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Keep calm and carry on
News of the imminent general election came as a surprise to many, but despite this, the public sector IT channel appears to be remaining calm
Gigantic Northern Irish networking deal up for grabs
WiFi, telecoms and data network services all required as part of deal which could last for nine years and be worth up to £400m
UK remains problem child for Computacenter in Q1
Firm publishes results earlier than planned due to good performance overall in the group, but the UK lets the side down
CA introduces direct hard deck as it commits to channel
Firm aiming to put 75 per cent of business through channel, compared with just 25 per cent a year ago
HP wins PC beauty parade to become RM Recommends partner
RM stopped making its own PCs in 2013 but now picks one PC vendor a year to work with exclusively
ALSO latest name linked with Westcon sale process
Swiss-German broadliner thought to be in the mix to buy Westcon and Comstor, but both parties refuse to comment
Q&A: Simon Hill, Oracle's UK channel chief
Hill opens up about public cloud, the skills gap, and competing with AWS
Oracle claims public cloud will produce 'self-fulfilling audits'
UK channel boss Simon Hill claims Oracle's offering is more complete than that of AWS and other cloud giants
UK issues put pressure on IBM as shares tumble
IBM revenue falls for 20th quarter in a row
Snap general election will cause uncertainty for business - channel reacts to May's election surprise
Short-term uncertainty could prevent customers making key buying decisions until after the outcome of snap election, tech industry onlookers claim
Tangible Benefit makes the move to solutions
Traditional hardware supplier claims customer demand - not industry pressure - is behind the move
Big money IT network contract up for grabs
University Hospitals Birmingham is looking for a new provider as its Public Finance Initiative deal comes to an end
UKFast to launch digital-focused free school to bridge the skills gap
Manchester-based cloud provider and partner The Dean Trust to put digital skills high on the agenda at school
Government departments team up to create 'model contracts' for best IT procurement
Teams from the Government Digital Service, Government Legal Department and Crown Commercial Service join forces
MSP Prime Networks makes first acquisition
London MSP hopes Constant IT buy will provide it with up-sell and cross-sell opportunities
PC vendors that don't have a strong business presence will be forced to exit market - Gartner
Gartner and IDC cannot agree on the PC market's performance in Q1, but both claim the business market is key for vendors
Pure Storage swipes at Dell EMC as it launches new flashy gear
Fledgling firm claims its new FlashArray//X product makes sought-after NVMe tech less 'exotic and high end'
Chris Gabriel leaves Logicalis for 'hidden gem' TechPulse Group
Channel services firm helps resellers embrace digital transformation
Boss of Oracle reseller banned for six years for dodgy VAT returns
1st Milestone entered administration last year, revealing six-figure VAT issue
Q&A: Sage's head of partner channel Michael De Jongh
UK partner boss opens up on how to incentivise customers to move to cloud, and the latest on the new partner programme
Gamekeeper turned poacher? SAM under the spotlight
The Federation Against Software Theft ruffled feathers in the SAM space with its latest campaign, sparking an interesting debate about the ethics of SAM providers
Welsh government fires gun on £180m digital transformation deal
Pan-Wales agreement to bring a wide range of new technologies to the country
Ex-TIG man makes first acquisition for new consulting outfit
Fusion Consulting snapped up The Social Shop in a bid to help its customers embrace digital marketing
Would you report a customer who was non-compliant on licensing?
New FAST campaign encourages SAM professionals to shop customers which fall short of licence requirements - but would you?
Tech entrepreneur to target Rod Stewart and Richard Branson in £15m bid to rescue Falklands warship
Falklands flagship HMS Hermes was decommissioned last month and is heading towards the scrap heap
Sage pledges commitment to partners as date finally set for programme launch
UK MD Alan Laing says new partner programme has been 'a huge piece of work for us'
VMware flogs vCloud Air
French buyer OVH has been a long-term partner of VMware on the technology
FAST asks SAM community to shop customers for cash
Independent software asset management firms criticise move
Dozens of IT firms win place on mammoth cybersecurity framework
Certified Cyber Security Services 2 framework to be worth £110m
'I can pursue my career without being accused of abandoning my family' - VMware bigwig kicks off women in IT LinkedIn campaign
David Parry-Jones is midway through his male privilege awareness initiative, aiming to help other men promote the cause of women in IT
Ex-Insight licensing bigwig bullish on Cloud Optics' future
Ian Camino claims licensing start-up is unique in its independence
Whose side are you on? Sparks fly in cloud debate
Heated debate breaks out between four cloud experts
Healthcare IT Report
The NHS may be strapped for cash, but spending on tech appears to be on the rise. This CRN supplement delves further into our exclusive research
Systemax shares rocket following Misco sale
Distressed-business specialist Hilco snapped up the European Technology Products Group on Friday
If you think the cloud skills gap is closing, you're wrong - Microsoft
Microsoft Cloud Skills Report shines a light on gender diversity and partner opportunity
Northamber reports 'intended' sales slump as it aligns to higher margins
Losses at the distie narrow slightly as David Phillips moves to non-exec role
Misco sold to distressed-business specialist Hilco
Systemax will hang onto its French business
SMEs voice gripes about Technology Products 2 procurement
Margin cap is too low and vendor partner level requirement is prohibitive, SMEs tell Mystery Shopper
Microsoft partner SAGlobal snaps up fellow Dynamics player M4 Systems
Move mirrors consolidation in the vendor landscape, according to SAGlobal CEO
HoloLens shows promise beyond porn
One reseller boss once told me that porn producers would be the only industry to adopt mixed reality - but I am unconvinced
Two top EMEA execs leave Insight
Cloud boss heads to Comparex while licensing consulting services leader heads to Cloud-Optics
Exclusive: NetApp CEO opens up on 'urgency' required to overhaul firm when he took over
George Kurian reflects on his first two years as NetApp CEO in an interview with CRN
What next for Windows 10 after it hits big UK milestone?
OS takes more than 50 per cent market share in the UK, claims StatCounter
University seeks strategic IT supplier for £35m managed services deal
Nottingham University hunting IT provider for Oracle Campus Solutions
Q&A: Dave Sobel, SolarWinds MSP
SPONSORED: The MSP market is moving fast, with new technologies changing the game again. Ahead of the CRN On event on 30 March, SolarWinds MSP's Dave Sobel appraises the MSP landscape
Dell EMC boots two rogue resellers off partner programme for deal reg abuse
Sarah Shields reiterates zero-tolerance approach to partners that break the rules
Microsoft asks partners to take on sales staff chopped from Reading HQ
Around 50 people working at TVP in Reading asked to relocate to Dublin or risk redundancy
Sage MD Jacqueline de Rojas leaves after seven months
Partner boss Alan Laing takes over the hot seat in the meantime