ConnectWise has always talked about its open ecosystem, but is now putting its money where its mouth is by asking its top competitors to join its premier MSP conference, and hoping for reciprocal invitations in return.
Xerox CEO Jeff Jacobson, who will head up the new Fuji Xerox, said the blockbuster deal makes the new entity a clear leader in innovative print technologies and intelligent work solutions with global scale.
Called the Cisco Container Platform, the system gives partners a clear path into lucrative application lifecycle management and other services sold on a recurring revenue basis, and as the platform expands, those opportunities will only grow, executives said.
The changes include the creation of an entry-level program member tier that carries no minimum revenue requirements and grants partners access to the Xerox marketing toolkits and financial incentives.
Cisco's acquisition of Skyport Systems last week is the latest move by the networking giant in the hyper-converged space. Here are five things partners need to know.
Joyce Mullen, an 18-year Dell veteran who is now president of global channels, OEM and IoT Solutions, spoke with CRN about enabling partners to drive more storage sales, the potential integration of VMware into the Dell EMC Partner Program, and her channel vision for 2018.
"We're changing the industry. It's the biggest investment we have ever made in terms of activating the channel," according to Nirav Sheth, VP of sales and systems engineering in Cisco's global partner organization.
Sophos's Dan Schiappa said the new version of Intercept X will be the only product in the world to combine machine learning, malware and exploit blocking, and ransomware protections into a single offering.
While investors look at the financial ramifications of a possible acquisition by VMware of its parent Dell, some channel partners are concerned about the possibility that VMware might lose its all-important independence.
CRN recently toured Dell EMC's storage manufacturing facility in Massachusetts which assembles, tests and ships converged and hyper-converged products throughout North America.
Dell Technologies could emerge as a public company through a reverse merger with VMware, which has a market cap of $56 billion, according to a report Monday.
CRN looks at 10 key products in the Dell EMC storage lineup, one that offers the broad capabilities to match the company's position as the world’s largest storage vendor.
Companies including Microsoft are working to eliminate the 'unpredictable system behavior' caused by Intel's latest patches for the Spectre vulnerability.
