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• 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

  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 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 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

  Health CIOs: Think cybersecurity, White House CIO says

  In keynote at CHIME16 Fall CIO Forum conference of healthcare CIOs, White House CIO Tony Scott says they should be wary of the internet of things and focus on cybersecurity.

• November 04, 2016 04 Nov'16

  Broadcom likely to get several offers for Ruckus WLAN

  Broadcom's decision to sell the Ruckus WLAN product following the Brocade acquisition is expected to lead to offers from Dell, Juniper and Nokia.

• 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.

• November 04, 2016 04 Nov'16

  Skype for Business support gets better for VDI

  Until recently, IT shops experienced high bandwidth consumption and poor performance when it came to UC tools on VDI. That's changed with enhanced Skype for Business support from Citrix and VMware.

• November 04, 2016 04 Nov'16

  Law enforcement targets dark web markets

  Law enforcement agencies around the world arrested and questioned users of Dark web markets allegedly connected to the sale of illegal goods.

• November 03, 2016 03 Nov'16

  Cisco Partner Summit 2016: Software takes central role

  Cisco's continuing push into software is becoming an important part of the company's transformation, and one that presents opportunities to ISVs and traditional channel partners.

• November 03, 2016 03 Nov'16

  Cisco vows to bring network automation faster

  Cisco tells Partner Summit attendees it will move faster to deliver the network automation tools the vendor has been slow to provide.

• November 03, 2016 03 Nov'16

  Did Microsoft downplay Windows zero-day severity?

  A Windows zero-day disclosed by Google caught Microsoft between patch cycles and experts questioned whether Microsoft downplayed the severity of the vulnerability.

• November 03, 2016 03 Nov'16

  IBM hybrid storage looks to convert users to the cloud

  The recent IBM hybrid storage push aims to court enterprise clients with resources on premises and in the public cloud -- and offer something AWS doesn't.

• November 03, 2016 03 Nov'16

  And then there were three: Broadcom buys Brocade for FC

  Broadcom acquired Brocade in a $5.9 billion deal that will leave the Fibre Channel industry with three major vendors, but analysts predict FC will remain viable for years.

• November 02, 2016 02 Nov'16

  Cisco Services gets update at partner summit

  Cisco has reworked Cisco Services, a move executives said will give partners more selling options and lessen the potential for channel conflict.

• November 02, 2016 02 Nov'16

  Google discloses Windows zero-day under active exploit

  Google disclosed an unpatched Windows zero day vulnerability, which Microsoft claims is actively being exploited by a Russian APT group connected to the DNC hack.

• November 02, 2016 02 Nov'16

  Pure-play cyber security has real value, says new McAfee head

  Intel Security has outlined its strategy to protect the new digital economy as it gears up for innovation as a new independent pure-play security firm under the McAfee banner.

• November 02, 2016 02 Nov'16

  Broadcom buys Brocade but will sell off IP network business

  Chipmaker will acquire Brocade for $5.9B to broaden its storage business, and plans to sell off most of its acquisition’s networking business.

• November 01, 2016 01 Nov'16

  Experts unsure if nematode worms are legal

  A new nematode worm proof of concept could help the internet avoid the next massive Mirai IoT botnet DDoS attack, but experts are unsure of the legality of the option.

• November 01, 2016 01 Nov'16

  Tintri storage marches with VMware toward containers

  Tintri storage moves 'in lockstep' with VMware for cloud, container and DevOps support with a vRealize Orchestrator plug-in and vSphere Integrated Containers support.

• November 01, 2016 01 Nov'16

  Independent SonicWall pledges greater channel support

  As it becomes an independent company, the security specialist has outlined changes to improve its channel programs.

• October 31, 2016 31 Oct'16

  List of targeted servers dumped by The Shadow Brokers

  In its latest data dump, The Shadow Brokers dropped a list of Equation Group-targeted servers across the globe that may have been used to stage NSA exploits and hacking tools.

• October 28, 2016 28 Oct'16

  IT services mergers: Pace accelerates as partners look to scale

  Merger and acquisition activity is heating up across a spectrum of partner companies, from business-process-outsourcing providers to systems integrators; more news from the week.

• October 28, 2016 28 Oct'16

  The latest on IT channel partner strategies and programs

  This month's channel news quiz covers developments in channel partner strategies and programs, cloud computing, technologies affecting the channel and service provider business strategy.

• October 28, 2016 28 Oct'16

  Cloud budget, migration updates on AWS only go so far

  New native cloud budget and migration features on AWS address concerns for customers moving to the cloud, but they may not go far enough for some enterprises.

