Channel Business Management

Tech Data shares final FY numbers before Apollo takes off

Global distributor Tech Data has released the last set of full year results before it changes ownership in a few months Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Commvault channel chief looking to increase relevance

This is going to be a big year for Commvault’s channel chief, Mercer Rowe, as he looks to ensure that partners get the message about the benefits of working with the vendor Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

CompTIA teams up with SkillsTX to extend training reach

Industry group is keen to get its certifications in front of more users and forms partnership with platform provider Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

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 Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

VMware cuts the ribbon on Partner Connect

The supplier has been getting partners ready for the launch of its revised programme, and has indicated that hundreds have already gained top-tier status Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Xerox moves to bring HP takeover saga to a conclusion

Channel businesses might not have to wait too much longer for outcome as Xerox appeals directly to HP shareholders Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

MicroScope: Making life easier for the channel

In this issue, read about how Dell is continuing on its mission to make life easier for partners by introducing improved tools, and we take a closer look at how cloud, cyber security and 5G are set to dominate over the course of 2020 Continue Reading

Distribution – the new queen of reinvention

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Channel roundup: Who’s gone where?

Another busy week, with executives shuffling and getting the chance to make a difference in fresh roles Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Feeling the impact of coronavirus

Although the number of cases in the UK is still low, there have already been some issues for the channel to deal with Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

HP Reinvent joins list of partner events hit by Covid-19

Vendor is the latest to react to the ongoing spread of coronavirus by opting to move its channel event to later in the year Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

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 Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

The channel and sustainability

There is no doubt that the climate change crisis has put the issue in the spotlight and resellers are being asked to not only help customers but show their own credentials around sustainability Continue Reading

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• Billy MacInnes

SCC shares insights into workplace mobility

Channel firm casts an eye over the current extent of mobile working and the consequences for customers Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

AdEPT aims to raise millions to fund acquisitions

Managed service player is looking to raise millions with a share placing to provide more resources for its acquisition strategy Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

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 Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

GTDC CEO: Promoting the value of distribution

Boss of the Global Technology Distribution Council promotes the value that its membership can bring in a world of virtual distribution Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Channel roundup: Who’s gone where?

It’s been another few days of movement across the industry, with personnel departments kept busy Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Five-minute interview: Ian Ashworth, Netwrix

MicroScope puts its questions to Ian Ashworth, channel director for EMEA and APAC at Netwrix Continue Reading

Cancellation of MWC will leave a gap

For those who wanted trade shows to die, the unexpected cancellation of Mobile World Congress could highlight the weakness of their argument Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Forescout responds to partner feedback with Envision programme

Security player looks to improve life for partners with more predictability and greater levels of support Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

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 Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Digital risk looks to be a good niche for the channel

Business leaders are concerned that their digital strategies are not going to lead them in the right direction Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Logicalis rings the changes

Channel player updates its executive line-up days after undergoing a corporate rebranding Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Zero clients: The future of mobile security for the channel?

As cyber attacks and security breaches continue to grow, IT managers are seeking new ways to secure their critical business data. While thin clients have been a good option in the past, they have limited benefits for remote working. That is where zero clients step in Continue Reading

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• Nick Offin, Dynabook Northern Europe

ScanSource adapting for digital future

Distributor makes senior appointment to coordinate its digital distribution efforts, with plans to offload physical operations gathering pace Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Avaya kicks off partner recruitment for UCaaS launch

Avaya previews first unified communications-as-a-service product Cloud Office following partnership with RingCentral Continue Reading

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• Christine Horton

Distribution – the new queen of reinvention

The IT world is all too aware of the increasing speed of reinvention, says Jonathan Wagstaff, Exertis Group, business intelligence manager Continue Reading

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• Jonathan Wagstaff, Exertis Group

Dell aiming to make things simple in 2020

Vendor introduces simplified management structure, clearer rebate structures and improved online tools to support partner growth Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

The catch-22 of cyber security

The cyber security industry is booming, which is good news for the channel – but that means the cyber threat is increasing too Continue Reading

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• Billy MacInnes

Lexmark unifies partner programmes under Connect banner

Printer player looks to make life easier and more profitable for partners with launch of fresh global programme Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Check Point increasing subscription revenues

Just a few days after launching a fresh worldwide partner programme the security vendor has revealed the growth in its subscription offerings Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

MicroScope: Power to transform

In this issue, MicroScope asks experts what to expect in 2020, and the channel shares why change is necessary to thrive in different business environments Continue Reading

Beware of falling for the hype machine

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Channel faces another year of evolution

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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 Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Partners driving growth at Microsoft, SnapLogic and Scale Computing

A trio of vendors have shared their latest quarterly results with the channel getting a mention Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Channel could benefit from SME Brexit bounce

With the UK just hours away from officially leaving the EU it looks like many SMEs are gearing up to start spending on tech Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

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 Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

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 Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

BETT: HP hits the road to support educational partners

Vendor aims to get its education offerings out in front of customers and support resellers across the country Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

BETT: Lenovo calls for more tech investment

The hardware vendor has worked on a report that indicates that money needs to be spent on tech to keep education in touch with the digital demands of the future Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Computacenter eyeing vast opportunities

Channel player shares details of strong 2019 and indicates that the future is one where it can enjoy further growth Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

IT security is broken: Six ways partners can help fix it

Many organisations have numerous non-integrated security point products installed across their enterprise, the management of which is a huge challenge. Here, we discuss how partners can help their customers to adopt a more holistic approach to security Continue Reading

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• Ian Jenkins, VMware

IT firms victims of worsening late payment situation

Last year saw the problem with invoices being settled getting worse and IT firms are struggling to get their bills paid on time Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

