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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.
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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.
August 02, 2018 02 Aug'18
ChannelCon 2018: MSPs face operational growing pains

Operational efficiency improvement is an important step for a growing MSP, but one that can prove difficult to take, according to industry executives at ChannelCon 2018.
August 01, 2018 01 Aug'18
Cisco eyes advanced video use cases in Webex overhaul

This month, the 135 million Cisco Webex app users will get access to a refreshed UI, as the vendor is ramping up to support more advanced video use cases, such as augmented reality.
July 31, 2018 31 Jul'18
SMB business security: MSPs could be doing more

A recent study of small and medium-sized businesses by IT management software firm Kaseya found growing trepidation and investment around cybersecurity.
July 31, 2018 31 Jul'18
Check Point slams online ad providers over malvertising

A new report from Check Point Research uncovers an extensive malvertising campaign known as "Master134" and implicates several online advertising companies in the scheme.
July 30, 2018 30 Jul'18
Nutanix-friendly HYCU adds Google Cloud backup

HYCU's first non-Nutanix-based product is backup for Google Cloud Platform, ahead of Nutanix's Xi Cloud Services partnership with Google due later this year.
July 27, 2018 27 Jul'18
Data integration tools: SnapLogic update rewards solution selling

SnapLogic rolled out incentives for building solutions that combine its app and data integration tools with its technology partners' offerings; other channel news from the week.
July 26, 2018 26 Jul'18
Google Cloud Platform services boost IoT, security

Google continues to make strides to catch AWS and Microsoft Azure with upgrades around edge computing and security, but won't unseat either competitor any time soon.
July 24, 2018 24 Jul'18
Dell EMC refreshes SC Series and Unity midrange storage

Dell EMC keeps its Unity and SC midrange storage arrays on separate tracks, but shows early signs of eventually merging the platforms. Both get OS upgrades.
July 20, 2018 20 Jul'18
Vendors pushing AI-driven identity management

Experts at the Identiverse 2018 conference discussed how artificial intelligence and machine learning are poised to reshape the identity and access management market.
July 20, 2018 20 Jul'18
Microsoft fiscal year 2019: Priorities revealed at Inspire conference

At its annual Inspire conference, Microsoft said it will make investments in its vertical industry strategy in its 2019 fiscal year, which began July 1; other news from the week.
July 19, 2018 19 Jul'18
Commvault breaks its architecture into packages

By consolidating more than 20 offerings into four repackaged product sets, Commvault moves to simplify the purchasing process and eliminate its architecture's 'features sprawl.'
July 19, 2018 19 Jul'18
Microsoft Azure platform sparks partner offerings

Microsoft Inspire 2018: Channel partners are rolling out products and services to take advantage of Azure's market momentum and its status as a pivotal Microsoft platform.
July 19, 2018 19 Jul'18
SolarWinds: MSP Pulse can shed light on business transformation

SolarWinds MSP believes channel partners targeting the managed services model can gain insight into their transition using a new benchmarking tool dubbed MSP Pulse.
July 18, 2018 18 Jul'18
StorageCraft bundle targets schools, education

As schools shift from textbooks to rich media, StorageCraft packages object storage with backup and recovery software in hard disk drives or all-flash appliances.
July 18, 2018 18 Jul'18
Microsoft Inspire 2018: Industry focus, co-selling among top trends

At Microsoft Inspire 2018, the software giant emphasized its industry focus and asked partners to develop solutions that build on its Microsoft Azure platform and other core offerings.
July 17, 2018 17 Jul'18
Analysts: AWS unlikely to enter switching market

An AWS switch -- reportedly possible in the next 18 months -- would not benefit the cloud providers' customers, experts said. Instead, AWS needs to offer better connectivity.
July 13, 2018 13 Jul'18
Intel pays $100,000 bounty on new Spectre attacks