• October 28, 2016 28 Oct'16

  Mozilla drops WoSign, adds TLS 1.3

  Mozilla boots WoSign as trusted certificate authority for backdating SHA-1 certs and other controversial behavior, and prepares to add default support for TLS 1.3 in 2017.

• October 28, 2016 28 Oct'16

  Windows continues to dominate macOS in the enterprise

  Windows PCs continue to outpace Macs in business. Cost, application options and Apple's desktop and laptop strategy are all issues.

• October 28, 2016 28 Oct'16

  Why enterprises must embrace SDN and DevOps

  Enterprises need to prepare networking team members for SDN and DevOps, as the industry continues to change, Verizon and Yahoo said at the ONUG fall conference.

• October 28, 2016 28 Oct'16

  AtomBombing attack affects all versions of Windows

  A new attack, called AtomBombing, allows malicious code injection into atom tables by a threat actor. And, while all versions of Windows are vulnerable to attack, no patch will fix the flaw.

• October 28, 2016 28 Oct'16

  New privacy rules for ISPs focus on user data protection

  The FCC passed new ISP privacy rules that increase transparency from broadband providers and mandate that customers must opt-in before ISPs can use or share sensitive user data.

• October 27, 2016 27 Oct'16

  PowWow acquires StarMobile to boost SmartUX platform

  One of the last app refactoring vendors in a shrinking market, PowWow Mobile will acquire StarMobile. IT shops looking to modernize legacy apps can benefit from the combined platforms.

• October 27, 2016 27 Oct'16

  Google finds XNU kernel flaw in iOS and macOS

  An XNU kernel vulnerability in iOS and macOS was patched after being reported by Google's Project Zero. And, hackers at Pwn2Own 2016 cracked the Nexus 6P and iPhone 6S.

• October 27, 2016 27 Oct'16

  WLAN vendors pitching cost-cutting multi-device APs

  Vendors Extreme Networks and Mist are promoting Wi-Fi APs that include services delivered today by other devices on the wireless network. The new products are unique in the market, but experts expect that to change.

• October 27, 2016 27 Oct'16

  Adobe patching bug that has Windows exploit

  Surprise! It's time, again, for another critical Adobe Flash patch to fix a remote code execution vulnerability reported by the Google Threat Analysis Group.

• October 27, 2016 27 Oct'16

  Channel remains undecided on cloud, says CompTIA

  Research from CompTIA suggests that after gobbling up the cloud dream, the channel may be undergoing a period of buyers' remorse.

• October 27, 2016 27 Oct'16

  Mobile apps for IT administration on the rise

  Software vendors are increasingly offering admin-facing mobile apps, allowing IT to use their mobile devices to remotely manage users. Take ADManager Plus for Active Directory management, for example.

• October 26, 2016 26 Oct'16

  SaaS consulting shakeout: Appirio deal signals end of era

  Wipro's pending purchase of Appirio, a cloud services firm, would further reduce the number of independent cloud consultancies in a rapidly consolidating market.

• October 26, 2016 26 Oct'16

  Alluxio offers in-memory big data storage alternative

  Open source Alluxio is an in-memory virtual distributed storage system that allows data to be shared across applications and storage systems at memory speed.

• October 26, 2016 26 Oct'16

  State actor likely ruled out in Dyn DNS DDoS attack

  As the dust settles around the Dyn DNS DDoS attack, the perpetrator is most likely not a state actor, according to the director of national intelligence and Flashpoint.

• October 26, 2016 26 Oct'16

  Igneous Systems offers nano servers with IaaS

  Igneous Systems offers IaaS that uses nano servers to store data on- premises and is managed by the vendor remotely on a cloud subscription basis.

• October 26, 2016 26 Oct'16

  Exhibitors at VMworld claim they’re setting our knowledge free

  They’re selling liberty, fraternity and open IT -- but which would you trust if you were a buyer?

• October 26, 2016 26 Oct'16

  U.S. judge orders FBI to answer VEP questions

  A U.S. district judge grants the defendants in a child porn case the right to know whether the FBI used the vulnerabilities equities process before the hack of the Playpen Tor hidden service site.

• October 26, 2016 26 Oct'16

  Apple highlights record services revenue as iPhone sales fall

  For a second quarter in a row, Apple plays up growing services revenues as iPhone sales continue to fall.

• October 25, 2016 25 Oct'16

  New Puppet CEO pulls IT automation strings

  Puppet's CEO, brought on in April 2016 following substantial software automation growth, vows to build a bridge from legacy infrastructure to the bleeding edge for enterprise IT.

• October 25, 2016 25 Oct'16

  Hitachi adds new VSP models, boosts QoS, data reduction

  Hitachi added new VSP all-flash array and hybrid array models and updated the operating system with adaptive data reduction, enhanced quality of service and cloud tiering.

