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• December 15, 2017 15 Dec'17

  Triton attacks on ICS aim for real-world damage

  Security researchers discovered new ICS attacks using the Triton framework that may have been nation-state sponsored and intended to cause real-world damage.

• December 14, 2017 14 Dec'17

  Juniper competing with Cisco, VMware in public clouds

  Juniper Networks is extending the Contrail network virtualization platform to public clouds. The Juniper Contrail Enterprise Multicloud will compete with Cisco ACI and VMware NSX.

• December 13, 2017 13 Dec'17

  Direct sales staff hiring woes give the channel a boost

  Getting good direct sales staff is becoming an increasing problem, giving the channel a chance to step in and offer an alternative.

• December 12, 2017 12 Dec'17

  Ransomware threat driving security spending

  Customers are investing to make sure they can keep one step ahead of the cyber attackers, according to Canalys.

• December 11, 2017 11 Dec'17

  Progress Health Cloud aims to create unified health IT

  Disparate systems and siloes plague healthcare when what is needed is true healthcare IT integration. Progress aims to achieve this with its new Health Cloud platform.

• December 08, 2017 08 Dec'17

  Facebook Workplace partners team to boost platform uptake

  Talk Social to Me and ServiceRocket, two Facebook Workplace deployment partners, are joining forces to accelerate the collaboration platform's adoption; other news from the week.

• December 08, 2017 08 Dec'17

  Microsoft Malware Protection Engine patch released

  A critical vulnerability found in the Windows Malware Protection Engine required an emergency Microsoft patch, but one expert said Microsoft hasn't handled the announcement well.

• December 07, 2017 07 Dec'17

  Juniper Bots automate routine networking tasks

  Network automation gets a boost with new Juniper Bots apps for DevOps testing and network anomaly tracking. The apps are set for release next year.

• December 06, 2017 06 Dec'17

  Ransomware, hyper-convergence top 2017 backup news

  Ransomware made international headlines in backup 2017 news, and vendors looked to mitigate its effects. Vendors were also busy with acquisitions and hyper-converged backup.

• December 04, 2017 04 Dec'17

  Man pleads guilty in NSA data leak case

  The former NSA employee reportedly responsible for exposing classified data to Russian government hackers pleaded guilty and faces a maximum of 10 years in prison.

• December 01, 2017 01 Dec'17

  Digital transformation: Services firms may find work across verticals

  An Ovum survey paints a picture of opportunity for IT services firms: Only a handful of IT execs believe they have fully realized digital transformation; other news from the week.

• November 30, 2017 30 Nov'17

  Bosma Enterprises may resell assistive technology

  Bosma deployed an indoor navigation system for its blind and visually impaired employees. Now the organization may resell the BlindSquare Event system to external customers.

• November 29, 2017 29 Nov'17

  AWS plots reseller partner program revamp in 2018

  Cloud giant plans to offer reseller partners more incentives and support through revamped channel program next year.

• November 28, 2017 28 Nov'17

  Azure Migrate service takes aim at VMware workloads

  Microsoft hopes its Azure Migrate service will attract VMware workloads to its public cloud, but unlike AWS, it's without the virtualization giant's support.

• November 20, 2017 20 Nov'17

  Commvault 'HyperScales' protection strategy at GO

  Commvault's strategy of sticking to software has given way to an integrated HyperScale appliance, which was front and center at its GO user conference.

• November 17, 2017 17 Nov'17

  Midrange storage: More Dell EMC partner resources, incentives ahead

  Dell EMC continues to make moves in the midrange storage space, adding new products, enhancements and support for channel partners; other news from the week.

• November 17, 2017 17 Nov'17

  To exist, businesses must undergo cloud transformation

  Oracle roadshow keynoters count six alternative routes to adopting cloud computing technology, and they note that the best implementations demand a deep understanding of the customer.

• November 15, 2017 15 Nov'17

  Vulnerabilities Equities Process gets new charter

  The White House wants a more open Vulnerabilities Equities Process and has unveiled a new VEP Charter in order to promote transparency in bug reviews.

• November 13, 2017 13 Nov'17

  IT Nation 2017: ConnectWise Marketplace builds out vendor integrations

  In conjunction with last week's IT Nation 2017 conference, hosted by PSA vendor ConnectWise, numerous vendors in the MSP software space launched integrations with the ConnectWise platform. The ...

• November 13, 2017 13 Nov'17

  Avaya updates partners on Chapter 11 progress

  Avaya uses partner council event in Southern France to provide details to partners of its turnaround plans.

