Classrooms in schools and colleges were busy with MSPs and resellers over June to August as they boosted their IT after the corona virus panic died down, according to reports from Zyxel.
The networking supplier has seen the education business going through its channel partners increase in the past three months by double figures year-on-year, with Zyxel continuing to encourage more sign-ups to its Education Partner Programme.
The programme gives MSPs access to sales and technical support, help with bids and extended licence options, as well as offers for education customers. The firm is helping managed service players get to grips with its Nebula cloud management platform. The firm is reporting that sales through MSPs using the platform are up by 80 per cent on last year.
Some of the technology that has been in demand has included wireless access points, unified security gateways and switches that are compliant with the Everything ICT Framework.
Zyxel senior regional director Rachel Rothwell said: “Summer is the optimum time for our MSP and reseller partners to communicate the value and benefits of the managed services and solutions they can offer to schools. We’re delighted to have supported so many MSP and reseller partners with their education sector efforts, and we’re excited to continue this push in the months to come.”
She added that the cloud was vital to every aspect of education, and fast, efficient connectivity and networking is essential.