• October 25, 2016 25 Oct'16

  Avaya Equinox gives Aura Platform a fresh look

  The new Equinox software client for the Avaya Aura Platform delivers UC services to mobile devices, desktops and the Chrome web browser.

• October 25, 2016 25 Oct'16

  AI set to replace traditional IT administrators

  Demand for higher levels of availability will lead to increased use of automation. Over time, many IT roles will be taken over by intelligent algorithms.

• October 25, 2016 25 Oct'16

  Capriza Falcon lets IT skip building apps from scratch

  Capriza identified the most common approval workflows that businesses need in their mobile apps, and offers pre-made apps to make mobilizing those processes easier.

• October 24, 2016 24 Oct'16

  Dyn DNS DDoS attacks raise ire and questions

  Users, companies suffer after Dyn DNS DDoS attacks disrupt access to top sites; links to Mirai botnet raise still more questions as Dyn mops up.

• October 24, 2016 24 Oct'16

  Backup vendor Acronis launches SDS cloud product

  Acronis, known for its backup and recovery offerings, has unveiled a software-defined storage product to the public for the first time, including blockchain integration.

• October 24, 2016 24 Oct'16

  Dyn DDoS attack highlights vulnerability of global internet

  Last week’s DDoS attack on DNS firm Dyn has highlighted both the vulnerability of the world’s internet infrastructure, and the dangers of leaving internet of things devices unsecured.

• October 21, 2016 21 Oct'16

  Dell-EMC merger: Future prospects for Virtustream, VMware, Pivotal

  At Dell EMC World, executive leaders from Virtustream, VMware and Pivotal described how the Dell-EMC merger has affected their companies; more channel news from the week.

• October 21, 2016 21 Oct'16

  Partnering with the Alibaba Cloud

  Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, is reaching out to partners such as Datapipe.

• October 21, 2016 21 Oct'16

  Lay of the land: What's coming for converged systems?

  Industry watchers hash out the future of converged systems, the best use cases for enterprise workloads and how IT pros should plan ahead for changes in the market.

• October 21, 2016 21 Oct'16

  Phishing scheme by DNC hackers also hit Clinton campaign

  Malicious links from the DNC hacker group were responsible for account takeovers and leaked emails from the Clinton campaign chairman and Colin Powell.

• October 21, 2016 21 Oct'16

  Dyn copes with series of DNS DDoS attacks

  At least two DNS DDoS attacks on Dyn are disrupting access to many popular websites, users and companies on the Eastern U.S. are impacted.

• October 21, 2016 21 Oct'16

  Google Cloud Storage gets cheaper and colder

  Google is revamping its Cloud Storage services to woo users and challenge AWS with price cuts, lifecycle management and cold storage with quicker retrieval times than Amazon Glacier.

• October 21, 2016 21 Oct'16

  Companies moving slowly on Privacy Shield certification

  After a slow start, some U.S. companies are starting to address the questions and challenges of EU-U.S. Privacy Shield certification. But most haven't started the process.

• October 20, 2016 20 Oct'16

  Ransomware infections: Channel toils to defend besieged customers

  Channel partners are working with customers on ransomware defense strategies and risk mitigation amid a rising tide of costly and disruptive infections.

• October 20, 2016 20 Oct'16

  VMware aims to please with cheaper workspace suite

  A more affordable Workspace One bundle with less advanced management capabilities could appease IT pros who view workspace suites as too pricey.

• October 20, 2016 20 Oct'16

  Cisco buys Worklife to improve Spark team meetings

  Cisco buys startup Worklife to fold its team-meeting software into Spark. Worklife provides tools for creating and sharing tasks, agendas and meeting notes.

• October 20, 2016 20 Oct'16

  Dell EMC execs: Vblocks, XC Series remain in lineup

  Dell EMC reinforced its commitment to sell Cisco products in Vblocks and Nutanix-based XC Series hyper-convergence, even if those vendors compete with Dell and EMC products.

• October 20, 2016 20 Oct'16

  Citrix has better than expected third quarter

  Citrix's new streamlined focus on core areas of the business seems to be paying off, as the company beats Wall Street's expectations.

• October 20, 2016 20 Oct'16

  Dell EMC broadens HCI scope, targeting ODM cracks

  Adding Dell servers to its hyper-converged infrastructure lineup boosts scalability and reliability for more use cases, says Dell EMC, but some customers may not be easily swayed.

• October 19, 2016 19 Oct'16

  Three questions on the Facebook Workplace Partner Program

  The Workplace Partner Program is Facebook's channel mechanism for supporting the adoption of its new collaboration platform for enterprises.

