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Northamber has rebranded its UK cyber security and infrastructure business to Renaissance Distribution, bringing its UK operations in line with its long‑established Irish cyber security arm. The move creates a single specialist brand across both markets as demand grows for managed security and AI‑focused solutions. The company said the change …

Westcon-Comstor has signed a new agreement to distribute Cloudflare solutions across EMEA, expanding an existing relationship between the two companies in Asia-Pacific. The deal gives channel partners access to Cloudflare’s Connectivity Cloud and wider cybersecurity portfolio throughout the region, supported by Westcon-Comstor’s go-to-market resources, professional services investment and a dedicated …

TD Synnex has been appointed as a distributor for Razer’s full range of gaming gear across the UK and Ireland, giving retailers and webstores access to the distributor’s logistics, credit and online tools to streamline purchasing and improve customer service. The agreement, effective immediately, covers Razer mice, keyboards, controllers, headsets, …

KnowBe4 has named long‑serving engineering leader Alex Callihan as its new chief technology officer, strengthening the company’s focus on securing both AI agents and human users across the digital workforce. The announcement follows more than nine years of service from Callihan, who previously held the role of senior vice president …

AMD, Dell Technologies and the University of Cambridge have announced plans to establish the Sovereign AI Innovation Lab (SAIL), a new national hub designed to accelerate AI‑driven research and support the UK’s ambition to build world‑class sovereign AI capabilities. Positioned within the University of Cambridge’s Research Computing Service, SAIL will …

Leaseweb has expanded its UK channel investment with a new three‑tier partner programme and the appointment of Jason Goody as UK Channel Sales Manager, strengthening its focus on MSPs, cloud providers and enterprise infrastructure partners. The programme is designed to support partners working with organisations reassessing workload placement across dedicated, …

Pax8 is preparing to bring Inforcer to the Pax8 Marketplace in a new relationship designed to help MSPs standardise and secure Microsoft 365 environments while accelerating Copilot readiness for SMB customers. The vendor will join the Marketplace this summer, following the distributor’s Beyond 2026 conference. The addition gives MSPs a …

Kaseya has introduced MSP Success, a unified growth ecosystem designed to help managed service providers scale more effectively through integrated marketing, peer collaboration and community engagement. Announced on 9 June, the initiative brings together three core programmes — MSP Success Digital Marketing, MSP Success Peer and the Kaseya Community — …

HP has named Neil Sawyer as its new Senior Vice President and Managing Director for EMEA, taking responsibility for the company’s business and commercial operations across the region. Sawyer previously led HP’s Northern Europe business and brings extensive leadership experience across the company’s commercial, category, sales and channel organisations. He …

Arrow Electronics has extended its distribution agreement with Bitdefender across the UK and Ireland, broadening access to the vendor’s full cyber security portfolio for channel partners. The agreement, previously centred on monthly MSP licences delivered through ArrowSphere Cloud, now includes termed licences across the entire Bitdefender range. Arrow said the …

Netgear has introduced Connected Crew, a new technical support framework designed to give MSPs, VARs and installers more direct access to its engineering expertise as channel requirements continue to evolve. The service brings partners and their customers into closer contact with Netgear system engineers, peer insights and training resources, with …

Cato Networks has appointed Tristan Elder as Vice President of EMEA Channel as the company accelerates the expansion of its partner ecosystem across the region. Elder, a well‑known channel leader, joins from ExtraHop Networks, where he headed the EMEA channel organisation. His earlier career includes a key role in CrowdStrike’s …