Articles by Trevor Treharne
CCS unveils timetable for G-Cloud 10
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) confirms that applications for the framework will start in under a month
Further Maplin redundancies as search for buyer continues
Another 66 roles go as struggles continue for the electricals retailer after it went bust last month
IoT security spending to hit £1bn this year - Gartner
Survey finds that nearly 20 per cent of organisations had at least one IoT-based attack in the past three years
Managed 24/7 on how it won Virgin Trains deal
MSP's CEO tells CRN what landed it the managed IT service contract with the train operator
Gartner survey unveils CIOs' cost-saving priorities
When it comes to cost-optimisation priorities, CIOs are now less concerned about the biggest or fastest cost reductions, finds survey
EET acquires CCTV and security distributor
Pro-Vision Distribution snapped up by EET Europarts as it seeks surveillance and security focus
Siemens to open £27m 3D-printing factory in Midlands
Firm's 3D printing specialist Materials Solutions to get manufacturing facility
Maintel confident of Avaya business recovery in 2018
AIM-listed VAR sees revenue lift 23 per cent and gross profit spike 11 per cent in 2017 results
Cybersecurity firm Nettitude acquired by Lloyd's Register
Lloyd's Register swallows £10m Leamington Spa-based cybersecurity consultancy
Currys PC World sorry for 'pressuring' customers into laptop extras
Consumer group Which? claims practice has been happening since 2015
Integrated systems revenue spike in 2018 - Gartner
Jump of nearly 20 per cent for worldwide integrated systems revenue this year, research house claims
'We're a sleeping giant': Westcon's UK boss on its next chapter
After five months in the Westcon hotseat, Antony Byford tells CRN why losing vendors Juniper and Bluecoat doesn't matter and how the market perception of the distributor is wrong
Computacenter talks up cloud hybrid focus after VMware deal
Channel giant one of only two UK launch partners to provide the VMware Cloud offering on AWS
Trump blocks biggest ever tech deal over 'national security' concerns
US president puts the brakes on potential Qualcomm-Broadcom deal
Intel ponders acquisitions, including Broadcom bid
Chip giant Intel may acquire Broadcom as it chases Qualcomm in its own huge tech merger
Channel fever: Microsoft partners join WANdisco dancefloor
Sheffield-based data replication firm now able to package its offering with Microsoft Azure
Inside the channel's most talked-about workplace
As Martin Hellawell steps down after 12 years at the helm of Softcat, he reflects on the work culture which has underpinned the reseller's success.
Alpha Gen outlines blueprints for channel future
Security distributor targets European growth and promises 'channel research-based insights' for partners
New lease of life: Midwich launches extra service for resellers
Print and AV distributor unveils dedicated leasing service for channel
ANS founder snares stake in cybersecurity firm
Tech entrepreneur Scott Fletcher lands 50 per cent slice of Cyber X
Leaving EU's Digital Single Market 'dangerous and unnecessary' - UKFast CEO
Lawrence Jones suggests Theresa May's decision risks 'losing out on a huge amount of trade across the continent'
MPS player ASL makes ninth acquisition in nine years
Surrey-based reseller ICA is snapped up, boosting ASL's client base in south of the country
High-end computing integrator OCF lands uni deals
OCF deploys UK academia's first IBM POWER9 systems for Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and Newcastle University
Exertis acquires £20m distributor Hypertec
Berkshire-based Hypertec has strong focus on memory and storage
Cloud challengers struggle as major players continue dominance
Amazon, Microsoft, IBM and Google flourish as spending on cloud infrastructure services rockets
Hellawell unveils why Softcat's culture works
CRN sits down with departing Softcat CEO Martin Hellawell to discuss the reseller's famous work culture
CCS Media hits £180m turnover as it chases sales target
Chesterfield-based VAR continues march to £250m-turnover target
GTT boosts datacentre presence with Interoute acquisition
Cloud networking firm adds 15 datacentres and 51 co-location facilities with £1.6bn deal
Oracle accused of 'double-billing customers' after software audits
Vendor giant allegedly auditing local subsidiaries of firms that already have global licences
Firstnet Solutions blames its own 'misguided decisions' as it enters liquidation
Leeds-based VAR calls time while slamming its 'underlying lack of a commercial leadership'
Lloyds unveils £3bn digital plans despite IT staff cuts
Banking giant is to invest in technology to drive its cost-saving targets
IT execs fretful about UK's skills shortage
UK tech executives predict challenging hiring environment ahead
Shareholders call Xerox's board 'ostriches', vendor brands them 'misguided'
War of words heats up after shareholders demand vendor sells itself to rivals
'Data is now more valuable than oil' - IBM channel VP
CRN speaks with vendor's storage channel chief on the value of data and how resellers should approach end users
Distributor courts cloud resellers after inking Cisco deal
How Cisco's acquisition of BroadSoft has enabled Nuvias to distribute the vendor giant's UC portfolio
ANALYSIS: Should resellers build their own datacentres?
The temptation to build your own datacentre might exist, but a lot could go wrong
UK growth keeps US reseller's bean-counters happy
SHI International's revenues top $8.5 billion, as UK market pogoed 28 per cent
Mobile phone dealer gets 12 year ban for VAT scam
Oxford-based exec of now-liquidated dealer banned from acting as a director
UKCloud pins public sector hopes on Microsoft and Cisco pairing
Cloud provider's hybrid offering designed to woo public sector
Toshiba opts for tech outsider as former banker becomes CEO
New CEO 'deeply aware of the challenges' he faces, while troubled firm forecasts first profit in years
Oracle promises bigger margins as it chases cloud's big three
Vendor to expand its cloud infrastructure footprint with 12 further datacentres, while intelligent automation also moves up its agenda
VMware merger is 'worst-case scenario', would devalue it by $28bn - analysts
Analysts at Morgan Stanley question the shareholder value from a 'reverse merger' between VMware and Dell Technologies
British firms stockpiling Bitcoin over ransomware fears
Jitters over potential demands from cyber criminals forces large businesses to prepare
Digital cash hack hits public sector sites
Attempts to mine cryptocurrency affects thousands of websites, including several government sites
Qualcomm rejects Broadcom's 'inadequate' $121bn bid
Door slams shut on what would have been the biggest tech acquisition ever
Why the IT industry is deserting UK's 'Silicon Valley' (and where everyone is going instead)
The Thames Valley has homed the IT industry for 30 years. As that changes, this is where the country's next tech hubs are going to be located
Resellers keeping end users in the dark on using partners - research
While collaboration in the channel is on the rise, resellers do not always tell clients when they use partners
Terra's e-learning push promises 'double-digit margins' for VARs
Over 500 courses in firm's education-as-a-service offering for the channel