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• November 19, 2015 19 Nov'15

  Businesses want small-room video conferencing

  The popularity of office huddle rooms is behind a growing demand for low-cost video conferencing in the small meeting spaces.

• November 19, 2015 19 Nov'15

  Healthcare big data not in the clinical setting yet

  A panel of experts seemed to agree: Healthcare big data is not quite there yet. But when it becomes a reality -- especially in the clinical setting -- it will bring value.

• November 19, 2015 19 Nov'15

  DNSSEC flawed but better than certificate authorities

  The DNSSEC protocol is a flawed solution to certificate authorities, but experts say any controversy surrounding the potential spying is more misunderstanding than fact.

• November 19, 2015 19 Nov'15

  Healthcare big data not quite achieved yet

  A panel of experts seemed to agree: Healthcare big data is not quite there yet. But when it becomes a reality -- especially in the clinical setting -- it will bring value.

• November 18, 2015 18 Nov'15

  Why the FBI is worried about encryption and 'going dark'

  The FBI's effort to gain access to encrypted devices and data has led to a standoff with technology companies, such as Apple. Here's where the 'going-dark' debate stands.

• November 18, 2015 18 Nov'15

  Seagate storage adds HPC arrays based on Lustre, GPFS

  Seagate storage expanded its HPC reach with the introduction of a higher performing Lustre-based system, a new product supporting IBM's Spectrum Scale and an archive object store.

• November 18, 2015 18 Nov'15

  Microsoft CEO gets personal with IT security

  Microsoft’s CEO says it is his mission to discover why large security breaches happen, and outlines his plan to secure data in a world where the attack vectors can happen at any moment.

• November 18, 2015 18 Nov'15

  Microsoft EMS boosts MAM support

  Microsoft added new capabilities to its Enterprise Mobility Suite that may give IT shops paying for other EMM platforms reason to make a switch.

• November 18, 2015 18 Nov'15

  Docker tightens container security down to the hardware

  Docker has added greater control for IT ops and new container security tools, along with its containers as a service offering.

• November 17, 2015 17 Nov'15

  With Atos acquisition, what's next for Unify customers?

  With Atos set to acquire Unify, UC customers are in limbo about the future of their Unify services and platforms until deal closes in early 2016.

• November 17, 2015 17 Nov'15

  HPE adds 3D NAND to 3PAR flash lineup

  HPE joined the 3D NAND bandwagon for 3PAR StoreServ flash arrays, added flash acceleration for Oracle databases with EMC VMAX and added a new StoreOnce lineup.

• November 17, 2015 17 Nov'15

  Cisco adds open source support in IOS XR-powered routers

  Cisco has added support for open source tools Chef and Puppet in the IOS XR operating system for its NCS programmable routers.

• November 17, 2015 17 Nov'15

  Data Direct Networks IME14K provides all-flash option

  Data Direct Networks IME14K all-flash array runs Infinite Memory Engine accelerator software to create a data-aware tier that writes to fast SSD cache and reorders I/O as it moves to storage.

• November 17, 2015 17 Nov'15

  EMC steps to facilitate moving data to public cloud

  EMC cloud storage options for its block storage and data protection products are added through enhancements to FAST.X, Vplex, CloudBoost and broader public cloud support.

• November 16, 2015 16 Nov'15

  IT Nation 2015 offers partners a soul cleanse

  The star of CNBC's "The Profit" took a personal approach to his keynote at IT Nation 2015, asking partners to open up about their greatest fears and vulnerabilities.

• November 16, 2015 16 Nov'15

  Enterprise file synchronization and sharing: Channel alliances take flight

  Recent file sync and share channel moves include Accenture's Box alliance, Dropbox's expanded partner network, and eFolder's product debut at IT Nation 2015; other IT channel news.

• November 16, 2015 16 Nov'15

  IT Nation 2015: Take an agile approach to managed services

  MSP executives experienced a dramatic reduction of service tickets after incorporating concepts of the agile methodology into their business practices.

• November 16, 2015 16 Nov'15

  DDN revamp adds SFA14K plus hyper-converged and all-flash options

  DataDirect Networks upgrades core HPC storage arrays to create SFA14K, and adds hyper-converged SFA14KE plus all-flash IME14K front end to smooth I/O bottlenecks.

• November 13, 2015 13 Nov'15

  IT Nation 2015: Get in front of these five digital trends

  ConnectWise CEO Arnold Bellini encouraged IT Nation 2015 attendees to focus on five revolutionary trends and unveiled the 'new ConnectWise.'

