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• December 21, 2015 21 Dec'15

  Cisco partners will see summits shift to fall

  Cisco plans to move its Partner Summit to the fall, starting in Nov. 2016. The move aims to pull together Cisco partners and the field sales organization.

• December 21, 2015 21 Dec'15

  Channel companies enjoy solid business growth in 2015

  Channel partners speaking with SearchITChannel say they grew revenue in 2015 and now aim to solidify their business strategies for the coming year.

• December 21, 2015 21 Dec'15

  Autotask FSS offering grows channel-partner presence

  Autotask has signed up more than 100 partners to resell its file sync-and-share technology, which it acquired earlier this year in its acquisition of Soonr.

• December 21, 2015 21 Dec'15

  Top Microsoft Azure cloud service upgrades of 2015

  The Microsoft Azure cloud service solidified itself as the top alternative to AWS in 2015 with an improved portal, more partnerships and upgrades around big data and containers.

• December 21, 2015 21 Dec'15

  Recapping the top trends in unified communications

  In 2015, intriguing developments shaped the unified communications industry, highlighted in part by the emergence of Skype for Business, and the impact of WebRTC and VoIP technology.

• December 21, 2015 21 Dec'15

  Wi-Fi, network analytics pace tech trends in 2015

  SearchNetworking recaps some of the leading 2015 tech trends in networking, spanning network security, wireless technologies and data center infrastructure.

• December 21, 2015 21 Dec'15

  DR 2015: Growing DRaaS landscape targets SMBs

  In 2015, the number of DRaaS vendors increased and products improved, but cloud disaster recovery is still having trouble finding favor in large organizations.

• December 18, 2015 18 Dec'15

  APT detection vendor Cyphort marks channel milestones

  Advanced persistent threat detection vendor Cyphort noted strides it made in the channel since launching its partner program in October of last year; plus, other IT channel news from the week.

• December 18, 2015 18 Dec'15

  StorSimple hybrid storage adds file-sharing workloads

  Microsoft rolled out a series of updates to StorSimple to extend its hybrid cloud storage capabilities to more workloads on-premises and in the cloud.

• December 18, 2015 18 Dec'15

  Docker gets easier as features, tools expand

  Docker could become the next generation compute platform, and even replace server virtualization, but the container technology has some growing up to do first.

• December 18, 2015 18 Dec'15

  CISA passed, with privacy protections removed

  The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act passed after being added to the emergency budget omnibus bill, but critics warned the privacy protections have been stripped out.

• December 17, 2015 17 Dec'15

  Amazon Aurora adds encryption at rest

  Amazon's Aurora database now offers encryption at rest, which could help with international data security concerns as European law is clarified.

• December 17, 2015 17 Dec'15

  Hyper-converged vendor Nimboxx shuts down

  Nimboxx execs won't confirm the company's status, but signs point to the hyper-convergence startup pulling the plug on its technology 18 months after launch.

• December 17, 2015 17 Dec'15

  Encryption backdoors won't help law enforcement

  Strong encryption and encryption backdoors have become hot topics in the world of lawmakers and politicians, but security experts said those people don't understand the problem.

• December 16, 2015 16 Dec'15

  Benchmark interest rate rises; what's the channel impact?

  The U.S. Federal Reserve today hiked its key interest rate, a move that could signal additional increases that will ultimately affect channel partners.

• December 16, 2015 16 Dec'15

  Five expert flash storage tips

  Here are the top-five pieces of flash storage advice our expert analysts provided in 2015 -- from selecting an array to avoiding prevalent flash storage myths.

• December 16, 2015 16 Dec'15

  Top cloud storage tips of 2015

  We took a look back at the expert advice on SearchCloudStorage over the past year to bring you the five most important cloud storage takeaways in 2015.

• December 16, 2015 16 Dec'15

  Top 2015 flash storage industry news and trends

  Flash storage vendors had a big year in 2015. These five news stories paint a picture of where the flash industry is headed and what users can expect in their data centers.

