In this issue: Galaxy A57 5G and A37 5G feature a sleek design, powerful camera and upgraded Awesome Intelligence IT buyers paying a 24% ‘peace of mind premium’ for brands they trust, new research reveals Samsung Electronics has announced the new Galaxy A57 5G and Galaxy A37 5G, the latest Galaxy A series devices that bring Samsung’s newest mobile innovations — including enriched Awesome Intelligence. “The new Galaxy A series reflects our continued commitment to AI democratization by bringing the latest innovations to more Galaxy users,” said TM Roh, Chief Executive Officer, President and Head of Device eXperience (DX) Division at Samsung Electronics. “With Samsung’s fundamental capabilities combined with enriched Awesome Intelligence, Galaxy A57 5G and Galaxy A37 5G will deliver reliable everyday performance to users around the world and drive rapid AI expansion.” FIND OUT MORE... l IT teams say emotional factors like trust now matter more than cost or specifications when buying tech. l Buyers are willing to pay an average 24% premium for brands they trust, with trust in the sector on the rise. l Brother UK’s new Tech Trust Index explores how trust is built – and broken – in today’s technology market. IT decision-makers are willing to pay a 24% premium for brands they believe won’t let them down, according to new research from Brother UK – with trust now ranked above cost or specifications as the deciding factor in tech purchases. FIND OUT MORE... News... Arrow ECS, Agents of Change... Brother UK 28% discount... READ MORE > Cloud & Software... IONOS and Nextcloud... Pete Hannah, Object First... READ MORE > AI... Lenovo Innovation... AMD and Hammer Distribution... READ MORE > Comms... Gamma Regional Forums... Snom expands DECT portfolio... READ MORE > Sustainability Nancy Powell, HP Sustainbility Lead... Canon Recycling... READ MORE > MPS/Document Workflow Toshiba e-STUDIO401AC... Kyocera Business Solutions... READ MORE > Hardware & AV Panasonic and Paddington... Lenovo ThinkVision Gen 40... READ MORE > Security Norton Genie AI-powered Scam Detector... HPE resiliency... READ MORE > Q2 issue 1 2026 MSP -bulletin e TECHNOLOGY RESELLER MAGAZINE I N PRI NT & ONLI NE IN PRINT & ONLINE SINCE 2016 SINCE 2016 For more information or to be in the next issue: [email protected]
True to its aim: How Arrow is evolving to meet changing customer requirements Technology Reseller recently joined Arrow ECS at its Agents of Change partner event in London. There, we caught up with Ben Taylor, UK Sales Director of Arrow ECS, who was still buzzing from the previous night’s announcement that Arrow had been named the 2025 Microsoft Distributor Partner of the Year. Arrow won particular praise for its ArrowSphere cloud delivery and management platform, which Taylor describes as a ‘a big part of our business’, and especially its AI features like ArrowSphere Assistant. “Arrowsphere continues to bring us a lot of opportunity in that public cloud space and monthly recurring revenue (MMR) model, where once you land, you can expand quite easily,” he said. “It’s growing really well; it’s winning hearts and minds in the market and in the customer base; and we have more vendors being launched on it on a monthly basis. At the moment, there are 50 vendors and that will just continue to go up,” he said. The entire cycle What Arrowsphere is not, Taylor adds, is just another cloud marketplace like those offered by the hyperscalers. “Arrowsphere is different because it’s more about the whole sales cycle – ideation, through to creation through to completion. It’s not just a procurement function. The various tools and dashboards it has allow you to query the data, gain insights and prompt opportunity... Read the full article on Technology Reseller here. Brother UK rolls out colour laser campaign with up to 28% partner discount Brother UK has launched Long Live Colour – a new campaign showcasing Brother’s category leading colour laser proposition and supporting resellers with compelling offers, proven performance and sustainable print solutions. The campaign introduces exclusive reseller offers with up to 28% off on selected A4 colour laser models. Long Live Colour celebrates the power of colour print for businesses – from bringing presentations to life to creating reports