• October 19, 2016 19 Oct'16

  New Dell partner program to address deal protection concerns

  At the Global Partner Summit, Dell EMC channel chief John Byrne showcased features of the new partner program and addressed concerns about Dell's deal protection practices.

• October 19, 2016 19 Oct'16

  Intel chip flaw can make attacks more dangerous

  Researchers devised an exploit of an Intel chip flaw that allows an adversary to bypass ASLR protection and potentially boost the effectiveness of an attack on any platform.

• October 19, 2016 19 Oct'16

  Ten strategic trends to keep in your sights

  Forward-thinking IT pros are peering around the corner at the IT trends they'll need to plan around in the coming year. Here's the short list -- how ready are you?

• October 19, 2016 19 Oct'16

  Dell EMC World: Isilon All-Flash set for 2017 launch

  Dell EMC shows off Isilon All-Flash scale-out NAS array at first Dell EMC World; also extends EMC management and data protection to Compellent arrays.

• October 19, 2016 19 Oct'16

  Cisco adds 100 GbE to storage networking

  Cisco storage networking announced upgrades that include Ethernet boosts for FCIP and FCoE, but it's decided to hold off on shipping 32 GbE Fibre Channel.

• October 19, 2016 19 Oct'16

  WebSphere bug gets responsible disclosure, sort of

  IBM asks, and researcher pulls proof of concept code from a coordinated vulnerability disclosure, internet explodes.

• October 18, 2016 18 Oct'16

  VMware VSAN 6.5 supports containers and physical servers via iSCSI

  VMware Virtual SAN now supports containers with persistent storage and allows physical server storage access to its shared pool of capacity via the iSCSI SAN protocol.

• October 18, 2016 18 Oct'16

  These 10 trends in IT are rewriting the rules: Are you prepared?

  The rapid evolution of data centers and cloud hinges on these 10 key IT trends, from hybrid infrastructures to IoT and smartly managing capacity -- and new IT roles to manage it all.

• October 18, 2016 18 Oct'16

  VMware-AWS hybrid cloud challenges OpenStack

  The VMware-AWS hybrid cloud partnership pressures OpenStack supporters to simplify deployment of the open source cloud platform in the enterprise.

• October 18, 2016 18 Oct'16

  IBM Q3 results suggest firm’s big cloud bets are paying off

  IBM posted flat revenue figures for third quarter overall, despite solid growth generated by its big data, cloud and artificial intelligence activities

• October 18, 2016 18 Oct'16

  VMworld 2016: VMware progresses its hybrid strategy

  Following its partnership with AWS, VMware is honing its hybrid strategy with a suite of tools to manage workloads accros private and public clouds

• October 17, 2016 17 Oct'16

  Caringo, Dell deliver an object storage server cluster for Swarm

  Caringo previously sold Swarm as software-only object storage, but now, Dell packages Swarm 9 as a hardware option that clusters 288 TB of usable storage.

• October 17, 2016 17 Oct'16

  Companies take different paths with SAP performance review software

  New York Life, SRAM and TranSystems configured SAP SuccessFactors performance management software to fit individual systems for evaluating employees.

• October 17, 2016 17 Oct'16

  Lenovo partners with Nimble to deliver next-gen data center

  Lenovo makes a strong play for data center domination with new all flash converged infrastructure solution

• October 17, 2016 17 Oct'16

  Business and GDPR to drive consumer identity projects

  Business demand for consumer identity management capability is growing to enable new business models, improve customer engagement and ensure General Data Protection Regulation compliance, says KuppingerCole

• October 14, 2016 14 Oct'16

  Pivot3 HCI offering relies on channel partnership strategy

  Pivot3's newly launched Edge Office HCI offering for remote offices and branch offices will see partners heavily involved in the sales process; more news from the week.

• October 14, 2016 14 Oct'16

  Windows 10 update aims to stop crashes

  In an update to the OS next year, Microsoft looks to stop Windows 10 from crashing, prevent restarts from automatic updates and provide more details in Task Manager.

• October 14, 2016 14 Oct'16

  Quantum aims tape at large unstructured data stores

  Quantum's unstructured data archiving platform consists of Scalar LTO tape libraries and StorNext data management. The vendor aims to make tape more efficient across multi-tiers.

• October 14, 2016 14 Oct'16

  VMware and Amazon partnership a response to IT reality

  In a move focused squarely on enterprise customers, VMware and Amazon are partnering to shift on-premises vSphere workloads to AWS bare metal.

• October 14, 2016 14 Oct'16

  Odinaff banking Trojan resembles Carbanak

  The Odinaff banking Trojan has been found targeting the SWIFT messaging system at financial institutions around the world and may have links to the infamous Carbanak group.