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• December 16, 2016 16 Dec'16

  Attivo Networks enlists partners to sell deception-based security

  Attivo Networks introduced a new partner program to sell its deception-based security technology; other IT channel news from the week.

• December 16, 2016 16 Dec'16

  Quantum scales StorNext file system to public cloud

  Quantum StorNext scale-out file system upgrade integrates support for public cloud and third-party object storage. StorNext manages data as a unified namespace.

• December 16, 2016 16 Dec'16

  AWS Managed Services targets large enterprises

  AWS Managed Services, a radical departure from Amazon's early cloud strategy, reflects the shifting demand of its customers, but it doesn't meet all their needs just yet.

• December 15, 2016 15 Dec'16

  Older Yahoo breach even more mega than the last

  A second Yahoo breach was disclosed with more than one billion accounts compromised and users left at risk of further attacks for three years.

• December 15, 2016 15 Dec'16

  Cisco moving customers from soon-to-close Intercloud

  Cisco is in the process of moving customers off the Intercloud Fabric as the company prepares to close the infrastructure-as-a-service offering.

• December 15, 2016 15 Dec'16

  IT evaluates options, as XenMobile 9 nears end of life

  The days are numbered for Citrix XenMobile 9. Organizations have a few choices to tackle what can be a tricky XenMobile 10 upgrade process.

• December 15, 2016 15 Dec'16

  AWS puts MSPs on notice with new managed service offering

  Another day, another potentially disruptive offering from Amazon Web Services. Should MSPs be concerned?

• December 14, 2016 14 Dec'16

  Puppet eyes multisite failover

  Puppet Enterprise is expected to add multisite disaster recovery that could offer a cheaper alternative to long-distance vMotion for Puppet masters.

• December 14, 2016 14 Dec'16

  More vendors focusing on better network automation

  Arista, Cisco and Juniper took steps this year toward providing better network automation systems. Next year, companies can expect to see technology from other vendors.

• December 14, 2016 14 Dec'16

  Oh, the places SD-WAN will go in 2017

  SD-WAN technology and deployment made leaps in 2016, with more use cases, services, and merger and acquisition announcements. Check out seven trends on the SD-WAN horizon for 2017.

• December 14, 2016 14 Dec'16

  ISG acquires Alsbridge

  Significant robotic process automation skills included in ISG’s $74M acquisition of Alsbridge.

• December 13, 2016 13 Dec'16

  Nexenta takes a stab at Docker persistent storage

  NexentaEdge DevOps integrates Docker persistent storage from up to three Linux servers and 16 TB of raw storage with NexentaEdge data and storage services.

• December 13, 2016 13 Dec'16

  Infoblox launches Technology Alliance Partner program

  Network control specialist Infoblox launches program allowing partners to seamlessly integrate their solutions for improved network automation and security.

• December 12, 2016 12 Dec'16

  After Dell Software Group sale, One Identity reinvents its go-to-market

  Executives from One Identity, which operates under Quest Software, discuss the company's renewed focus on the channel.

• December 12, 2016 12 Dec'16

  Stratoscale seeks hybrid cloud Symphony with AWS

  Stratoscale's latest Symphony hyper-converged upgrade adds AWS S3 object storage, Kubernetes-as-a-Service and an Application Catalog to help developers building cloud-native apps.

• December 09, 2016 09 Dec'16

  BlackBerry partners tapped for role in new mobile security platform

  BlackBerry is enabling channel partners to play a consulting and integration role with its newly announced BlackBerry Secure mobile security platform; more news from the week.

• December 09, 2016 09 Dec'16

  Georgia Tech gets contract to research cyber attribution

  Georgia Tech received a contract to research the science of cyber attribution, but experts disagree on whether it is possible to succeed in this endeavor.

• December 09, 2016 09 Dec'16

  Veritas injects copy data management into NetBackup

  Veritas Technologies' latest version of its NetBackup product is integrated with copy data management, Veritas Resiliency Platform and Veritas Information Map.

• December 09, 2016 09 Dec'16

  IBM Watson for Cybersecurity released in beta

  The IBM Watson for Cybersecurity beta program aims to augment human intelligence, but experts question if IBM can distinguish it from other machine learning products.

• December 08, 2016 08 Dec'16

  AWS Blox throws container market a curveball

  The container orchestration pool is already crowded and competitive, and AWS has waded in with an unusual play.