people actually want to read. It’s backed by exclusive offers including up to £100 cashback and free three-year warranty for end users. As the UK’s largest A4 laser brand*, Brother maintains its market leadership with high-speed, high-resolution devices and predictable running costs. The trusted vendor is in its 12th consecutive year as PC Pro’s Best Printer Brand, and every model in the range now comes with a three-year warranty as standard... Read the full article on Technology Reseller here. Q&A With David Watts, Managing Director of TD SYNNEX UK&I Technology Reseller talks to David Watts about the distributor and technology aggregator’s 2025 performance and outlook for 2026. Technology Reseller: TD SYNNEX recently announced its results for 2025. Are these representative of its performance in the UK and Ireland as well? David Watts: It was a very strong year across all geographies, and that is being driven by our growth strategy and the investments we’ve made. That strategy’s paying off, but we always say that with humility because the IT market is very competitive and is moving incredibly fast, about as fast as I’ve experienced it, and in all sorts of ways. Our UK&I results reflect global results in the sense that we grew across all our technology groups and our profit grew nicely in line with our top line. In the UK&I, gross billings were up circa 17% and we grew our market share by about 2.5%. One area that really stood out for us is the endpoint solutions... Read the full article on Technology Reseller here. MSP -bulletin e TECHNOLOGY RESELLER MAGAZINE I N PRI NT & ONLI NE IN PRINT & ONLINE SINCE 2016 SINCE 2016 NEWS David Watts
CLOUD & SOFTWARE MSP -bulletin e TECHNOLOGY RESELLER MAGAZINE I N PRI NT & ONLI NE IN PRINT & ONLINE SINCE 2016 SINCE 2016 Arrow Electronics Wins Check Point Software’s “Distributor of the Year 2025” at the EMEA Partner Awards 2025 Arrow Electronics today announced that it has been awarded Check Point Software’s Distributor of the Year 2025, at the Check Point Software EMEA Partner Awards 2025,held in Vienna. This recognition highlights Arrow’s leadership in delivering AIpowered, prevention-first cyber security outcomes across one of the world’s most dynamically evolving and highly targeted cyber regions. Arrow was recognised for delivering exceptional scale and consistency as Check Point’s largest pan EMEA distributor. Investments in ArrowSphere Cloud expanded reach, simplified consumption models, and created new channel partner opportunities. ArrowSphere Cloud is Arrow’s award-winning cloud management platform designed to support the design, delivery, and oversight of cloud services... Read the full article on Technology Reseller here. IONOS and Nextcloud launch sovereign office alternative IONOS and Nextcloud unveil IONOS Nextcloud Workspace, the sovereign, GDPR-compliant hub for collaboration, office tools, and AI. IONOS, one of Europe’s leading digitalisation partner and trusted cloud enabler, together with Nextcloud, the world’s most widely adopted privacy-compliant collaboration platform, today announced the launch of IONOS Nextcloud Workspace. The platform is a European alternative to offerings such as Microsoft 365 that meet the highest standards of data protection, security and digital sovereignty. Nextcloud’s office and collaboration platform is operated on IONOS’s certified sovereign cloud infrastructure in German data centres. IONOS Nextcloud Workspace is based on Nextcloud’s proven opensource technology and is aimed in particular at public institutions, medium-sized companies, and organisations with high... Read the full article on Technology Reseller here. 60 seconds with… Pete Hannah, Sales Chief of Object First, a provider of on-premises backup storage for Veeam users Pete Hannah has more than 30 years’ experience building and scaling go-tomarket organisations for technology vendors, distributors and resellers, including such well-known names as Netgear, TD SYNNEX and BT. He is founder of the Noima Consultancy and Level Up, and in September 2023 joined Object First to implement its GTM channel strategy in EMEA. In August 2024, he was appointed VP of Sales, Western Europe. Object First’s Ootbi appliances, standing for Out-of-the-Box-Immutability, protect organisations of all sizes from ransomware through a combination of superfast backups, instant recovery and Zero Access, which prevents anyone, even those with admin credentials, from altering or deleting backup data. Last year was the company’s second consecutive year of triple-digit growth. Highlights include a 183% year-on-year increase in global bookings for Ootbi appliances (up 515% in EMEA); a 193% year-onyear increase in customer numbers; a 215% year-on-year expansion of its partner community, with the recruitment of dozens of new partners including Softcat and Insight in the UK... Read the full article on Technology Reseller here. Pete Hannah
