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VETTDD is the leadership publication for UK B2B technology. Its editorial desk writes the interviews, analysis, columns and The Brief, to the standard set out on the Editorial standards page.
Nvidia’s channel chief sees neoclouds as the next partner opportunity
Nvidia’s Craig Weinstein, vice-president of its Americas partner organization, says neocloud providers are an “ever-growing and important segment” that creates design, deployment and managed services work for partners
The 2G switch-off will find the devices small firms forgot
UK operators are preparing to retire 2G, with EE planning to start in May 2029. But card readers, alarms and trackers still on 2G are often hard for networks to see, so the search falls to their owners
Antidote’s $5m seed moves law-firm billing checks to the timesheet
Antidote, founded in London by former Apperio chief executive Nicholas d’Adhemar, has raised a seed round led by Lakestar. But its market exists because clients, not firms, write the billing rules
CityFibre opens business broadband across its whole network
Small firms, home offices and remote workers anywhere on CityFibre’s network can now buy symmetrical business-grade fiber through its reseller partners, not only in business districts
Elyos AI raises $13m to answer the phones for trades businesses
The London startup sells voice and email agents to plumbers, electricians and fire and security firms – a test of whether small service businesses will hand their front office to AI
Pax8’s email error shows how much MSP data distributors hold
An email attachment sent by mistake to fewer than 40 UK partners held business information on about 1,800 Pax8 partners. The wider question for MSPs is who else holds their customer data
Record tech startup numbers meet a funding market built for scale
UK founders incorporated more tech companies in 2025 than ever, and venture funding grew for the first time in four years. But the rebound was led by megarounds and AI
BCN moves its Microsoft business to Arrow as an indirect reseller
BCN is giving up a direct Microsoft relationship for distribution through Arrow, and wants to be a supplier to other partners as well as a reseller
IT vacancies slide as candidate numbers climb into 2026
Recruiters report one of the sharpest falls in demand for permanent IT and computing staff as 2025 closed. For smaller tech employers, a soft market brings choices as well as risks
Omnea tops the Startups 100 having met its Series A hiring target
Omnea, the London procurement software company founded by Ben Freeman and Ben Allen, leads the 2026 Startups 100. But its bigger claim is that supplier data needs a system of its own
Beyond connectivity: Gamma’s Rob Kittler on the trusted IoT advisor
Customers want partners to show how connected technology improves operations, not just to supply connectivity. Rob Kittler, head of connectivity practice at Gamma, on leading with outcomes, starting small and building partner ecosystems
CFC insures SMEs against a cyberattack on a key customer
The specialist insurer’s new extension pays out when a customer hit by hackers cancels orders, a gap it says the Jaguar Land Rover attack laid bare across the carmaker’s supply chain