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• March 21, 2017 21 Mar'17

  IBM cloud chills with cold object storage vault tier

  IBM enhances its cloud object storage based on Cleversafe technology with flexible pricing and a long-term, three-tiered cold vault object store for inactive data.

• March 21, 2017 21 Mar'17

  Samsung Knox now lets IT manage Android updates

  Knox's E-FOTA feature lets IT test Android OS updates before users install them on their Samsung devices, preventing apps from breaking.

• March 20, 2017 20 Mar'17

  Tegile CEO: Waiting on NVMe, IPO

  The Tegile CEO talks about how the all-flash market is shaping up with the advent of NVM express, and how his company is battling against the major data storage vendors.

• March 20, 2017 20 Mar'17

  HPE 3PAR flash is target for persistent containers

  HPE 3PAR flash container reference architecture bundles Mesosphere orchestration software with ProLiant blades, 10 GB SAN FlexFabric and StoreServ 8200 arrays.

• March 20, 2017 20 Mar'17

  IBM cognitive assistant to help manage and secure devices

  IBM has announced a cognitive assistant powered by IBM Watson to help businesses manage and secure endpoints, including devices making up the internet of things.

• March 20, 2017 20 Mar'17

  Dell joins HPE and Cisco as top cloud infrastructure providers

  Cloud infrastructure is looking like a three-horse race between the big U.S. suppliers, but the contract manufacturers are also in the running.

• March 17, 2017 17 Mar'17

  Ingram Micro resellers get insight into vertical market segments

  Ingram Micro introduced new resources for pursuing security opportunities within vertical market segments; other channel news from the week.

• March 17, 2017 17 Mar'17

  Minting cookies can be nastier than forged cookies

  Although minting authentication cookies is not widely understood, the Yahoo hacker indictments has brought it to the forefront and shown it can be very dangerous.

• March 17, 2017 17 Mar'17

  Disparate business systems united via digital transition

  Breaking down silos between BPM and ECM is essential for staying competitive in the cloud age. One systems integrator turned to Alfresco Digital Business Platform.

• March 17, 2017 17 Mar'17

  Yahoo breach indictments may not deter hackers

  The Department of Justice indicted suspects in the 2014 Yahoo breach, but experts are unsure if this will prove to be an effective hacker deterrent moving forward.

• March 16, 2017 16 Mar'17

  Oracle turning the focus on taking share in the SME market

  With the cloud making it easier and cheaper for smaller firms to take advantage of Oracle's ERP and SaaS products, the vendor is gunning for some fresh market share.

• March 16, 2017 16 Mar'17

  Oracle Q3 2016-17 results show 2% growth

  Oracle’s third-quarter results for fiscal year 2017 show 2% growth in overall revenue, with cloud representing 13% of the total. Executives are bullish on cloud ERP growth prospects.

• March 16, 2017 16 Mar'17

  AWS Reserved Instances add option to segment resources

  AWS Reserved Instances are now more flexible than ever, but challenges remain with the discount service -- a problem magnified by Google's new streamlined discount offering.

• March 15, 2017 15 Mar'17

  RPA software: Blue Prism builds partner network, certification program

  Blue Prism, an RPA vendor, is building up its partner network, cultivating relationships with consulting firms and integrators such as Accenture, EY and IBM.

• March 15, 2017 15 Mar'17

  Cisco faces going stag in hyper-converged world

  As Cisco looks to soon be without SimpliVity as a hyper-converged infrastructure partner, it beefs up its HyperFlex product with co-engineered software with Springpath.

• March 15, 2017 15 Mar'17

  Avaya customers could benefit from Extreme acquisition

  Users of Avaya networking products would be in a strong negotiating position if Extreme Networks bought the portfolio.

• March 15, 2017 15 Mar'17

  Competitors wonder how Nimble fits in HPE's plans

  Merging the Nimble Storage product line with HPE gear and engineering teams creates overlap and competition for its R&D budget. Other storage startups see an opening.

• March 15, 2017 15 Mar'17

  Google's Hangouts business apps come with risks

  The latest Google Hangouts apps are a competitive team collaboration offering from a vendor with a spotty track record in enterprise technology.

• March 15, 2017 15 Mar'17

  US set to charge four hackers for Yahoo breaches

  Three Russians are reportedly among four hackers US authorities believe to be linked to data breaches at Yahoo affecting more than a billion accounts.

• March 15, 2017 15 Mar'17

  Ransomware detection among Unitrends' latest features

  Unitrends' physical and virtual appliances can alert administrators if ransomware is detected. The updated products also feature simplified backup management.