• November 13, 2015 13 Nov'15

  SDN startup Versa targets WANs, branch networks

  SDN startup Versa has built a software platform that lets service providers deploy and manage WANs and branch networks.

• November 13, 2015 13 Nov'15

  Massive tax bill increases uncertainty in Dell-EMC deal

  Dell's deal to buy EMC and VMware for $67 billion is in doubt after revelations that the company could face a $9 billion tax bill, forcing some uncertain IT buyers to look elsewhere.

• November 12, 2015 12 Nov'15

  Hewlett Packard Enterprise updates Just Right IT channel-only offering

  Hewlett Packard Enterprise is targeting channel partners with an expanded Just Right IT product and service portfolio, which is geared toward small and medium-sized businesses.

• November 12, 2015 12 Nov'15

  Informatica launches big data management platform

  Informatica has launched a “big data management” suite that it says adds data quality, governance and security to its data integration offer

• November 12, 2015 12 Nov'15

  Docker storage driver support added to Dell SC arrays

  Docker storage driver for Dell's SC Series arrays orchestrates the movement of containerized applications and persistent data, so customers can promote containers into production.

• November 12, 2015 12 Nov'15

  Three men charged over JP Morgan hacking and fraud

  Exploiting the Heartbleed bug was one of the methods used by three men charged in connection with the theft of more than 100 million customer data records from financial institutions to carry out "pump and dump" fraud

• November 11, 2015 11 Nov'15

  Code42's endpoint data protection update streamlines interface

  Code42 released the 5.0 version of its endpoint data protection software, which features a redesigned user interface, and improved legal hold and data migration capabilities.

• November 11, 2015 11 Nov'15

  All-flash NexGen arrays bring QoS to the forefront

  The newly released NexGen arrays dynamically manage critical workloads with QoS policies. Spelling a move beyond hybrid storage, the all-flash arrays include SSDs, RAM and flash PCIe.

• November 11, 2015 11 Nov'15

  Bluetooth to get more range and more speed to power IoT

  The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has published its technology roadmap as it moves to position the networking technology as a key enabler for the internet of things

• November 11, 2015 11 Nov'15

  Oracle announces cloud-based CRM knowledge management

  Oracle expands knowledge management tools for its service cloud; SalesforceIQ for Small Business gets Desk.com customer service integration.

• November 11, 2015 11 Nov'15

  SAP S/4HANA expands from financials to other core ERP functions

  SAP will release a new version of S/4HANA that adds manufacturing functions, including inventory; plus, new mobile services for Fiori based on the HANA Cloud Platform.

• November 11, 2015 11 Nov'15

  SIOS iQ software troubleshoots VMware shared storage

  SIOS iQ software troubleshoots VMware shared storage

• November 11, 2015 11 Nov'15

  Riverbed shines new light on application insight

  Riverbed updates SteelCentral for more application insight; Broadcom expands switch analytics; Cisco adds to its security portfolio; and Akamai intros a WAN service to cloud providers

• November 11, 2015 11 Nov'15

  Obstacles loom in Cisco-Ericsson tech partnership

  While the broad tech partnership between Cisco and Ericsson looks good on paper, such deals often fail over time.

• November 10, 2015 10 Nov'15

  Dell: Channel partners give positive feedback on EMC deal

  Jim DeFoe, vice president and general manager of the North America channel organization at Dell, said Dell partners have provided positive feedback on its pending purchase of EMC.

• November 10, 2015 10 Nov'15

  DDN ships hyper-converged SFA14K-based system

  HPC specialist unveils 14K hyper-converged DDN storage hardware line aimed at midrange enterprise, the first of three planned rollouts under codename 'Wolfcreek.'

• November 10, 2015 10 Nov'15

  EMC adds software NAS with IsilonSD Edge

  EMC expanded its Isilon NAS portfolio with a scaled-down, software storage system for remote locations, a cloud migration application and high-availability upgrades for Isilon OneFS.

• November 10, 2015 10 Nov'15

  NSA vulnerability disclosure policy raises questions

  The NSA published its vulnerability disclosure policy, which aims to balance intelligence benefits with security, but experts said the policy raises more questions than it answers.

• November 10, 2015 10 Nov'15

  Blue Coat buys another cloud access security broker

  After acquiring Perspecsys this summer, Blue Coat Systems makes another CASB deal for Elastica to further strengthen its cloud security presence.

• November 10, 2015 10 Nov'15

  November 2015 Patch Tuesday hardens Schannel

  Microsoft's November 2015 Patch Tuesday delivers 12 total bulletins, four of which are critical, and one issue with font handling that angers one expert.

