Westcon-Comstor has entered a distribution agreement with Ericsson to expand enterprise connectivity across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). The partnership aims to accelerate the adoption of Ericsson’s Enterprise Wireless Solutions by leveraging Westcon’s network of technology resellers, systems integrators, and service providers. Ericsson’s Enterprise Wireless Solutions, including Ericsson …
Read More »Westcon-Comstor launches managed SOC solution for Cisco partners
Westcon-Comstor has revealed that its Cisco-focused Comstor arm has launched a managed SOC (Security Operations Centre) offering that enables partners to tap into the fast-growing cybersecurity services market while avoiding the cost and complexity of building their own solution. Powered by Cisco XDR (Extended Detection and Response) and created in response …
Read More »Westcon-Comstor unifies European business under Rene Klein
Westcon-Comstor has unveiled a unified leadership structure for its European business with the promotion of Rene Klein as executive vice president for the region. Klein was previously head of Westcon Europe. He delivered significant growth fuelled by innovations, including the launch of Westcon’s specialist Next-Generation Solutions (NGS) go-to-market proposition for …
Read More »Westcon-Comstor makes two key appointments to leadership team
Westcon-Comstor has made two key appointments to the leadership team of its Cisco-focused Comstor arm. Stéphane Reboud joins as senior vice president of Comstor Sales, Europe, after over two decades at Dell Technologies. Reboud’s most recent role at Dell, which he occupied for five years, involved driving the mid-market business segment …
Read More »Westcon-Comstor extends Splunk collaboration to EMEA
The Comstor arm of Westcon-Comstor has secured EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) distribution rights for cybersecurity and observability company Splunk. By joining the Splunk and Cisco distribution community, Comstor is building on its nearly three-decade-old relationship with Cisco. The agreement with Splunk, which follows Splunk’s recent acquisition by Cisco, will …
Read More »Channel partners in demand as UK CISOs plan 2025 cloud security investment
According to new research by Westcon-Comstor, cybersecurity leaders at large enterprises in the UK are planning to ramp up spending on cloud security in 2025 and want channel partners to help them maximise their return on investment. The global technology provider and specialist distributor surveyed 500 CISOs (Chief Information Security …
Read More »Westcon-Comstor makes key executive promotions
Westcon-Comstor has made a series of promotions within its senior leadership team. Russell Blackburn, who previously held a senior role on the Cisco-focused Comstor side of the distributor’s business, takes on the newly created position of senior vice president, digital sales. His remit will involve maintaining and accelerating adoption of …
Read More »Westcon-Comstor to distribute AWS solutions across Europe in strategic expansion of cloud offering
Westcon-Comstor has expanded its cloud offering for channel partners by signing an agreement to become an authorised Amazon Web Services (AWS) distributor for Europe. The distribution agreement covers the entire European Economic Area (EEA) plus Switzerland and the UK & Ireland (UKI), creating significant growth opportunities for Westcon-Comstor partners across …
Read More »Westcon-Comstor and CrowdStrike expand partnership to Ireland
Westcon-Comstor has expanded its distribution agreement with CrowdStrike into Ireland. The partnership between the two companies already covers multiple key markets across EMEA and APAC internationally. This latest expansion creates opportunities for IT channel partners in Ireland to leverage the AI-native CrowdStrike Falcon cybersecurity platform to drive vendor consolidation and …
Read More »Westcon-Comstor to expand Weblib distribution
Westcon-Comstor, a global technology provider and specialist distributor, today announced an expansion of its partnership with Weblib, a leading vendor of intelligent Wi-Fi solutions, to cover the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. The two companies have a long-standing relationship in France. Under the newly-expanded distribution agreement, Westcon-Comstor will …
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