Last week, Amazon held its largest ever Global Partner Summit at the start of the annual re:Invent conference. What do partners think about where the world's largest cloud is taking its channel?
Ingram Micro has agreed to buy the European e-commerce fulfillment services and payment services business of Netherlands-based Docdata for $175 million.
EMC and Dell had a messy divorce in 2011, which is going to be one of the obstacles to the integration of the two companies, according to EMC solution providers.
In a joint statement to customers and partners, Cisco's Chuck Robbins and EMC's David Goulden vow that 'VCE will be a very important part of the new combined company.'
'I do think VCE is a great business, and it sets the stage for a potentially much stronger partnership with Cisco going forward, which you might be surprised to hear me say,' Dell said, 'but their new CEO Chuck Robbins and I had a lot of good discussions in the last day.'
Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins is on a quest to make the networking giant into a faster, flatter and more nimble company. He spoke with CRN about his channel philosophy, the impact of the Dell-EMC acquisition on partners and more.
Partners need to target the right people within their customers' organizations. While that might sound simple, it requires partners to break out of their sometimes-entrenched traditional practices. (From ITBestOfBreed.com)
Top Symantec executives took the stage at the company's Partner Engage event to celebrate their new stand-alone security entity and reiterate their dedication to being a 'partner-first' company.
Is it real-world or wishful thinking? CRN looks how solution providers should prepare for a new IT landscape transformed by robotics, artificial intelligence and smart machines.
Partners said they were surprised the vendor didn't take advantage of the NetApp Insight stage to talk about its strategy in the face of the blockbuster deal.
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich says the company is lowering revenue expectations for Intel's data center segment, which traditionally represents the chip maker's biggest business in a sluggish PC market.
HP Enterprise SVP of Customer Advocacy Ramon Baez said Dell-EMC faces big deal distraction with HP ready to drive innovation at a breakneck as it splits in two effective Nov. 1. Via itbestofbreed.com
Being acquired by Dell would likely dissolve EMC's reselling agreement with Lenovo and force the PC giant to find new paths into the data center market, analysts say, perhaps by partnering more closely with IBM or acquiring IBM's storage business.
Mitel could be a good fit with Polycom because combined, the two could help fulfill UC's promise by offering features such as single-number calling and messaging at the enterprise level, says a Polycom partner.
Apple on Tuesday rolled out refinements to its desktop computer line, including improved screen resolution, enhanced processors and redesigned keyboards.
If you need to communicate the potential of cloud technology to a client or would-be client, you might want to take a cue from General Electric. Via itbestofbreed.com
Chuck Robbins addressed solution provider's concerns that Cisco's recent partnership with Apple would be a direct sales play, stating that he believes Cisco's channel-centric sales strategy will "rub off" on Apple.