• November 10, 2015 10 Nov'15

  Bluebox Security addresses mobile app development issues

  Bluebox Security unveiled a troubling study on mobile application threats and also introduced a new product to protect consumer apps on employee-owned devices.

• November 10, 2015 10 Nov'15

  Microsoft-Secure Islands deal brings file-level security

  Microsoft acquired Secure Islands in a deal to bolster Microsoft's Azure Rights Management Service with file-level security technologies.

• November 09, 2015 09 Nov'15

  More UC software getting third-party apps

  More businesses want UC software with third-party embedded apps that range from social media updates to notifications when networks go down.

• November 09, 2015 09 Nov'15

  Storage Decisions 2015 experts offer advice

  Storage Decisions 2015 panel discusses future of disk and tape, and offers hints for dealing with cloud storage, flash and impact of recent events in the data storage industry.

• November 09, 2015 09 Nov'15

  Dropbox takes aim at the enterprise

  The gloves are off, as Dropbox launches an all out assault to win a place in the enterprise -- but is it Mission Impossible?

• November 06, 2015 06 Nov'15

  X-IO Technologies eXcellence program 'better by design'

  Storage vendor X-IO Technologies released the eXcellence partner program, which offers opportunity and account registration, market development funds and more; other IT channel news.

• November 06, 2015 06 Nov'15

  Dropbox adds cloud security features for enterprises

  Dropbox stepped up its security offerings this week with the introduction of Dropbox Enterprise and several new cloud security controls for business customers.

• November 06, 2015 06 Nov'15

  ONUG Great Debate: Software beats hardware, but barely

  The big question at ONUG's fall Great Debate: 'Will software solve networking's biggest problems?' Software narrowly beat hardware in a post-smack down audience poll.

• November 06, 2015 06 Nov'15

  Tri-state area no longer the top U.S. data center hub

  For years, there has been more data center space and power in the New York-New Jersey metro area than anywhere else in the United States. That's no longer the case.

• November 06, 2015 06 Nov'15

  Juniper to customers: Pricing changes are coming

  Juniper pricing for networking products is changing, as the company prepares to become a software business, moving away from per-port pricing.

• November 06, 2015 06 Nov'15

  Containers give data center apps a path to public clouds

  Containers are viewed as the simplest path for moving traditional data center apps to public clouds, but IT admins should prepare for the Donkey Kong barrels that are sure to trip them up along the way.

• November 05, 2015 05 Nov'15

  Imason deal grows New Signature's talent pool

  New Signature, a top Microsoft channel partner, has purchased imason and consolidated that company and other recent purchases under a Washington, D.C.-based entity.

• November 05, 2015 05 Nov'15

  Lenovo agrees to OEM Nutanix hyper-converged technology

  Nutanix and Lenovo partner to jointly develop, market and sell a new line of appliances combining Nutanix hyper-converged software, Lenovo hardware and choice of hypervisors.

• November 05, 2015 05 Nov'15

  Cyber liability insurance claims should improve security

  Cyber liability insurance claims and lawsuits are expected to rise considerably in the next couple years and experts believe they will lead to improved security for enterprises and developers.

• November 05, 2015 05 Nov'15

  Dell channel revenues set to expand further post EMC deal

  Michael Dell has restated that there is no limit to the levels of revenues that can come through partners as it gets ready to add more to the fold with the EMC acquisition.

• November 04, 2015 04 Nov'15

  Avnet Cloud Marketplace targets VARs, MSPs, cloud partners

  Avnet Inc. has launched a cloud marketplace, which targets traditional resellers, as well as born-in-the-cloud partners, managed services providers and independent software vendors.

• November 04, 2015 04 Nov'15

  Microsoft and Red Hat launch enterprise hybrid cloud push

  Tech giants set aside years of rivalry to help enterprises with mixed IT environments move to the cloud with greater ease.

• November 04, 2015 04 Nov'15

  Juniper announces range of new products and reflects on the year

  MicroScope catches up with global vice president of Field and Partner Marketing Matt Hurley to look back at 2015 and see what's on the horizon for the networking vendor.

• November 04, 2015 04 Nov'15

  IBM acquires cloud software broker Gravitant

  IBM is continuing to build out its hybrid cloud proposition by splashing the cash on US-based IT services broker Gravitant.

• November 03, 2015 03 Nov'15

  Juniper intros virtual router and 25, 50 GbE switches

  Juniper Networks has launched a software-based router designed to help service providers reduce the time to deliver LAN services to the enterprise.

• November 03, 2015 03 Nov'15

  ExtraHop 5.0 adds historical analysis to real-time probing

  The latest iteration of ExtraHop's IT operations analytics platform makes search easier and adds historical data.