• December 08, 2016 08 Dec'16

  Kubernetes will do Windows, too

  Kubernetes enjoys momentum in the enterprise market, which will be bolstered by support for more operating systems and programming languages.

• December 08, 2016 08 Dec'16

  PowerShell security threats greater than ever, researchers warn

  Administrators should upgrade to the latest version of Microsoft PowerShell and enable extended logging and monitoring capabilities in the light of a surge in related security threats, warn researchers.

• December 07, 2016 07 Dec'16

  Microsoft offers free Azure training

  Microsoft is offering free Azure training as it seeks to ready more partners to work in the cloud.

• December 07, 2016 07 Dec'16

  Cisco Meraki unveils AP for hotels, 10 GbE switches

  Cisco has released the first Layer 2 Meraki switches with 10 GbE uplinks. The vendor also introduced an access point designed for the hotel industry.

• December 07, 2016 07 Dec'16

  Obama cybersecurity report tackles bipartisan issues

  The final cybersecurity report from the Obama administration covered issues, including authentication, identity, infrastructure, cyberthreats and cooperation, but experts disagree on the key points.

• December 07, 2016 07 Dec'16

  New Qumulo CEO brings Isilon scale-out file-system chops

  Scale-out file-system specialist Qumulo hires ex-EMC Vice President Bill Richter to spearhead marketing and sales. It marks a reunion with Qumulo co-founders Peter Godman and Neal Fachan.

• December 07, 2016 07 Dec'16

  Despite the perks of DaaS, IT doesn't want to lose control

  DaaS helps organizations avoid the complexity and high cost of VDI, but some organizations have cloud computing security concerns and fear outsourcing.

• December 06, 2016 06 Dec'16

  Docker acquires Infinit for persistent container storage

  Docker persistent storage and stateful applications are the next front in the container wars, and Docker Inc. has fired a major salvo with its acquisition of Infinit.

• December 06, 2016 06 Dec'16

  CHIME asks Trump to ease meaningful use regulations

  CIO organization CHIME is calling on the President-elect to reduce the number of regulations on healthcare providers by delaying meaningful use stage 3.

• December 06, 2016 06 Dec'16

  Data center's newest hardware still cloudy to some

  If there will be a way to make an enterprise data center as efficient and optimized as cloud computing, composable infrastructure seeks to fill that role.

• December 06, 2016 06 Dec'16

  Arista, Brocade up performance of leaf, spine

  Arista and Brocade have introduced spine and leaf switches. Arista has focused on performance; Brocade has added network automation and visibility.

• December 05, 2016 05 Dec'16

  Amazon could shake up data center with Snowball Edge

  Amazon Snowball Edge, a server-like IoT device, could eventually pose a threat to server and networking vendors, which are already losing business to the public cloud provider.

• December 05, 2016 05 Dec'16

  Avnet's specialist approach gaining traction

  In the three months since Avnet set up its specialist business units, the distributor has seen plenty of reseller and vendor interest.

• December 02, 2016 02 Dec'16

  Datapipe platform targets cloud-based enterprise applications

  Datapipe, an MSP and cloud services provider, has unveiled a platform for designing, testing and deploying applications that will run in the cloud; other news from the week.

• December 02, 2016 02 Dec'16

  AWS and VMware alliance raises questions for channel partners

  The partnership between Amazon Web Services and VMware could help partners in the enterprise cloud market, but also raises questions regarding pricing and support.

• December 02, 2016 02 Dec'16

  AWS integrates, invests in Chef

  Amazon refreshed its Chef-based AWS OpsWorks offering and also has made a minority investment in Chef Software as part of the commercial deal, according to execs.

• December 02, 2016 02 Dec'16

  Survey shows security compliance confusion by C-suite

  A new survey uncovered confusion in the C-suite about governance, risk, and compliance responsibilities and which security compliance requirements may affect companies.

• December 02, 2016 02 Dec'16

  Manufacturers must clear hurdles to go mobile

  The challenges of adopting mobility in manufacturing are unique, compared with other industries. Outdated machinery makes it difficult to connect to new technology, for instance.

• December 02, 2016 02 Dec'16

  Imation redux: Nexsan storage goes private

  Nexsan storage technology is the only moneymaking asset for publicly traded Imation. The vendor is going private with help from a Louisiana hedge fund.

• December 01, 2016 01 Dec'16

  Channel events listings for 2017

  When making 2017 travel plans, refer to this list of channel events -- including conferences hosted by IT vendors, distributors, industry organizations and vendors that cater exclusively to VARs and MSPs.