• March 14, 2017 14 Mar'17

  Virtual reality services make collaboration immersive

  Virtual reality services could offer enterprises lower-cost, immersive visual collaboration, but technical and security hurdles must be addressed.

• March 14, 2017 14 Mar'17

  Android malware preinstalled on devices

  Security researchers found Android ransomware and malware preinstalled on popular devices, putting users at risk for information theft, tracking and more.

• March 14, 2017 14 Mar'17

  Without SDN, does digital transformation exist?

  There's a lot of talk about digital transformation in the tech industry, but to obtain it, enterprises need to undertake network transformation. That's where SDN can help.

• March 14, 2017 14 Mar'17

  SHA-1 certificate deprecation trouble for SAP Ariba

  SHA-1 certificates are still in play, despite browser deprecation, as SAP Ariba advises legacy users to use unpatched browsers to avoid error messages, blocked access.

• March 14, 2017 14 Mar'17

  Innovium unveils chipset that doubles existing speeds

  Innovium, led by former execs at Cavium and Broadcom, is targeting its switch silicon to hyperscale data centers as more workloads move to the cloud.

• March 13, 2017 13 Mar'17

  Unified Verizon-XO channel program set for June debut

  Verizon is bringing in resources and assets from XO Communications, as it unifies its channel program and rolls out a new business unit for small businesses and government markets.

• March 10, 2017 10 Mar'17

  IBM-Salesforce alliance sparks new Bluewolf practice

  IBM company and Salesforce consultancy Bluewolf will offer services around the new Watson-Einstein integration; other channel news from the week.

• March 10, 2017 10 Mar'17

  Google Cloud partners in the spotlight at tech conference

  Partners stood out at the Google Cloud Next conference, showcasing offerings that incorporate Google's cloud services and getting a plug from Eric Schmidt.

• March 10, 2017 10 Mar'17

  AWS S3 outage: Channel partners mull redundancy options

  Channel partner executives and industry observers consider redundancy options in the aftermath of Amazon Web Services' recent Simple Storage Service outage.

• March 10, 2017 10 Mar'17

  Assange promises to help disarm CIA cyberweapons

  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange promised to work with vendors to help patch products vulnerable to CIA hacking tools, while the FBI and CIA will investigate the leak.

• March 10, 2017 10 Mar'17

  Vendors look for money in cloud-only open technology

  Announcements from Facebook and Microsoft were the highlight of this year's Open Compute Summit, which remains a showcase for hyperscale cloud technology.

• March 10, 2017 10 Mar'17

  The cloud's about to hit close to home

  As IoT workloads proliferate in the enterprise, more organizations will process data closer to the network edge. But that doesn't mean cloud computing is near its end.

• March 10, 2017 10 Mar'17

  Cloud-based UC forecast sees upswing

  Cloud-based unified communications and video conferencing adoption are seeing gradual increases, according to a new survey. Plus, Cisco and Microsoft still reign supreme.

• March 10, 2017 10 Mar'17

  Is enterprise cloud migration picking up steam?

  Historically, cloud technology has scared off large enterprises due to security concerns. Now, as cloud security improves, enterprise cloud migration is on the rise.

• March 09, 2017 09 Mar'17

  Google doubles down enterprise bets for public cloud

  With a handful of new customers and integration with SAP HANA, Google reiterates its readiness to support enterprise workloads on its public cloud platform.

• March 09, 2017 09 Mar'17

  Java deserialization bugs fixed in open source projects

  Google employees recently completed Operation Rosehub, a grass roots effort that patches a set of serious Java vulnerabilities in thousands of open source projects.

• March 09, 2017 09 Mar'17

  Flash in the pan: Dell EMC drops DSSD stand-alone server

  The DSSD D5 for PowerEdge servers from Dell EMC was the first product from the merged vendors. DSSD instead will be used to accelerate existing and new all-flash systems.

• March 08, 2017 08 Mar'17

  Possible changes to fiduciary rule could touch HR tech

  After the Trump administration suspended the Department of Labor fiduciary rule, uncertainty about tighter regulation of retirement plan providers could affect HR tech planning.

• March 08, 2017 08 Mar'17

  Einstein, Watson to share AI capabilities

  By combining Watson's troves of unstructured data with Salesforce's CRM data, users can mine for even greater insights.

• March 08, 2017 08 Mar'17

  Arista containerizes its switching operating system

  Switching vendor Arista has containerized its Extensible Operating System. Container development is rising in the data centers of cloud providers -- the vendor's largest customer base.

