News

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.
June 01, 2018 01 Jun'18
VMware preparing cloud version of NSX

A VMware researcher says the company is preparing a new version of NSX networking for public clouds and expects the technology to be available in about a year.
June 01, 2018 01 Jun'18
Q&A: Luis Murguia, SAP

SAP is sitting down with partners and customers in Orlando next week but before that one of its senior channel executives was prepared to give a update about its reseller base.
June 01, 2018 01 Jun'18
Sophos partners adopt MSP model as clients outsource security

Sophos said it will look to provide its partners with greater access to its in-house expertise as the security vendor's partner base moves toward the MSP model; more news from the week.
May 31, 2018 31 May'18
Veeam lays groundwork for data management vision

Noting that 'data is the currency of the enterprise,' Veeam is taking its platform beyond protection and into more management. VeeamON 2018 laid the groundwork for its strategy.
May 31, 2018 31 May'18
Green House Data merger boosts Microsoft consulting skills

The Green House Data merger with Infront Consulting Group lets the combined entity offer a range of offerings, from upfront consulting to ongoing managed services.