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• March 08, 2019 08 Mar'19

  VMware launches Service-defined Firewall

  VMware is taking a different approach to firewalls by focusing on 'known good' behavior to better police east-west traffic within enterprise environments.

• March 08, 2019 08 Mar'19

  Accenture acquisition highlights recent IT services M&A

  The acquisition of a consulting company is expanding Accenture Industry X.0, while SADA Systems and Wipro are seeking greater focus in divestitures; more news from the week.

• March 04, 2019 04 Mar'19

  Are Nutanix, VMware heading in opposite HCI directions?

  Nutanix CEO says HCI sales slowdown is temporary because its technology remains strong; in the meantime, Dell-VMware is pushing HCI deeper into the enterprise.

• March 01, 2019 01 Mar'19

  Splunk partners 'the growth engine' of new customer deals

  Splunk partners were a major contributor to the vendor's growth in fiscal year 2019. Splunk says it aims to recruit more systems integrator partners in the year ahead.

• February 28, 2019 28 Feb'19

  VMware bolsters NSX-T for cloud

  The latest iteration of VMware NSX-T includes a revamped UI and other features meant to improve its ability to provide virtual networking in hybrid, private and public clouds.

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• February 27, 2019 27 Feb'19

  Service provider spending falls, sparking ICT slowdown

  Service providers will buy less information and communications technologies, contributing significantly to an overall slowdown in ICT spending this year and next, IDC said.

• February 26, 2019 26 Feb'19

  Cohesity DataPlatform? There's an app store for that

  Cohesity MarketPlace includes Cohesity applications for secondary storage management, along with third-party choices, such as SentinelOne and Imanis Data.

• February 25, 2019 25 Feb'19

  ERP risks highlighted in new report

  Oracle is being sued over a $4.5 million ERP project that did not go according to plan. That's a common problem with ERP installations, according to a new study.

• February 25, 2019 25 Feb'19

  Thoma Bravo to buy ConnectWise MSP software business

  MSP software provider ConnectWise has revealed plans to be acquired by Thoma Bravo, a private equity investment firm. According to ConnectWise, the transaction is expected to close on Feb. 28. ...

• February 22, 2019 22 Feb'19

  Accenture partnership with Splice Machine sealed by investment

  Read how Accenture and Splice Machine have deepened their alliance, taking aim at large-scale data transformation projects, and other channel news from the week.

• February 21, 2019 21 Feb'19

  HPE, Juniper launch 5G edge hardware

  Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Juniper Networks have introduced 5G hardware for service providers' network edge.

• February 20, 2019 20 Feb'19

  Kaseya MSP clients hit with GandCrab ransomware

  GandCrab ransomware infected several managed service providers, thanks to an old a ConnectWise manage plugin vulnerability, but a new decryptor tool is offering relief to victims.

• February 19, 2019 19 Feb'19

  Palo Alto Networks to acquire Demis

  Palo Alto Networks announced its plan of acquiring SOAR vendor Demisto for $560 million to accelerate its Application Framework strategy and beef up security operations automation.

• February 15, 2019 15 Feb'19

  Microsoft partner training offers self-assessment tool

  Microsoft partner training is getting a new addition with a self-assessment tool that guides partners toward appropriate training resources.

• February 15, 2019 15 Feb'19

  Managed services model ripe for expansion: Kaseya, SolarWinds

  Channel companies have an opportunity to broaden their managed services offerings, according to new studies from Kaseya and SolarWinds; more news from the week.