• November 03, 2015 03 Nov'15

  CSIP outlines government cybersecurity improvements

  Experts approve of the Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan issued by the White House to strengthen government cybersecurity guidelines and practices, but worry about implementation.

• November 02, 2015 02 Nov'15

  CoinVault and Bitcryptor ransomware "killed"

  CoinVault and Bitcryptor variants of ransomware have been declared dead after the authors were arrested and decryption keys were recovered by law enforcement.

• November 02, 2015 02 Nov'15

  Containers, OpenStack could lighten hybrid cloud burdens

  The challenges of managing hybrid clouds could be mitigated significantly by technical advances that look to take over the data center in the next few years.

• November 02, 2015 02 Nov'15

  BroadSoft announces new UC platform in cloud

  Enterprise applications are central in BroadSoft's new cloud-based communications tool.

• November 02, 2015 02 Nov'15

  Verizon strives to make IoT connectivity more affordable

  Verizon plans to combine an IoT network with an application development platform to make IoT more affordable to businesses.

• November 02, 2015 02 Nov'15

  Hewlett-Packard splits into two digital businesses

  The two Hewlett-Packard (HP) businesses are both digitally aligned. HP Enterprise is pushing hybrid clouds; HP Inc is taking the road to 3D printing.

• October 30, 2015 30 Oct'15

  EPN 2.0: Extreme Networks partner program gets upgraded

  Networking vendor Extreme Networks has enhanced the Extreme Partner Network, adding new incentives and tools for selling into five vertical markets; more IT channel news.

• October 29, 2015 29 Oct'15

  IT weighs impact of Dell-EMC deal

  As the hype over the Dell-EMC-VMware deal simmers down, it could take some time before IT takes full measure of the deal's impact.

• October 29, 2015 29 Oct'15

  Tely brings cloud video deeper into enterprise

  Tely's newest endpoint aims to help enterprises expand their cloud video services beyond the desktop and into small meeting rooms for greater collaboration across the workforce.

• October 29, 2015 29 Oct'15

  CISA privacy issues can still be fixed

  CISA passed the Senate despite complaints over privacy issues, but experts say there is still hope those troubles can be fixed when the bill goes to the House for reconciliation.

• October 29, 2015 29 Oct'15

  Cisco buys three companies to bolster product strategy

  Cisco acquisitions of ParStream, Lancope and 1 Mainstream reflect the company's view of how networking is evolving.

• October 29, 2015 29 Oct'15

  IDC: Salesforce to add $272B to local economies

  IDC and Salesforce claim that the cloud provider and its channel will create more than 1 million jobs and contribute $272 billion to local economies over the next four years.

• October 28, 2015 28 Oct'15

  SAP partners its way to Q3 wins

  SAP channel executives said channel partners played a critical role in pulling in new customer accounts during the third quarter.

• October 28, 2015 28 Oct'15

  Intel Security to discontinue McAfee SaaS offerings

  Intel Security unexpectedly moved several McAfee SaaS endpoint and email security products to end of life just prior to announcing a new corporate strategy this week.

• October 28, 2015 28 Oct'15

  Senate's CISA overwhelmingly voted through

  Despite vocal criticism from privacy advocates and technology companies, the U.S. Senate passed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act by an overwhelming majority.

• October 28, 2015 28 Oct'15

  Vendors developing more mobile-first UC application

  With a growing number of remote workers, businesses want vendors to focus on mobile-first applications for unified communications.

• October 28, 2015 28 Oct'15

  Dell-EMC merger brings midrange storage overlap

  Dell's blockbuster EMC acquisition would leave overlapping storage products -- especially in the midrange array space, with EMC's VNX and Dell's SC/PS Series.

• October 28, 2015 28 Oct'15

  Dell recommits to Windows PCs, promises innovation

  Like a captain on a sinking ship, Dell remains committed to the PC market, and looks to hardware innovations and Windows 10 as the bailing buckets.

• October 27, 2015 27 Oct'15

  U.S. and E.U. agree on data sharing framework

  The European Union and United States have agreed in principle to a new data sharing framework to replace the Safe Harbor pact, but the details of the new rules are still a mystery.

• October 27, 2015 27 Oct'15

  Oracle releases major SaaS ERP for manufacturers

  Oracle has added its Manufacturing Cloud and Planning Central Cloud to the SaaS suite for supply chain management. While Oracle touts the move, some analysts are more reserved.

• October 27, 2015 27 Oct'15

  Storage speculates Dell-EMC deal effect

  Now that Dell's acquisition of EMC and the Western Digital-SanDisk deal are confirmed, what will Cisco, HP, IBM and Oracle do to compete in the market?