• November 10, 2017 10 Nov'17

  Salesforce Lightning Bolt strikes Appirio as vertical plan

  Appirio, a cloud consulting firm, has launched three vertical offerings and one horizontal solution built on Salesforce's Lightning Bolt framework; other news from the week.

• November 10, 2017 10 Nov'17

  IT Nation 2017: ConnectWise sets sights on a 'connected ecosystem'

  At its annual partner conference, PSA software vendor ConnectWise said it aims to build out its ecosystem of integrated vendors and highlighted its recently announced alliance with Cisco.

• November 08, 2017 08 Nov'17

  Three takeaways from Cisco Partner Summit 2017

  Cisco Partner Summit 2017 is over, but the event's messages regarding software and multi-cloud will influence partners in the coming months.

• November 08, 2017 08 Nov'17

  GDPR fines may affect almost 80% of US firms, poll shows

  Most US companies risk fines for non-compliance with new European data protection laws that apply to all organisations processing any personal data of EU citizens

• November 08, 2017 08 Nov'17

  People ready to consider AI, but businesses must tackle ethics

  Study from Sage finds technology early adopters and consumers are ready to try artificial intelligence, but there are concerns over ethics

• November 08, 2017 08 Nov'17

  Red Hat Ceph Storage 3 adds file, iSCSI, container support

  Red Hat updates Ceph storage software with support for CephFS file system, iSCSI block interface and Linux container-based storage implementations, plus usability improvements.

• November 08, 2017 08 Nov'17

  Kubernetes monitoring data storage refined in Prometheus 2.0

  DevOps shops say an overhauled storage engine in Prometheus 2.0 will lead to new uses for the open source Kubernetes monitoring software.

• November 08, 2017 08 Nov'17

  Russian sale hits Insight EMEA numbers

  The sale of the Russian operation dragged down the EMEA performance for Insight in Q3

• November 06, 2017 06 Nov'17

  Cloud security options evolve to ward off data breaches

  The latest cloud security tools exemplify the major providers' varied approaches to address user concerns, and protect customers from themselves.

• November 03, 2017 03 Nov'17

  Riverbed SteelCentral update bodes well for partner Teneo

  Riverbed unveiled enhancements to its SteelCentral technology, which forms the basis of partner Teneo's managed visibility-as-a-service offering; other news from the week.

• November 03, 2017 03 Nov'17

  Cisco strategy puts software in the lead

  Channel partners can expect to see Cisco software play a bigger role on projects as the vendor bundles hardware with subscriptions and organizes its offerings around suites.

• November 03, 2017 03 Nov'17

  VMware buys VeloCloud, aims at Cisco in the branch

  The VeloCloud-VMware acquisition will mark the first time VMware will compete directly with Cisco in networking. Cisco, however, remains the 800-pound gorilla.

• November 02, 2017 02 Nov'17

  Cisco Partner Summit 2017 debuts Spark conversational assistant

  Channel execs at Cisco Partner Summit 2017 said they see potential in Spark Assistant, a new conversational assistant that uses machine learning technology from MindMeld.

• November 02, 2017 02 Nov'17

  Cisco specializations get streamlined amid program changes

  At Cisco Partner Summit 2017, the networking vendor unveiled steps to simplify its channel program, while also rolling out a new industry expertise recognition effort.

• November 02, 2017 02 Nov'17

  Riverbed boosting SD-WAN with Zscaler security

  Riverbed releases upgrades to SteelCentral NPM to enable customers to apply network performance metrics to their SD-WAN connections. Also, Riverbed adds Zscaler security.

• November 01, 2017 01 Nov'17

  Cisco Partner Summit 2017: Vendor highlights Google pact

  Cisco and Google Cloud executives took the stage at Cisco Partner Summit to talk about the companies' collaboration on hybrid clouds, containers and Kubernetes.

• October 31, 2017 31 Oct'17

  RingCentral expands application integrations

  Application integrations are becoming almost mandatory offerings among many cloud-based communications providers, and RingCentral just unveiled a bunch of them.

• October 31, 2017 31 Oct'17

  Violin CEO says flash vendor on road back

  All-flash pioneer Violin emerges from bankruptcy; 2018 plans call for profits, acquisition, NVMe deployments and software-defined scalability.

• October 31, 2017 31 Oct'17

  Takeaways from ONUG's 2017 fall conference

  The 2017 ONUG conference focused on new uses for SD-WAN, the development of standards and offered a sneak peek into emerging technologies, like containerization and automation.

• October 30, 2017 30 Oct'17

  Datto-Autotask deal: Partners cite benefits, vendor issues

  Channel partners see potential for product line synergy, as well as third-party vendor issues, in the coming merger of data protection vendor Datto and Autotask.

