There was plenty of news of interest to solution providers at this week's XChange 2016 conference in San Antonio. The conference, hosted by IT Best Of Breed's parent, The Channel Company, offered many insights for the channel from vendors, as well as other solution providers.

Here are links to 10 stories of interest to solution providers, from CRN.com:

NEWS FROM VENDORS

Dell Exec: We Can Help Partners Build A Future-Ready Workplace For Customers

Microsoft Touts Efforts To Get Partners 'Quickly Up To Speed' On New Technologies

Samsung Channel Chief Forecasts Tremendous Growth For Connected Devices In B2B Markets

Microsoft GM: Accelerated Cloud Adoption Is A Major Focus

Fortinet Channel Chief: Integrated Security Creates 'New Opportunity' For Solution Providers

Dell Exec: SonicWall Will Be 'All About The Channel' After Sale To Private Equity

Lenovo Exec: At The End Of The Day, It's All About Expansion And Better Devices

HP Inc. Touts Elite X3 As A 'Device That's Every Device,' Enabling Partners To Drive Mobile Device Management

INSIGHTS FROM SOLUTION PROVIDERS

Managed Services: The Opportunity (And Pitfalls) In Building Out A Security Operations Center

DevOps Opens Door To Helping Customers Transform Their Business, Not Just Run It