Print.IT Reseller - issue 85

BUSINESS DESIGN CENTRE LONDON The Business Design Centre is one of London’s most popular conference and exhibition venues. Located just ten minutes from Kings Cross St Pancras International and a short walk from Angel tube station, it’s a flexible and convenient venue for ICT resellers, MFP/printer dealers, vendors and technology providers to meet face-to-face and find out more about the latest technology innovations. Why Visit? The opportunity for face-to-face contact is reason enough to attend this one-day event, but there are many others. Technology Live offers you the opportunity to: n Network with peers n Reconnect with existing suppliers n Build relationships with new vendors n Explore new business opportunities n Expand your product/services offering n Find MSPs/resellers from other sectors to partner with n Discover new products and services n Learn about developments in your industry Opportunities to drive innovation Over the last 18 months, channel partners have reinforced their position as trusted advisors as customers have accelerated their digital transformation to cope with the challenges of maintaining operations during a pandemic. But the move to home working has brought fresh challenges, not least of which has been the impact on sales of traditional office products and recurring revenue in particular when it comes down to office print. This has created a pressing need for channel vendors to expand their services-led offering and to diversify and broaden their core offering. Yet, despite the pressures of the past 18 months, the mood in the channel is largely buoyant, even with the negative impact COVID-19 had on the sector – 81% of print industry organisations now see the pandemic as bringing opportunities to drive innovation within their business, that’s according to the fourth edition of Quocirca’s COVID-19 Business Impact Survey. Strategic and balanced approach Organisations have digitally transformed operations, adopting new technologies and the cloud to help them strengthen resilience, increase agility and deliver greater efficiencies. Now, as they prepare to conduct business in the new normal, the focus has shifted to a more strategic and balanced approach with buyers looking to engage with fewer suppliers and instead forge strong relationships with managed service providers that can help them leverage new technologies and services to support a hybrid workforce. By bringing together vendors from across the IT spectrum, the Technology Live exhibition and seminar programme provides an ideal forum for resellers and MSPs to explore the different ways in which they can expand their offering, whether through the addition of hosted voice, full fibre connectivity, cyber security solutions, managed print or ICT services, or anything else. Best of all, visitors will be able to discuss their needs face-to-face not just with vendors but also with contacts/competitors/partners who are facing the same challenges and opportunities. The Convergent Technology Event for IT Resellers & Providers Business Design Centre · London · 28 September 2021 SPONSORED BY TECHNOLOGY LIVE 2021 MYPHONES Cut ting edge hosted communications Exhibitors include: After several postponements and delays, the inaugural Technology Live one-day event will (finally) take place at the Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, London on September 28