Complex buying journeys and sprawling partner networks hampering customer experience, says Accenture

Complex buying journeys and sprawling partner networks hampering customer experience, says Accenture
Why the channel can be key to maximising digital opportunities in a world of disruptive technologies
Vendors are now realising that working together is the best path to profitability
TeamUltra to be Computacenter’s ServiceNow point of contact for managed services, professional services, products and licences
Open Source vendor Red Hat seeking cloud and PaaS partners; offers deep dive around digital transformation
Veeam launches Veeam Accredited Service Partner (VASP) programme for exclusive group
What challenges does GDPR bring to the channel?
Can there ever be trust in the channel when a vendor still sells direct?
Channel forced to change as customers demand service providers for digital projects, says NetApp
Information Builders on hunt for partners as it eyes 30 percent channel revenues
HPE EMEA managing director says spin-off eliminates competition with channel partners
HPE’s EMEA MD credits CEO Meg Whitman with turning company around and fixing channel relationships
BI and analytics vendor launches higher margin Analytics Accelerator programme
Citrix's sales chief says vendor bounced back in 2016 with new customer wins
Cobweb on hunt for channel partners for cloud aggregation service, Vuzion
Incentives like discounts and back-end rebates not cutting it with new generation of channel firms
Tintri puts cloud experience top of the list for new channel partners
Juniper Networks UK sales chief says customers are looking for guidance with cloud
Riverbed undertaking review to find most committed partners as part of channel consolidation
A 'typical' 50 seat FLEX customer provides resellers with an incremental £9,000 of revenue in year one with 'healthy margins'
Flexible, consumption-based, pay-as-you-go pricing model is available to the channel
Fits with the distributor's expertise in the Citrix and wider virtualisation market
'Edward Snowden would never have happened if UEBA had been in place' says VAR
New entry level partner category, incremental incentives and instant pricing for distributors for very small deals
Nigel Steljes goes west as interactive touchscreen firm sets up North American channel
TE Connectivity’s Broadband Network Solutions (BNS) business was acquired last year
SwyxWare is now fully authorised to be connected with the BT Wholesale SIP Trunking platform
IT services firms are now welcome on board to help the IoT specialist develop customer solutions
Despite the advent of the cloud, resellers say more on-premise support staff need to be trained
Canon hands range to Axis in EMEA and North America, among other changes