Chairman insights....
PE investor Chiltern Capital’s acquisition of IT distributor Intec Microsystems in July also saw the arrival of industry veteran Alan Cantwell as Executive Chairman to drive growth beyond £100m-plus revenues within 12 months.
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SCC in Scottish push
SCC’s newly opened Scottish office is the precursor of a significant expansion campaign across the region led by SCC long-termer Lindsey Hunter, Branch Manager for Scotland, Northern Ireland and the North East.
Bryce on cloud strategy
Node4 began its cloud journey far early than most and continues to work at the forefront of digital transformation, according to Managing Director Paul Bryce.
ND and the bottom line
Neurodiversity champion Julie Mills, CEO of Support to Win, discusses how ND appeals to the all important profit motive as well as business leaders’ sense of doing what’s right.
The Big Goal kicks off!
The Big Goal industry initiative to help young homeless people in the UK kicked off in style at St George’s Park last month, getting under way with the best possible start.
Five minutes with Global 4 CEO Carl Barnett
Our 2023 Comms National Awards Reseller of the Year winner Global 4 also bagged the Best Enterprise Vertical Market Customer Solution and Reseller Business Transformation gongs to complete a memorable hat-trick.
Championing women in tech
With just three per cent of CTO positions currently held by women we are privileged to introduce Prasanna Gopalakrishnan, Group Chief Technology Officer at Sky.
Gamma CFO talks priorities
Gamma CFO Bill Castell provides insights into the transformations happening within the Gamma business and the leadership issues he is prioritising.
Resilient amid change
The telecoms service space continues to show resilient trading supported by in demand services, contracted revenue, inflation busting price rises and ongoing, but slowing, M&A, writes Philip Carse, Analyst at Megabuyte.com.
Driving board diversity
Building a pipeline of female talent for the top remains a case of slow progress versus urgent need, writes Emma Pazgrat, Head of Partner Channel, Pangea Connected.
Closing the talent gap
Catalysing the link between talent and innovation is a major objective for the ICT sector but ongoing skills shortages have created barriers against achieving this critical interconnected goal.
Story of a comms sector giant
Freedom Fibre CEO Neil McArthur MBE brings together his own remarkable career story with clear analysis of how the UK full fibre market is shaping up.
In the Chair...
CEOs are well known for being centre stage and leading from the front. Less visible is the Chairperson who runs the board and operates away from the limelight.
Khan on BT's net zero plan
As many channel companies look towards the big influential telcos for Net Zero leadership, we sat down with Sarwar Khan, Head of Sustainability, BT Business, to spotlight the decarbonisation actions he is taking.
TelXL eyes CCaaS leadership
The role of comms resellers in helping SMEs achieve a competitive advantage through the customer experiences they deliver has never been greater, according to TelXL CEO Aaron Fox.
Five minutes with...
Paul Reames, Managing Director, Bluecube, who says embracing the full suite of IT services can bring many benefits to resellers – from up-selling existing customer bases to winning new deals with far greater value.
Charting outsourcing trends
The MSPs best positioned to help end customers make holistic strategic decisions about which functions to outsource will be the ones that truly succeed, according to Greg Jones, Vice President of Business Development EMEA, Kaseya.
Redsquid’s double deal
Redsquid’s intent to hit circa £50 million revenue and £10 million EBITDA within three years has been strengthened by the acquisitions of Covue and Connect2, a double deal that signals much bigger things to come, says CEO Sohin Raithath
Tang on return as CEO
Zen founder Richard Tang reprised his role as CEO following the retirement of Paul Stobart in March. Here, Tang shares insights into why he’s back in the driving seat, and why it still holds ‘all the excitement of starting a new job’.
Why partnerships are key
Market developments are opening up big opportunities for resellers and SD-WAN is one of the hottest, but a precondition for driving growth is staunch tech and channel partnerships, says Evolve Business Group CEO Alan Stephenson-Brown.