Launching the "new network," spending billions on acquisitions and getting hit by a faulty component issue topped the list for the biggest Cisco stories of 2017.

CRN looks at some of 2017's top channel chief changes at a wide range of IT vendors ranging from Dell EMC and HPE to smaller security and storage companies.

The systems integration giant, which acquired Google channel standout Cloud Sherpas in 2015, no longer sees a viable business in reselling G Suite subscriptions to non-enterprise accounts.

The long-serving executive will remain on the board of Google's parent company, while getting more involved in technical research across Alphabet subsidiaries.

Tech Data Americas President Joe Quaglia spoke about the progress the distributor has made integrating its game changing acquisition of Avnet Technology Solutions, investments in next generation technologies and why the new Tech Data is just getting started.

Jeff Bawol will retire Jan. 31 as Tech Data Americas SVP of enterprise solutions, capping off a 41-year career that paralleled the evolution of distribution from the mainframe to cloud computing, mobility and IoT.

CRN breaks down the top five technology leaders with the most cash held overseas that would benefit from tax repatriation in the U.S.

CSC was acquired by Hewlett-Packard Enterprise last April, was folded into HPE's services business and renamed DXC. In a brief statement to CRN, a DXC spokesman said the company intends to appeal the decision.

The new U.S. tax plan won't improve Accenture's already low effective tax rate, but the company's momentum is hard to top, with North American sales up 8 percent to $4.28 billion during its most recent quarter.

The passing of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Wednesday, which slashes the corporate tax rate, has AT&T and Comcast promising employee bonuses and significant business investment plans.

Apple said that its older iPhones have slower processors to help device batteries continue to perform as they age. "Apple is very secretive; people definitely worry that they push them to their newer technologies," one partner told CRN.

2017 marked another busy year for IT executives, as new CEOs and presidents took over at several top vendors and solution providers, including HPE, Dell EMC, Docker and Citrix.

A new year calls for a new business strategy. Here are five steps to grow your market share in the mobile space in 2018.

From AWS to IBM to Facebook, here are the 10 biggest cloud outages that impacted the IT industry in 2017.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act could present significant opportunities for most solution providers as tax breaks could translate into job creation and business investment, but the same may not apply to corporations, according to Alan Weinberger, lawyer, chairman and CEO of The ASCII Group.

Solution providers are 'bullish' on their growth with Nutanix in 2018 as the hyper-converged leader plans to transition into a software-centric company.

Partners say they are planning double-digit increases in headcount along with investments in new technologies thanks to the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

With CES 2018 right around the corner, CRN looks at some of the biggest products that will reportedly be launched at the show.

There are a lot of new payment solutions on the market, but your retail customers need smart POS terminals that do more than just process payments.

From billion-dollar acquisitions to company splits, from massive security attacks to disruptive cloud outages, from emerging markets like the Internet of Things to major IT vendors in transition – and a controversy or two – CRN takes a look at the news stories that captured our attention in 2017.