• December 16, 2015 16 Dec'15

  Companies take the middle road with hybrid cloud

  The hype surrounding public cloud has died down, as customers are targeting hybrid cloud technology for its flexibility and to keep some data securely on premises.

• December 16, 2015 16 Dec'15

  A reseller's guide to the Star Wars galaxy

  Have you ever thought about reselling X-wing starfighters? Or what your value add might be in the lightsaber market? Sean McGrath takes a look at making Star Wars tech a reality.

• December 16, 2015 16 Dec'15

  Another malware campaign abuses public cloud services

  Security researchers at Zscaler discovered a new Spy Banker Trojan campaign that's leveraging Google's public cloud services as a hosting platform.

• December 15, 2015 15 Dec'15

  Microsoft Kerberos vulnerability can't be patched

  A new blog post details authentication vulnerabilities in Microsoft Kerberos that cannot be patched and could lead to attackers having free reign over systems.

• December 15, 2015 15 Dec'15

  Hyper-convergence made inroads in 2015

  VMware OEM partners that signed on to sell EVO:RAIL appliances, pioneers and large vendors new to the hyper-convergence market jockeyed for storage customers in 2015.

• December 15, 2015 15 Dec'15

  HPE updates NNMi to tackle network virtualization

  Hewlett Packard Enterprise's latest version of NNMi fills a need for better software tools to manage virtualized networks.

• December 15, 2015 15 Dec'15

  Dell EMC mega deal: One hurdle down, a few hundred more to go

  Dell and EMC aren't content with the 'largest deal ever in technology industry' badge. It seems they're now gunning for the 'most complicated acquisition of all time' too.

• December 14, 2015 14 Dec'15

  All-flash arrays, TLC 3D NAND emerge in flash storage market

  Visions of an all-flash data center remain elusive, but enterprises in the flash storage market this year took advantage of choice, diversity in solid state storage.

• December 14, 2015 14 Dec'15

  Symantec retires root certificate

  Symantec announced it will retire one of its root certificates because it was based on older security and Google made sure users knew the risks.

• December 14, 2015 14 Dec'15

  Dell puts partners at the top of his New Year's resolutions

  Michael Dell has shared his resolutions for the year ahead and they include some thoughts about the channel.

• December 11, 2015 11 Dec'15

  BitTitan launches Azure migration starter kit for partners

  BitTitan introduced an Azure migration toolkit to help partners with sales and marketing, onboarding and managed cloud services; more IT channel news from the week.

• December 11, 2015 11 Dec'15

  Virtustream seen as good for EMC-VMware cloud venture

  Investors may have objections to the deal, but analysts and users see a lot of upside to the EMC-VMware joint cloud venture, with the EMC-acquired Virtustream at its center.

• December 11, 2015 11 Dec'15

  Polycom phones support Microsoft telephony

  Polycom's line-of-business phones now offer support for Microsoft's telephony service, while the conferencing services market is seeing a shift toward video.

• December 10, 2015 10 Dec'15

  Oracle preps for AWS cloud showdown

  With its refreshed cloud services portfolio, Oracle hopes to become a force in the enterprise cloud market. But is it enough to win customer mind share from leader AWS?

• December 10, 2015 10 Dec'15

  FBI admits use of zero-day exploits

  The FBI has admitted to using zero-day exploits rather than disclosing them, and experts say this should not be a surprise considering the history of federal agency actions.

• December 10, 2015 10 Dec'15

  Pulse Secure to tackle cloud authentication issues

  Following its split from Juniper Networks, Pulse Secure looks to take on cloud access and authentication problems with a new product.

• December 10, 2015 10 Dec'15

  Senator to push encryption backdoor legislation

  FBI Director James Comey is sticking to the message that the FBI doesn't want encryption backdoor legislation, but one senator doesn't expect companies to comply without the legal impetus.

