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• November 23, 2018 23 Nov'18

  Cisco Partner Summit 2018 sets the stage for change

  Executives at Cisco Partner Summit 2018 outlined program changes that channel partners can expect to see unfold in the coming months.

• November 21, 2018 21 Nov'18

  What the Talari acquisition brings to Oracle

  With the Talari acquisition, Oracle's communications unit gets SD-WAN technology that improves VoIP reliability. But the Talari SD-WAN also lacks important enterprise features.

• November 20, 2018 20 Nov'18

  Microsoft-FSLogix acquisition changes cloud desktop game

  FSLogix can help Microsoft solve problems that have plagued the integration of Office 365 and virtual desktops, and it will immediately benefit the new Windows Virtual Desktop.

• November 16, 2018 16 Nov'18

  Oracle snaps up Talari to add SD-WAN capabilities to the mix

  The tie-up will give Oracle's communication division a chance to add SD-WAN to the range of options that partners can take out to customers.

• November 16, 2018 16 Nov'18

  BMC partners to tackle modern mainframe challenges

  BMC wants its channel partners to target large and medium-sized businesses with new Automated Mainframe Intelligence products; other channel news from the week.

• November 15, 2018 15 Nov'18

  Cisco strategy revolves around multi-domain architecture

  Cisco aims to interconnect various networking domains -- from the data center to the cloud -- in an approach it has dubbed multi-domain architecture.

• November 15, 2018 15 Nov'18

  Are you customer experienced? New Cisco specialization on tap

  Channel partners will get a new Cisco specialization next year that focuses on customer experience and will eventually supersede Cisco's Lifecycle Advisor program.

• November 14, 2018 14 Nov'18

  What Amazon's move off Oracle means for customers

  Amazon says its consumer division has dumped Oracle's database platform, and the company will offload most workloads by year's end. Will it inspire AWS customers to do the same?

• November 14, 2018 14 Nov'18

  Cisco partners view Catalyst 9200 as service opportunity

  Channel executives at Cisco Partner Summit 2018 say Cisco's new Catalyst switches offer the ability to wrap software and services around hardware sales.

• November 13, 2018 13 Nov'18

  Three highlights of IT Nation Connect 2018

  Last week's IT Nation Connect event, ConnectWise's annual users conference, held in Orlando, Fla., hit on a few of the core trends that channel partners grapple with today. Trends included the need ...

• November 13, 2018 13 Nov'18

  Cisco Webex Teams gets cloud calling through BroadSoft

  The integration of the BroadSoft cloud PBX with the messaging and meetings app Webex Teams gives midsize Cisco customers a clearer migration path to a cloud-only UC environment.

• November 13, 2018 13 Nov'18

  Cisco Partner Summit 2018 continues software emphasis

  The Cisco software strategy is accelerating, according to a company official who cites growth in recurring revenue, enterprise agreements and Lifecycle Advisors as evidence.

• November 12, 2018 12 Nov'18

  Apptio sale spotlights rise of hybrid IT, cost controls

  Why does private equity firm Vista Equity Partners want to pay nearly $2 billion for IT spend analytics vendor Apptio? Here's a clue: It's the rise of hybrid cloud.

• November 09, 2018 09 Nov'18

  IT Nation 2018 drills into managed security opportunity

  At the IT Nation 2018 conference, ConnectWise CEO Arnie Bellini bid attendees to embrace the fast-growing managed security market and abandon their generalist approaches.

• November 09, 2018 09 Nov'18

  ON Semiconductor distributors drive $1B in revenue

  It may not be the traditional channel, but semiconductor distributors play a key role in boosting ON Semiconductor's sales in emerging markets; more news from the week.

• November 09, 2018 09 Nov'18

  Post-quantum cryptography a major challenge, says expert

  The crypto wars are just beginning and open systems are key to improved security in future, says cryptography expert.