AI MSP -bulletin e TECHNOLOGY RESELLER MAGAZINE I N PRI NT & ONLI NE IN PRINT & ONLINE SINCE 2016 SINCE 2016 Lenovo Scales Trusted AI-Powered Business Computing Through Modular Innovation and Enterprise Platforms Lenovo’s MWC showcase highlights how innovation, reliability, and repairability come together to support modern work. At MWC 2026, Lenovo™ builds on the momentum from CES and Tech World to highlight its latest portfolio of AI-powered business devices, intelligent form factors, and enterprise-ready platforms, designed to help organizations scale AI with confidence. From modular AI PC concepts and rugged frontline tablets to the trusted ThinkPad™ portfolio and human-centric AI companions, Lenovo’s MWC showcase highlights how innovation, reliability, and repairability come together to support modern work. The new announcements reflect a continued focus on delivering democratized AI that is productive, adaptable, and protected, addressing the real-world needs of professionals, IT leaders, and enterprises operating across increasingly distributed environments... Read the full article on Technology Reseller here. AMD and Hammer Distribution Target UK’s AI “Power Wall” with New CPU-First Infrastructure Strategy l Grid connection queues identified as the “single biggest blocker” to UK AI expansion. l New regulatory reforms from Ofgem and NESO prioritize “ready” and “strategically aligned” data centres. l AMD EPYC™ processors positioned as the critical lever for “useful work per watt” in power-constrained environments. In the race to build the future of AI, and the shift to inferencing, the industry is at risk of overlooking a critical component: the CPU. Today, Hammer Distribution and AMD are pivoting to a ‘CPU-first’ strategy not just as a technical choice, but as a survival tactic for UK businesses trapped in the ‘time-to-power’ crisis. This partnership aims to prove that the secret to unlocking AI isn’t more power, but better management of the power we already have. As global compute demand is projected to rise 100x over the next five years, the UK’s AI ambitions are hitting a physical limit. Recent government papers and regulatory decisions from Ofgem and the National Energy System Operator (NESO) have confirmed that grid capacity is now the primary bottleneck for for data centre expansion. Under the new December 2025 reforms, “zombie projects” are being cleared from the queue to prioritize infrastructure that is both strategically aligned and hyper-efficient... Read the full article on Technology Reseller here. TeamViewer unveils AI-driven Tia Reporting at Gartner Digital Workplace Summit TeamViewer have introduced Tia Reporting at Gartner Digital Workplace Summit. The new conversational AI capability within TeamViewer DEX accelerates IT decision-making by generating real‑time dashboards from simple natural‑language prompts. TeamViewer marked the launch with the first activation of the new global brand campaign, Fix it before they feel it, which highlights its leading value proposition in Autonomous Endpoint Management (AEM) and Digital Employee Experience (DEX). Tia Reporting gives IT teams instant access to the insights they need for faster issue resolution, improved digital employee experience, and greater operational agility. By turning natural language prompts into live, AI-generated dashboards, the capability removes delays caused by static, manual data analysis. It democratizes access to real-time visibility across IT roles, enabling organizations to shift from reactive to proactive operations at scale with a measurable impact on workforce productivity... Read the full article on Technology Reseller here.