• March 08, 2017 08 Mar'17

  WikiLeaks posts cache of 'Vault 7' CIA hacking tools

  WikiLeaks released a massive dump of files it claims to be CIA hacking tools, codenamed Vault 7, which includes iOS and Android zero-day exploits.

• March 08, 2017 08 Mar'17

  Sudden romance: HPE-Nimble acquisition has people talking

  Surprising HPE acquisition snares hybrid flash vendor Nimble Storage for proposed $1.2 billion. HPE picks up Nimble arrays and vaunts InfoSight storage analytics and monitoring.

• March 07, 2017 07 Mar'17

  Report shows four top ERP vendors evenly matched

  Panorama Consulting says SAP continues as market leader among the top four ERP vendors. But the market has evened, and Microsoft Dynamics moved past Oracle into second place.

• March 07, 2017 07 Mar'17

  Veritas expands partnership with Google

  Enterprises can now deploy NetBackup and Backup Exec on the Google Cloud Platform, among other capabilities.

• March 06, 2017 06 Mar'17

  Hacker survey gives a fresh look at cybersecurity

  A new cybersecurity report used a hacker survey to offer a perspective on IT that can often be overlooked and found there may not be any easy answers.

• March 06, 2017 06 Mar'17

  SwiftStack replicates object storage to Amazon, Google

  SwiftStack 5 object storage software upgrade enables two-way data synchronization between on-site private cloud storage and public cloud storage from Google and Amazon.

• March 06, 2017 06 Mar'17

  SteelFusion remote office storage supports NAS

  Riverbed adds NAS support to SteelFusion to broaden the reach of the remote office storage appliance, which already supports SAN and object storage.

• March 03, 2017 03 Mar'17

  Passportal rebrands MSP software, adds documentation management

  Passportal relaunched its password and identity management offering for channel partners, adding a new module for documentation management; other news from the week.

• March 03, 2017 03 Mar'17

  Amazon S3 downtime highlights users' redundancy limits

  Tuesday's Amazon S3 outage reverberated around the Internet, but cost and complexity will likely keep many users from scrambling to change their redundancy practices.

• March 03, 2017 03 Mar'17

  "Cloudbleed" vulnerability disclosure sparks fears

  Cloudflare security researchers continue investigations as CEO calms fears over potential exposure of sensitive personal data by the "Cloudbleed" bug, though doubts remain.

• March 03, 2017 03 Mar'17

  Scality's RING object storage gets cloud monitoring

  Scality's RING object storage technology provides customers with a new HALO Cloud Monitor that uses machine learning for capacity planning and predictive analysis.

• March 02, 2017 02 Mar'17

  Blame over Yahoo breach handling misses target, experts say

  A new SEC filing details who knew about the major Yahoo security breach in 2014, but experts are confused by the repercussions of the announcement.

• March 02, 2017 02 Mar'17

  Linux support draws interest from Windows users

  Industry observers are buying into Microsoft's attempts to reach new users, as the company builds support for Linux and other open source technologies in its offerings.

• March 02, 2017 02 Mar'17

  Tintri takes 'cloud-inspired' storage approach

  Tintri's storage is evolving to help customers utilize cloud-based services. Tintri added synchronous replication to its VM-aware VMstore arrays and plans to integrate AWS support.

• March 01, 2017 01 Mar'17

  Splunk partner ecosystem boosts data analytics vendor's sales

  The Splunk partner program has been updated with a revised governance document and a new deal registration process, as the data analytics company seeks to drive channel sales.

• March 01, 2017 01 Mar'17

  Stripped-down versions of Epic EHR feature lower prices

  New, more minimalist versions of the Epic EHR system will feature lower prices, though also less functionality. And these will be aimed at smaller hospitals, according to Epic.

• March 01, 2017 01 Mar'17

  Fortinet steps up MSSP support

  The security vendor has increased the support it provides for managed security service providers.

• March 01, 2017 01 Mar'17

  Citrix HDX Adaptive Transport makes all networks equal

  Remote workers often struggle on high-latency networks. Citrix HDX Adaptive Transport allows them to access their virtual desktops and apps with no lag.

• February 28, 2017 28 Feb'17

  AWS disruption wreaks havoc for Amazon S3 users

  An AWS disruption Tuesday was the longest and most impactful downtime for the public cloud provider in years as Amazon S3 became unresponsive in a major data hub.

• February 28, 2017 28 Feb'17

  Successful data science process not simple to set up, sustain

  Data science teams face a mix of process and cultural challenges in organizations, according to experienced analytics managers who offer advice on how to overcome the hurdles.