• November 09, 2018 09 Nov'18

  Cisco, AWS team up for Kubernetes hybrid cloud deployments

  Kubernetes users pick up another option for container orchestration in hybrid deployments in the form of a product bundle from Cisco and AWS.

• November 09, 2018 09 Nov'18

  Dell EMC VxRail HCI builds on VMware Cloud Foundation

  Dell EMC builds on VMware Cloud Foundation and plans to offer a new two-node VxRail entry point, with a flexible VMware vSAN license. Dell EMC also adds VMware integration to VxBlock.

• November 09, 2018 09 Nov'18

  Google AI Hub aims to accelerate artificial intelligence project development in enterprises

  Google debuts AI Hub to help enterprises get their artificial intelligence projects off the ground faster, as its bid to make the technology accessible to everyone gathers pace.

• November 09, 2018 09 Nov'18

  U.S. Cyber Command malware samples to be logged in VirusTotal

  The Cyber National Mission Force will share unclassified U.S. Cyber Command malware samples to VirusTotal and one expert hopes there will be more action taken to help researchers.

• November 09, 2018 09 Nov'18

  AWS cloud network architecture could put users at heightened risk of disruption, study claims

  A comparison study of AWS, Google and Microsoft's network architectures reveals stark differences in how they process user traffic, ThousandEyes report shows.

• November 09, 2018 09 Nov'18

  How the right network automation tools can modernize your network

  In this roundup of networking blogs, industry experts examine network automation innovation, the partnership between networking and DevOps, and the importance of data sheet specs.

• November 09, 2018 09 Nov'18

  VMware on a journey to rebuild partner program

  The vendor's recently appointed channel chief has shared her plans for rebuilding the firm's partner program.

• November 06, 2018 06 Nov'18

  VMware and IBM add integrations for private, hybrid cloud

  A managed cloud service for high availability and additional product integrations for microservices and Watson are the latest fruits of a partnership between IBM and VMware.

• November 02, 2018 02 Nov'18

  HashiCorp profile rises in wake of IBM-Red Hat deal

  HashiCorp is valued at $1.9 billion for its IT management software, such as Vault 1.0, and the IBM-Red Hat merger has set off speculation about the firm's future.

• November 02, 2018 02 Nov'18

  IBM business partners mull benefits, risks of Red Hat buyout

  The success of the $34 billion Red Hat buyout would rely on Big Blue's handling of the open source software vendor's portfolio and culture, according to IBM business partners.

• November 02, 2018 02 Nov'18

  Rackspace retools managed public cloud business

  Rackspace's managed public cloud business is packaging services to help customers at different phases of their cloud journeys; other news from the week.

• October 31, 2018 31 Oct'18

  Red Hat users weigh in on IBM merger

  Some Red Hat users are taking news of the $34 billion sale to IBM in stride, and say it's important to wait and see.

• October 30, 2018 30 Oct'18

  IBM Red Hat deal shakes up container management

  IBM buys Red Hat with Kubernetes in mind for its multi-cloud management strategy, with far-reaching implications for the open source container management community, especially Cloud Foundry.

• October 29, 2018 29 Oct'18

  IBM pledges to support Red Hat developer community

  Big Blue's decision to strike a multi-billion deal for open source player Red Hat means it gains a firm with a strong channel and developer network.

• October 26, 2018 26 Oct'18

  Webex flaw is easier to exploit than detect

  A remote code execution flaw in Cisco Webex -- called WebExec -- could be an easy vector for insider attacks, and the researchers who found it say it's easier to exploit than detect.

• October 26, 2018 26 Oct'18

  Symphony Ventures acquisition: Deal underscores RPA growth

  Sykes Enterprises' acquisition of Symphony Ventures, a robotic process automation consulting firm, sheds light on the meteoric rise of the RPA market; other news from the week.

• October 25, 2018 25 Oct'18

  IBM bolsters storage products with added NVMe support

  IBM bolstered support for NVMe technologies across its storage portfolio with its latest round of product updates, which also adds new Spectrum Discover data management software.