MSP -bulletin e TECHNOLOGY RESELLER MAGAZINE I N PRI NT & ONLI NE IN PRINT & ONLINE SINCE 2016 SINCE 2016 COMMS Gamma host the first of 5 regional forums in London with Cardiff, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow still to come Gamma Regional Forums 2026: Technology Reseller Magazine Reports from Gamma’s London leg of their Partner‑First Innovation showcase taking place around the UK. Technology Reseller were in attendance once again as Gamma brought its 2026 Regional Forums to BT’s London HQ in the City, delivering a packed agenda of product evolution, strategic clarity and partner‑focused innovation. The event set out a bold, simplified roadmap designed to help partners navigate an increasingly AI‑driven communications landscape. With a clear emphasis on reducing portfolio complexity, accelerating migration programmes and unlocking new recurring revenue streams, Gamma used the London forum to demonstrate how its partner‑first strategy is evolving to meet the demands of 2026 and beyond... Read the full article on Technology Reseller here. Snom expands its DECT portfolio with M253 and M256 for startups and SMEs With the introduction of its single-cell DECT solutions, the M253 and M256, Snom is expanding its single-cell portfolio. The new systems are ideal for multiple sectors where availability and mobility are essential – from SMEs, medical practices, restaurants and retail to warehouses, workshops and outdoor use. Snom, the Berlin-based specialist for integrated IP communication, has launched the M253 and M256 solutions – two powerful single-cell DECT systems that make professional business communication simple, flexible and secure across multiple sectors. Both products are based on the M250 DECT base station and are designed as ready-to-use communication solutions for modern and dynamic working environments. Thanks to Power over Ethernet, secure TLS and SRTP encryption, and remote management functions, the systems can be seamlessly integrated into existing IT and communication infrastructures and centrally administered. Single-cell DECT for smaller sites and branches As single-cell DECT solutions, the M253 and M256 are perfectly suited for smaller sites and branch locations such as medical practices, restaurants or retail stores, offering reliable coverage with minimal installation effort. The base station provides a range of up to 50 metres indoors and up to 300 metres outdoors and supports up to ten handsets from Snom’s M5x series. With support for up to eight simultaneous calls, the solutions are particularly suitable for environments where availability and mobility are essential. Two solutions for different working environments With the two systems, Snom is addressing a variety of requirements... Read the full article on Technology Reseller here. The Network 5.0 age – unlocking the hyperconnected opportunity by Paul Beacham, Senior Manager Data Networking, BT Wholesale We’re moving through the eras. The analogue age of the 80s paved the way for the digital, mobile, and broadband ages of the 90s, 00s, and 10s. Now, we’re fully entrenched in the hyperconnected age, where the need for intraconnectivity has transitioned to interconnectivity. Innovative digital use cases across smart cities, autonomous vehicles, and industrial automation are evolving in capability and complexity. All anchored by ultra-low-latency connectivity, edge computing, and Web 3.0 intelligence, everywhere is connected to everything. Once theoretical, these advances have become an everyday reality of new value in peoples’ lives. But what does this really mean for channel partners? What are the opportunities, and how can they set themselves up for success? The forces driving the network evolution End-user connectivity decisions are no longer driven by speed alone. Today’s drivers are structural and strategic, and a number of external forces are accelerating a transformation in what end-users expect from their network. AI and automation are quickly becoming essential company foundations, with 78% of UK organisations using AI in at least one business function... Read the full article on Technology Reseller here. Paul Beacham
MSP -bulletin e TECHNOLOGY RESELLER MAGAZINE I N PRI NT & ONLI NE IN PRINT & ONLINE SINCE 2016 SINCE 2016 SECURITY Demystifying the alphabet soup of detection and response By Ricardo Arroyo, Principal Product Manager, WatchGuard Technologies Walk into any cybersecurity tradeshow today and you will be confronted with a wall of acronyms. Vendors often condense phrases into strings of capital letters designed to sound sharper, more modern, or more innovative than the underlying ideas. In isolation, this might seem harmless. However, in practice, it can derail meetings, confuse strategies and leave even the most seasoned professionals asking: “What does this one mean again?” After more than a decade working in Detection and Response, it’s clear to me that the market is now a maze of overlapping terminology. And the same acronym can mean different things depending on the vendor, the analyst, or even the team using it. Although while the industry is generating new labels at a rapid pace, the fundamentals