Researchers discovered two new Spectre variants that can be used to bypass protections and attack systems and earned $100,000 in bug bounties from Intel.
July 13, 2018 13 Jul'18
Evergreen Services Group: New deal to up MSP revenue to $40M

MSP market M&A: Evergreen Services Group is acquiring SMB service providers that generate most of their business via monthly recurring revenue; more news from the week.
July 12, 2018 12 Jul'18
Broadcom acquires enterprise business with CA Technologies deal

Broadcom buys into the enterprise software infrastructure arena, announcing $19 billion acquisition of CA Technologies.
July 10, 2018 10 Jul'18
IBM FlashSystem 9100 integrates all-flash NVMe storage

IBM FlashSystem 9100 scales to 32 PB of all-flash storage in a standard rack. IBM guarantees consistent latency of 350 microseconds and 100 million IOPS per four-way cluster.
July 09, 2018 09 Jul'18
Google Cloud ecosystem critical to enterprise push

The Google Cloud ecosystem continues to expand, as Google improves its relationships with third-party vendors and tries to translate its technology to traditional IT shops.
July 06, 2018 06 Jul'18
Unitrends revamps enterprise backup solutions program in wake of merger

Unitrends revised its channel partner program, adding new tiers and benefits for its legacy partners, as well as incentives for Kaseya MSP partners to join; other news from the week.
July 03, 2018 03 Jul'18
Dell's dance to public markets takes VMware side door

In a complex stock deal Dell once again becomes a public company to flex its muscles against major legacy IT rivals, but sidesteps questions about VMware's autonomy.
July 02, 2018 02 Jul'18
Linux targeted by illicit cryptocurrency miners

Cryptojacking is increasingly being used by cyber criminals to raise funds, Watchguard report reveals.
June 29, 2018 29 Jun'18
Hyper-converged infrastructure solutions: Scale, Nutanix tap channel

Channel partnership strategy: Scale Computing and Nutanix have launched partner programs in the hyper-converged solutions market; other news from the week.
June 29, 2018 29 Jun'18
Five9 CEO Trollope left Cisco for 'more nimble' company

In May, UC and collaboration exec Rowan Trollope left Cisco for a nimbler Five9. As CEO of the contact center vendor, he promises to be more product-focused than his predecessor.
June 28, 2018 28 Jun'18
Channel can take the mobile high ground with UEM

Margins in MDM might have been squeezed, but according to MobileIron there is plenty of life in unified endpoint management.
June 28, 2018 28 Jun'18
DattoCon 2018 attendees get a glimpse of the future

At DattoCon 2018, company executive Ian McChord shared his views on emerging trends and opportunities for managed service providers.
June 27, 2018 27 Jun'18
Dense Qumulo K-Series launches to archive file storage

Qumulo introduces the K-144T archive appliance to complement its scale-out NAS systems. The K-Series starts with six nodes, and customers can scale storage in 144 TB increments.
June 25, 2018 25 Jun'18
VM-aware storage pioneer Tintri on verge of bankruptcy

Recent first-quarter results by the VM-aware storage pioneer throw light on a fragile financial situation that needs new funds or a buyer to avoid bankruptcy by the end of June.
June 22, 2018 22 Jun'18
Aruba partners urged to target traditional branch office routers

The new Aruba SD-branch offering, unveiled at the HPE Discover conference, gives channel partners a way into the SD-WAN space, Aruba said; other news from the week.
June 22, 2018 22 Jun'18
DattoCon 2018: New storage features, development schedule

Datto partner companies got a slew of new data protection features, a cloud storage product beta and updates on business management software at the recent DattoCon event.
June 22, 2018 22 Jun'18
Cisco HyperFlex brings NVMe to hyper-converged storage

Cisco HyperFlex 3.5 software adds native DR and cloud-based Intersight Storage Analytics. The all-flash hyper-converged systems integrate Nvidia GPUs and Intel Optane NVMe SSDs.
June 20, 2018 20 Jun'18
HPE partners urged to tackle the 'Super Six' market opportunities

