Cisco Launches 'Powerful' Meraki-Like Data Center Platform For UCS, HyperFlex
The networking giant unveiled Cisco Intersight on Wednesday to simplify data center operations by delivering systems-management-as-a-service.
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Google Seeks To 'Supercharge' Its Pixel Business With $1.1B Deal With HTC
The deal, which will bring more of the team working on its Pixel smartphones in-house, will bring Google closer to having the sort of vertical integration that Apple enjoys in its iPhone business.
Veritas CEO Bill Coleman: Digital Transformation Requires A Platform For Information Management
In his Veritas Vision keynote, company CEO Bill Coleman said finding and managing information is key to helping customers complete their digital transformation.
Sources: Symantec Is Looking To Break Into The SIEM Market
A Bloomberg report on Wednesday said Symantec has eyed Splunk for an acquisition, but ultimately decided against a deal. Multiple sources told CRN Symantec has also looked at RSA in recent months.
Partners: Dell EMC Incentives, Hyper-Converged Lines Are Key To Holding Off 'Very Hot' Pure Storage
Partners say they aren't necessarily worried about Dell EMC losing its position as storage market kingpin, but aggressive, innovative competitors like Pure Storage and NetApp are beginning to appear larger in the rearview mirror.
Sir Richard Branson: Using Information To Build A Business, A Brand And Corporate Culture
Branson, fresh from the Hurricane Irma disaster zone, told Veritas Vision attendees that information is powerful and, whether related to business or climate change, it can only do good when used correctly.
19 Powerful Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Solutions: New Choices From A Narrowing Field Of Vendors
The hyper-converged infrastructure market is expanding and showing signs of maturity as at least two vendors get acquired in the first half of this year.
Rapid7 Channel Chief Looks To Hit Reset Button, Says Small Steps Made To Repair Partner Relationships
John Ryan, hired as the security vendor's director of the Americas channel in February, says he's seeing progress with a new partner program, a companywide channel mind-set and a push to re-establish trust.
Apple CEO Tim Cook On The iPhone X Price Tag, Augmented Reality And Concerns About Face ID
Apple's CEO speaks about some of the major issues and opportunities from the launch of iOS 11 and upcoming debut of three new iPhones in an interview with 'Good Morning America.'
Veritas Expands Object Storage With Added Intelligence, New Software-Defined Storage Capabilities
Veritas Vision sees the introduction of Veritas Cloud Storage, a software-defined storage offering for storing and managing billions of files, and Veritas Access Appliance for easy scale up and scale out of capacity.
8 Secrets To Succeeding In SD-WAN
Leaders from Cisco, VeloCloud, Talari Networks, Silver Peak, CloudGenix and Versa Networks give channel partners some keys to success in the SD-WAN market.
From Biotech To Beer: 5 Ways HPE Partners Can Be Midsize Enterprise Problem-Solvers
HPE Chief Creatologist Joe Batista at the Midsize Enterprise Summit discusses midmarket workload case studies that include IoT for football fans, layer optimization for a brewery, and hyper-converged infrastructure for a biotech firm.
Intel CEO: 'We've Got The Largest Collection Of Technology We Can Bring To AI'
Brian Krzanich points to Intel's acquisitions of Nervana, Mobileye and Movidius and its $1 billion investment in the AI ecosystem to 'fuel adoption and product innovation' as key to future success.
Capgemini To Buy 300-Person Salesforce Superstar To Fortify E-Commerce Muscle
Purchasing Lyons Consulting Group will enable Capgemini to make a huge play in retail, hospitality and branded consumer products due to its capabilities around Salesforce Commerce Cloud.
Ruckus' New Channel Chief On Revamped Partner Program, Arris Acquisition And The Future Of Ruckus
"My strategy is to have a strong year and keep my partners engaged. We are 100 percent focused on our channel," said Ruckus' new channel leader Raelyn Kritzer.
Ruckus Unveils Revamped Channel Program With Higher Margins, New Specializations
"Partners can increase their profitability by 40 percent when selling [wireless/wired] together," said Ruckus Wireless channel leader Raelyn Kritzer.
Sophos Launches New Cloud Partner Program To Capture Growing Public Cloud Security Opportunity
The new partner program is designed to align partners better with the way customers buy around the public cloud, including allowing partners to get margin and rebates from those deals.
CRN Exclusive: Intelisys Nabs Former Cloud Provider Exec As New Southwest Region Channel Manager
Master agent Intelisys has hired former Peak 10 + ViaWest executive Cory Reutzel as its new channel manager of its Southwest Region.
Microsoft Cloud Partner To Midmarket: Azure 'Has Come A Long Way'
Solution provider Connection, Inc. said it has seen rapid adoption of Microsoft's public cloud platform, which can help companies turn to one platform for more needs than they might think.
Oracle CTO Larry Ellison Details Two-Layer Cloud Strategy To Undercut AWS Prices
Ellison previewed new flexible billing models for cloud consumption to bolster performance and automation advances he claims will make customers' cloud bills 50 percent cheaper than using Amazon.
