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• September 30, 2016 30 Sep'16

  New SUSE partner program offers product training, rebates

  SUSE's new channel program offers rebates of up to 30% to partners who train and certify their sales and engineering personnel on the company's products; more news from the week.

• September 30, 2016 30 Sep'16

  Cloud partners: G Suite update heralds a Google enterprise push

  Google's rebranding efforts make a strong appeal to the enterprise and could reposition the company as a major force in the market, according to cloud partners.

• September 30, 2016 30 Sep'16

  Take this quiz to catch up on IT partnership news

  This month's channel news quiz takes a look at a range of topics, including cybersecurity, cloud computing, distribution, partner conferences and the copier market.

• September 29, 2016 29 Sep'16

  Oracle, AWS and the fight for your databases

  Oracle and AWS continue to fight over which is the better environment for running database workloads in the cloud, but for many IT shops it's not an either-or decision.

• September 29, 2016 29 Sep'16

  Mozilla finds certificate authority WoSign less than trustworthy

  Citing a long list of transgressions, Mozilla prepares to sanction Chinese certificate authority WoSign by removing it from its list of trusted certificate issuers.

• September 29, 2016 29 Sep'16

  Yahoo sued and may be investigated over breach

  The Yahoo breach was the largest in history and the fallout is widespread, including a lawsuit, possible SEC investigation and questions about Yahoo's breach detection and response.

• September 29, 2016 29 Sep'16

  Latest IEEE standard extends life of CAT5e, CAT6 cables

  The latest IEEE Ethernet standard gets more life out of CAT5e and CAT6 cables by raising bandwidth from 1 Gbps to as much as 5 Gbps.

• September 29, 2016 29 Sep'16

  Datera drives elastic data storage fabric around block

  Datera Elastic Data Fabric qualifies Dell PowerEdge servers, adds all-flash nodes, and increases scaling to 50 nodes and 5 PB raw capacity per cluster.

• September 29, 2016 29 Sep'16

  Autotask boss talks of growth as the MSP market expands

  Autotask’s CEO on the company’s growth and how MSPs are handling disruption to their businesses.

• September 29, 2016 29 Sep'16

  MobileIron's James Plouffe on mobile threats, security

  A new report from MobileIron shows enterprises aren't taking mobile threats seriously enough. MobileIron's James Plouffe explains what that is and what's to be done about it.

• September 29, 2016 29 Sep'16

  Microsoft's plan to make big data intelligence accessible to all

  Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wants to democratize access to big data intelligence across the enterprise through the use of cloud, machine learning and new data center chip technologies.

• September 28, 2016 28 Sep'16

  Enforcement of SWIFT security still questionable

  New SWIFT security policy will mandate baseline controls for banking partners but experts are unsure how effectively the changes can be enforced.

• September 28, 2016 28 Sep'16

  BlackBerry ends production of mobile phones

  Canadian firm to focus on a strategy built around software development, including security and applications, and mobile device management.

• September 28, 2016 28 Sep'16

  Salesforce to embed Cisco Spark, WebEx in business apps

  Cisco and Salesforce have agreed to develop and market Cisco Spark and WebEx for Salesforce's online software for sales and customer service.

• September 28, 2016 28 Sep'16

  Blockchain in healthcare pros and cons aired

  Proponents and skeptics of blockchain for healthcare came together at a workshop hosted by NIST and ONC to work out proposals and problems with this new technology.

• September 27, 2016 27 Sep'16

  Autotask extends its MSP platform with file backup

  Autotask made product unification a key thrust of its annual customer meeting, unveiling a new offering that expands its unified platform into automated file backup.

• September 27, 2016 27 Sep'16

  Windows Server 2016 to arrive in mid-October

  Microsoft dedicated its opening keynote to the benefits of Azure, but IT pros say the company's on-ramp to the cloud still needs some work.

• September 27, 2016 27 Sep'16

  Vendors adjust to a shrinking PC market

  Despite the well-documented decline of the PC market, opportunities around 2-in-1s, niche markets and Windows 10 arise to keep businesses buying new computers.

• September 27, 2016 27 Sep'16

  Macro trends on HP's radar

  HP Inc. CTO Shane Wall weighs in on three big macro trends that are shaping the company's long-horizon strategy.

• September 27, 2016 27 Sep'16

  SD-WAN providers unveil partnerships, services

  Silver Peak, Versa Networks and Viptela are the latest SD-WAN vendors to launch partnerships and services in a market expected to top $6 billion by 2020.

• September 26, 2016 26 Sep'16

  Record-setting DDoS attacks unleashed on several targets

  A series of potent, record-setting DDoS attacks hit several targets last week and apparently used IoT malware to infect and leverage a large number of internet connect devices.

