Christine Horton
Christine is a tech journalist with over 20 years experience writing about IT, half of which has been spent exclusively covering the IT sales channel. From 2006-2009 she worked as the editor of Channel Business, before moving on to ChannelPro where she was editor and, latterly, senior editor.
In her role at ChannelPro, she oversaw the day-to-day running of the site, including both writing and editing content, commissioning specialist writers, attending key industry and vendor events, and generally building her expertise in the field.
Since 2016, she has been a freelance writer, editor, and copywriter and continues to cover the channel in addition to broader IT themes, notably cloud and security. Her work for ChannelPro since moving into freelance work has included analysis of the changing trends of how vendors work with their channel partners, their role in increasing sustainability in the IT sector, and breaking news. She has also written more broadly for ITPro on the topic of the challenges faced by women in tech, as well as women working in the IT channel.
In addition to writing, copywriting and editing, Christine provides media training, with a particular focus on explaining what the channel is and why it’s important to businesses.
Latest articles by Christine Horton
The Internet of Things
By Christine Horton published
In-depth Where does opportunity lie for the channel?
What skills sets do channel partners need for the cloud era?
By Christine Horton published
In-depth We take a look at the must-have skills for 2017 and beyond
Beyond network monitoring
By Christine Horton published
In-depth What role can the channel play when it comes to protecting enterprise networks?
What does SolarWinds MSP have to offer in backup and disaster recovery?
By Christine Horton published
In-depth We look at how MSPs can work with SolarWinds to provide effective business continuity services for their customers…
Oracle will “lend weight” to NetSuite channel
By Christine Horton published
News Proposed acquisition by Oracle will boost cloud ERP vendor’s presence in UK, says partner
VMware transitions beyond vSphere business
By Christine Horton published
News VMware: We are so far beyond compute virtualisation
HPE previews new partner specialisations
By Christine Horton published
News HPE also reveals Aruba integration into Partner Ready programme
Canalys Channels Forum: Michael Dell talks channel
By Christine Horton published
News Dell founder professes love for channel, can’t resist a swipe at HP
Q&A: Mark Banfield, SVP and GM of Autotask International
By Christine Horton published
News Autotask’s head of international business talks customer success and the firm’s plans for the UK
Autotask targets MSP market with endpoint backup
By Christine Horton published
News Autotask pursues greater share of MSP wallet with new platform addition
Grey market: why it’s not worth the risk for resellers
By Christine Horton published
In-depth It’s not always easy to spot counterfeit print supplies, but resellers need to be vigilant
Q&A: Alan Laing, EVP, partners & alliances, Sage
By Christine Horton published
News Sage’s channel chief talks moving partners to the cloud, and changing to be easier to work with
Sage announces cloud-first strategy
By Christine Horton published
News Sage pushes ‘cloud-first’ strategy, but says it won’t force customer migration
Sage CEO blasts business leaders
By Christine Horton published
News Stephen Kelly rails against “red tape, bureaucracy, stupid legislation, outdated taxes”
Sage makes bold moves with tech investments
By Christine Horton published
News Sage builds on 2015 investment with announcements around Salesforce and Microsoft partnerships
Infor scores biggest ever win with Travis Perkins cloud deal
By Christine Horton published
News Infor to supply cloud-based enterprise software to 24,000 users at Travis Perkins
Tintri reveals ‘laser-focused’ channel strategy
By Christine Horton published
News 'VM-aware' storage vendor Tintri goes to market with just 20 UK partners; talks new channel programme
MapR updates channel programme
By Christine Horton published
News MapR to put more business through channel partners
NetApp takes a swing at Flash rivals
By Christine Horton published
News NetApp exec criticises EMC, Pure Storage at annual partner event
NetApp: “We’ve got our mojo back”
By Christine Horton published
News NetApp optimistic after tough 12 months; bolstered by success in Flash market
Brexit: SCC chief warns EU exit will damage economy
By Christine Horton published
News Brexit talk already affecting customer confidence, says James Rigby
NetSuite: Cutting channel pays off for partners
By Christine Horton published
News NetSuite EMEA MD says dramatically reducing channel has resulted in thriving business for partners
NetSuite revamps partner segments
By Christine Horton published
News NetSuite overhauls revenue-based tiers – partners to be also scored on certification and engagement
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