• October 30, 2017 30 Oct'17

  SolarWinds MSP: Almost half of businesses to outsource IT security

  Almost half of businesses are likely outsource their IT security, presenting a significant opportunities for service providers.

• October 27, 2017 27 Oct'17

  HCI technology: Pivot3 taps Arrow for distribution

  HCI technology vendor Pivot3 has entered a partnership with Arrow Electronics that covers distribution, marketing, channel development and contract manufacturing; other news.

• October 27, 2017 27 Oct'17

  Equifax security failures were negligent, expert says

  A security researcher reportedly disclosed a number of Equifax security issues to the company months before the major data breach, and none of the problems were fixed.

• October 26, 2017 26 Oct'17

  Bad Rabbit connected to NotPetya attacks

  The new Bad Rabbit ransomware spread through Russia and Ukraine, drawing comparisons to NotPetya, and researchers say the attacks were planned for a long time.

• October 26, 2017 26 Oct'17

  Cisco faces product-overlap confusion with BroadSoft

  After the BroadSoft acquisition, Cisco UCaaS will have overlapping products that will need sorting and services that could cause conflict with service providers.

• October 24, 2017 24 Oct'17

  Channel firms benefit from Docker MTA strategy

  The Modernize Traditional Applications program, unveiled at DockerCon 2017, is seeing traction among customers interested in adopting container technology, Docker partners said.

• October 24, 2017 24 Oct'17

  Can CA Technologies be the elephant that learns to dance?

  With its own digital transformation underway, CA Technologies wants to lead legacy mainframe software users into the world of cloud computing and agile development.

• October 24, 2017 24 Oct'17

  McAfee aims to out-innovate adversaries

  Security firm intends to break the cycle of playing cat and mouse with cyber attackers, according to its technology head.

• October 23, 2017 23 Oct'17

  Kaspersky Lab announces global transparency initiative

  Faced with a US government ban and media reports alleging co-operation with Russian spies, Kaspersky Lab has announced a global transparency initiative.

• October 20, 2017 20 Oct'17

  New P.180 connectivity service not a Panasonic partner play

  Panasonic introduced a global connectivity service, while Cisco unveiled Business Critical Services and High-Value Services, and other news from the week.

• October 20, 2017 20 Oct'17

  Perspica plus AppDynamics equals speedy DevOps monitoring

  Cisco will combine Perspica with AppDynamics as it preps DevOps monitoring tools that distill data from the end-user experience to individual network switch ports.

• October 19, 2017 19 Oct'17

  Microsoft strengthens Azure Government cloud

  Microsoft is helping government agencies to move toward digital transformation without sacrificing security with a new fortified cloud offering known as Azure Government Secret.

• October 19, 2017 19 Oct'17

  Confidence gap holding back potential channel recruits

  Industry group CompTIA is working to help overcome some of the issues holding back greater diversity in the IT workplace.

• October 19, 2017 19 Oct'17

  Infoblox partners with McAfee to combine web and DNS security

  Infoblox is to collaborate with McAfee to combine web and DNS security to deliver unified protection.

• October 18, 2017 18 Oct'17

  Cisco cloud VP talks shifts in multicloud adoption

  With assets in house or on various public clouds, enterprise multicloud trends have shifted as new models emerge, said Cisco's cloud czar.

• October 17, 2017 17 Oct'17

  Actifio sends Sky software deeper into clouds

  Actifio's Sky goes beyond copy data management. It searches and manages data across clouds and on-premises storage with new analytics and a global catalog.

• October 17, 2017 17 Oct'17

  Xerox putting its faith in the channel

  Xerox has spent most of this year doing its best to shower the channel with products and support, and it is all part of a plan to show a commitment to the indirect model.

• October 17, 2017 17 Oct'17

  Experts debate the risk of KRACK WPA2 flaw

  Researchers discover a WPA2 vulnerability and brand it KRACK, but some experts say the early reports overstate the risk of the flaw and downplay the difficulty of an exploit.

• October 13, 2017 13 Oct'17

  Security in public cloud settings: Palo Alto courts partners

  Palo Alto Networks' partners can expect to see the company reach out to cloud-focused channel companies and a new public cloud specialization; other news from the week.

• October 13, 2017 13 Oct'17

  Gartner: Cloud services sales to hit $260B this year

  Global sales of cloud services expected to increase by 18.5% in 2017, with big rises in IaaS and SaaS revenue.

• October 12, 2017 12 Oct'17

  AWS load balancing evolves to address modern app needs

  Following in the footsteps of its Application Load Balancer, AWS' Network Load Balancer provides more granular routing options for latency-sensitive apps.