• September 26, 2016 26 Sep'16

  NetApp updates all-flash, hybrid arrays, ONTAP software

  NetApp all-flash arrays and hybrid storage arrays get updates, along with the ONTAP operating system and added support for Microsoft Azure, to kick off its annual technical conference.

• September 23, 2016 23 Sep'16

  Mobile Dell thin clients widen channel opportunity in VDI space

  Dell said channel partners will play a critical role in selling two new mobile thin clients added this week to the vendor's arsenal of VDI technology; other channel news.

• September 23, 2016 23 Sep'16

  Oracle cloud rollout marked by database updates

  Oracle 12c Release 2 is going to the cloud first, in keeping with Larry Ellison's campaign to do cloud better than others. AWS databases, like Aurora and Redshift, are clear targets.

• September 23, 2016 23 Sep'16

  Yahoo under fire over data breach affecting 500 million users

  Yahoo comes under fire for not detecting and notifying users sooner of the biggest breach of personal details to date.

• September 23, 2016 23 Sep'16

  Cisco cloud strategy departs from Intercloud IaaS focus

  The latest Cisco professional services are aimed at helping companies build and manage hybrid clouds. The offering reflects a shift in Cisco's cloud strategy.

• September 22, 2016 22 Sep'16

  Value-added distribution a key focus of Tech Data-Avnet deal

  Tech Data's plan to acquire Avnet Technology Solutions for $2.6 billion would bring together both broadline and value-added specialty distribution models.

• September 21, 2016 21 Sep'16

  Oracle IaaS roadmap builds on bare metal, containers

  Oracle turns to bare metal and containers to craft an IaaS platform that's friendlier for enterprise scale-out, but is it compelling enough versus entrenched public cloud rivals?

• September 21, 2016 21 Sep'16

  Google Project Zero finds more flaws in Symantec antivirus

  Symantec patched another set of serious file parsing flaws in its antivirus products, which were discovered by Google Project Zero researcher Tavis Ormandy.

• September 20, 2016 20 Sep'16

  Fresh chapters for both Tech Data and Avnet

  Following the announcement of the $2.6B acquisition of Avnet Technology Solutions, the CEOs of both Tech Data and Avnet took to the web to discuss the deal.

• September 20, 2016 20 Sep'16

  Veritas CEO talks post-Symantec vision

  Veritas CEO Bill Coleman talks about how he intends to reshape the company around data protection, data management and the cloud after splitting from Symantec.

• September 20, 2016 20 Sep'16

  Warning issued on new, unpatched Cisco vulnerability

  Cisco warns that an as-yet unpatched vulnerability derived from Shadow Brokers' BENIGNCERTAIN hacking tool is being exploited in the wild.

• September 20, 2016 20 Sep'16

  IHS study finds SDN and managed SD-WAN on the rise

  A recent survey by IHS Markit finds that a majority of service providers are implementing SDN with an eye toward developing new managed services like SD-WAN.

• September 16, 2016 16 Sep'16

  EiQ Networks offers managed SIEM for cloud channel partners

  EiQ Networks launches a managed security information and event management offering for channel partners' midmarket customers; more news from the week.

• September 16, 2016 16 Sep'16

  Mirantis targets continuous delivery of OpenStack updates

  OpenStack distribution provider claims TCP Cloud acquisition will ensure its customers' infrastructure is equipped to cope with the rate of application innovation they are demanding.

• September 15, 2016 15 Sep'16

  Docker partner program expands to meet enterprise, ecosystem demand

  Docker's updated partner program offers a formal engagement option for resellers. Docker also split partner membership into two tiers.

• September 15, 2016 15 Sep'16

  MySQL vulnerability disclosed, Oracle under fire

  Oracle's lack of response to security researchers raises more questions after a zero-day MySQL vulnerability was reported, though patches may have already been released.

• September 15, 2016 15 Sep'16

  Violin Memory names new, and maybe last, flash hope

  Struggling Violin Memory launches two new Flash Storage Platform arrays with improved performance, lower latency and encryption in hopes of surviving in crowded all-flash market.

• September 15, 2016 15 Sep'16

  EMC ScaleIO, DSSD D5 adopt Dell PowerEdge servers

  Dell EMC uses Dell PowerEdge x86 servers for new ScaleIO Ready Nodes -- including an all-flash model -- and adds DSSD D5 flash array cards to PowerEdge rack servers.

• September 13, 2016 13 Sep'16

  HPE Partner Ready focuses on competencies, enterprise mobility

  At Global Partner Conference 2016, Hewlett Packard Enterprise introduced new partner competencies, as well as resources for tapping into the enterprise mobility space.

