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European IT channel on track for record breaking year in 2021, claims analyst
Market analyst Context says European IT channel now on track to break first ever €100bn-revenue year in 2021, despite pandemic pressures
Cybersecurity spend rockets amid 'lockdown 2.0' - analyst
Market watcher Context outlines which countries have benefited the most from the security products sales spike since July
Resellers want more cloud support and training from disties - research
Cloud had 'break through year' with an uptick in number of resellers offering services
UK 'significantly behind' parts of Europe in returning to offices - analyst
CONTEXT Index has ranked which country’s workers have returned to the office or are still remaining at home
Server market seeing signs of post-COVID recovery - Context
Market watcher Context outlines which country markets are seeing growth return to the server sales
Enterprise hardware market hit hard by COVID-19 - analyst
Market watcher Context outlines which market segments have been hardest hit by COVID-19, in North America and in Europe
PC sales rocket in the UK as homeworking becomes the norm
Notebook sales see 51 per cent growth across western Europe, claims Context, as customers scramble to work remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic
Why infrastructure sales slumped in 2019
Context business enterprise analyst Gurvan Meyer on why a lack of innovation slowed sales last year
Channel drives monitor sales through PC refreshes - analyst
Context says monitor sales through distribution rose 19 per cent at the start of this year
How European distributors are preparing for Brexit
CRN sister publication Channel Partner Insight has asked European distributors, a channel trade organisation and an analyst what they think the state of the channel's readiness is for Brexit
UK PC market surges at the start of the year
Enterprise sales continue to grow
'It's amazing how many vendors don't have a Brexit strategy' - distie boss
Alex Tatham reveals that the distributor has bought increased space to stockpile for a no-deal Brexit
Demand for industrial 3D printers soars in 2018 - analyst
Industrial 3D printer segment sees 27 per cent year-on-year increase in 2018, Context predicts
Enterprise space drives strong demand for desktop monitors - analyst
Distribution of monitors in western Europe peaks in October
Distribution data points to Black Friday flop
Fall in shipments through distribution in first six weeks of Q4 are an indicator that Black Friday could be a damp squib, according to analyst Context
Resellers shunning IT distribution and buying up to 30 per cent of stock through e-tailers, claims research
Research finds that resellers are flocking to the likes of Amazon, with 14 per cent of them now purchasing between 20 and 30 per cent of their kit from e-tailers
UK optimism dips despite channel growth - analyst
Context claims distribution market grew 5.1 per cent in H1, but partners fear Brexit troubles
Analyst voices 'concern' over desktop 3D printer market
Desktop 3D printer shipments see first ever year-on-year decline
Analyst hints at printer revival in Europe
Context reports sales of hardware devices have flattened during most recent quarter
Exertis recruits ex-analyst to help guide its organic and acquisitive growth
'When it comes to growing and expanding in new markets, it needs to be data driven; you can't stumble blindly into them', former Context UK boss Jonathan Wagstaff says of his new role at Exertis
UK PC prices balloon 42 per cent thanks to Brexit and components shortages
Average selling price through distribution hit £475 in early Q2, a up from £335 a year previously, well above average rise seen across western Europe, according to Context
Mini PCs big business for channel in Q1
Mini PCs now make up a quarter of overall desktop sales through distribution, according to Context
Amazon's B2B challenge is a danger for the channel - analyst
Amazon launched its B2B platform, Amazon Business, in the UK last week, but is it looking to swipe business from the channel?
Microsoft picks three UK partners in HoloLens push
Fundamental VR, Black Marble and REWIND become first UK partners to join the HoloLens Agency Readiness Programme