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EMC World: David Goulden Lays Out EMC's Private, Public, Hybrid Cloud Strategy
EMC Information Infrastructure CEO David Goulden says a combination of private, public and hybrid cloud technologies is necessary to bring together traditional and cloud-native applications.
Salesforce Sets Sights On Telecom
The CRM giant is offering the communications industry a framework for deploying its solution, developed in conjunction with partners.
Microsoft SI Giant Expands Global Footprint With U.K. Acquisition
New Signature makes its first acquisition outside the U.S., adding award-winning Microsoft partner Dot Net Solutions, based in London.
CenturyLink Launches Runner To Ease 'Administrative Workload' Of Cloud And Hybrid Management
The hybrid IT and cloud orchestration service is aimed at helping partners and end customers more easily manage multiple, disparate cloud and on-premise environments.
Software Demand Surges As Arrow Helps Customers Build Data Center Of Future
The Centennial, Colo.-based distributor beat Seeking Alpha's per-share earnings estimate for the quarter ended April 2.
Qlik Offers Cloud BI Software Road Map, Debuts Cloud Analytics Software For SMBs
Qlik, at its Qonnections customer and partner conference, also launched a new edition of its flagship Qlik Sense business analysis software.
VMware Debuts Cheaper NSX Software-Defined Networking Options, Hikes Pricing For Premium Version
VMware debuts new lower-cost options for NSX in a bid to spark sales among small and medium-size customers, while also raising its pricing for its Enterprise version.
The Channel Company MES Conference Gets 'Trumped' By Presidential Hopeful
Guess who took a break from his busy campaign schedule to snap photos with attendees at the Midsize Enterprise Summit?
Gartner: 5 Coolest Enterprise Networking Vendors Making Waves In 2016
Here are the five coolest emerging enterprise networking vendors that solution providers should know in 2016, according to market research firm Gartner.
EMC World: VCE VxRack Gets New Nodes To Ease OpenStack Deployment
The new Neutrino nodes for the VCE VxRack 1000 drastically cut the time needed to deploy IaaS based on OpenStack, and will soon be available for Hadoop and VMware Photon.
Vidyo CEO Talks Channel Disruption From Mitel-Polycom Deal, Future Of Partnership With Mitel
Vidyo CEO Eran Westman tells CRN that some Polycom partners have already signaled their interest in working with the videoconferencing and collaboration specialist.
CloudPhysics Introduces Data-Driven IT Monitoring Software Geared For Partners
The startup's new Partner Edition was requested by partners already using the end-user version to manage, monitor and assess customer IT environments.
Michael Dell On Dell-EMC's Storage Overlap, Future Acquisitions And The Blockbuster Deal's Channel Impact
In a Q&A session after his EMC World keynote, Dell addresses a number of topics and notes that partners are 'keyed in' on the integration and are now selling EMC and Dell together as if it's one solution.
What's Beacon Technology? And How Will It Disrupt The Networking Space?
BeaconsInSpace CEO Ben Smith demonstrates beacon technology and how it will change the way companies track and communicate information.
Head-To-Head: HP Chromebook 13 Vs. Google Chromebook Pixel
The CRN Tenter takes a look at how HP's newest device stacks up on specs and price with Google's 'premium' Chromebook offering.
CRN Exclusive: Sophos Sees 'Tremendous' Synchronized Security Growth, Launches New Tools
London-based Sophos says it is seeing traction with its partners and is launching new tools to help partners accelerate that growth even further, the solution provider said.
Will 2016 Be The Year Of The Software-Defined Data Center?
A recent survey exploring data center upgrade cycles shows that midsize organizations and enterprises alike look to be planning upgrades of their data centers to introduce software-defined technologies.
CRN Exclusive: Unify 'Re-Engineered' Itself To Become A Channel-Oriented Company; Doubles Channel Size In 1 Year
Unified communications specialist Unify, which has been growing indirect revenue at a blistering pace, says it has revamped its partner program to enable new channel partners to become profitable quickly without training or certifications.
Google Acquires Synergese, A Virtual Coach For Apps Users
The tech giant will integrate the startup's customer education technology into Apps as a free feature for all users.
