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• 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.

• June 01, 2018 01 Jun'18

  Sophos partners adopt MSP model as clients outsource security

  Sophos said it will look to provide its partners with greater access to its in-house expertise as the security vendor's partner base moves toward the MSP model; more news from the week.

• May 31, 2018 31 May'18

  Veeam lays groundwork for data management vision

  Noting that 'data is the currency of the enterprise,' Veeam is taking its platform beyond protection and into more management. VeeamON 2018 laid the groundwork for its strategy.

• May 31, 2018 31 May'18

  Green House Data merger boosts Microsoft consulting skills

  The Green House Data merger with Infront Consulting Group lets the combined entity offer a range of offerings, from upfront consulting to ongoing managed services.

• May 30, 2018 30 May'18

  National security requests on the rise for Apple devices

  The latest semiannual Apple transparency report showed national security requests on the rise and one expert questioned whether Apple could do more to be open about requests.

• May 29, 2018 29 May'18

  Pure Storage gives its flash software more oomph

  Pure Storage adds software for building, managing and protecting data in containers, clouds, VMs and on premises. Pure ES2 subscription offers a managed on-premises cloud.

• May 25, 2018 25 May'18

  Dragos: Don't get carried away with ICS threats

  Dragos' Robert Lee talks with SearchSecurity at RSA Conference 2018 about why there are reasons to be optimistic about the state of ICS security, despite growing threats.

• May 25, 2018 25 May'18

  Appirio signs FinancialForce PSA software pact

  Under a new agreement, cloud consultancy Appirio revealed it plans to build a FinancialForce PSA sales and implementation practice; other IT channel news from the week.

• May 24, 2018 24 May'18

  FBI sinkholes VPNFilter malware from APT 28

  New malware, dubbed 'VPNfilter' by Cisco Talos, infected 500,000 devices and triggered action from Justice Department, which seized and sinkholed the botnet's domain.

• May 23, 2018 23 May'18

  Oh, what a 'Wicked' botnet we weave

  Fortinet researchers uncovered a new variant of the Mirai malware, known as the Wicked botnet, which targets vulnerable IoT devices and uses multiple existing exploits.

• May 18, 2018 18 May'18

  FireEye Helix, revamped pricing spark channel business

  Security vendor FireEye has revamped pricing, expanded rebates and is looking to bolster FireEye partners with service opportunities around FireEye Helix; other news from the week.

• May 17, 2018 17 May'18

  Cybersecurity the latest battleground for MSPs

  SolarWinds MSP says relationships with customers will suffer if channel doesn’t get security offerings right.

• May 16, 2018 16 May'18

  IDC: Digital transformation driving IT services spending

  The analyst house has provided insight into the services world with digital transformation a major influence on where customers are spending.

• May 15, 2018 15 May'18

  Kaspersky to make life easier for partners with transparency plan

  Plans to move a number of operations from Russia to Switzerland should help partners silence questions of trust.

• May 14, 2018 14 May'18

  Google's Velostrata deal underscores enterprise aims

  The latest Google acquisition is all about the enterprise market, as it aims to fold in Velostrata to ease the transition from private data centers to its public cloud.

• May 11, 2018 11 May'18

  AWS: The channel really matters

  The public cloud giant has been expanding its channel base and is keen to work with more resellers and ISVs.

• May 11, 2018 11 May'18

  Kaseya VSA update unifies RMM with Traverse, IT documentation

  At Kaseya Connect 2018, Kaseya revealed its RMM software now combines with Traverse network management and IT Glue documentation capabilities; other news from the week.

• May 11, 2018 11 May'18

  Lenovo partners to seek more SMB data center deals

  Lenovo partners will see the vendor increase focus on SMB customers, which Lenovo said can present business problems just as complex as those belonging to larger organizations.

• May 11, 2018 11 May'18

  Customers grapple with emerging technology trends, innovation

  Experts at the Evolve Technology Conference discussed the constraints customers are facing in view of disruptive technologies and the desire to innovate.

• May 09, 2018 09 May'18

  Citrix unveils new secure digital workspace at Synergy

  At Synergy 2018, Citrix introduced a new secure digital workspace that provides users unified access to their virtual desktops and applications, SaaS and mobile apps, and data.

• May 08, 2018 08 May'18

  Microsoft: AI and IoT on Azure fit together like PB&J

  Microsoft extended more of its AI capabilities to connected devices to resolve some of the IoT shortcomings of the public cloud's consolidated data center model.

• May 04, 2018 04 May'18

  Cisco buys Accompany amid leadership shuffle

  In a surprise announcement, Cisco said Rowan Trollope was leaving to lead Five9 and would be replaced by the CEO of the relationship intelligence startup Accompany, which Cisco expects to acquire.

• May 04, 2018 04 May'18

  Dell EMC IT transformation central to 2018 channel strategy

  Informed by ESG research, the new Dell EMC IT Transformation campaign looks to help partners adopt a consultative approach to IT infrastructure modernization.

• May 04, 2018 04 May'18

  Software-defined access: Safe-T launches channel program

  Safe-T, an Israeli company that offers technology based on software-defined perimeter architecture, has launched a channel program and is looking for partners in the U.S.; more news from the week.

• May 01, 2018 01 May'18

  Vendors march ahead on fintech innovation

  Fintech vendors FinancialForce, Vena Solutions and Model N have made recent moves to upgrade products, add third-party integrations or accelerate innovation.

• May 01, 2018 01 May'18

  Dell EMC all-flash PowerMax replaces VMAX, injects NVMe

  Dell EMC rebrands its high-end, all-flash VMAX system as PowerMax, which is packed with NVMe flash and inline data reduction. A single system scales to 4 PB, with an onboard AI tiering engine.

