The Latest News from Channel Impact

Avnet is launching a new initiative designed to provide developers with a place to build complete IoT solutions, enabling them to scale their business in a quick and cost-effective manner. Using Avnet’s IoTConnect platform, developers can more easily connect devices that address both the software and hardware needs of IoT solutions.  The distributor intends to […]

Leaseweb USA, a Manassas, Virginia-based hosting and cloud services company, has released results of a survey that claims hybrid and private clouds are the wave of the future. According to the company’s “Developer IaaS Insights Study,” 61% of respondents see hybrid cloud or private cloud as their future infrastructure choice, and 76% of developers prioritized […]

Insight Partners has announced plans to acquire Veeam Software, a Swiss-based cloud data management vendor, in a deal estimated at approximately $5 billion. Under the plan, Veeam will become a U.S. company, with a U.S.-based leadership team, while continuing its global expansion from offices in 30 countries and with customers in over 160 countries. As […]

Insight Partners to Acquire Veeam Insight Partners has announced plans to acquire Veeam Software, a Swiss-based cloud data management vendor, in a deal estimated at approximately $5 billion. Under the plan, Veeam will become a U.S. company, with a U.S.-based leadership team, while continuing its global expansion from offices in 30 countries and with customers […]

eSentire, Inc., a Canadian-based company that develops cloud-delivered Managed Detection and Response (MDR) has announced a partnership with endpoint protection specialist CrowdStrike to drive better detection and response for customers by extending visibility across endpoint, network, log and cloud environments. In addition to the partnership, the two organizations have announced the expansion of eSentire’s MDR […]

Lifesize, an Austin-based video collaboration company, has rolled out its new Rooms-as-a-Service offering, enabling the purchase of Lifesize’s video meeting room devices, video conferencing service and support at lower upfront costs.  Now available in the U.S. and Europe, organizations can deploy end-to-end video collaboration solutions in meeting rooms for $99 per room per month. “The […]

Digital channels and infrastructure, customer service representatives, and data, voice of the customer (VoC) and customer service metrics make up the top three priorities for customer service and support leaders and their organizations’ success going into 2020, according to Gartner, Inc., which conducted a poll of service/support leaders. “Customer service and support leaders face increased […]

Gartner Identifies the Top Three Priorities for Service and Support Leaders in 2020 Digital channels and infrastructure, customer service representatives, and data, voice of the customer (VoC) and customer service metrics make up the top three priorities for customer service and support leaders and their organizations’ success going into 2020, according to Gartner, Inc., which […]

Tech Data has entered into an agreement to acquire the business of Inflow Technologies, a Bangalore, India-based value-added distributor, as part of a move to expand its presence and expertise in the Asia Pacific region. “The addition of Inflow Technologies directly supports our strategy of delivering higher value – especially in the areas of investing […]

8×8, Inc., a San Jose-based SaaS provider of voice, video, chat, contact center, and enterprise-class API solutions, announced that its technology platform and Elev8 Partner Program have been expanded to include Value-Added Resellers. “8×8 is a channel-first company and we have seen tremendous acceleration this year, with channel bookings growing 80 percent or more in […]