reasons why partners are cautiously optimistic about the rest of the year

• June 07, 2023 07 Jun'23

  Abacus looks for growth while Imperva increases MSSP support

  Managed security service provider Abacus hires CFO to drive growth, as elsewhere in the market Imperva enhances partner programme

• June 07, 2023 07 Jun'23

  Westcon-Comstor continues with sustainability drive

  Distributor outlines ambition to use renewable electricity across its global organisation by 2030

• June 06, 2023 06 Jun'23

  Wib continues channel momentum with Kite signing

  Security player lands first UK&I distribution partner as it looks to increase its channel reach

• June 05, 2023 05 Jun'23

  iomart snaps up Extrinsica

  Deal to buy Microsoft Azure specialist will add more expertise to the business

• June 05, 2023 05 Jun'23

  GTDC: Distribution accelerating innovation

  Organisation representing distribution highlights the role its members can play in bringing emerging technologies to the broader channel

• June 02, 2023 02 Jun'23

  MSP Day: Benefits from shifting towards security

  Managed service providers have looked to grow revenues over the past year and have identified security as a key area and expanded their ability to operate in that area