Pivotal, Google Cloud Take Aim At Azure With Launch Of Kubo For Deployment, Management Of Kubernetes Clusters
The open source project gives Pivotal and Google more firepower to take on Microsoft Azure in the enterprise cloud market.
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Presidio COO Talks IPO Aftermath, M&A Strategy Ahead And 'Juggernaut' Cisco
Presidio COO David Hart talks to CRN about the importance and impact of its IPO today as well as its M&A strategy and OEM relationships.
Presidio Opens At The Low End Of IPO Range, But Shares Are Starting To Climb
Solution provider powerhouse Presidio IPO opened at $13.50 per share on Thursday, just below its priced range of $14 to $16 a share, but its shares have been rising throughout the day.
Presidio IPO Opens Below Offering Price, But Slowly Rises
Solution provider powerhouse Presidio IPO opened at $13.50 per share on Thursday, with shares slowing rising throughout the day.
Q&A: Symantec President Michael Fey On Blue Coat Integration, Competition With McAfee And Driving Security Consolidation
CRN speaks with Symantec's president and COO to discuss the company's integration of Blue Coat, competition with McAfee and the endpoint security market.
State Of The K-12 PC Market: Chromebook Vs. Apple Vs. Windows 10
New research shows that K-12 schools are continuing their rapid adoption of low-cost Chromebooks, while higher-cost Apple devices are losing ground.
How Can Women Smash The Technology Gender Barrier?
Bias against females in the workplace remains a problem, tech association finds. (From ITBestOfBreed.com)
5 Companies That Came To Win This Week
For the week ending March 10, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their 'A' game to the channel.
11 M&A Deals Reshaping The Channel: February 2017
Accenture, Capgemini and Ciber were especially active on the mergers and acquisitions front last month. Here are the 11 moves that made waves in the channel.
Connectivity Kickstarts Recurring Revenue For VARs
Selling telecom services is a good starting point for a less hardware-dependent business as more companies require connectivity to the cloud, partners told CRN during XChange Solution Provider 2017 in National Harbor, Md. this week.
Google's G Suite Gets Collaboration Upgrades
Google unveiled new features to make its popular portfolio of cloud-based office productivity tools better business collaboration and cloud access.
Google Leverages Its Consumer Tech To Bulk Up Enterprise Cloud Services
At the Google Cloud Next 2017 conference, the hyperscale cloud operator demonstrated new enterprise products, hardened by internal use, powering massive consumer services.
CRN Exclusive: Aruba Networks Leader On Winning Against Cisco, Meg Whitman's Impact On Aruba And Faulty Clock Component Issue
Aruba Networks leader and founder Keerti Melkote sat down with CRN at Aruba Atmosphere 2017 conference to discuss a variety of topics from Cisco and Meg Whitman to channel partners and technology roadmaps.
Solution Providers Should Start Small, Think Big When Starting In IoT
Solution providers who want to build an Internet of Things practice need to focus on "start small, but think big," according to several channel players at the NextGen IoT Roadshow, hosted by CRN parent The Channel Company.
Partners Need To Lead By Example In Ransomware Prevention
Solution providers at XChange Solution Provider 2017 in National Harbor, Md. this week told CRN that they are stepping up their own game when it comes to ransomware prevention, saying it is just as important as protecting their clients.
TBI Channel Exec On Growth Goals, Recruiting New Partners, And The Critical Role Of The Telecom Agent
Vanessa Byrd joined master agent TBI as a national channel manager in February, and she shares with CRN her plans to boost TBI's Mid-Atlantic presence and to recruit more agent, VAR and MSP partners.
CRN Exclusive: New Cisco-Zenoss NFV Solution Targets Communication Service Providers
The combination brings together Cisco's UCS and OpenStack distribution with Zenoss's Service Dynamics open source software to lower costs and accelerate SDN deployments.
Cisco IoT Leader On Why Partners 'Need' To Hire OT Domain Experts
Cisco's manufacturing IoT leader, Bryan Tantzen, gives his four key tips on how channel partners can boost IoT sales and opportunities with the networking giant.
IoT Hiring Spree: Solution Providers On The Hunt For Team Of 'Problem Solvers'
Solution providers CRN spoke with at XChange say they are looking to build up their IoT business by acquiring new talent that can pinpoint business issues, as opposed to merely having technical skills.
8 Key Points From Gartner's Q4 Server Market Report
Dell EMC reclaimed the lead over perennial server market powerhouse Hewlett Packard Enterprise in worldwide shipments as 2016 drew to a close.