• October 12, 2017 12 Oct'17

  Oracle strengthens its cloud security features

  With large data breaches such as the one at Equifax raising concerns about unprotected data, Oracle has strengthened its cloud security features in an effort to ease the minds of IT pros.

• October 12, 2017 12 Oct'17

  AI in HR tech booms with Ultimate Software, LinkedIn

  AI applications are sweeping the HR tech world. At the HR Technology Conference 2017, big HCM suite vendors and small startups showcased AI-backed software. Many say it's hype.

• October 11, 2017 11 Oct'17

  Windows patch diffing uncovers flaws for attackers

  Microsoft's practice of automatic Windows 10 patching could be uncovering vulnerabilities in older systems that can be exploited by attackers, said Google researchers.

• October 11, 2017 11 Oct'17

  Cloud Foundry BOSH automates Kubernetes resilience

  Enterprises such as Bloomberg use Cloud Foundry's integration with Kubernetes to ensure high availability for clusters of hosts and support container orchestration.

• October 10, 2017 10 Oct'17

  Blockchain is for more than just cryptocurrency

  Blockchain use cases for business are still limited, but SAP believes the new SAP Leonardo Blockchain Co-innovation program will help foster adoption.

• October 10, 2017 10 Oct'17

  Carbonite endpoint backup builds up with Datacastle

  Carbonite endpoint backup grows with the acquisition of Datacastle technology and customers. As a smaller company, Datacastle had been at a critical juncture.

• October 09, 2017 09 Oct'17

  NetApp-SolidFire integration extends cloud Data Fabric

  NetApp's SolidFire skeleton gains some flesh with Ontap 9.3 and Element 10 integration. Notable features include enhanced security and SnapMirror replication between OSes.

• October 09, 2017 09 Oct'17

  Lack of developer support hits Windows 10 Mobile prospects

  Despite the vendor trying to make it easier for app developers, the problems attracting them to Windows 10 Mobile is one of the reasons Microsoft is now shifting focus.

• October 06, 2017 06 Oct'17

  Continuum's new IT security tools tackle skills gap for MSPs

  Continuum's new security offerings aim to help managed services providers overcome the cybersecurity talent shortage, the vendor said, and other news from the week.

• October 06, 2017 06 Oct'17

  NetApp customers recall 'chaos' after deadly shooting

  About 4,000 NetApp customers and partners attended the vendor's Insight user conference expecting storage news. Instead, they had to absorb the largest mass shooting in U.S. history.

• October 05, 2017 05 Oct'17

  NetApp Ontap gives Azure users NFS-as-a-service option

  NetApp Ontap will become available in Microsoft public cloud as the Azure Enterprise NFS Service. Will we see NetApp do the same for Amazon Web Services?

• October 05, 2017 05 Oct'17

  Vendor lock-in fear fuels new hybrid cloud choices

  Vendor-focused hybrid cloud platforms such as VMware Cloud on AWS and Microsoft Azure Stack get a lot of attention, but some new hybrid cloud platforms eschew vendor allegiances.

• October 04, 2017 04 Oct'17

  Dell EMC partners selling more of the unified portfolio

  Following the launch of its unified partner program, Dell EMC partners have increased selling more products from the vendor.

• October 04, 2017 04 Oct'17

  NetApp expands SolidFire flash array into HCI

  NetApp rolls out HCI based on the SolidFire flash array, consisting of two VMware compute nodes and two SolidFire storage nodes, at abbreviated user conference.

• October 04, 2017 04 Oct'17

  Surface future comes under question

  A leading channel analyst has predicted that Microsoft will pull the plug on its Surface product.

• October 03, 2017 03 Oct'17

  Ellison touts autonomous cloud database at Oracle OpenWorld

  Advanced machine learning is set to drive the Oracle database to success in the cloud. But Oracle 18c is not a threat to DBA job security, according to founder Larry Ellison.

• October 02, 2017 02 Oct'17

  Toshiba faces scrutiny on $17.7B memory business sale

  Toshiba signs a $17.7 billion deal to sell its memory business to a Bain-led consortium that includes Dell and Seagate, but Western Digital's SanDisk wants to stop it.

• September 29, 2017 29 Sep'17

  Facebook partner program firms invest in Workplace

  Channel partner companies are boosting their efforts to support Facebook Workplace, which is making headway among enterprise customers, such as Walmart.

• September 29, 2017 29 Sep'17

  Oracle partners can earn new cloud implementation badge

  The Oracle Cloud Excellence Implementer program showcases partners with proven track records in SaaS implementation projects, said channel chief Penny Philpot.