• December 09, 2015 09 Dec'15

  Five key disaster recovery best practices of 2015

  The top disaster recovery best practices of 2015 include asking the right questions of DRaaS providers, and instituting proper DR planning and testing.

• December 08, 2015 08 Dec'15

  Instart Logic rolls out first-ever channel initiative

  Instart Logic has changed its sales strategy and will now offer its application delivery service through channel partners; other news from the week.

• December 08, 2015 08 Dec'15

  Cisco Spark: New offerings ignite partner opportunities

  Cisco has unveiled new Spark offerings, designating channel partners as an important component of its go-to-market strategy for the business collaboration technology.

• December 08, 2015 08 Dec'15

  Microsoft shuts down font handling flaw

  Microsoft ended the security cycle of 2015 by releasing eight critical bulletins, including details on a font exploit.

• December 08, 2015 08 Dec'15

  SonicWall, Quest futures in question amid potential sale

  SonicWall and Quest Software users, who endured Dell's acquisition three years ago, face more uncertainty, as Dell reportedly considers the sale of those companies to reduce debt.

• December 08, 2015 08 Dec'15

  Holiday temporary workers lead to bad access management

  A new report showed that while retail companies are confident in their security, many use bad access management practices with temporary workers brought in for the holiday season.

• December 08, 2015 08 Dec'15

  InterModal Data unveils Web-scale storage software

  Startup InterModal Data introduced its Web-scale storage software that runs on commodity hardware, and is designed to scale to thousands of storage and performance nodes.

• December 08, 2015 08 Dec'15

  Juniper line cards up performance of MX Series

  Juniper Networks plans to release in the first half of next year three line cards that will boost the performance of the Juniper MX Series routers.

• December 07, 2015 07 Dec'15

  HPE Helion cloud brokerage supplants its defunct public cloud

  With its public cloud soon a thing of the past, the HPE cloud strategy around hybrid management continues to take shape with Helion Managed Cloud Broker.

• December 07, 2015 07 Dec'15

  NetSuite channel seizing the higher ground

  Cloud-based ERP specialist NetSuite has seen its channel move wholeheartedly into enterprise sales

• December 07, 2015 07 Dec'15

  Global operation targets Dorkbot botnet

  The latest international operation against cyber criminals included seizing domains to disrupt the Dorkbot operators’ capacity to control their victims’ computers

• December 07, 2015 07 Dec'15

  Building regulations will drive IoT in offices

  Gartner predicts 1.6 billion connected things will be used by smart cities in 2016, an increase of 39% from 2015

• December 04, 2015 04 Dec'15

  2015 in review: Dell-EMC deal among top events impacting channel

  The pending Dell-EMC deal and HP's split into HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise topped the list of significant events for IT news in 2015 from a channel perspective.

• December 04, 2015 04 Dec'15

  AWS to manage Microsoft Active Directory as a service

  Amazon continues its competitive push against Microsoft with a new way of deploying Active Directory in its cloud.

• December 04, 2015 04 Dec'15

  Software may be Samsung's saving grace

  Samsung made a change at the top of its mobile segment to take on Apple by differentiating its devices through its software, rather than its hardware.

• December 04, 2015 04 Dec'15

  China arrests hackers accused of OPM breach

  Hackers arrested by the Chinese government are allegedly the criminals behind the OPM breach, but experts want more evidence before trusting China.

• December 04, 2015 04 Dec'15

  Will AI ever outgrow its need for human supervision?

  Two artificial intelligence luminaries talk about the future of AI -- what's possible and what's still a ways off.

• December 04, 2015 04 Dec'15

  HPE pushes Azure after axing Helion public cloud

  With the HP split complete, HPE customers can expect to see a stronger hybrid cloud push tied to Microsoft Azure and new cloud server systems.

• December 03, 2015 03 Dec'15

  Microsoft rattles SMB market with cloud-based telephony

  Microsoft's latest Office 365 features are expected to heat up the competition with Cisco and other telephony vendors in the SMB market.

