Thoma Bravo, a private equity firm with $17B in investment commitments, has purchased global IT management platform provider Continuum to boost organic growth and M&A activity in the SMB security space.

Copeland, who was at the forefront of developing AWS's channel, fills a position at IBM vacated by Michele Stern in February.

Martha Coakley, Partner at Foley Hoag LLP and former Attorney General of Massachusetts spoke with CRNtv about embracing technology revolutions, like cloud computing.

Palo Alto Networks looked to up its security game across the board at its Ignite 2017 event this week. Here are some of its new products and partnerships.

Dell EMC was the only major vendor to notch server revenue and shipment growth in the first quarter, according to research firm IDC.

The CRN Test Center likes the sturdy and flexible features of the second-generation tablet, as well as the ability to use it as a projector.

The server can be set up in minutes using Tech Data's StreamOne cloud provisioning and billing platform, and makes it less expensive and easier for partners to support customers in the public cloud.

CRN speaks with Symantec President and COO Michael Fey about Symantec's strategy, McAfee's new position in the market, and what it all means for partners.

Dell Technologies CFO Tom Sweet says the company is seeing strong demand for all-flash technology, its Virtustream cloud service, servers, as well as high-end PCs and workstations.

Automated malware protection vendor Strongarm says it hopes to grow its existing base of a dozen solution providers by, on average, one partner per week through its new program.

Prysm is adding resources, MDF and training to its new Engage Partner Program, seeking to expand nationally and internationally through the channel.

Master agents are under pressure to grow fast and are doing so in part by providing value-added services that offer higher commissions for sales partners. But first, these firms need educate their partners, help them sell cloud services and use their status as 'neutral' services brokers to stand out.

The initiative expands the vendor's channel outreach beyond MSSPs and technology partners so VARs can "get in on the next big thing."

The new facility, planned to come online in 2018, will reduce latency for federal agencies and enable greater redundancy for highly regulated workloads.

Solution providers see higher-than-normal backlog as they help customers, who deploy technology on preset schedules, deal with hardware delays.

Verizon officially closed its $4.48 billion Yahoo acquisition for its media assets, following two large-scale security breaches that plagued the ailing internet giant. Ex-Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has resigned from the board of the part of Yahoo that wasn't acquired in the deal.

Cisco revealed on Tuesday that it contributed to a $75 million Series D funding round for a low-power WAN (LPWAN) startup.

Cisco's new Enterprise Agreements have the channel buzzing. Here are some partner cheers and concerns about the new software licenses.

Palo Alto Networks is adding to its security platform with the launch of a new Application Framework and Global Protect cloud services, the company announced Tuesday at its Ignite 2017 event in Vancouver.

Pat Grillo hopes to meld the Atrion Communications' legacy of customer service with a fast-growing professional services practice as he gradually hands the company's reins over to his son, Dominic Grillo.