News

July 14, 2017 14 Jul'17
Splunk Partner Portal evolves to boost channel partner experience

Splunk continues to invest in the channel with a revised partner portal, which provides visibility into the deal registration process, educational materials and other new features.
July 14, 2017 14 Jul'17
Microsoft UC services propelled by partnerships

Microsoft partnerships highlighted new products and services at its Inspire conference. Several partner companies had a keen focus on improving Skype for Business integrations.
July 14, 2017 14 Jul'17
Observable brings AWS, Azure security to Cisco

Cisco plans to acquire security company Observable Networks. The acquisition would strengthen Cisco cloud security for AWS and Microsoft Azure.
July 14, 2017 14 Jul'17
MSSPs can help in the fight against ransomware

Recent high-profile ransomware cases have underlined the need for help, and providing it as part of a managed service could be the answer.
July 13, 2017 13 Jul'17
Startup's new scale-out file system targets flash SSDs

WekaIO launched its scale-out file system, which is optimized for server-based flash storage and designed to tier data to cheaper object storage on premises and in public clouds.
July 13, 2017 13 Jul'17
Verizon denies data loss but admits potentially huge breach

Verizon has responded to reports of millions of customer records being exposed to the internet by saying no data was accessed by malicious third parties, but the incident raises thorny issues.
July 13, 2017 13 Jul'17
Is Symantec looking to exit the certificate business?

As Google and Mozilla prepare plans to reduce trust for Symantec's certificate authority, the antivirus vendor is reported to be seeking a buyer for its web certificate business.
July 12, 2017 12 Jul'17
Microsoft industry focus meets with channel approval

Microsoft is adopting an industry orientation that channel partners believe will mirror their go-to-market approaches and promote solution selling in areas such as IoT.
July 12, 2017 12 Jul'17
Microsoft Inspire 2017: Microsoft streamlines its channel approach

Microsoft is looking to make things easier for its partners through newly introduced incentives for its internal sellers, among other initiatives.
July 12, 2017 12 Jul'17
Cloud onRamp takes Viptela SD-WAN to Azure, AWS

Viptela introduces Cloud onRamp for AWS and Microsoft Azure. The new product tailors the Viptela vEdge router for the infrastructure-as-a-service providers.
July 12, 2017 12 Jul'17
Actifio CEO: Copy data management rises in cloud era

Actifio's copy data management platform finds favor with financial, government, healthcare and retail organizations. More than 2,200 customers use Virtual Data Pipeline.
July 12, 2017 12 Jul'17
Jules Okafor talks diversity in the cybersecurity industry

Jules Okafor discusses the skills gap in the cybersecurity industry, how better IT diversity could help, and what is needed to bring in more women and minorities.
July 12, 2017 12 Jul'17
Everything-as-a-Service the future for MSPs

Those MSPs that want to be successful will have to add a lot more services to their portfolios, warns 451 Research.
July 11, 2017 11 Jul'17
Azure Stack hardware bundles emerge for channel

Microsoft Azure Stack, the company's hybrid cloud platform, could provide channel partner opportunities among customers who need an on-premises instance of the Azure public cloud.
July 11, 2017 11 Jul'17
Kinvey acquisition bolsters Progress' BaaS efforts

Progress' addition of the Kinvey BaaS to its app dev tools lineup adds strong back-end capabilities intended to complement its Telerik front-end mobile development platform.