• February 28, 2017 28 Feb'17

  SAP and Apple push iOS development with SAP Cloud Platform SDK for iOS

  At Mobile World Congress, SAP set a date for the release of the SAP Cloud Platform SDK for iOS, which enables developers to integrate SAP data and iOS devices.

• February 28, 2017 28 Feb'17

  Cisco, Ericsson deliver Spark services over fixed, mobile networks

  By the end of the year, Cisco and Ericsson will release technology that lets service providers deliver Spark services over fixed or mobile networks.

• February 28, 2017 28 Feb'17

  White boxes set to shift server buying habits

  Traditional server providers still have the lion’s share of the on-premise data center market, but original design manufacturers are now a major force

• February 28, 2017 28 Feb'17

  Smart city projects have CIOs on the hunt for new business models

  Becoming 'smart' is on every city's agenda these days. But what projects should be extended beyond a pilot phase and how cities should fund the initiatives remain unclear.

• February 28, 2017 28 Feb'17

  IoT adoption rising and sparking the need for reseller help

  IoT seems to be an unavoidable issue for corporates, which means that the channel will have a role to play in helping them ensure they remain secure

• February 28, 2017 28 Feb'17

  Channel transforming to meet customer needs

  Digital transformation is not just an issue for customers and the channel is also undergoing rapid change according to research from Citrix and Canalys

• February 24, 2017 24 Feb'17

  Software testing technology vendor LogiGear sharpens channel focus

  LogiGear, a software test automation company, looks for market expansion through three new channel alliances; other IT channel news from the week.

• February 24, 2017 24 Feb'17

  Channel company quiz: Recap partner program and alliance news

  This month's channel quiz features mergers and alliances (and their partner fallout) along with emerging technologies, cloud computing and regulatory activity.

• February 24, 2017 24 Feb'17

  Cloudflare bug exposes web data, Project Zero finds

  Cloudflare bug in CDN is fixed after causing sensitive customer data to leak; Google Project Zero discovered the flaw; users warned to change passwords.

• February 24, 2017 24 Feb'17

  Enterprise shops mull Azure Stack cost as hardware expands

  Azure Stack will have a fourth appliance option when it becomes generally available later this year, but questions about pricing continue to emerge.

• February 24, 2017 24 Feb'17

  ARRIS to buy Broadcom's Ruckus, ICX campus switching

  ARRIS plans to buy a portion of the Brocade networking portfolio that includes Ruckus Wireless. ARRIS is expected to target large public venues, education and hospitality.

• February 24, 2017 24 Feb'17

  AWS database migration scrum with Oracle takes another step

  New AWS database migration capabilities simplify data lake transfers to Redshift from Oracle and Teradata, but it still doesn't solve the biggest obstacles to move databases to the cloud.

• February 23, 2017 23 Feb'17

  Researchers break SHA-1 hash algorithm

  SHA-1 deprecation in browsers comes as researchers create hash collisions and Google offers website and developer tools to protect against malicious uses.

• February 23, 2017 23 Feb'17

  Azure Kubernetes GA foments hybrid cloud battle

  Microsoft's Azure container strategy could take hybrid computing to an entirely new level and help launch both technologies into more mainstream waters.

• February 23, 2017 23 Feb'17

  IaaS set to grow strongly

  Gartner is forecasting an uptake in public cloud spending with IaaS getting the largest cut of that investment.

• February 22, 2017 22 Feb'17

  SMBs adopt digital business transformation cautiously

  Increasingly, SMBs are gaining benefits from digital business transformation efforts, but implementation is tougher than expected, according to a new IDC survey.

• February 22, 2017 22 Feb'17

  Cisco unveils hardware for virtual network services

  Cisco has introduced hardware that contains all the components for running virtual network functions. The new gear delivers Cisco VNFs in the data center and branch office.

• February 22, 2017 22 Feb'17

  Patient engagement, AI and IoT are hot at HIMSS 2017

  The busy floor and outskirts of HIMSS 2017 were abuzz with hot health IT topics ranging from patient engagement and care collaboration to AI and machine learning.

• February 22, 2017 22 Feb'17

  Cloud unified communications creates new security risks

  UC security is not a priority, according to a survey of IT professionals. But security should not be overlooked, as cloud UC creates new risks.

• February 21, 2017 21 Feb'17

  Oracle speaks on AI, machine learning and chatbots

  With the popularity of chatbots comes a flurry of competing application frameworks. Oracle believes adhering to industry standards will prevent fragmentation and incompatibility.