• September 13, 2016 13 Sep'16

  GPC 2016: HP Inc. reworks HP Partner First, expands printing portfolio

  HP Inc. declared it's pursuing the A3 copier industry, with the buyout of Samsung's printer business and launch of a new portfolio. The vendor also revealed updates to the HP Partner First program.

• September 09, 2016 09 Sep'16

  Dropbox partners with BitTitan for data migration service opportunity

  BitTitan integrated its MSPComplete platform with Dropbox Business to open up new services revenue opportunities for channel partners; more news from the week.

• September 09, 2016 09 Sep'16

  Committee report claims OPM breach was preventable

  A House committee investigation into the OPM breach said leadership failed to implement recommended security improvements that could have prevented the attack and data loss.

• September 09, 2016 09 Sep'16

  RSA upbeat about future in Dell Technologies

  RSA to maintain its independence, but will benefit from being part of Dell Technologies, says RSA president Amit Yoran.

• September 09, 2016 09 Sep'16

  UC vendor consolidation rattles market

  Following an uncertain summer, unified communications vendor consolidation has made some customers postpone purchases, while others expect price drops and market innovation.

• September 08, 2016 08 Sep'16

  Majority stake in Intel Security sold to create new firm

  After completion of the Intel Security sale to private equity firm TPG, the new jointly-held cybersecurity company will resurrect the McAfee brand and net $3.1 billion for Intel.

• September 07, 2016 07 Sep'16

  Genesys pushes cloud contact center with acquisition

  Genesys is set to acquire Interactive Intelligence to expand its reach in the cloud contact center market. The deal raises questions around Genesys' reported bid for Avaya's call center business.

• September 07, 2016 07 Sep'16

  Dell boasts channel strength as EMC deal is sealed

  'Big is better' seems to be the mantra coming out of Dell, and its founder views its channel as a real strength as the acquisition of EMC is completed.

• September 07, 2016 07 Sep'16

  Faulty attribution especially dangerous during a cyber arms race

  While President Obama said we can still defuse a potential cyber arms race, some experts believe we are already in such competition or already past it and in open conflict.

• September 07, 2016 07 Sep'16

  Dell EMC deal closes, Dell EMC opens

  Dell's $60 billion-plus acquisition creates new storage behemoth called Dell EMC but it will take a while to address all lingering concerns about the new company.

• September 06, 2016 06 Sep'16

  President Obama warns of the dangers of a cyber arms race

  President Obama said he wants to avoid a cyber-Cold War and urged nations to focus more on the dangers of non-state actors and less on a potential cyber arms race.

• September 06, 2016 06 Sep'16

  SAP releases BW/4HANA data warehousing software

  SAP releases BW/4HANA data warehousing software for HANA; Forrester report shows high ROI for SAP Jam collaboration platform.

• September 02, 2016 02 Sep'16

  LANDesk-AppSense merger produces new channel offerings

  With its AppSense merger underway, systems management company LANDesk introduced two offerings that feature new integrations; other IT channel news from the week.

• September 02, 2016 02 Sep'16

  Romanian hacker Guccifer gets 52 months in jail

  Romanian hacker Guccifer, made famous for exposing the misuse of personal email servers of Hillary Clinton, sentenced to 52 months in prison for unrelated crimes.

• September 02, 2016 02 Sep'16

  Mixed opinions on AWS adoption at VMworld

  AWS adoption continues to skyrocket but not everyone at VMworld was ready to go all-in, as attendees expressed excitement and concern over moving workloads to the public cloud.

• August 31, 2016 31 Aug'16

  VMware customers warming to all-flash VSAN

  When buzzwords collide: Flash storage is making its mark on hyper-convergence, and VMware VSAN customers are giving all-flash VSAN clusters a try.

• August 31, 2016 31 Aug'16

  Businesses struggling with EU-US data transfer uncertainty

  Businesses are facing a highly complex regulatory landscape due to uncertainty around the future of transatlantic data transfers, according to the initial findings of an IAPP report.

• August 31, 2016 31 Aug'16

  VMware UEM adds Windows 10 management to Workspace One

  More in-depth capabilities for managing the Windows 10 lifecycle are coming to the new unified endpoint management feature in VMware's workspace suite.

• August 31, 2016 31 Aug'16

  Ping eyes blockchain alternative hashgraph for IAM systems

  SearchCloudSecurity's interview with Ping Identity CEO Andre Durand explores how distributed ledgers can be used for identity and access management.

• August 31, 2016 31 Aug'16

  SWIFT messaging system attacks are 'here to stay'

  SWIFT told clients there have been more attacks on its bank messaging system and some have resulted in bank thefts, but no solutions to security are available.