• December 01, 2016 01 Dec'16

  AppViewX revamps partner program under new channel chief

  The new Partner+ channel program offers guaranteed margin, qualified leads and technical support, among other benefits.

• December 01, 2016 01 Dec'16

  Nadella recognizes partners for their efforts this year

  Microsoft's CEO used a call with shareholders to recognize the solid year that partners have helped the firm deliver in 2016.

• December 01, 2016 01 Dec'16

  US and UK government expand surveillance powers

  The U.S. has introduced wide new hacking powers for federal agents a day after the UK's Investigatory Powers Act firmed up bulk surveillance powers for intelligence and polices services.

• December 01, 2016 01 Dec'16

  HPE outlines hybrid and IoT channel opportunities

  HPE's Discover event in London saw IoT and hybrid cloud emerge as two of the major themes.

• November 30, 2016 30 Nov'16

  HPE Aruba ups investment in the IoT market

  Enhancements to Aruba's IoT-focused portfolio look to help customers identify, profile and secure IoT devices.

• November 30, 2016 30 Nov'16

  HPE fleshes out IoT strategy

  HPE is moving from IT to operational technology with a set of products and tie-ups to target industrial internet of things applications.

• November 30, 2016 30 Nov'16

  Veeam expects channel boost after joining HPE Complete Program

  Veeam has joined the HPE Complete Program, giving it access to thousands more resellers and a significant number of fresh customers.

• November 30, 2016 30 Nov'16

  New HPE switch aimed at mobile, IoT on wireless LANs

  HPE Aruba networks are getting the access switch and software needed to support mobile and IoT devices, such as surveillance cameras and medical gear.

• November 29, 2016 29 Nov'16

  Ransomware attack gifts free rides on SF Muni

  The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority restored systems without paying following a ransomware attack that allowed free rides for travelers over the weekend.

• November 29, 2016 29 Nov'16

  Quick wins for SAP Anywhere belie back-end complexities

  Attendees at an SAP SME Summit lauded the e-commerce front end, but some said back-end integration and payment-processing features are needed before a full migration to the platform.

• November 29, 2016 29 Nov'16

  Talos gives an extra 30 days for responsible disclosure

  Vendors get an extra 30 days to patch under Cisco Talos' new responsible disclosure guidelines, as Talos notes key differences in time to patch among vendors.

• November 29, 2016 29 Nov'16

  AI, machine learning and teleradiology seen at RSNA 2016

  Artificial intelligence and machine learning in medical imaging and cloud and telemedicine applications for radiology are among the technologies featured at RSNA 2016 in Chicago.

• November 29, 2016 29 Nov'16

  GTDC research: Channel has a bright year ahead

  Report polls heavy hitters from a across the channel to uncover key expectations for the year ahead.

• November 28, 2016 28 Nov'16

  San Francisco transport system hit by ransomware attack

  San Francisco's transport agency appears to be the latest target of cyber criminals using encryption malware to hold organizations to ransom.

• November 28, 2016 28 Nov'16

  Three new IoT services on tap from SAP

  SAP has released three new IoT services to help manage IoT data and get value from it: SAP Connected Goods, SAP Dynamic Edge Processing and SAP IoT Application Enablement.

• November 28, 2016 28 Nov'16

  CSI bolsters managed service options with APSU buy

  Managed services player CSI has added to its operations with the acquisition of the UK operations of APSU.

• November 23, 2016 23 Nov'16

  Distributor moves point to 2017 channel trends

  Distributor moves this year may point the way toward channel trends one might expect to see in 2017.

• November 21, 2016 21 Nov'16

  Symantec to pay $2.3 billion for LifeLock

  In its first move following the Blue Coat Systems merger, Symantec agreed to acquire identity protection firm LifeLock for $2.3 billion to bolster its consumer security business.

• November 21, 2016 21 Nov'16

  SD-WAN evolving to become router replacement

  SD-WAN providers are building products that are replacing routers in the branch office. Gartner says half of WAN edge infrastructure refreshes will be based on SD-WAN by 2020.

• November 21, 2016 21 Nov'16

  Budget devices found with Android backdoor

  A new Android backdoor leaves as many as 3 million users vulnerable, and one expert said enterprises must be careful about using budget devices.

• November 18, 2016 18 Nov'16

  Infrascale partners educate clients on ransomware protection

  The Ransomware Antidote Program aims to help partners to educate their customers on ransomware attacks and the products on the market; more news from the week.