• December 03, 2015 03 Dec'15

  The battle for all-flash dominance is looking decidedly one-sided

  Pure Storage delivers a knockout blow as it goes toe-to-toe with Violin Memory on third quarter fiscal results.

• December 03, 2015 03 Dec'15

  Load DynamiX pushes into storage analytics

  In hopes of appealing to more enterprises, Load DynamiX adds sensors and software features that capture I/O application workloads to analyze storage patterns.

• December 02, 2015 02 Dec'15

  HPE partner program teams with NTT Com on cloud, services

  Participants in Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Partner Ready Program for Service Providers will be able to deliver cloud offerings and services from NTT Com.

• December 02, 2015 02 Dec'15

  Microsoft PowerApps: The easy button for mobile app development

  Microsoft rolled out its new PowerApps tool to allow IT to create its own mobile business apps with zero coding skills.

• December 02, 2015 02 Dec'15

  Aruba Sensor expands use of indoor tracking technology

  Aruba's new Sensor product makes it possible to use the company's indoor tracking beacons on third-party Wi-Fi networks.

• December 02, 2015 02 Dec'15

  HPE will use split experience to help customers with change

  Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s CEO claimed the firm would be able to better assist customers undergoing structural changes.

• December 02, 2015 02 Dec'15

  Ingram Micro bolsters cloud strategy with Odin platform

  Ingram Micro has taken steps to extend the depth of its cloud platform with the addition of the Parallels Odin Service.

• December 01, 2015 01 Dec'15

  Violin expands Flash Storage Platform on high, low ends

  Violin Memory put out its fastest array to date, and an entry-level model that starts at $92,000, as it tries to balance its Flash Storage Platform for performance and storage management.

• December 01, 2015 01 Dec'15

  Bill Gates spearheads climate change initiatives

  A group of IT entrepreneurs, CEOs, investment gurus and dignitaries have announced an alliance at the Paris 2015 Climate Conference to fund clean energy research.

• December 01, 2015 01 Dec'15

  Networking and managed service skills key to selling cloud

  The advice from some of the vendors that attended a recent MicroScope cloud roundtable was to focus on the network to secure the hosted sale.

• November 30, 2015 30 Nov'15

  Timeline shows bumpy road led to HP split

  A timeline of HP through the years shows the defining moments that ultimately led to the split into HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

• November 30, 2015 30 Nov'15

  HP split foreshadowed by watershed moments

  A timeline of HP through the years shows the defining moments that ultimately led to the split into HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

• November 30, 2015 30 Nov'15

  Can Google really take on Amazon and Microsoft?

  Does Google really stand a chance in the enterprise space, or is it a case of too little, too late?

• November 30, 2015 30 Nov'15

  Amex credit card hack leads to information prediction

  Samy Kamkar found a weakness in the algorithm American Express uses to generate replacement card information and created a credit card hack as a proof-of-concept.

• November 25, 2015 25 Nov'15

  2016 channel events listings

  When making 2016 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.

• November 25, 2015 25 Nov'15

  Dell security flaws reignite debate on pre-installed software

  News that some Dell laptops are shipping with at least one, and possibly two, rogue root certificates represents a potential security breakdown in production processes, say security experts.

• November 25, 2015 25 Nov'15

  Are ISVs and channel singing from the same song sheet?

  Survey from Cloud Technology Alliance reveals misaligned expectations between ISVs and their channel partners.

• November 25, 2015 25 Nov'15

  Amazon EC2 Dedicated Hosts go GA

  While technically comparable to bare metal cloud offerings from IBM and Rackspace, AWS has a different motivation for offering dedicated hardware.

• November 25, 2015 25 Nov'15

  Revenues decline across HP Inc and Hewlett Packard Enterprise

  Hewlett Packard Enterprise is betting on cloud and a relationship with Microsoft and HP Inc.

