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A handful of stories are now popping up on channel news sites about the ways in which IT companies are supporting Ukraine and its people. Comms Dealer ran a story on how one operator is helping refugees fleeing the conflict, and Techcentral.ie (which covers Ireland) ran one on how an...

I was pleased to see Technology Reseller covering the story of Deeside-based support services provider, Pro-Networks, becoming an Employee-Owned-Trust (EOT). This is the business model most famously used by John Lewis, and it could be something more IT businesses will consider in the future. It’s not often you see such...

Almost as soon as I had posted a piece on why the channel media will have to start looking at the implications of the Ukraine crisis (see below), CRN UK ran an excellent article on how nine vendors have so-far responded to the invasion. This will be a developing situation,...

It is quite difficult at the moment to concentrate on channel news. The everyday news is too much of a distraction and while business continues here in the UK and elsewhere in Europe, it puts everything into perspective. There has not been that many references to the Ukraine crisis in...

The impact of the Coronavirus pandemic has been much the same for channel media as it has for everyone else. It’s meant staying away from the office and the close contract with colleagues, which can be a real drawback for journalists, as they are constantly exchanging information and contacts across...

There was a piece by Nick Booth in MicroScope this week taking a slightly askance perspective of ‘zero trust’ and what it really means. It’s good to see a piece that takes a different approach and walks a line between being entertaining and informative. Let’s face it, at times, our...

A recent article in CRN warned IT resellers that they will face exile from public sector deals unless they make a net zero plan. It's a good piece and it echoes a recurring theme in discussions amongst channel companies at the moment. The view within the channel now is it...

I have just read Billy Connolly’s autobiography, Windswept and Interesting. It’s an enjoyable read and I’d certainly recommend it if you’re a fan. One of the devices The Big Yin uses in the book is to ‘bullet-point’ his rules for life. In one such list, he advises readers to: ‘Say...