At the HPE Global Partner Summit 2018, the company described six short- and long-term market opportunities it plans to capitalize on with it partners.
June 20, 2018 20 Jun'18
DattoCon 2018: Focus on MSPs poised for SMB growth

The MSP industry has good prospects for growth in the SMB space as company valuations increase, but the firms with the greatest focus are more likely to reap the rewards.
June 19, 2018 19 Jun'18
Aruba launches software-defined branch offering

Aruba has introduced a software-defined branch offering. The product works with Aruba ClearPass and Central for management and includes an SD-WAN within a gateway appliance.
June 19, 2018 19 Jun'18
HPE GreenLake targets channel with on-premises consumption opportunity

HPE GreenLake Flex Capacity is a central piece of the HPE Partner Ready channel strategy and a plan for capturing the anticipated growth of the consumption-based procurement.
June 15, 2018 15 Jun'18
Microsoft Teams to support e-discovery in hybrid clouds

Microsoft is giving businesses with on-premises Exchange servers a new tool for Microsoft Teams e-discovery, as the vendor seeks to help large enterprises transition to the cloud.
June 15, 2018 15 Jun'18
Cisco Live 2018: Vendor opens management console to partners

In Cisco's latest nod to software, the company has opened its Cisco DNA Center to developers, including a number of IT services providers and consultancies.
June 14, 2018 14 Jun'18
Cisco DNA Center to manage Viptela SD-WAN

Cisco plans to integrate its Viptela SD-WAN with DNA Center for campus networking in the next 18 months. At the same time, Cisco expects to release a cloud version of DNA Center.
June 13, 2018 13 Jun'18
June Patch Tuesday includes fixes for DNS and Spectre v4

A Windows DNS patch for both desktops and servers headlines Microsoft's June 2018 Patch Tuesday, but the release also includes mitigations for Spectre v4 and more.
June 11, 2018 11 Jun'18
In GitHub play, Microsoft sets course for open source

The looming Microsoft-GitHub pairing confirms the company's rebirth as an open source friend. Data tools on the Azure cloud are part of the motivation.
June 08, 2018 08 Jun'18
Channel part of Microsoft plans for GitHub

The software vendor is aware that if it wants to attract enterprise-level developers it will have to work with partners.
June 08, 2018 08 Jun'18
Cloud MSP Burwood Group taps HyperGrid for orchestration offering

Burwood Group, a Chicago-based consulting and managed services firm, launched a cloud management services offering that uses HyperGrid technology; other news from the week.
June 07, 2018 07 Jun'18
Avaya aims Equinox refresh at the cloud

Avaya has refreshed Avaya Equinox with online team collaboration and has integrated the software into IP Office. The changes are part of Avaya's strategy to attract more SMBs.
June 06, 2018 06 Jun'18
Microsoft eyes open source Azure adoption from GitHub buy

Microsoft's ongoing détente with the open source community advances with a deal to purchase GitHub, the world's largest open source code repository.
June 05, 2018 05 Jun'18
Scality Ring 7.4 release seeks to ease deployment

Scality Ring 7.4 file and object storage software takes aim at easing installation and ongoing management, adds lower-cost three-server entry configuration.
June 04, 2018 04 Jun'18
Microsoft buys GitHub, sends shockwave through IT

Microsoft's $7.5 billion blockbuster deal for GitHub is a sea change for the IT market, as an enterprise software bellwether with legacy baggage snaps up an open source DevOps darling.
June 01, 2018 01 Jun'18
VMware preparing cloud version of NSX

A VMware researcher says the company is preparing a new version of NSX networking for public clouds and expects the technology to be available in about a year.
June 01, 2018 01 Jun'18
Q&A: Luis Murguia, SAP

SAP is sitting down with partners and customers in Orlando next week but before that one of its senior channel executives was prepared to give a update about its reseller base.

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