HP Launches PPS Sales Plays For Channel
HP has launched two new Sales Plays in an effort to transition to its 'new style of IT.' More Sales Plays will launch over the next six months.
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10 Signs Dell Pulled Off A Successful Reboot
One year ago Dell's turnaround plans looked iffy to some observers. But what a difference a year makes.
Could Solution Providers Push Employees To Private Exchanges?
One solution provider says it's possible, but not probable. No company wants to be the one that tells employees they're on their own negotiating a state exchange system.
The 2014 Tech Innovator Awards
The CRN Test Center's Tech Innovator Award program recognizes companies for outstanding innovation in products developed for the enterprise. Here we present to you the The 2014 Tech Innovators.
Clean Bill Of Health? Obamacare Putting New Financial Pressure On Channel
Solution providers don't have the luxury of waiting to see what will become of Obamacare in any potential court ruling. They have to deal with the cost implications right now.
IBM Cheers $325M Supercomputer And OpenPower CPU Win
IBM won a massive supercomputer contract in a deal with the U.S. government, marking a huge win for its OpenPower Foundation.
IaaS Provider To The Channel Peak Closes $16M Funding
Peak, which provides IaaS with a 100-percent channel focus and which is cash flow-positive, needs the funding to quickly ramp up its physical infrastructure and possibly make some acquisitions to keep up with growth.
Has Cisco Stopped The Arista Rising Tide?
Cisco CEO John Chambers mentioned during the company's first-quarter earnings call this week that Cisco has made big strides against one of its top "merchant-based" switching competitors.
Fed Cloud Provider Play Against Amazon, Azure: Platform + Services
Autonomic not only has the high-level security assessments completed to compete for federal business. It's also diversified revenue stream with security and consulting services.
13 Weird, Wacky And Downright Funny Sights From The AWS re:Invent Conference
At Amazon's annual AWS re:Invent conference in Las Vegas, many partners sought to attract attention with wacky stunts, creative signage, cool t-shirts and more. Here are some of the wackiest scenes from the show.
A Healthy Balance? 5 Ways Obamacare Will Impact Hiring
In an industry that often struggles to recruit and retain workers, the health insurance changes on the horizon will add new stress to the way employers deal with employees.
5 Companies That Came To Win This Week
For the week ending Nov. 14, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their 'A' game to the channel.
MobileIron Streamlines BYOD Management And Security
MobileIron's solutions for BYOD include secure browsers and apps. Mike Brockney gives CRN a demo of its products.
Avnet Launches Cloud Toolset For AWS, SoftLayer Accounts
Avnet has rolled out a new cloud toolset aimed at helping channel partners optimize end users' Amazon Web Services and IBM SoftLayer spending.
PCM CEO: Five Things To Know About Our New President
PCM's CEO discusses why the company decided to create a separate presidency position and what skills longtime Ingram Micro executive Jay Miley brings to the table.
AWS Gets Behind Docker With Container Management Service
Other announcements from re:Invent include faster computing cores and better block storage.
Symantec Eliminates COO Position, Gillett Departing
In an SEC filing, Symantec announced that it was eliminating its chief operating officer, effectively eliminating the position held by Stephen Gillett.
ConnectWise CEO: We're Reinventing Our Platform So VARs Can Reinvent Their Businesses
ConnectWise is reinventing itself, CEO Arnie Bellini said at IT Nation 2014, and challenged solution providers to use the tools to do the same with their own businesses.
Review: Philips' First UHD Monitor Is Low Cost, High Value
High resolution doesn't have to mean high cost with the Brilliance 4K Ultra HD monitor, the CRN Test Center finds.
Security Expert: One Week Or Less To Patch For Dangerous Microsoft Crypto Flaw
One of four security bulletins Microsoft issued this week addressed the SChannel vulnerability, which the company gave an exploitability rating of 1 for being fairly easy to create.