• February 20, 2017 20 Feb'17

  IBM-ServiceNow deal looks to better automate IT workflow

  Seeking to improve the workflow efficiencies of corporate IT shops, ServiceNow incorporates IBM's cognitive technology with its services automation platform.

• February 20, 2017 20 Feb'17

  Amazon EBS gets an overdue upgrade

  Amazon EBS' new live volume modification for storage attached to S3 saves time and headaches for IT pros, who welcome the technology they say is overdue.

• February 20, 2017 20 Feb'17

  CompTIA extends security certification coverage

  CompTIA is extending the security skills it hopes that the industry will develop.

• February 17, 2017 17 Feb'17

  RSA Conference 2017: Ziften, Teramind make channel partner moves

  Ziften and Teramind unveiled channel-related security product and marketing developments at this year's RSA Conference in San Francisco; other news from the week.

• February 17, 2017 17 Feb'17

  SAP S/4HANA Cloud promises 'intelligent ERP'

  SAP S/4HANA Cloud was unveiled at the Capital Markets Day event; 'next-generation intelligent' ERP aims to give large enterprises a cloud option for S/4HANA.

• February 17, 2017 17 Feb'17

  Arista revenue soars, while rival Cisco's falls

  Arista Networks' revenue grew sharply on strong sales of switches and routers. Arista results came a day after Cisco reported declining sales in networking gear.

• February 17, 2017 17 Feb'17

  HPE services and CSC to become DXC Technology

  The merger between HP's services division and CSC will launch in April 2017 and is expected to save the companies billions.

• February 15, 2017 15 Feb'17

  IBM business partners encouraged to embrace Watson platform

  IBM pushed channel firms to differentiate their businesses with cognitive technology. The company also revealed new competencies and streamlined partner processes.

• February 15, 2017 15 Feb'17

  Microsoft pushes pause on February Patch Tuesday

  Despite a known zero-day flaw, Microsoft delays February's security bulletins for an unspecified reason.

• February 15, 2017 15 Feb'17

  Deloitte readies enterprise public cloud practice with AWS and SAP

  A 2,500-strong consulting practice will focus on delivering SAP Hana on Amazon Web Services for analytics to drive digital business

• February 15, 2017 15 Feb'17

  ExtraHop intros Addy, machine learning as a service

  ExtraHop integrates machine learning and artificial intelligence with Addy, its new machine-learning-as-a-service offering.

• February 15, 2017 15 Feb'17

  AWS launches Amazon Chime, challenges Cisco WebEx, Microsoft Skype

  Amazon Web Services has introduced Amazon Chime, a communications-as-a-service product that could become a strong rival to Cisco WebEx and Microsoft Skype for Business.

• February 14, 2017 14 Feb'17

  AWS preps GDPR readiness by signing up to cloud Code of Conduct

  AWS is now a member of the Association of Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe, which means EC2 and the like need to follow certain rules

• February 14, 2017 14 Feb'17

  Serverless deployment spells fresh opportunities for IT ops

  IT ops pros may not think serverless computing is relevant to them, but there's a role for ops even when no servers are directly managed.

• February 14, 2017 14 Feb'17

  RSA President Rohit Ghai details new cybersecurity platform at RSAC 2017

  Michael Dell introduces RSA's newly appointed president, Rohit Ghai, who is set to lead the cybersecurity firm as it implements its new Business Driven Security platform.

• February 14, 2017 14 Feb'17

  New Google cloud database service brings scale, data consistency

  Google's Cloud Spanner may be years from broad adoption, but could represent a big step toward maintaining consistency across the globe with massive data sets in the public cloud.

• February 14, 2017 14 Feb'17

  Westcon, Enghouse and TalkTalk Business signal UC growth

  The number of industry players pointing to the UC market as one that is fertile ground for resellers continues to rise

• February 14, 2017 14 Feb'17

  ONF lays out innovation roadmap for SDN and NFV

  The Open Networking Foundation unveils its Open Innovation Pipeline to guide the next phase of development of software-defined and virtualised networking tech

• February 13, 2017 13 Feb'17

  VMware DaaS goes hybrid with Horizon Cloud

  VDI versus DaaS is no longer a one-or-the-other choice. VMware Horizon Cloud lets businesses manage on-premises VDI and cloud-hosted desktops from one control plane.

• February 13, 2017 13 Feb'17

  Specialized chatbot technology aids DevOps through standardization

  With development, operations, support and lifecycle management tools on the rise, uniting them into a single, consistent, simple user interface is a wish that's finally come true.