• November 25, 2015 25 Nov'15

  Q&A: Joyent CTO on the state of containers

  Joyent bet big on containers to compete in the cloud market, and the company's CTO Bryan Cantrill has plenty to say about the state of containers and what needs to change.

• November 24, 2015 24 Nov'15

  IT channel partner survey reveals cautious optimism

  Value-added resellers and managed service providers expressed cautious optimism regarding their prospects in 2016, sentiments that reflect an uptick in business.

• November 24, 2015 24 Nov'15

  Blue Coat launches 'Cloud Generation' Web gateway

  After acquiring two cloud access security brokers this year, Blue Coat Systems has united CASB capabilities with its Web gateway security technology under a new cloud security strategy.

• November 24, 2015 24 Nov'15

  Refried fish: Dell admits pre-installing dodgy certificate on PCs

  Superfish-like certificate leaves Dell machines vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks.

• November 24, 2015 24 Nov'15

  Rogue IT drives security ever higher on CIO agendas

  TechTarget's 2015 Annual Salary and Careers Survey results reveal how CIOs and senior IT leaders are coming to terms with shadow IT.

• November 24, 2015 24 Nov'15

  Dell certificate problem is the new Superfish

  Dell issued a fix for a root certificate similar to Superfish that could potentially allow attackers to intercept encrypted private data on its PCs.

• November 24, 2015 24 Nov'15

  Enterprises warm up to cloud storage services

  Despite lingering concerns around compliance and lock-in, IT pros are deploying cloud storage services for a range of applications and use cases.

• November 23, 2015 23 Nov'15

  AVG Business retools channel partner strategy

  AVG's channel-centric business segment, which provides security, and remote monitoring and management offerings, will pursue a new go-to-market strategy next year.

• November 23, 2015 23 Nov'15

  Security tools clean your mainframe's 'dirty laundry'

  Mainframes are well-suited for mobile apps, and though these systems are known to be safe, there are ways to tighten mainframe security.

• November 23, 2015 23 Nov'15

  Adobe CSO offers advice on data breach responses

  Adobe CSO Brad Arkin spoke at the recent Privacy. Security. Risk. 2015 event about his experiences dealing with the company's massive data breach two years ago.

• November 20, 2015 20 Nov'15

  Citrix partner impact uncertain amid GoTo spinoff plan

  Channel partners may have to wait a bit for a detailed technology roadmap as Citrix plans to shed its Citrix GoTo line of business and rethink its core products.

• November 20, 2015 20 Nov'15

  Ingram Micro partner communities primed for 2016

  At the Ingram Micro One conference, the distributor officially rebranded the VentureTech Network community and talked up its investments in the SMB Alliance.

• November 20, 2015 20 Nov'15

  Data Dynamics' StorageX recognizes NetApp, Isilon clusters

  Data Dynamics' StorageX file migration application got a refresh to support 64-bit architecture, as well as NetApp and EMC Isilon clustering for a faster data migration process.

• November 20, 2015 20 Nov'15

  Aerohive launches APIs for business software developers

  Aerohive has unveiled an API platform that delivers wireless network data to business application developers.

• November 20, 2015 20 Nov'15

  AWS Device Farm adds browser-based app testing

  AWS users who didn't have an interest in the AWS Device Farm before are intrigued by an important new feature.

• November 20, 2015 20 Nov'15

  Sophos CTO benefitting from channel insights

  The channel is being given a chance to provide Sophos with advice over future product strategy, which is something its CTO is grateful for.

• November 19, 2015 19 Nov'15

  CCIE certification: Changes ahead for Cisco partners

  Cisco partners can expect new written exam topics to surface in mid-2016 in light of the networking vendor's updated CCIE framework; a CCNA update is on tap as well.

• 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 19, 2015 19 Nov'15

  Citrix GoTo sent to an island, other tech not so lucky

  Citrix mapped out a plan for realignment that includes the end of certain product lines, spinning off the GoTo portfolio into a separate business and more layoffs.

• 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 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.