• October 24, 2018 24 Oct'18

  NetApp shines flash storage at containers and objects

  At the NetApp Insight user show, the vendor advocates for flash to replace disk for backup, cloud and object storage. NetApp HCI expands, and StorageGrid gets flash.

• October 23, 2018 23 Oct'18

  Ellison: Oracle ‘autonomous’ database seeks and destroys

  At OpenWorld 2018 in San Francisco, Oracle founder and CTO Larry Ellison led on the putative resilience of the supplier’s ‘autonomous’ database to cyber security threats.

• October 22, 2018 22 Oct'18

  Commvault updates web interface with Command Center

  At Commvault Go, the data protection vendor introduced a revamped user interface with machine learning-powered analytics and smarter storage usage reporting.

• October 19, 2018 19 Oct'18

  Experts wary of links between GreyEnergy and BlackEnergy

  Researchers claim a new threat group called GreyEnergy is the successor to BlackEnergy, but experts are unsure if the evidence supports the claims or warnings of future attacks.

• October 19, 2018 19 Oct'18

  Array Networks pursues virtualized network services channel

  Array Network's new ASAP program looks to enable VARs and MSP partners to offer services around its AVX Series Network Functions Platforms, and other news from the week.

• October 17, 2018 17 Oct'18

  Commvault strikes up B&RaaS band for VMs, Salesforce

  Commvault enhances its cloud-based data protection suite by offering its flagship Complete Backup & Recovery software as a service, with new services for VMs and native cloud apps.

• October 16, 2018 16 Oct'18

  X-IO spins out Axellio, sells X-IO Storage to Violin

  Two storage companies on the comeback trail make moves -- Violin Systems buys X-IO's ISE platform, and X-IO rebrands as Axellio. Both have been in transition over the past few years.

• October 15, 2018 15 Oct'18

  Commvault packages data insights into Activate app

  Commvault's Activate, consisting of data analysis tools announced earlier this year, now allows users to learn about their unstructured data and effectively take action with it.

• October 12, 2018 12 Oct'18

  Lenovo pledges to fix channel process issues

  The vendor came in for some criticism at the Canalys Channels Forum but responded by vowing to fix the problems in the next six months.

• October 12, 2018 12 Oct'18

  Hardware makers discuss tariff effects at channel event

  Hardware vendors aim to mitigate the effects of the Trump administration's tariffs on imported Chinese goods, using such strategies as tariff engineering.

• October 12, 2018 12 Oct'18

  AWS consulting partners launch Mission

  AWS cloud consulting services firms Reliam, Stratalux and G2 Tech Group have rebranded as Mission and more acquisitions could be in the works; more news from the week.

• October 11, 2018 11 Oct'18

  Cisco adds features to Business Critical Services

  The latest version of Cisco Business Critical Services includes limited management of third-party devices and improved detection of an impending hardware failure.

• October 08, 2018 08 Oct'18

  UiPath Forward: Industry execs talk enhanced services

  IT services companies suggest the industry will have to step up its service offerings as enterprises take robotic process automation past the proof-of-concept phase.

• October 05, 2018 05 Oct'18

  UiPath partner funds aim to speed RPA adoption

  UiPath partner companies are the subject of two new investment funds from the robotic process automation vendor, which has earmarked $20 million.

• October 05, 2018 05 Oct'18

  AT&T links IoT to IBM, Microsoft blockchain services

  AT&T has linked its IoT services to the blockchain offerings of IBM and Microsoft. The AT&T blockchain effort is aimed at retailers, manufacturers and healthcare organizations.

• October 05, 2018 05 Oct'18

  Cohesity storage program extends to managed services providers

  The Cohesity storage partner program introduced an option for service provider partners and bolstered resources for resellers; other news from the week.

• October 02, 2018 02 Oct'18

  Kaseya buys Spanning, adds cloud backup for SaaS apps

  Kaseya's cloud backup capabilities now extend to Office 365, Salesforce and G Suite, thanks to the acquisition of cloud-to-cloud backup specialist Spanning Cloud Apps.