• September 29, 2017 29 Sep'17

  The fight over cloud cost moves from what to how

  Amazon, Microsoft and Google have all changed their cloud pricing models this month, as the focus returns to cloud costs and which vendor offers the best deal to its users.

• September 29, 2017 29 Sep'17

  AI seen as HR technology show's hottest topic

  Analysts say artificial intelligence in HR will get the biggest buzz at the HR Technology Conference and Exposition; another hot topic is HR benefits automation.

• September 29, 2017 29 Sep'17

  iOS flaw similar to Broadpwn found by Google

  Google's Project Zero released a proof-of-concept iOS exploit similar to the Broadpwn Wi-Fi flaw that could allow an attacker to run code or implant a backdoor.

• September 28, 2017 28 Sep'17

  Peak 10, ViaWest merge, update Recovery Cloud

  Peak 10 purchased ViaWest for $1.7 billion. The combined company upgraded its Recovery Cloud and is looking to rebrand and add a new suite of services.

• September 27, 2017 27 Sep'17

  Microsoft Teams means 'back to the drawing board'

  Microsoft Teams deployment will force enterprises to rethink how they want to restructure their current unified communications strategies. Executive buy-in will be crucial.

• September 27, 2017 27 Sep'17

  Windows certificate signatures bypassed at DerbyCon

  The DerbyCon keynote covered why security research is an approachable field and also how to bypass a Windows digital signature check to run unwanted code.

• September 27, 2017 27 Sep'17

  Users' wait for Azure Stack will be a little longer

  Microsoft says Azure Stack is ready to order, but users will have to wait a bit longer to get their hands on the product, while OEMs finish their tests and certifications.

• September 26, 2017 26 Sep'17

  SQL Server for Linux becomes reality

  Microsoft SQL Server 2017 becomes available in October. In addition to a version that runs on Linux, new features include support for Python-based analytics.

• September 26, 2017 26 Sep'17

  Companies assessing mixed reality collaboration

  Microsoft demonstrated its virtual reality collaboration technology and mixed-reality workflow app, used by Ford, this week at Microsoft Ignite. Cisco invited customers to experiment with Cisco Spark in VR.

• September 22, 2017 22 Sep'17

  Sophos' partner program targets cloud security providers

  Security vendor Sophos has updated its channel program to support Cloud Security Providers, a new Sophos partner designation; other channel news from the week.

• September 22, 2017 22 Sep'17

  UCS Manager grows up, takes off to the cloud

  Cisco is folding its data center management software into a cloud based product called Cisco Intersight that will harness the collective intelligence of its customers.

• September 21, 2017 21 Sep'17

  Undocumented MS Word feature can be abused

  An undocumented Word feature found by Kaspersky Lab could lead to system information theft and affects users on both PCs and mobile devices.

• September 21, 2017 21 Sep'17

  Android answers Apple with no-touch device enrollment

  New Android device enrollment capabilities let IT configure settings and EMM before deploying to users -- but they have some manufacturer limitations.

• September 21, 2017 21 Sep'17

  Microsoft supports VS Code, but should admins follow?

  IT admins can build scripts with PowerShell ISE, VS Code or PowerShell Studio. Think about what platforms and functions you need before deciding which is right for you.

• September 20, 2017 20 Sep'17

  Oracle announces simplified pricing model for cloud computing

  Ahead of Oracle’s OpenWorld 2017 event, Larry Ellison announces simplification of cloud pricing, attached to increased automation in database and middleware.

• September 20, 2017 20 Sep'17

  Veritas plans Access, Cloud Storage hardware appliances

  With the release of Veritas Access Appliance and the object-based Cloud Storage, the storage software vendor follows a path it started down with NetBackup Appliance for backup.

• September 19, 2017 19 Sep'17

  Autotask Community Live 2017: MSP tools meet transformation

  Autotask discussed digital transformation, product line unification and technology roadmaps at the company's annual meeting for service providers.

• September 19, 2017 19 Sep'17

  Veritas 360 strategy expands public cloud support

  Veritas 360 platform upgrades -- including cloud deduplication for NetBackup -- dominate the opening day of the vendor's Veritas Vision 2017 user conference.

• September 19, 2017 19 Sep'17

  Oracle may be phasing out its hardware business

  After a round of layoffs to its Solaris division, it appears Oracle is phasing out its hardware portfolio and continuing to focus on the cloud.

• September 19, 2017 19 Sep'17

  CCleaner software update contained malware

  CCleaner malware was spread to users via an infected software update for close to one month, highlighting the dangers of supply chain attacks and the need for code signing.