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 Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Fresh efforts made to tackle late payment woes

Late payments have been a headache for SMEs for years but fresh attempts are being made to clamp down on the issue Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

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 Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Kaspersky rolls out licensing portal for MSPs

Security player aims to make licensing easier with online tools and more flexible with a monthly billing option Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

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 Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

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 Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Beware of falling for the hype machine

With more companies resorting to hyperbole to sell products, Billy MacInnes warns of the necessity to see past exaggeration and look at the true effectiveness of products and technology Continue Reading

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• Billy MacInnes

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 Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

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. Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

Just a few executive changes to concentrate on the first full week back to work of 2020 Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

LogicMonitor planning to invest in partners

It's been almost a full twelve months since the AIOps player launched its channel programme and it is looking to build on that over the course of 2020 Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Channel faces another year of evolution

Distributors, vendors and trade associations share their expectations for the year ahead, with the need to embrace change a key part of the message Continue Reading

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• Billy MacInnes

MicroScope: SMEs and managed services

In this issue of MicroScope, we look at the channel opportunity in the SME customer base as they look for managed services support, our roundtable discussion looks at the transformative appeal of unified communications, and consider why software development houses are switching to no-code. Read the issue now Continue Reading

Channel predictions: Opportunities in AI, hybrid cloud, edge and security

Some of the great and the good in the industry have shared their predictions for what they expect in 2020 Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

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 Continue Reading

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• Nick Booth

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 Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Five minute interview: Alex Walsh, Manager of Channels UK&I at Veeam

The recently appointed UK channel chief at Veeam shares his thoughts on his favourite band and the movie he wish he hadn't seen Continue Reading

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 Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Canalys reveals its Channel Champions

Analyst house places 12 vendors in the champions category for delivering high levels of support to partners Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Consenna gearing up for HP for Education programme

Channel player ready to support the eighth year of the vendor's education trade-in programme Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

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 Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

HP expands channel finance options

Vendor renews its relationship with HPE and adds DLL to the mix to provide channel finance options Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Distribution model is alive and well

Warren Buffett’s interest in Tech Data represents a very strong endorsement of distribution and the channel’s role Continue Reading

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• Billy MacInnes

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 Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Stone Group undergoes an MBO

Firm goes through second MBO in the space of 11 years as it changes investment backers Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Northamber founder David Phillips passes away

The founder of Northamber has sadly died after suffering a short illness Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

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 Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

MicroScope: Time for change

In this issue, we ask experts how they're approaching digital transformation to meet customers demand, and we look at whether the actions of the user should reflect on the accountability of the cloud provider Continue Reading

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 Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

How to improve customer experience

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Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

Another busy week with several comings and goings to report on from across the channel Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Veeam UK channel boss looking to widen partner support

The recently installed UK channel boss is planning to increase the support it offers a wider number of partners as well as looking to exploit its alliances for the benefit of resellers Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Apollo increases Tech Data offer to fend off rival bid

Private equity player is now prepared to pay $6bn for distributor after its original offer was trumped by a rival suitor Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Q&A: Rob Tomlin, vice-president of channels UK&I, Dell Technologies

As Rob Tomlin completes his first year as UK channel chief at Dell, it's a good time to reflect on the progress made and future goals Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

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 Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

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 Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

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 Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Opportunities and threats with Microsoft 365 Business Voice

The latest announcement from Microsoft brings significant business benefits and increased revenue to its resellers Continue Reading

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• Michael Frisby, Vuzion

Cohesity, Extreme and Cloudera enhancing partner programmes

Just like waiting for buses it's turning out to be the week when numerous channel partner programme refreshes all turn up Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

How to improve customer experience

Billy MacInnes questions experts on what they’re doing to digitally transform the customer experience and asks what advice they have for channel partners Continue Reading

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• Billy MacInnes

CompTIA: Pressure on channel to change

Industry association is encouraging resellers to step out of their comfort zones and embrace change Continue Reading

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 Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

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 Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Customer experience driving collaboration investments

Improving customer experience is one of the main factors behind the decision by users to invest in unified comms and collaboration tools Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Tech Data accepts $5.4bn private equity offer

Distributor's board recommend the sale, which should give it access to more financial muscle Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

IoT security: A winning strategy for MSSPs

Don’t let your clients’ IoT initiatives make them vulnerable to cyber attacks Continue Reading

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• Jason Howells, Barracuda MSP

Exertis delivers for DCC

Half year numbers show that although facing its challenges the Technology side of the business is performing strongly Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

A busy week with lots of announcements of fresh faces taking up roles across the industry Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

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 Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

Software driving increased IT spending in 2020

Gartner has been looking into its crystal ball to see how IT spending will fare across EMEA next year Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

What’s in a name? Inside sales versus telesales

Inside sales seems much the same as telesales, only dressed up for the modern age. What's brought the change about and is it really so different from what we already know? Continue Reading

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• Billy MacInnes

Q&A: Angela Whitty, managing director, UK&I partner organisation, Cisco

Cisco’s UK channel chief shares some views on the year ahead and the progress made in the 2019 financial year Continue Reading

Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

Another busy few days in the IT world with some more appointments being made across the industry Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

HPE supports as a service shift with partner programme enhancements

To support the ambition to offer as a service across the portfolio by 2022 HPE has started to make changes to its partner programme Continue Reading

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• Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor

MicroScope: The growing SD-WAN opportunity

After plenty of hype, software-defined wide-area networking is delivering revenues for the channel, but how are partners taking advantage of it? Also read about how to tackle the growing skills gap in the face of Brexit, and how businesses are supporting intelligent workspaces Continue Reading