• August 31, 2016 31 Aug'16

  Okta ties identity into new API management platform

  The new API Access Management platform from Okta lets businesses build mobile apps that have identity-based access to third-party software and services.

• August 30, 2016 30 Aug'16

  VMworld: NexentaStor, DataSphere among SDS launches

  Nexenta brings out NexentaStor 5 and NexentaFusion 1, while Primary Data and NooBaa add software-defined virtualization and Maxta delivers free HCI software at VMworld 2016.

• August 30, 2016 30 Aug'16

  Ping Identity tackles IDaaS obstacles, data breach fatigue

  Ping Identity CEO Andre Durand talks with SearchCloudSecurity about the benefits of identity as a service as well as the issues holding back greater enterprise adoption of IDaaS.

• August 30, 2016 30 Aug'16

  Longtime users warned to change Dropbox passwords now

  Cloud storage provider warns long-time users that it's time to change Dropbox passwords, as a precaution, after discovering an old set of Dropbox credentials was exposed -- in 2012.

• August 30, 2016 30 Aug'16

  IT pros welcome cloud management help

  VMware debuted cloud capabilities this week that make it easier to control a multicloud environment.

• August 30, 2016 30 Aug'16

  Cloud desktops force thin clients to adapt

  At VMworld 2016, Dell, HP Inc. and IGEL Technology increase support for cloud desktops running on their thin clients. Vendors must keep up as cloud adoption rises.

• August 29, 2016 29 Aug'16

  SVA GmbH pushes IBM storage optimization product in North America

  SVA Software, the new subsidiary of German IBM systems integrator SVA GmbH, will promote its IBM storage optimization product in North American markets.

• August 29, 2016 29 Aug'16

  iOS zero days enabled Pegasus remote exploit

  A new remote iOS exploit called Pegasus leverages three zero days in what appear to be state-sponsored targeted attack campaigns against political dissidents.

• August 29, 2016 29 Aug'16

  HDS UCP HC adds all-flash flavor, boosts VVOLs support

  The Hitachi UCP HC V240F is an all-flash version of a hybrid hyper-converged system launched in June; both versions start with three nodes and scale a node at a time.

• August 26, 2016 26 Aug'16

  Windows 10 deployments: Adaptiva predicts upcoming enterprise surge

  Adaptiva revamped its partner program to meet forecasts for a flood of Windows 10 deployments in large enterprises; other news from the week.

• August 26, 2016 26 Aug'16

  Vendors revamp flash controller, maintenance deals

  Free flash controller upgrades with array warranty and maintenance agreements are common as field data shows flash is lasting longer than expected compared to the controllers.

• August 26, 2016 26 Aug'16

  Rackspace sold to private equity house Apollo Global for $4.3B

  After weeks of speculation about its acquisition status, Rackspace confirms definitive agreement with private equity buyer.

• August 26, 2016 26 Aug'16

  Android Nougat adds file-level encryption

  The latest version of Google’s OS, Android Nougat, has new security features such as file-level encryption. But it’s only available for Google Nexus devices right now.

• August 25, 2016 25 Aug'16

  SMBs hope VMware cuts VDI costs

  IT experts share their wish lists for VMworld 2016. For SMBs, it's high time VMware brings cheaper VDI to the table.

• August 25, 2016 25 Aug'16

  EMC updates Enterprise/Native Hybrid Cloud products

  EMC releases new 4.0 version of Enterprise Hybrid Cloud package; discloses Sept. GA date for Native Hybrid Cloud, which adds new VCE VxRail hyper-converged infrastructure option.

• August 25, 2016 25 Aug'16

  More mystery surrounds Shadow Brokers' cyberweapons leak

  More unanswered questions remain about the Shadow Brokers' release of NSA/Equation Group cyberweapons cache, as vendors move to mitigate and researchers search for vulnerabilities.

• August 25, 2016 25 Aug'16

  Microsoft acquires Genee for intelligent calendaring

  Microsoft plans to use startup Genee's online intelligence to automate calendaring tasks in Office 365. Microsoft acquired Genee this week.

• August 24, 2016 24 Aug'16

  Veeam platform: Physical joins virtual and cloud

  Veeam's availability product vision aims to protect data regardless of the type of workload. The vendor is also planning upgrades to its Availability Suite.

• August 24, 2016 24 Aug'16

  Caringo releases new SwarmNFS protocol converter

  Caringo released a new SwarmNFS protocol converter that directly integrates with its scale-out object storage and aims to eliminate the need for separate file gateway hardware.

