Simon Quicke

1 week ago | computerweekly.com | Simon Quicke

Infrastructure specialist M Group has bolstered its market position with a move to acquire operational technology player Telent. The deal will see M Group, which has an established position supporting customers in key sectors, including water, energy, rail and aviation, highways and telecom, with the expertise Telent has developed in delivering digital solutions for critical national infrastructure customers across UK&I.

1 week ago | computerweekly.com | Simon Quicke

The channel has been urged to remind customers of the need to migrate from analogue networks before end of support and to make the leap to digital. The Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) switch-off is coming in January 2027, but there a portion of customers are yet to migrate to a digital alternative. Not only does delaying the switch undermine the opportunity to make a smooth transition, but remaining on PSTN exposes organisations to increasing levels of risk.

1 week ago | computerweekly.com | Simon Quicke

Elevate Wholesale has indicated that it is prepared to take proactive action to increase the level of women working across the channel, preparing to launch a Women in Channel community over the next few months designed to address the imbalanced workforce across the industry. Elevate quoted numbers from the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), which indicated that women make up less than one-fifth of the nation’s telecoms workforce.

1 week ago | computerweekly.com | Simon Quicke

The word trust is one highly valued across the channel, and when it is earned and treasured, it results in long-standing relationships that span the decades. Innov8 is now marking 25 years as a Sage partner, exemplifying what a trusted relationship between a vendor and its channel can look like and how that benefits not only the customers but Sage itself, as it gains access to feedback from the coalface from industry experts.

1 week ago | computerweekly.com | Simon Quicke

Distology is signing fresh vendors to support its consultative approach and generate more solution options for its partner base. The channel player has signed operational technology (OT) specialist Radiflow to provide security tools to provide the channel with opportunities to help secure customers. The deal is part of a larger technology strategy that is designed to position the distributor at the heart of growth areas across the security market.