• May 01, 2018 01 May'18

  Gartner: CEOs are talking digital

  The digital transformation message has got into the boardroom and is now a CEO priority, which should give the channel some chances to support those firms as they change their operations

• May 01, 2018 01 May'18

  Microsoft’s latest Windows 10 focuses on IT admins

  While it will stop those annoying taskbar InBox and social media messages, at the heart of the April 2018 Windows 10 update is an effort to simplify management

• May 01, 2018 01 May'18

  VMware NSX portfolio aims to unify local and cloud workloads

  VMware's NSX strategy aims to help enterprises stitch together data centers and cloud environments, though it could be overkill for IT shops with simpler needs that are more specific.

• May 01, 2018 01 May'18

  Dell EMC Global Partner Summit: Tighter integration in the works

  Dell EMC partner companies can expect the IT vendor to work toward tighter partner-product portfolio alignment and faster deal registration over the course of 2018.

• April 27, 2018 27 Apr'18

  IBM business partners see incentives for storage systems, software

  IBM is spurring partners to win more deals in the storage market, specifically around its software-defined storage and all-flash array products. The company this week introduced a new set of sales ...

• April 27, 2018 27 Apr'18

  IT services companies: Reliam, Converge Technology point to M&A trend

  Acquisition-minded ventures are building IT services platforms, as Reliam's buyout of managed cloud services provider Stratalux demonstrated this week; other IT channel news.

• April 20, 2018 20 Apr'18

  Analyst argues blockchain has no place in networking

  Blockchain distributed ledger technology is untested, unproven and overly complex, making it unsuitable for networking, GlobalData analyst Mike Fratto argued.

• April 20, 2018 20 Apr'18

  Marketing for MSP companies: Still a struggle

  While managed service providers continue to struggle with marketing, the list of vendors committing to the channel sales model continues to grow; more news from the week.

• April 19, 2018 19 Apr'18

  128 Technology brings routing, SD-WAN to white box CPEs

  128 Technology integrated its routing software and SD-WAN capabilities with white box CPEs from Lanner. Arrow Electronics will preconfigure the software onto the CPEs.

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  IBM admits poor storage results but promises to do better

  IBM’s first-quarter 2018 results shows failings in its storage business, while cognitive computing via Watson remains its main growth engine.

• April 16, 2018 16 Apr'18

  CrowdStrike looks to quicken incident response times

  CrowdStrike introduced a new component for the vendor's cloud-based security platform -- dubbed Falcon X -- that looks to speed up enterprises' incident response times.

• April 13, 2018 13 Apr'18

  HPE Pointnext adds Azure expertise with RedPixie buyout

  Hewlett Packard Enterprise said its acquisition of RedPixie will round out its purchase of Cloud Technology Partners last year; other news from the week.

• April 13, 2018 13 Apr'18

  GuardiCore on the hunt for managed security services providers

  Data center security vendor GuardiCore recently enhanced its partner program to attract managed security services providers as it looks to grow its reputation in the channel.

• April 12, 2018 12 Apr'18

  Rising cryptojacking threat depends on profit potential

  Cryptojacking attacks are on the rise, but experts are unsure if the threat can overtake the malware dominance of ransomware due to regulatory and profit questions.

• April 11, 2018 11 Apr'18

  Verizon DBIR confirms ransomware is everywhere

  The 2018 Verizon DBIR confirms the ransomware threat is everywhere and reminds enterprises that phishing continues to be a problem and some users may be repeat offenders.

• April 10, 2018 10 Apr'18

  HPE Pointnext picks up RedPixie to bolster hybrid cloud options

  The vendor has picked up its second cloud consultancy in the space of eight months as it looks to increase its hybrid cloud support for customers.

• April 06, 2018 06 Apr'18

  Cloud storage misconfiguration exposes 12 petabytes of data

  Researchers found misconfigured cloud storage across multiple platforms left huge amounts of data exposed, including medical information and payroll data.

• April 06, 2018 06 Apr'18

  Savvius channel: Partners drive network tool vendor's revenue

  Savvius is getting an assist from 50 U.S. channel partners, as it looks to expand its technology portfolio beyond its traditional break/fix orientation; other news from the week.

• April 04, 2018 04 Apr'18

  Azure serial console update addresses cloud troubleshooting

  An Azure debugging tool gives admins a better handle on problems when VMs don't boot properly, with a familiar feel for those more comfortable with on-premises architectures.

• April 04, 2018 04 Apr'18

  CompTIA acquisitions add training muscle

  The training specialist has made a couple of acquisitions that should give it much more depth in its ability to provide training to IT professionals.

• April 04, 2018 04 Apr'18

  How to rightsize your digital strategy

  Don’t wait for a light-bulb moment. Small ideas are best, but businesses must also assess whether their IT is a speed bump, slowing down innovation.

• April 04, 2018 04 Apr'18

  Data breaches revealed at four US retail chains

  The Easter weekend has seen another round of data breaches, further underlining that many companies are still failing to take the necessary steps to protect customer data.

• April 04, 2018 04 Apr'18

  Microsoft rings in the changes to support devices

  Partners have a new organization management chart to get to grips with as the firm looks to split the teams running Windows and devices.

• April 02, 2018 02 Apr'18

  Nvidia, Pure Storage FlashBlade lift 'AIRI' infrastructure

  Pure Storage AIRI is AI-ready infrastructure that integrates Pure's all-flash FlashBlade NAND storage blades and four Nvidia DGX-1 artificial intelligence supercomputers.

• April 02, 2018 02 Apr'18

  Nutanix HCI, Nakivo backup go straight into Compton schools

  The Compton, Calif., school district reduces its data center server and storage footprint with Nutanix hyper-convergence and simplifies data backup with Nakivo software.