NetApp Shows Storage Sales Growth, But The Big Gains In Q2 2017 Came From ODM, IDC Reports
NetApp's impressive gains over HPE and Dell EMC were overshadowed by the ODM vendor sales to hyperscalers powering the public cloud.
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Channel Beat: Michael Dell Urges Solution Providers To 'Get Into The Container Game'
In the news this week: Tech Data recovers from Hurricane Irma outages, Michael Dell touts the Pivotal Container Service, and HP offers three new Device-as-a-Service plans.
Comcast's New SD-WAN Service Signals A Hot Pursuit Of Enterprise Customers
Comcast generates most of its business services revenues from small businesses sales, but the cable giant's SD-WAN service will help Comcast and its channel partners land more enterprise sales opportunities.
'We Want It All:' CMO Burton Defends Dell EMC's Storage Market Position And Discusses David Goulden's Departure
"If a dollar is just a dollar for the sales team, they're going to gravitate toward the thing they can sell most easily," Burton said while discussing sales compensation changes.
5 Companies That Came To Win This Week
For the week ending September 15, CRN looks at the companies that brought their "A" game to the channel.
Security Channel Chiefs: Should Solution Providers Go With Best-Of-Breed Or Platform Security?
In a roundtable discussion at XChange 2017, top security channel chiefs worked to answer one of the top questions in security today -- and it's not an easy one.
5 Companies That Had A Rough Week
For the week ending Sept. 15, CRN looks at IT companies that were unfortunate, unsuccessful or just didn't make good decisions.
Palo Alto Networks CEO: We Are Now Bigger Than Check Point, Fast Approaching Size Of Cisco's Security Business
'I think one of the things that a lot of partners don't realize because we've grown so quickly in such a short amount of time is actually how big Palo Alto Networks is,' CEO Mark McLauglin tells CRN.
10 Takeaways From Verizon's 'State Of The Market: Internet Of Things 2017'
For the first time, IoT is gaining significant momentum in the enterprise, according to Verizon's "State of the Market: Internet of Things 2017" report. CRN presents 10 takeaways from the telco's third-annual IoT report.
10 Cool Accessories For The iPhone 8 And iPhone X
Wireless chargers, protective cases and fast-charging adapters are among the top accessories for the new iPhones.
Dell EMC Infrastructure Chief Goulden Is Out, Dell Technologies Veteran Set To Lead Storage Charge
Dell EMC Infrastructure Chief Glouden says he'll step down at the end of the fiscal year.
CyberX: In The Worlds Of IT and OT, IoT Solution Providers Are The Ones Who Can Bridge The Security Gap
IT solution providers have to understand the differences in machines on the OT side and how they impact security requirements, says a top exec with the industrial IoT security company.
SingleStone Strengthens AWS Partnership In Pursuit Of Bigger Cloud Opportunities
As an Advanced Tier Consulting Partner within the AWS partner network, the Richmond, Va.-based solution provider gained access to better support and collaboration opportunities with the public cloud provider.
AWS Debuts 4TB EC2 Instances For Powering Memory-Intensive SAP Workloads
The latest addition to the X-family delivers more RAM than previous SAP environments, giving customers the ability to store and process larger data sets in the cloud.
GE Digital's Mark Bernardo: 'We Need Partners Now More Than Ever'
To extend GE's IoT platform and to truly take advantage of the market opportunity in industrial IoT, GE Digital's VP Professional Services, Mark Bernardo, put out a call for partners to bring new solutions to market soon.
SingleStone Strengthens AWS Partnership In Pursuit Bigger Cloud Opportunities
As an Advanced Tier Consulting Partner within the AWS partner network, the Richmond, Va.-based solution provider gained access to better support and collaboration opportunities with the public cloud provider.
Comcast's New SDN Platform Powers The Industry's First Cable-Delivered SD-WAN Service
Comcast Business this week unveiled a SDN platform and network management app powering the first of its kind, cable-delivered SD-WAN service that is now available through the channel.
Kaspersky Lab Partners Put In Tough Position As Public Sector Pressure Mounts Over Russia Allegations
Partners say they are facing increasing questions from customers regarding Kaspersky Lab and allegations of its ties to Russia, causing some of them to slow or even halt their work with the vendor.
Channel Chief Bertrand Yansouni Is Leaving Google
Google confirmed the former VMware exec will be leaving the company later this month, less than a year after taking the top job.
Q&A: Palo Alto Networks CEO On Sales Force Reorganization, Overtaking Check Point, And The Future Of Network Security
It's been a busy year for Palo Alto Networks. CEO Mark McLaughlin speaks with CRN about the company's reorganization progress and why he thinks the company's next evolution will redefine the network security model for partners.