• October 01, 2018 01 Oct'18

  Continuum MSP product vision energized by cybersecurity market

  Continuum, an IT management software provider, is aligning its offerings to SMB security needs. Get insight into the Continuum MSP platform's roadmap.

• September 28, 2018 28 Sep'18

  Continuum Navigate 2018: Traditional MSPs will be obsolete

  Cybersecurity trends dominated Continuum Navigate 2018, with the CEO of the IT management software vendor urging MSPs to pivot into managed security services.

• September 28, 2018 28 Sep'18

  Microsoft Ignite 2018: Channel eyes Azure products, virtual desktops

  Channel companies cited Azure Data Box offline and inline data transfer products and Windows Virtual Desktop as among the interesting developments at Microsoft Ignite.

• September 27, 2018 27 Sep'18

  Small business Wi-Fi market heats up for channel partners

  An Adtran offering for service providers, Linksys Cloud Manager and Meraki Go are among the new Wi-Fi options available to partners seeking wireless tech for small businesses.

• September 21, 2018 21 Sep'18

  Trump tariffs to boost prices on networking gear

  The Trump tariffs on China are expected to raise prices of networking gear and slow growth of the U.S. network equipment market. Cisco and Juniper Networks plan to pass on added costs to customers.

• September 21, 2018 21 Sep'18

  Linksys: Cloud platform lets channel make more Wi-Fi money

  Small business Wi-Fi market: A new, no-cost Linksys cloud management offering has hit the market, targeting channel partners and their clients; other news from the week.

• September 20, 2018 20 Sep'18

  IT pros sing the praises of Jenkins on Kubernetes

  Jenkins and Kubernetes are a natural fit for automated application development and delivery, and the open source community has plans to improve how Jenkins runs on containers.

• September 19, 2018 19 Sep'18

  Life sciences cloud: Accenture, Merck, AWS team on platform

  Accenture, Merck and Amazon Web Services are collaborating on a life sciences informatics platform that addresses key process bottlenecks in pharmaceutical research and development.

• September 18, 2018 18 Sep'18

  Remote monitoring and management: Netgear Insight Pro debuts

  Netgear Insight Pro is a cloud-based platform that aims to give MSPs more network management capabilities, as well as a sales opportunity.

• September 17, 2018 17 Sep'18

  Multiple connections thwart security on SD-WANs

  Networking analysts and engineers examine SD-WAN security concerns, the importance of cabling in wireless environments and a new security attack that's difficult to detect.

• September 14, 2018 14 Sep'18

  Zoomdata unveils data visualization and analytics channel program

  Big data player Zoomdata rolled out a new partner program for selling its data visualization and analytics technology; other channel news from the week.

• September 14, 2018 14 Sep'18

  Ensono data center readies for Hurricane Florence

  The Ensono data center in Kings Mountain, N.C., is designed and maintained to withstand events such as Hurricane Florence, according to a company official.

• September 13, 2018 13 Sep'18

  Trend Micro admits to publishing another shady Mac app

  In addition to other Trend Micro apps banished from the Mac App Store for gathering data inappropriately, the company has admitted to publishing the Open Any Files app.

• September 12, 2018 12 Sep'18

  Cisco offers pay-as-you-go pricing for ASR 9000

  Cisco has changed licensing for the ASR 9000 router to let service providers pay only for the throughput they use. The new pricing arrives as service providers prepare for 5G.

• September 11, 2018 11 Sep'18

  Trend Micro denies Mac apps steal browsing history

  Researchers claimed Trend Micro apps in the Mac App Store were stealing data; after the company removed the offending features researchers are still not sold on Trend Micro's excuse.

• September 10, 2018 10 Sep'18

  IDC: Enterprise demand drives hike in storage sales

  Healthy jump in all-flash and SAN/NAS sales is being driven by enterprise storage modernization, but also by component price rises. Dell EMC and NetApp top the supplier sales charts.

