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Microsoft reveals plans for new datacentre region in Denmark
Vendor claims new datacentre region will be powered by 100 per cent renewable energy
Acquisitive Calligo snaps up 'rare find' in UK MSP Network Integrity Services
Jersey-based MSP makes fourth acquisition of the year
Esprinet makes double acquisition with Dacom and IdMaint buyout
Distributor claims it will add around €250m in revenue following three landmark acquisitions this year
Orange denies talks of Atos takeover
The French telecoms giant has issued a statement rejecting rumours a bid to takeover fellow French player, Atos, was in the works
OUR TAKE: How will Presido fare in Europe following its Arkphire acquisition?
CPI editor Josh Budd weighs up the success of US-based resellers in Europe to draw a conclusion as to how quickly Presidio could make its mark this side of the Atlantic
IBM to cut one in four jobs in France
Big Blue to axe up to 1,385 positions across its French business as part of European workforce cuts
'Now is the time to place your bets on us' - Juniper to bring in new back-end rebates in push for enterprise market
Vendor to offer new rebates for net new business and deal registration
US reseller giant Presidio enters Europe with Arkphire acquisition
$3bn-revenue Presidio claims deal will fuel business expansion into Europe and APAC
ScanSource Europe becomes an independent company after $30m sale to private investor
European president Maurice van Rijn opens up on split from ScanSource’s North America business
Cato Networks CEO promises 'aggressive expansion' in Europe after $130m funding round
SASE vendor claims its valuation now exceeds $1bn in largest funding round to date
Esprinet expecting to hit €4.4bn revenues for 2020 after turbocharged Q3
Italian distributor raises revenue forecast for 2020 after claiming its outperforming the market
Cisco CEO remains upbeat despite double digit drop in product revenues in Q1
Chuck Robbins says he ‘isn’t too concerned’ about sales decline, claiming Cisco has a ‘robust pipeline’ with large on-prem infrastructure spending making a comeback
Cybersecurity vendor SentinelOne lands $267m Series F funding round
Cybersecurity vendor claims it has tripled its valuation to $3bn since its last funding round in February
Bechtle share price soars after raising earnings forecast
Reseller now expects earnings before taxes to see ‘very significant growth’ of more than 10 per cent
CPI Channel Innovation Awards - entry deadline 13 November
The entry deadline is fast approaching
SoftwareONE acquires remaining stake in Latin American MSP InterGrupo
Licencing giant buys up remaining shares in Columbian firm after grabbing 60 per cent stake in 2019
NetApp: Our recent M&A activity is drawing Dell partners to us
EMEA channel boss Kristian Kerr says cloud acquisition this year are making partners ‘wake up’ to NetApp’s cloud offering
NCC Group hires Deloitte exec Bryan as continental Europe MD
Cybersecurity firm hires leader for continental European operations, including Fox-IT and former Fort Consult brands
French reseller Cheops makes first overseas acquisition
The HPE, Dell and NetApp partner expands into Switzerland through buyout of DFI Service
Adesso acquires three software firms in the Netherlands
German IT services player expands Dutch business with acquisitions
AWS to expand datacentre footprint to Switzerland
Cloud giant announces plans for new Infrastructure Region to arrive in second half of 2022
Ericsson closes $1.1bn Cradlepoint acquisition
Telco giant claims acquisition will help it grab market share in 5G enterprise space
Cloud infrastructure spend grows by a third in Q3 as Amazon, Microsoft and Google tighten control
Canalys claims the top four providers collectively grew by 40 per cent during Q3