of my world of Detection and Response are consistent. This is the paradox at the heart of today’s security landscape. The language may keep shifting but the underlying work does not. The shared goal beneath the acronyms Despite the proliferation of terms, every Detection and Response system is built around the objective to identify threats quickly and respond effectively. Whether the dat... Read the full article on Technology Reseller here. The World’s First AI-Powered Scam Detector, Norton Genie, Now in ChatGPT Get instant scam checks and trusted Cyber Safety advice from Norton without leaving your ChatGPT conversation. From fake delivery texts to urgent bank alerts or messages that look like they’re from your boss, friend or a trusted brand, scams are showing up in everyday life. More people are turning to AI tools like ChatGPT to ask a simple question: “Is this legitimate?” To help answer that question, Norton, part of Gen (NASDAQ: GEN), has launched theGenie assistant, its AI-powered scam protection, right in ChatGPT. Through this app, Norton brings trusted security intelligence directly into ChatGPT conversations, helping people identify scams and make safer decisions in real time. The new Norton app in ChatGPT allows people to share suspicious emails, texts, messages, images, or links and get clear, immediate guidance on whether something looks safe, risky, or like a scam... Read the full article on Technology Reseller here. HPE introduces sweeping security advancements to secure AI adoption and strengthen enterprise resiliency l New HPE Juniper Networking SRX400 Series Firewalls extend consistent protection from core to edge as AI expands across distributed sites. l Expanded hybrid mesh firewall puts enterprise guardrails around AI to reduce exposure without slowing productivity. l Built-in security enhancements support resilience as a core business requirement across the hybrid cloud foundation. HPE has announced new security innovations designed to help organisations scale distributed operations, reduce cyber risk, and maintain consistent governance as AI adoption accelerates across the enterprise. To help enterprises securely adopt AI and turn resilience into a core business capability, HPE is introducing the HPE Juniper Networking SRX400 Series Firewalls, an expanded hybrid mesh security architecture, and resilience-centered enhancements to extend consistent protection across cloud, core, and edge environments. “In the AI era, security can no longer be bolted on or managed in isolation. As AI workloads scale across distributed sites, networking and security must be deeply integrated to reduce risk, enhance visibility, and deliver the trust enterprises require,” said David Hughes, SVP & GM, SASE and Security for Networking, HPE. “HPE helps customers standardize policy and consistently enforce it across distributed environments so they can adopt AI with confidence while preserving performance, resiliency, manageability, and control.” Bringing carrier-grade security to the edge Integral security is a core component of the HPE self-driving network, pairing autonomous, AI-native operations with built-in zero trust, shared visibility, and end-to-end policy enforcement so networks can optimize... Read the full article on Technology Reseller here. Ricardo Arroyo David Hughes
MSP -bulletin e TECHNOLOGY RESELLER MAGAZINE I N PRI NT & ONLI NE IN PRINT & ONLINE SINCE 2016 SINCE 2016 HARDWARE & AV Panasonic brings immersive projection to life in Paddington: The Musical Panasonic’s RQ35 and RQ25 projectors bring quiet, high-brightness 4K projection for seamless scenic storytelling in a historic London theatre. One of the latest additions to London’s glamourous West End, Paddington: The Musical set out to deliver a richly immersive theatrical experience, bringing the beloved character’s world to life through detailed scenic environments and visual storytelling. However, achieving this within a historic London theatre presented significant challenges. The production required full scenic video coverage across multiple architectural surfaces, including moving and flown set pieces while ensuring that projection technology remained completely invisible... Read the full article on Technology Reseller here. From monitor sales to workspace solutions: Why ThinkVision Gen 40 is a smarter partner play The modern workplace has changed and so has the opportunity for resellers. Display refresh cycles are no longer just about panel specs or priceper-unit. Enterprise buyers are focused on hybrid enablement, IT efficiency, sustainability commitments and energy savings. Lenovo ThinkVision Gen 40 is built to help partners lead those conversations and grow margin in the process. Rather than competing in crowded, price-driven display tenders, ThinkVision enables a shift toward consultative, outcome-led selling. Turn one cable into a bigger opportunity ThinkVision Gen 40 docking monitors integrate display performance with full connectivity in a single streamlined solution. With USB-C, USB4 and Thunderbolt™ 4 connectivity plus up to 140W Power Delivery, partners can position true desk transformation. One cable delivers high-resolution