News
News
- July 24, 2019
24 Jul'19
StorageCraft MSP offering, OneXafe Solo 300, targets small-biz backup
A new StorageCraft small-business backup and disaster recovery appliance targets managed service providers, which the company said have a chance to standardize their offerings.
- July 23, 2019
23 Jul'19
Managed security services make progress in SMB sector
Providing managed security services to small and medium-sized businesses has never been easier, but gaps in cybersecurity tools and customer education remain as challenges.
- July 23, 2019
23 Jul'19
Megadeals, hybrid cloud drive the year's cloud news
It has been a busy first half of 2019 for the cloud computing market. Here is a rundown of the biggest cloud news stories so far this year with implications for the industry and customers.
-
- July 22, 2019
22 Jul'19
Equifax to pay up to $700 million in data breach settlement
Under the settlement with the FTC and state attorneys general, Equifax will fork over at least $575 million in civil penalties and to provide credit monitoring services to consumers.
- July 19, 2019
19 Jul'19
VMware on Azure era kicks off
Microsoft's Azure VMware Solutions service will compete with the VMware Cloud on AWS offering, and reflects a move to the cloud for virtualized workloads.
- July 19, 2019
19 Jul'19
New Commvault partner incentives aim to deepen alliances
Commvault is looking to differentiate itself from competitors by expanding its channel incentives program and enablement resources; other news from the week.
- July 18, 2019
18 Jul'19
Infinidat woos disenchanted IBM storage customers
Infinidat storage takes direct aim at IBM with Data Rescue Program. IBM users can trade in IBM XIV and FlashSystem A9000 gear for Infinidat InfiniBox disk arrays.
- July 18, 2019
18 Jul'19
Microsoft Inspire: Nadella talks development, AI applications
Will the Microsoft partner's future be in software development and AI applications? Company CEO Satya Nadella suggested that may be the case in his Microsoft Inspire address.
- July 17, 2019
17 Jul'19
Microsoft is a step closer to virtual desktop release
As a potential release date for Windows Virtual Desktop looms, Microsoft is making sure its most popular applications are optimized to run within a virtualized environment.
- July 15, 2019
15 Jul'19
Amazon's Werner Vogels talks innovation speed, automation
Amazon CTO Werner Vogels talks about the company's Outposts hybrid cloud hardware, how AWS approaches innovation and future plans for cloud cost containment.
-
- July 15, 2019
15 Jul'19
Microsoft Inspire sets FY 2020 agenda for partners
Microsoft channel partners can expect to see the software company emphasize security, Azure migration, Teams collaboration and PowerApps, among other areas, during FY 2020.
- July 12, 2019
12 Jul'19
SAP partners get free S/4HANA Cloud access
SAP now offers free access to S/4HANA and C/4HANA test and demonstration systems to qualified partners. The new partner program is being met with enthusiasm, as SAP tries to keep pace with other cloud providers.
- July 12, 2019
12 Jul'19
IUR policy scrapped amid Microsoft channel partner feedback
Microsoft has rescinded a policy that would have had Microsoft channel partners paying for software they currently use under IUR licenses.
- July 12, 2019
12 Jul'19
Microsoft Azure partners get new tool, migration program
Microsoft has uncorked a series of announcements on the eve of Microsoft Inspire, many of them focused on Microsoft Azure management and migration; more news from the week.
- July 11, 2019
11 Jul'19
Microsoft Partner Network licensing changes put channel on alert
Some MPN members question Microsoft IUR policy changes, but other channel execs see the product licensing shift as business as usual in the reseller and service provider space.