• November 18, 2016 18 Nov'16

  Russia warned about election hacking by White House

  The White House has confirmed that it warned the Russian government about potential election hacking in communication before the presidential election was held.

• November 18, 2016 18 Nov'16

  Some SQL Server Enterprise features show up as standard

  Microsoft looks to broaden the horizons of SQL Server, as it moves some Enterprise features to Standard Edition and introduces SQL Server on Linux.

• November 18, 2016 18 Nov'16

  Tegile IntelliFlash flash systems get primed for NVMe

  Tegile IntelliFlash hybrid and all-flash systems get a refresh as the company gets ready for a push into NVMe.

• November 17, 2016 17 Nov'16

  IoT security guidance comes from DHS and NIST

  New IoT security guidance from government agencies take on different aspects, with DHS tackling the basics and NIST giving a deeper take on securing new devices.

• November 17, 2016 17 Nov'16

  Cisco reports drop in core networking business

  The latest Cisco earnings show a drop in overall revenue, as service providers spend less. Cisco blames lower sales on macroeconomics.

• November 17, 2016 17 Nov'16

  ShareFile updates help digitize workflows

  Citrix will roll out a few ShareFile updates on its web app that allow users to request approvals and e-signatures on digital documents.

• November 16, 2016 16 Nov'16

  Scale-out storage products broaden Seagate's HPC options

  Seagate claims the ClusterStor 300N system achieves 16 Gbps per box and 112 Gbps per 42U rack, with Nytro intelligence accelerating I/O workloads up to 1,000%.

• November 16, 2016 16 Nov'16

  Hitachi adds content intelligence for object storage

  Hitachi Content Intelligence, built into Hitachi Content Portfolio object storage, extracts data and metadata from repositories to perform data analytics on unstructured data.

• November 16, 2016 16 Nov'16

  Researchers discover Italian-sourced Android spyware

  Researchers discover Italian-sourced Android spyware linked to Hacking Team, but it could be the work of another surveillance software vendor.

• November 15, 2016 15 Nov'16

  SonicWall partner strategy: Respect the past, but don't be burdened by it

  SonicWall reflects on the benefits of spinning out of Dell and how it's reengineering its channel focus and product roadmap to match the speed of the security market.

• November 15, 2016 15 Nov'16

  Virtual Instruments grabs Xangati in second 2016 purchase

  Virtual Instruments acquires Xangati for its networking and virtualization monitoring expertise. The company plans to integrate the new technology into the VirtualWisdom platform.

• November 15, 2016 15 Nov'16

  Startups offer predictive analysis for network management

  Forward Networks and Veriflow Systems have introduced verification technology to help engineers manage corporate networks.

• November 14, 2016 14 Nov'16

  Rackspace partner strategy seeks to scale company through alliances

  With a renewed channel strategy in place, the company's channel chief said work is well underway to make its alliances key to Rackspace's future.

• November 14, 2016 14 Nov'16

  Tools address Azure data pipeline needs

  A link between the Cask CDAP environment and Azure HDInsight is meant to cut development time of big data applications.

• November 14, 2016 14 Nov'16

  Autonomic computing could ease the shift to the cloud

  As IT shops strive for competitive advantage with their web-based applications and services, an increasing number are turning to various flavors of autonomic computing.

• November 14, 2016 14 Nov'16

  Newton brings OpenStack more mature storage features

  Storage updates in OpenStack's Newton release include at-rest data encryption in Swift, a message API for async tasks in Cinder and driver-assisted migration in Manila.

• November 14, 2016 14 Nov'16

  BlackNurse DoS downs big routers with little bandwidth

  Researchers claim "BlackNurse," a low-volume ICMP denial of service attack, can allow a laptop to bring down routers and firewalls with as little as 4 Mbps of malicious packets.

• November 11, 2016 11 Nov'16

  Office 365 rebate: ConnectWise promotion set for January

  ConnectWise and Microsoft are collaborating on a 20% rebate promotion that will kick off in January and aims to encourage channel partners to launch or expand cloud practices.

• November 11, 2016 11 Nov'16

  ConnectWise software takes strides toward a unified suite

  ConnectWise unveiled an integrated user interface, a software rebranding initiative and a number of new product features during its annual channel partner meeting, IT Nation.

• November 11, 2016 11 Nov'16

  IT Nation 2016: Partners must embark on difficult cloud transition

  The adoption of cloud services among traditional channel partner companies was a key theme at this year's IT Nation conference, hosted by ConnectWise.