visuals, fast data transfer, Ethernet connectivity and peripheral support. This opens the door to: l Monitor + laptop bundles l Multi-monitor configurations lDocking-led desk standardisation lEnterprise-wide fleet upgrades lIt’s not just a monitor sale; it’s a workspace upgrade... Read the full article on Technology Reseller here. Lenovo Unveils Next-Generation High-Performance Workstations and Announces the World’s First 1,000Wh/L Silicon-Anode Battery for Notebooks and Workstations Next-generation ThinkPad and ThinkStation P Series workstations powered by NVIDIA RTX PRO Blackwell GPUs bring real-time AI inferencing directly to where professionals work. Lenovo™ introduces the next-generation of AI workstations optimized for on-device AI development, inference and creation, including the ThinkPad P14s i Gen 7, ThinkPad P14s Gen 7 AMD, ThinkPad P16s i Gen 5, ThinkPad P16s Gen 5 AMD, ThinkPad P1 Gen 9 and the powerhouse desktop ThinkStation P5 Gen 2. Designed for students, engineers, data scientists and everyone in between, the new workstations pack unprecedented performance capable of tackling even the most demanding workflows, including CAD, BIM, data science, AI development and more. Part of Lenovo’s new Hybrid AI Advantage solutions with NVIDIA, the systems accelerate AI adoption, boost business productivity, and bring faster ROI from AI deployments, reflecting Lenovo’s commitment to deliver smarter, more adaptive solutions to meet modern challenges. “AI is evolving faster than ever, and professionals today need more than just powerful hardware with exceptional performance. They need scalable productivity that meets their individual needs, including the ability to process data when and where needed.” said Tom Butler, Vice President, Commercial Portfolio and Product Management, Lenovo Intelligent Devices Group. “Our latest selection of workstations addresses those needs, whether it is mobility by students entering the AI workforce, performance by designers and creatives makes sense.”... Read the full article on Technology Reseller here.
MSP -bulletin e TECHNOLOGY RESELLER MAGAZINE I N PRI NT & ONLI NE IN PRINT & ONLINE SINCE 2016 SINCE 2016 MPS/DOCUMENT WORKFLOW Toshiba Launches the e-STUDIO401AC series – a New Generation of Secure, Cloud Ready A4 Colour Multifunction Systems for Modern Workplaces Toshiba introduce two new feature rich compact A4 colour MFP models ideal for busy departmental workgroups and SMES. Toshiba proudly introduces the new e-STUDIO401AC series, a next generation A4 colour multifunction printer (MFP) line engineered to meet the evolving needs of organisations. Combining advanced security, seamless cloud integration and an intuitive user experience, the e-STUDIO401AC series empowers businesses to manage information more efficiently, securely and sustainably. Designed for dynamic work environments, the e-STUDIO401AC series draws on Toshiba’s long-standing expertise in office and document solutions to deliver a powerful compact device that supports hybrid working models and distributed teams. The series consists of two models — the e-STUDIO331AC (33 ppm model) and the e-STUDIO401AC (40 ppm model), giving customers a choice of performance levels... Read the full article on Technology Reseller here. Kyocera UK unveils Kyocera Business Solutions, a complete cloud suite to modernise document workflows New suite will help agile businesses streamline document capture, centralise secure content management, and enable flexible cloudbased printing. Kyocera Document Solutions UK has announced the launch of Kyocera Business Solutions, a comprehensive suite of cloud-based applications designed to bring simplicity to document scanning, workflow automation, secure storage and print management processes for agile, hybrid workplaces. Kyocera Business Solutions delivers enterprise-grade functionality right out of the box, helping organisations reduce complexity, improve... Read the full article on Technology Reseller here. Epson announces DS-530III duplex A4 scanner for fast, reliable business digitisation For fuss-free, speedy, dependable scanning. Epson announces the launch of the DS-530III, a compact, high-speed A4 duplex document scanner designed to help small and medium-sized businesses digitise paperwork quickly, reliably and efficiently. Replacing the popular DS-530II, the new DS-530III delivers scanning speeds of up to 40 pages per minute / 80 images per minute, combined with a 60-sheet automatic document feeder (ADF) and single-pass, double-sided scanning. With its compact footprint and SuperSpeed USB 3.2 connectivity, the scanner is ideal for busy office and home office environments where desk space is limited and time is critical. Designed for everyday business use, the DS-530III supports a wide range of media, from business cards and receipts to A4 documents, and includes Epson’s Paper Protection technology to help prevent misfeeds and protect original documents. A robust 6,500-page daily duty cycle ensures reliable performance for regular, high-volume scanning tasks. The scanner is supplied with Epson Scan 2, Document Capture Pro... Read the full article on Technology Reseller here.