• September 07, 2018 07 Sep'18

  Kabbage: Line-of-credit product can boost channel margins

  Kabbage financing is now available as a product that channel partners can offer their small-business customers, which can use the Kabbage line of credit for any product or service.

• September 07, 2018 07 Sep'18

  Meraki Go offers channel new small-business Wi-Fi market

  Cisco Meraki's small-business Wi-Fi offering, Meraki Go, opens opportunities for channel partners among a new set of customers; other news from the week.

• September 06, 2018 06 Sep'18

  VMware to offer managed SD-WAN, HCI at the edge

  VMware's lightweight hyper-converged infrastructure system, called Project Dimension, includes the vendor's SD-WAN. The HCI appliance is aimed at retailers and manufacturers.

• September 05, 2018 05 Sep'18

  VMware hopes to give its cloud strategy a new Dimension

  VMware pulled back the curtain on some next-generation software that promises to bring the capabilities of its VMware Cloud on AWS to on-premises data centers.

• August 31, 2018 31 Aug'18

  OVHcloud expands US footprint with channel partner program

  U.S.-based channel partners now have a new infrastructure-as-a-service option with the launch of the OVHcloud partner program; other news from the week.

• August 30, 2018 30 Aug'18

  VMware bolsters AWS security with NSX

  VMware has brought NSX microsegmentation to workloads running on Amazon Web Services. Also, at VMworld 2018, VMware said NSX security is now enforceable on Arista switches.

• August 29, 2018 29 Aug'18

  HPE points to a high value and hybrid services strategy

  The vendor is making some progress with its services strategy, according to the numbers shared in its Q3 results.

• August 28, 2018 28 Aug'18

  VMware fuels multi-cloud strategy with CloudHealth buy

  VMware wants to simplify management of complex multi-cloud environments -- this time through the acquisition of third-party SaaS provider CloudHealth.

• August 24, 2018 24 Aug'18

  North Koreans add Mac OS to cryptocurrency-stealing malware attacks

  A North Korean hacking group is targeting cryptocurrency exchanges using Trojanized cryptocurrency trading software designed for both Microsoft’s Windows and Apple’s Mac OS, say researchers.

• August 24, 2018 24 Aug'18

  StorCentric eases channel concerns after Nexsan and Drobo deals

  The newly-formed storage player has indicated that it will be business as usual for those partners of its acquisition targets.

• August 24, 2018 24 Aug'18

  Algolia partners with integrators, digital agencies

  A new channel partner ecosystem featuring systems integrators and digital agencies is forming around Algolia search technology; other news of the week.

• August 23, 2018 23 Aug'18

  Cisco wants to help developers build Webex integrations

  Cisco has revamped the Cisco DevNet page for Webex Meetings. The development of additional Webex integrations should make the platform more attractive to businesses.

• August 23, 2018 23 Aug'18

  ScanSource snaps up Salesforce partner Canpango

  Another deal struck in a summer of consolidation sees ScanSource increase its CRM options with Canpango

• August 23, 2018 23 Aug'18

  Microsoft dominates SaaS thanks to collaboration software

  Microsoft’s software-as-a-service business is growing at 45% a year, well ahead of the rest of the market, reports Synergy Research Group

• August 21, 2018 21 Aug'18

  New Cohesity backup adds Helios SaaS management

  The new Cohesity SaaS app lets users view, manage and make changes to secondary data and applications across multiple clusters through a single dashboard.

• August 21, 2018 21 Aug'18

  Retail and finance top cyber targets

  Retail and finance remain the top cyber attack targets, but the second quarter also saw a spike in attacks against the manufacturing industry and an increase in remote desktop attacks, a report reveals.

• August 21, 2018 21 Aug'18

  Dell EMC PowerEdge MX teases 'kinetic' compute and storage

  Dell EMC composes its MX composable infrastructure story around SAS storage sleds that slide into in a single 14th generation 7U PowerEdge chassis, with OpenManage software.

