News

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.