MSP -bulletin e TECHNOLOGY RESELLER MAGAZINE I N PRI NT & ONLI NE IN PRINT & ONLINE SINCE 2016 SINCE 2016 SUSTAINABILITY Why 2026 is the year where Sustainability Is Central to Channel Strategy in 2026 Nancy Powell, HP Sustainability Lead, UK&I and EMEA For much of the last decade, sustainability has sat alongside performance. It was acknowledged, but rarely the factor that changed the course of a deal once momentum built around technical and commercial decisions. In 2026, the point where technical decisions and sustainability expectations meet is showing up much earlier in conversations, particularly for the channel. Partners are not only helping customers express their sustainability ambitions. More often, they are being asked to validate those ambitions through the choices they recommend and the solutions they deliver. This has been building quietly for some time, with AI scaling quickly, infrastructure estates expanding, and energy use harder to gloss over. At the same time, customers are asking more direct questions about the choices being made on their behalf. They are less interested in broad commitments and more focused on how day-to-day decisions translate into impact. When sustainability starts influencing outcomes One of the clearest places this shift is visible is in procurement, where sustainability is no longer framed as something aspirational or future-facing. For resellers, that changes the tone of the discussion. Customers want to understand what refresh decisions mean over time, how infrastructure choices affect emissions, and what happens after deployment. Further, these questions are no longer confined to sustainability teams. They are becoming part of how value is assessed across the board... Read the full article on Technology Reseller here. 52% of UK IT leaders cite rising power costs as top data centre concern As rack densities rise from 8kW to 11kW, 51% prioritise cyber resilience and 54% rely on external partners, according to new Asanti research. New research from UK colocation data centre provider Asanti shows that AI adoption, resilience pressures and rising power costs are reshaping data centre strategies for UK organisations, with material implications for managed service providers (MSPs), cloud providers and infrastructure partners. In a survey of 100 senior IT decision makers, nearly half (48%) said AI adoption will have a large influence on their IT infrastructure strategy over the next three years, ahead of regulatory change and hybrid or multicloud capabilities. IT leaders report average rack densities of 8kW per rack today, rising to 11kW within 12 months, as AI-heavy workloads and high-density compute drive up power and cooling requirements. Rising power costs are already the top concern regarding current data centre environments, cited by 52% of respondents, ahead of maintaining uptime (48%). Over the next three years, rising energy costs (34%) and sustainability commitments (33%) sit alongside... Read the full article on Technology Reseller here. Canon Unveils Raman Analyser for Advanced Plastic Recycling in EMEA to promote the circular economy Canon have announced the EMEA launch of its groundbreaking Raman plastic analyser, the TR-A100. The innovative Raman plastic sorting equipment is available now, bringing advanced material identification technology to Europe. It significantly advances Canon’s commitment to a circular economy by maximising material recycling across the region. Effective plastic recycling requires high material purity, meaning materials like ABS and polypropylene (PP) must be accurately identified. However, conventional near-infrared spectroscopy has difficulty identifying black plastics, commonly found in electronics and automotive upholstery, due to their light-absorbing properties. This challenge has historically hindered efficient recycling processes; a critical bottleneck that Canon’s new technology directly addresses. The TR-A100 plastic analyser employs an advanced laser... Read the full article on Technology Reseller here. Nancy Powell
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