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June 20, 2018 20 Jun'18
HPE partners urged to tackle the 'Super Six' market opportunities

At the HPE Global Partner Summit 2018, the company described six short- and long-term market opportunities it plans to capitalize on with it partners.
June 20, 2018 20 Jun'18
DattoCon 2018: Focus on MSPs poised for SMB growth

The MSP industry has good prospects for growth in the SMB space as company valuations increase, but the firms with the greatest focus are more likely to reap the rewards.
June 19, 2018 19 Jun'18
Aruba launches software-defined branch offering

Aruba has introduced a software-defined branch offering. The product works with Aruba ClearPass and Central for management and includes an SD-WAN within a gateway appliance.
June 19, 2018 19 Jun'18
HPE GreenLake targets channel with on-premises consumption opportunity

HPE GreenLake Flex Capacity is a central piece of the HPE Partner Ready channel strategy and a plan for capturing the anticipated growth of the consumption-based procurement.
June 15, 2018 15 Jun'18
Microsoft Teams to support e-discovery in hybrid clouds

Microsoft is giving businesses with on-premises Exchange servers a new tool for Microsoft Teams e-discovery, as the vendor seeks to help large enterprises transition to the cloud.
June 15, 2018 15 Jun'18
Cisco Live 2018: Vendor opens management console to partners

In Cisco's latest nod to software, the company has opened its Cisco DNA Center to developers, including a number of IT services providers and consultancies.
June 14, 2018 14 Jun'18
Cisco DNA Center to manage Viptela SD-WAN

Cisco plans to integrate its Viptela SD-WAN with DNA Center for campus networking in the next 18 months. At the same time, Cisco expects to release a cloud version of DNA Center.
June 13, 2018 13 Jun'18
June Patch Tuesday includes fixes for DNS and Spectre v4

A Windows DNS patch for both desktops and servers headlines Microsoft's June 2018 Patch Tuesday, but the release also includes mitigations for Spectre v4 and more.
June 11, 2018 11 Jun'18
In GitHub play, Microsoft sets course for open source

The looming Microsoft-GitHub pairing confirms the company's rebirth as an open source friend. Data tools on the Azure cloud are part of the motivation.
June 08, 2018 08 Jun'18
Channel part of Microsoft plans for GitHub

The software vendor is aware that if it wants to attract enterprise-level developers it will have to work with partners.
June 08, 2018 08 Jun'18
Cloud MSP Burwood Group taps HyperGrid for orchestration offering

Burwood Group, a Chicago-based consulting and managed services firm, launched a cloud management services offering that uses HyperGrid technology; other news from the week.
June 07, 2018 07 Jun'18
Avaya aims Equinox refresh at the cloud

Avaya has refreshed Avaya Equinox with online team collaboration and has integrated the software into IP Office. The changes are part of Avaya's strategy to attract more SMBs.
June 06, 2018 06 Jun'18
Microsoft eyes open source Azure adoption from GitHub buy

Microsoft's ongoing détente with the open source community advances with a deal to purchase GitHub, the world's largest open source code repository.
June 05, 2018 05 Jun'18
Scality Ring 7.4 release seeks to ease deployment

Scality Ring 7.4 file and object storage software takes aim at easing installation and ongoing management, adds lower-cost three-server entry configuration.
June 04, 2018 04 Jun'18
Microsoft buys GitHub, sends shockwave through IT

Microsoft's $7.5 billion blockbuster deal for GitHub is a sea change for the IT market, as an enterprise software bellwether with legacy baggage snaps up an open source DevOps darling.