10 Revelations For Partners During Intel's Q3 Earnings Call
From the PC market outlook to data center opportunities, here are 10 things that Intel channel partners can take away from Tuesday evening's third-quarter earnings call.
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IoT Vendors Recommend Solutions Providers Take Vertical-Specific Approach To Market
Executives from Intel, Cisco, and ForeScout talk about the best way for their partners to tackle the IoT market.
11 Massive M&A Deals Reshaping The Channel
Consulting superstar Accenture left its imprint on the channel M&A landscape in September, making three separate acquisitions to boost its capabilities around Salesforce, Workday and the retail industry.
Dell EMC Relaunches VxRail, VxRack Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Using Dell Servers
All Dell EMC hyper-converged infrastructure offerings, including the VxRail appliances and the VxRack rackscale lines, will be based on Dell's latest server hardware.
Dell Begins RSA, AirWatch Integrations With New Portfolio Of Endpoint Data Security And Management Solutions
The security vision of Dell EMC is starting to unfold, with the company rolling out the first set of solutions that bring together elements of the Dell, RSA, VMware and Mozy portfolios.
Dell EMC Tackles Unstructured Data With New Isilon, ECS Offerings
Dell EMC has unveiled an all-flash configuration of its Isilon scale-out NAS offering and also released a major update to its Elastic Cloud Storage object storage cloud technology.
Dell EMC Debuts Software-Only Version Of Data Domain
Dell EMC is debuting a software-only version of its flagship Data Domain protection line for Dell PowerEdge servers at Dell EMC World.
Apple, Microsoft Prep For Possible Device Launches Next Week
The launches would come in time for the holiday season and Q4 business refreshes.
ScanSource Revamps Sales Organization To Better Support Top Point-Of-Sale Partners
ScanSource is investing in business outcome-focused sales training and freeing up time so account reps can spend more time with the top 10 percent of partners, according to company executives.
Michael Dell's Vision For Partners: 'It's You And Your Customers' Driving The Future Of The World
During a Q&A with partners during the Dell EMC Partner Summit in Austin, Texas this week, Dell was asked about his vision for the next decade or two.
HPE CEO Meg Whitman Says HPE's $250 Billion Market Opportunity Is Still Growing
HPE CEO Meg Whitman says the independent company is well positioned to win in an era of fast growing public cloud providers, disputing the view of some that the company is 'doubling down' on commodity hardware.
Intel CEO Bullish On Data Center, IoT Despite Weak Fourth Quarter Outlook
Intel on Tuesday lowered its forecasted growth in the Data Center group for the year to be in the 'high single digits' – down from its previous forecast in the double digits.
Accenture Buys International Consultancy To Help Banks Build Digital Capabilities
Accenture builds on its veritical industry expertise with its Allen International acquisition.
Epson Exec: Demand Exploding for Tablet-Based Point of Sale Systems
Solution providers must embrace mobile point of sale (POS) devices as retailers look to improve their in-store customer experience and avoid losing business to Amazon, according to an Epson executive.
Rancher Labs Launches Partner Program Around Open Source Container Management
The startup thought it was still a couple years away from introducing a formal channel program, but partners were eager to formalize the relationship
New England Patriots Coach Slams Microsoft Tablets And Tech; Partners Say They Could Solve The Problem
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick says Microsoft's Surface tablets are unreliable, although solution providers might be answer.
Dell EMC Rolls Out New Partner Program, Channel Chief Byrne Pledges 'Zero Tolerance' For Deal Registration Violations
John Byrne has clearly made up his mind, saying deal registration will be the most important piece of protection for partners, and that he'll have 'zero tolerance' for anyone who tries to go around it.
Watch A Drone Expert And HP's CTO Build A Drone In Under 15 Minutes
Ian Cinnamon and Shane Wall built a drone from scratch in front of a live audience at the Forbes 30 Under 30 Summit in Boston.
CRN Exclusive: Channel Chief Byrne On The New Dell EMC Unified Program, 'Zero Tolerance' For Violating Deal Registration And Fixing Unrealistic EMC Partner Sales Targets
Dell EMC Global Channel Chief John Byrne spoke with CRN about the new four-tier Partner Program which will roll out Feb 1 and his 'zero tolerance' policy for direct reps that violate deal registration.
Tech Data's Long Road To The Avnet Acquisition – From Not For Sale To Value Added Distribution Game Changer
Tech Data knew it needed to get bigger in the data center and achieve a better geographic balance. Here's the year-long tale of how it convinced Avnet to come together and create a distributor with both broadline and specialty prowess.
