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- October 11, 2019
11 Oct'19
CEO of longtime ERP, BI vendor SAP abruptly steps down
Bill McDermott, CEO of longtime ERP, CRM and BI software vendor SAP, resigned on Thursday triggering a succession plan that promotes Jennifer Morgan and Christian Klein to co-CEOs.
- October 11, 2019
11 Oct'19
MSPWorld 2019: Five things I learned at the conference
Here are several observations from MSPAlliance's MSPWorld 2019 conference, which wraps up today in Las Vegas. 1. The industry wants to reframe the MSPs-as-target discussion MSPAlliance leadership ...
- October 11, 2019
11 Oct'19
Digital transformation service providers Ahead, Data Blue merge
The CEO of Ahead said the merger will expand the companies' reach in the U.S. enterprise market and paves the way for future acquisitions; other channel news from the week.
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- October 11, 2019
11 Oct'19
MSP cybersecurity concerns may inspire break/fix nix
The heightened publicity surrounding cyberattacks targeting managed IT service providers was a central focus of the MSPAlliance's MSPWorld Conference.
- October 10, 2019
10 Oct'19
AWS courts SAP cloud ERP with new instance types
New AWS high-memory instances geared for SAP ERP implementations reflect an ongoing push by hyperscalers for these lucrative workloads. But many SAP customers are early in their move to the cloud.
- October 10, 2019
10 Oct'19
MSPAlliance debuts MSP cybersecurity risk rating system
As customers increasingly question the cybersecurity postures of MSPs, MSPAlliance aims to give firms a way to show they are proactively dealing with threats.
- October 09, 2019
09 Oct'19
Hitachi Vantara VSP 5000 combines NVMe, SAS storage
Large commercial consumers have been the primary target for Hitachi storage systems of late, but new Hitachi Vantara VSP 5000 targets Dell EMC PowerMax enterprise storage.
- October 08, 2019
08 Oct'19
Oracle to add 2,000 jobs for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Oracle plans to hire 2,000 workers to boost Oracle Cloud Infrastructure IaaS. It’s part of an aggressive global expansion as Oracle seeks to differentiate from AWS and others.
- October 04, 2019
04 Oct'19
WVD to spark demand for consulting, implementation services
Microsoft's Windows Virtual Desktop offering is poised to boost partner business as it opens opportunities in the desktop-as-a-service market; other news from the week.
- October 04, 2019
04 Oct'19
SASE takes network security from hardware to the cloud
SD-WAN and network security vendors tailor their portfolios to deliver SASE, a cloud security architecture for the age of SaaS, public clouds and IoT.
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- October 03, 2019
03 Oct'19
Rubrik CEO: We're not for sale
Rubrik's CEO shot down a recent article claiming he was looking for buyers. Experts say unless there's a buyer making a massive offer, there's no good reason for Rubrik to sell.
- October 03, 2019
03 Oct'19
Flash storage pioneer Violin cuts staff, relocates HQ
Pioneering all-flash array vendor Violin changes CEOs and eliminates San Jose headquarters and executive staff to cut spending, but plans new NVMe-based storage products in 2020.
- October 03, 2019
03 Oct'19
Zendesk disclosure is light on details
Zendesk disclosed a previously undetected security incident from 2016 in which data for 10,000 customer accounts was accessed, but the disclosure is missing some key details.
- October 02, 2019
02 Oct'19
HPE points distribution towards the 'as a service' opportunity
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is sitting down with distributors this week to talk about ‘as a service,’ SMEs and its channel programs.
- October 02, 2019
02 Oct'19
Alabama, Australia hospitals hit by ransomware attacks
Ransomware attacks hit seven hospitals in Australia and three in Alabama, with the Alabaman hospitals being forced to turn away patients because of the attacks.