• August 24, 2016 24 Aug'16

  All-flash HCI finds price, performance sweet spot

  Flash storage has reached a crossroads, where lower prices and greater capacity have led a growing number of hyper-converged infrastructure products to include all-flash storage.

• August 24, 2016 24 Aug'16

  Windows updates move to all-or-nothing model

  Microsoft's new monthly rollups will make Windows OS updates less hectic. IT won't be able to pick and choose which updates and patches to deploy, however.

• August 23, 2016 23 Aug'16

  IBM Storwize adds all-flash, targets EMC users

  IBM's all-flash portfolio grows, with a new midrange and entry-level option, and the vendor adds a migration program aimed at EMC-Dell customers.

• August 23, 2016 23 Aug'16

  IoT: Data dream or data waste?

  Despite high hopes for IoT data, most connected device developers and manufacturers are having a tough time using it.

• August 23, 2016 23 Aug'16

  Cisco security vulnerability abused by NSA for years

  A Cisco security vulnerability affecting routers was found in the Shadow Brokers cyberweapon dump and may have been used by the NSA for years to decrypt VPN traffic.

• August 23, 2016 23 Aug'16

  Microsoft devours another AI startup

  Microsoft hopes that Genee will grant Cortana's wish -- to become the most intelligent AI in all the land.

• August 23, 2016 23 Aug'16

  SimpliVity hyper-converged appliances go all-flash

  Far from the first to do so, SimpliVity adds all-flash hyper-converged appliances, but waited until price levels dropped to avoid investing 'too early into the buzz.'

• August 23, 2016 23 Aug'16

  Microsoft and Lenovo deepen strategic ties

  Microsoft announces another cross-licensing deal that will see its software pre-installed on millions of Android devices.

• August 22, 2016 22 Aug'16

  Microsoft: ‘We dropped the ball’ following Windows 10 issues

  The first major update to Microsoft's flagship operating system brings enterprise webcams around the world to a halt. Redmond team say a fix is on the way.

• August 19, 2016 19 Aug'16

  MSP offers financial vertical tips at ASCII Group event

  The owner of managed services provider Praxis Data Systems shared insight into the financial vertical at the ASCII Group Success Summit in New Jersey; more news from the week.

• August 19, 2016 19 Aug'16

  Dell on machine learning benefits, ransomware attacks

  Dell's Brett Hansen explains why machine learning security is better than signature-based detection and how it can stop emerging threats.

• August 17, 2016 17 Aug'16

  RMM tool: Pulseway debuts MSP-specific monitoring product

  Pulseway has joined a number of upstarts in the remote monitoring and management software market, aiming its new tool specifically at managed service providers.

• August 17, 2016 17 Aug'16

  Citrix, Microsoft show cloud-based app delivery is hot

  Businesses are moving away from full virtual desktops to delivering individual apps from the cloud. The latest indication of this trend is the new XenApp express service from Citrix and Microsoft.

• August 17, 2016 17 Aug'16

  Coho Data QoS quiets noisy multi-tenant storage

  Coho Data's new version of its DataStream multi-tenant storage nodes natively integrate Hadoop Distributed File System to existing block, container and file storage.

• August 17, 2016 17 Aug'16

  BeyondCore will become part of Salesforce Analytics Cloud

  With the purchase and integration of BeyondCore, Salesforce hopes to help sales reps learn from their data and gain predictive insights.

• August 17, 2016 17 Aug'16

  Juniper Networks rolls out enhancements for Elite partners

  Juniper Networks has announced plans to add some value to the Elite level of its partner program.

• August 17, 2016 17 Aug'16

  Smart machines and IoT platforms are going to be big

  If the channel wants to know what Gartner thinks will become major technologies in the future, then learning about smart machines, augmented reality and IoT platforms is a wise move.

• August 16, 2016 16 Aug'16

  Cisco provides Skype for Business integration

  The new Cisco Meeting Server delivers integration between the company's on-premises video conferencing hardware and Skype for Business.

• August 16, 2016 16 Aug'16

  Growth for Ariba Network; SAP offers partner cloud option

  SAP reports growth of its Ariba Network and users laud benefits; SAP PartnerEdge Cloud Choice profit option is a new program to help partners increase sales and profits.

• August 15, 2016 15 Aug'16

  Secure Boot mess leaves Microsoft scrambling for fixes

  Microsoft accidentally released the golden key for Windows Secure Boot, causing a serious security issue for the company despite putting only less popular devices at risk.

• August 15, 2016 15 Aug'16

  Windows 10 Pro loses some Group Policy settings

  Windows 10 Pro admins get an unwelcome surprise when they install the Anniversary Update; they lose out on the ability to block third-party applications.