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• May 04, 2018 04 May'18

  Dell EMC IT transformation central to 2018 channel strategy

  Informed by ESG research, the new Dell EMC IT Transformation campaign looks to help partners adopt a consultative approach to IT infrastructure modernization.

• May 04, 2018 04 May'18

  Software-defined access: Safe-T launches channel program

  Safe-T, an Israeli company that offers technology based on software-defined perimeter architecture, has launched a channel program and is looking for partners in the U.S.; more news from the week.

• May 01, 2018 01 May'18

  Vendors march ahead on fintech innovation

  Fintech vendors FinancialForce, Vena Solutions and Model N have made recent moves to upgrade products, add third-party integrations or accelerate innovation.

• May 01, 2018 01 May'18

  Dell EMC all-flash PowerMax replaces VMAX, injects NVMe

  Dell EMC rebrands its high-end, all-flash VMAX system as PowerMax, which is packed with NVMe flash and inline data reduction. A single system scales to 4 PB, with an onboard AI tiering engine.

• May 01, 2018 01 May'18

  Gartner: CEOs are talking digital

  The digital transformation message has got into the boardroom and is now a CEO priority, which should give the channel some chances to support those firms as they change their operations

• May 01, 2018 01 May'18

  Microsoft’s latest Windows 10 focuses on IT admins

  While it will stop those annoying taskbar InBox and social media messages, at the heart of the April 2018 Windows 10 update is an effort to simplify management

• May 01, 2018 01 May'18

  VMware NSX portfolio aims to unify local and cloud workloads

  VMware's NSX strategy aims to help enterprises stitch together data centers and cloud environments, though it could be overkill for IT shops with simpler needs that are more specific.

• May 01, 2018 01 May'18

  Dell EMC Global Partner Summit: Tighter integration in the works

  Dell EMC partner companies can expect the IT vendor to work toward tighter partner-product portfolio alignment and faster deal registration over the course of 2018.

• April 27, 2018 27 Apr'18

  IBM business partners see incentives for storage systems, software

  IBM is spurring partners to win more deals in the storage market, specifically around its software-defined storage and all-flash array products. The company this week introduced a new set of sales ...

• April 27, 2018 27 Apr'18

  IT services companies: Reliam, Converge Technology point to M&A trend

  Acquisition-minded ventures are building IT services platforms, as Reliam's buyout of managed cloud services provider Stratalux demonstrated this week; other IT channel news.

• April 20, 2018 20 Apr'18

  Analyst argues blockchain has no place in networking

  Blockchain distributed ledger technology is untested, unproven and overly complex, making it unsuitable for networking, GlobalData analyst Mike Fratto argued.

• April 20, 2018 20 Apr'18

  Marketing for MSP companies: Still a struggle

  While managed service providers continue to struggle with marketing, the list of vendors committing to the channel sales model continues to grow; more news from the week.

• April 19, 2018 19 Apr'18

  128 Technology brings routing, SD-WAN to white box CPEs

  128 Technology integrated its routing software and SD-WAN capabilities with white box CPEs from Lanner. Arrow Electronics will preconfigure the software onto the CPEs.

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  IBM admits poor storage results but promises to do better

  IBM’s first-quarter 2018 results shows failings in its storage business, while cognitive computing via Watson remains its main growth engine.

• April 16, 2018 16 Apr'18

  CrowdStrike looks to quicken incident response times

  CrowdStrike introduced a new component for the vendor's cloud-based security platform -- dubbed Falcon X -- that looks to speed up enterprises' incident response times.