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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.