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Synaxon UK appoints dedicated membership manager

Reseller services group Synaxon UK has appointed its first dedicated membership manager. David Hodges will provide additional support to members and will also focus on recruiting additional resellers and dealer members. He brings extensive experience of working for reseller and distribution businesses to this new role. Hodges will be managing …

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List of top 25 UK companies to work for dominated by tech and IT firms

A new report from job ratings site Glassdoor has revealed that tech/IT firms and business consultants are some of the best companies to work for in the UK. Facebook tops the list, followed by other tech and IT businesses such as Jive Software, MediaMath, Softcat, NetBuilder and Google. Glassdoor revealed …

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IT decision makers hear more about free food than security protocols

IT decision makers in the UK are more like to hear about staff birthdays and free food in the conference room than the latest security protocols in their business, according to new research from Centrify. Out of 400 IT decision makers polled, 37 per cent said they hear more about …

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Intermedia teams up with Arrow to accelerate UK channel expansion

Intermedia has partnered with distributor Arrow to help UK channel partners offer IT cloud services to SMBs. Arrow will distribute Intermedia’s Office in the Cloud suite of business cloud applications in the UK and introduce the company’s Business Cloud Platform. Intermedia’s cloud management platform is completely tailored to the IT …

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Sage and Microsoft to bring next-gen productivity tools to SMBs worldwide

Sage and Microsoft have announced a new global agreement to collaborate on future product development. This will include new Sage products built on Microsoft platforms and closer integration across the two companies’ respective product portfolios. Through this agreement, Sage will deliver next-generation accounting and bookkeeping productivity tools built on Microsoft …

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TD Azlan appoints Mark Ceraolo to drive enterprise server and storage business

Tech Data’s specialist enterprise infrastructure, data centre, software, services and cloud businesses has appointed Mark Ceraolo to head its enterprise server and storage team. Ceraolo brings more than 17 years of channel experience to Azlan and as spent eight years as an IBM business manager within Azlan and ISI Distribution. …

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Breakthrough tech will enable new ?mega data centres?

With predictions that traffic in cloud data centres will require 1,000 times more bandwith over the next ten years, Rockley Photonics has unveiled new technology that will enable operators to create a new generation of ‘mega data centres’. Using optical switching within the heart of the network, the scalable data …

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HP unveils Pro Series PCs and printers for SMBs

HP has announced its new Pro Series of desktops, notebooks, all-in-one PCs and printers designed specifically for SMBs. A recent HP survey of 750 IT decision makers and business managers indicated top technology concerns SMBs face include: finding new ways to boost productivity, solving security threats and managing IT costs. …

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Barracuda partners with CMS Distribution in UK

Barracuda Networks has added CMS Distribution to its UK and Ireland distribution line-up. CMS Distribution will sell Barracuda’s full portfolio of content security, networking and application delivery, and data storage, protection and disaster recovery solutions. The distributor will be recruiting new reseller partners within the security and storage markets to …

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New generation of cyber risks threaten businesses around the globe

Businesses are being urged to prepare for a new generation of cyber risks, which are evolving far beyond privacy or reputational issues, according to a new report from Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS). The firm has revealed that the global cyber insurance market is forecast to grow to over …

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