• August 20, 2018 20 Aug'18

  CompTIA issues mixed channel report

  The industry group has found that the channel is facing some constraints in its mission to grow.

• August 20, 2018 20 Aug'18

  StorageCraft launches OneXafe scale-out backup appliances

  Product revamp sees firm launch OneXafe scale-out secondary and primary storage with ShadowXafe data protection software in backup appliance for physical and virtual environments

• August 17, 2018 17 Aug'18

  ICS security just isn't, Black Hat 2018 sessions show

  Industrial control systems hit the mainstream at Black Hat this year, with over two dozen program sessions tackling different angles of the subject. The takeaway: Vendors still aren't really trying.

• August 17, 2018 17 Aug'18

  Lucidworks Fusion platform to scale via channel partnerships

  Lucidworks said it wants to engage with various channel partner types in a bid to grow its Lucidworks Fusion business; other channel news from the week.

• August 16, 2018 16 Aug'18

  Cisco strong forecasts show businesses upbeat

  Cisco revenues in the last quarter rose 6% as businesses took advantage of a strong economy to refresh networks and deploy new products.

• August 15, 2018 15 Aug'18

  PTSD and depression get much needed attention at Black Hat 2018

  While burnout, depression and PTSD can affect anyone, infosec mental health still doesn't often get the attention it deserves, but Black Hat 2018 attempted to change that.

• August 13, 2018 13 Aug'18

  Behind the scenes of the Meltdown and Spectre response

  At Black Hat 2018, representatives from Google, Microsoft and Red Hat offered a behind-the-scenes look at the Meltdown and Spectre disclosure and response process.

• August 13, 2018 13 Aug'18

  Accenture bolsters smart connected products business

  Accenture aims to bolster its smart connected products business through the acquisition of two companies in the product innovation space.

• August 10, 2018 10 Aug'18

  CrowdStrike Falcon platform gains more partners

  CrowdStrike has added categories to its partner program, including MSSP partners and platform partners that build apps using data from CrowdStrike Falcon; more news from the week.

• August 09, 2018 09 Aug'18

  Miscommunication plagued Meltdown and Spectre process

  During a panel discussion at Black Hat 2018 on Meltdown and Spectre, Google explained how miscommunication left the company's incident response out of the early disclosure process.

• August 09, 2018 09 Aug'18

  Cloud-based storage options open channel opportunities

  Industry giants such as Amazon Web Services and startup solutions such as Qumulo QF2 are taking file storage to the cloud. Partners can advise clients on platform adoption.

• August 08, 2018 08 Aug'18

  Arista pays $400M to settle Cisco patent suit

  The Arista-Cisco agreement includes Arista paying $400 million to end their patent infringement dispute. The companies also agreed to a lawsuit moratorium on existing products.

• August 07, 2018 07 Aug'18

  Newisys makes stealthy maneuver in NVMe flash

  Sanmina-owned Newisys is known as a white-label server OEM to array vendors. The NSS-2560 NVMe flash provides storage density with hot-pluggable SSDs and Intel Broadwell servers.

• August 03, 2018 03 Aug'18

  Cisco acquires Duo for cloud security

  Cisco has bought Duo Security to add its two-step authentication services to Cisco's cloud-based security offerings. Cisco plans to close the Duo acquisition by October.

• August 03, 2018 03 Aug'18

  VR in real estate has mainstream potential for IT resellers

  Growing interest in AR and VR in real estate could open doors for channel partners, according to Ingram Micro; other IT channel news from the week.

• August 02, 2018 02 Aug'18

  Black Hat attendees facing workforce, budget challenges

  According to a survey of Black Hat 2018 attendees, organizations are still struggling with insufficient cybersecurity staff and budgets to meet the current and emerging threats.

• August 02, 2018 02 Aug'18

  Shadow IT channel outpaces traditional partners

  The channel partner ecosystem is in for transformative change, as a flood of cloud consultancies, ISVs and tech-oriented professional services firms enters the market.