From a company that eliminates the need for hardware routers to one narrowing the gap between growing threats and shrinking security staffs, CRN salutes the coolest startups shining bright in 2016.

Looking for the perfect tablet case, but can't spend forever checking each and every one? CRN's got your back with this list of 10 cool tablet cases.

Violin Memory was one of the first out the door with the development of all-flash storage arrays, but the company was never able to grow its business in the face of intense competition not only from startups but from the established storage vendors.

Solution provider SS&C Technologies said it can now provide a wider array of services to outsourced CIO portfolios thanks to its $88.5 million purchase of Conifer Financial Services.

The CEO of a large Microsoft-focused provider of DevOps services told his peers about the opportunities to and benefits from engaging clients with DevOps, and showed them how to get started in this part of the IT industry.

Following Yahoo's confirmation of a second large-scale hack impacting 1 billion users, Verizon could look for a discount, or scratch its Yahoo acquisition plans entirely, according to reports.

It was another busy year for Microsoft, as Windows 10's launch coincided with tremendous cloud momentum. Here are CRN's picks for the top 10 Microsoft stories of the year.

October's distributed denial-of-service attack represents the ability to infiltrate massive IoT systems, says Salesforce CTO Taher Elgamal.

With AT&T's proposed merger with Time Warner and Verizon's reported interest in CBS, partners say such moves could distract carriers from their legacy voice and connectivity services.

IT vendors tell CRN that 2017 will be the year for edge computing, data analysis and security plays within the Internet of Things.

Cisco's disruption, the Brocade-Ruckus Wireless-Broadcom snafu and the rise of SD-WAN are just some of the top stories that grabbed the networking headlines this year. CRN breaks down the top 10 biggest networking stories of 2016.

Amit Yoran, who has led RSA since 2014, is joining one of the rising stars in the security startup space, with offerings for vulnerability assessment and management, visibility and analytics.

The NexGen Cloud conference, hosted by CRN publisher The Channel Company, brought cloud experts and cloud newbies together to discuss various ways to help customers best take advantage of the cloud.

As the market for deception technologies continues to gain steam, Attivo Networks is looking to further embrace the channel with the launch of its inaugural partner program.

Partners said the breach, the largest in history, highlights the need for a layered security approach.

Fortinet has named former Avaya executive Stacey Wu as its new head of marketing, as the security vendor continues to look to double down on its marketing strategy.

For all the talk about mobile security, mobile devices still represent huge risks in business environments, according the chief scientist at a business risk technology firm.

Although the writing was on the wall, Cisco said its bullish Intercloud public cloud strategy will be terminated in March.

Solution providers hailed Donald Trump's meeting Wednesday with tech leaders and urged the president-elect to champion policies that will help small businesses create more jobs.

With Brocade's networking future up in the air amidst its acquisition by Broadcom, Aerohive Networks' CMO said channel partners are seeking out the competitor to fill in their networking gap.