• November 10, 2016 10 Nov'16

  Veeam adds local backup for Microsoft Office 365

  Veeam's beta program for backing up Microsoft Office 365 pulls in 1,500 downloads within a few days of the offering's release. Customers want local protection for Exchange data.

• November 10, 2016 10 Nov'16

  Juniper provides router, firewall on Amazon cloud

  Juniper Networks is offering its MX router and SRX firewall on the Amazon cloud. Hybrid cloud network services are available on the Amazon Marketplace.

• November 10, 2016 10 Nov'16

  Zadara adds Google to hyperscale cloud SaaS platform

  Google Cloud Platform expands Zadara Storage VPSA and ZIOS hyperscale cloud SaaS options, which already support Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure.

• November 09, 2016 09 Nov'16

  IBM updates Spectrum Virtualize, flash hardware

  Next month, IBM plans to add hybrid cloud capabilities to its Spectrum Virtualize storage software, as well as offering new flash hardware choices and converged infrastructure options.

• November 09, 2016 09 Nov'16

  Nutanix orchestrates network management for HCI

  Nutanix adds 'one-click networks' to its hyper-convergence as part of its plans to become an on-premises version of Amazon Web Services as a foundation for building private clouds.

• November 09, 2016 09 Nov'16

  DDN refreshes SFA, Lustre file storage arrays

  DDN Lustre file storage adds multi-level security to Lustre, and it announced IME240 NVMe flash is available on 2U commodity hardware or as software-only.

• November 09, 2016 09 Nov'16

  Security is the way to monetize IoT

  The advice coming out of the Web Summit in Portugal is that security is the way to make some revenue out of IoT.

• November 09, 2016 09 Nov'16

  Android patch for Dirty COW optional -- for now

  Google released an Android patch for the Dirty COW vulnerability, but the fix won't be part of a mandatory security update until December.

• November 08, 2016 08 Nov'16

  Cisco Partner Summit roundup: Another take on software

  Cisco Partner Summit 2016 had a strong software undercurrent, as the company discussed plans for software partnering and network automation tools.

• November 08, 2016 08 Nov'16

  Nov. 2016 Patch Tuesday squashes Windows zero day

  The Nov. 2016 Patch Tuesday includes a patch for a Windows zero-day reportedly being exploited by Russian hackers, as well as bulletins experts think may be underrated by Microsoft.

• November 08, 2016 08 Nov'16

  Nyansa touts app monitoring in latest network tools

  Nyansa has widened the capabilities of its network traffic analytics system with the addition of application monitoring. The latest capabilities are packaged as Voyance+.

• November 08, 2016 08 Nov'16

  Data at risk when developers implement OAuth 2.0, insecurely

  Researchers find widespread risk for users of apps with insecure OAuth implementation, which could lead to attackers being able to access the data held within a vulnerable app.

• November 08, 2016 08 Nov'16

  As the colocation market matures, new trends emerge

  Competition is surging in the colocation market, and providers are adding new features to differentiate. IT pros should look for new services around cloud connections, green energy and more.

• November 07, 2016 07 Nov'16

  Smaller hyper-convergence vendors holding their ground

  The hyper-convergence vendor landscape is no longer dominated by startups, which leaves the likes of SimpliVity, Pivot3 and Scale Computing to battle Nutanix and the server and storage giants.

• November 07, 2016 07 Nov'16

  Oracle’s offer to buy NetSuite overcomes resistance

  The $9.3B acquisition is in line with Oracle’s avowed move to cloud as a delivery mode for its business applications.

• November 04, 2016 04 Nov'16

  Cisco collaboration tools: Partners can offer clients new pricing

  Cisco discussed a new per-user, per-month pricing approach for its cloud-based and on-premises collaboration services and products at the company's partner summit.

• November 04, 2016 04 Nov'16

  What HP Partner First partners should know about FY 2017

  After celebrating its first year as an independent company, HP Inc. said it will continue striving to improve HP Partner First and channel initiatives; more news from the week.

• November 04, 2016 04 Nov'16

  Xerox report: SMB print requirements will shift in 2017

  Small and midsize businesses will look to increasingly digitize paper-driven processes over the next 12 months, a Xerox report has found.

• November 04, 2016 04 Nov'16

  Microsoft Teams enters business-messaging fray

  Microsoft has unveiled its new team chat app, Microsoft Teams. The app is built into Office 365 and looks to compete with Slack, Cisco Spark and Unify Circuit.