ConnectWise Control Used As Entry Point In Texas Ransomware Attack

by O’Ryan Johnson

As attackers have discovered the power of remote access tools in spreading viruses, ConnectWise has been reinforcing its products, educating its customers, and joining forces with competitors to eliminate the scourge of ransomware. Beginning Oct. 1, ConnectWise Control will enforce multifactor authentication by default.

Dell Appoints Jeff Boudreau To Lead Server, Storage And HCI Charge

by Mark Haranas

‘He is by far the person who has embraced the change and led change and has helped us rebuild this organization into the innovation juggernaut that we have become and will be in the future,’ says Jeff Clarke, vice chairman, Dell Technologies.

Cobalt Iron’s Rodney Foreman On Leaving Nutanix And ‘Innovative’ Partner Program Ahead

by Mark Haranas

Cobalt Iron’s new chief revenue officer and sales leader Rodney Foreman talks to CRN about building a new partner program, the state of the data protection market and if he expects Nutanix to succeed in the long term.

Hitachi Vantara Taps New CEO With IoT-Focused Reorganization

by Dylan Martin

Hitachi's enterprise technology subsidiary is getting a new CEO and chairman and merging with Hitachi Consulting to double down on its Lumada Internet of Things business — a move that comes almost exactly two years after Hitachi Vantara was formed through a merger of three Hitachi businesses.

Google Cloud Unleashes Managed Service Mesh, Serverless For Anthos

by Donna Goodison

‘Anthos quickly rose in popularity as a core service offering for enterprises who want to adopt cloud at their own pace,’ says Arseny Gorokh, head of Google competency for EPAM Systems. ‘As one of the earliest adopters of Anthos and one of a few Services Partners for Anthos, we’ve seen how these exciting new features can further reduce the complexities of managing microservices-based applications for our customers and allow developers to efficiently adopt modern frameworks.’

4 Things To Expect From AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3000

by Dylan Martin

AMD continues to be quiet about its third-generation Ryzen Threadripper processors for the high-end desktop market, but several reports point to what partners can expect.

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Avnet Beefs Up IoT Expertise With Planned Witekio Acquisition

by Joseph F. Kovar
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ConnectWise Fights Back: Multifactor Authentication Will Soon Be Default Setting

by O’Ryan Johnson
ConnectWise Chief Information Security Officer John Ford says the MSP platform provider is implementing multifactor authentication by default as part of a stepped-up battle to strengthen MSP defenses against cybercriminals.
MSP At Center Of Texas Ransomware Hit: ‘We Take Care Of Our Customers’

by O’Ryan Johnson
‘There are similar things that have happened recently regarding ConnectWise and ScreenConnect. Even since my attack, there have been some additional attacks. Same MO. ... There’s another issue that I’m concerned about that has not yet been resolved to my satisfaction that I can’t talk about yet,’ says Rick Myers, founder of TSM Consulting.
Apple's $250M Corning Award May Be Win For iPhone 'Survivability,’ U.S. Manufacturing

by David Harris
‘Apple is trying to bring some of these manufacturing parts back to the United States. Also the tariffs leave’much to the unknown,’ says Michael Goldstein, CEO of LAN Infotech, a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., solution provider.
New Dell EMC Servers With AMD EPYC Rome Target Emerging Workloads

by Dylan Martin
'We do believe we cannot have a cookie-cutter approach where a particular server platform can serve the need of every workload,' Dell Technologies exec Ravi Pendekanti says of the new AMD-based PowerEdge servers.
SecureAuth Goes All-In On Channel, Eyes Services Plays For Partners

by Michael Novinson
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High-Touch Cloud Partner Programs: CRN's 2019 Cloud Partner Program Guide

by Joseph Tsidulko
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by Joseph Tsidulko
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Symantec Layoffs Impact Nearly 240 Workers In California, Oregon

by Michael Novinson
Symantec indicated that 213 people would lose their jobs at California offices in San Francisco, Mountain View and Culver City, with the remaining 24 layoffs coming at a facility in Springfield, Ore.
Cobalt Iron Hires Channel ‘Visionary’ Rodney Foreman From Nutanix

by Mark Haranas
‘I’m looking forward to announcing a new channel program that I feel will be the most innovative program in the software industry today,’ says Cobalt Iron’s new chief revenue officer and sales leader, Rodney Foreman.
Pure Storage Embraces Multi-Cloud With New AWS, Azure Offerings

by Joseph F. Kovar
The company's Cloud Block Store for AWS, which allows its FlashArray Purity storage operating to run in the cloud to provide common storage management across on-premises and cloud environments, is now available.
Pure Storage Expands Artificial Intelligence Capabilities

by Joseph F. Kovar
The company's new AI Data Hub, working in conjunction with a newly expanded capacity point for its FlashBlade all-flash storage array for file and object storage, targets customers looking for a simple path for prepping and moving data for AI applications.