• October 26, 2015 26 Oct'15

  Managed IT service deal combines Pomeroy and Tolt Solutions to make $1B company

  A pending acquisition would combine Pomeroy and Tolt Solutions into a managed services and professional services entity, with nearly $1 billion in revenue.

• October 26, 2015 26 Oct'15

  Botnets once again pushing Dridex malware

  The Dridex malware has made a return and attackers are once again using botnets to send the Trojan to banks despite the Department of Justice making high-profile arrests last month.

• October 26, 2015 26 Oct'15

  Quantum Xcellis is next version of StorNext

  Quantum goes after video workloads with Xcellis, a converged system that combines Quantum StorNext, metadata, data management, NAS and cloud gateways into a single system.

• October 26, 2015 26 Oct'15

  Larry Ellison vaunts Oracle’s cloud services over rivals

  Larry Ellison promoted his company’s cloud services and berated rivals in his opening keynote at Oracle OpenWorld 2015.

• October 23, 2015 23 Oct'15

  MSPWorld 2015 spotlights MSP sales craft

  What makes a good MSP salesperson? How should you compensate sales staff? Execs tackled these and other MSP sales-related questions at MSPWorld this week; plus, more channel news.

• October 23, 2015 23 Oct'15

  Dell World 2015: Cloud system open to wider range of partners

  Dell and Microsoft have introduced the Dell Hybrid Cloud System for Microsoft, which targets businesses of any size and opens up new opportunities for channel partners.

• October 23, 2015 23 Oct'15

  NetApp strategy hasn't changed, even with new CEO

  NetApp didn't have much in new products at its annual Insight conference; the only rollout was Data Fabric for placing and managing data in a NetApp hybrid cloud.

• October 23, 2015 23 Oct'15

  Dell World 2015: Customers have few worries on EMC deal

  Storage customers at Dell World 2015 signaled thumbs-up to Dell's $67 billion deal to acquire EMC, expressed few worries about overlapping products as result of merger.

• October 23, 2015 23 Oct'15

  Government surveillance has cloud security vendors in a pickle

  The negative effects of U.S. government surveillance have put cloud providers in a tough spot and left security vendors scrambling for better privacy protections.

• October 23, 2015 23 Oct'15

  Dell Storage GM weighs disruptive product trends

  Dell Storage GM Alan Atkinson sees flash and SDS as serious business disruptors, but still views traditional scale-up arrays as serving an important role in the Dell storage strategy.

• October 22, 2015 22 Oct'15

  Virtustream now top dog in EMC, VMware cloud service

  EMC and VMware have formed a new joint cloud service under the Virtustream brand, as the companies seek to expand hybrid offerings and consolidate cloud services.

• October 22, 2015 22 Oct'15

  HP public cloud put out of its misery

  A major feature of HP's hybrid cloud strategy is ending as the HP public cloud will be shut down and the company will instead partner with public cloud vendors going forward.

• October 22, 2015 22 Oct'15

  Dell hybrid strategy leans on Microsoft to ease use

  Hybrid clouds remain more of a goal than a reality for most IT shops, so two of the biggest legacy IT vendors have teamed up to ease hybrid cloud strategies.

• October 22, 2015 22 Oct'15

  Interim Citrix CEO takes Templeton's seat

  Mark Templeton's tenure as Citrix CEO has abruptly come to an end, leaving Citrix users to wonder what's in store for the company's future.

• October 22, 2015 22 Oct'15

  Western Digital flashes $19 billion for SanDisk acquisition

  Western Digital is taking its biggest step yet into the flash market, with its $19 billion SanDisk acquisition. The deal is the second major storage merger this month.

• October 22, 2015 22 Oct'15

  ADC vendors scramble to satisfy app-centric market

  A new breed of tech buyer is demanding application delivery controllers geared toward mobile and cloud development.

• October 21, 2015 21 Oct'15

  The Azure SQL Data Warehouse gains an auditing feature

  Microsoft announced that it had enabled an auditing feature for the Azure SQL Data Warehouse. The new feature has many benefits, but storing audit logs won't be free.

• October 21, 2015 21 Oct'15

  Dell-VMware deal begins with risky hands-off strategy

  More than a week after its $67 billion acquisition of EMC and VMware, Dell fails to offer specifics on VMware's role in the combined company. Can this be a good thing?

• October 21, 2015 21 Oct'15

  Trend Micro acquires HP TippingPoint for $300 million

  Trend Micro agrees to purchase HP TippingPoint for $300 million in an effort to bolster network security, but experts disagree on the strategy of either company involved.