About
Steven Burke has been reporting on the technology industry and sales channel for 30 years. Burke joined CRN in 1993 and has teamed with fellow editors numerous times to win American Society of Business Publication Editors and Jesse H. Neal journalism awards. He is passionate about the role of partners using technology to solve business problems and has spoken at conferences on channel sales issues.
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HPE Set To Pay DXC $666 Million In Spin-In Merger ‘Accounting’ Dispute
by Steven Burke
‘You’ve got to do your due diligence,’ says a solution provider CEO who recently completed a merger pact. ‘Regardless of size of the deal, there are going to be minor and major hiccups and bumps in the road.’ -
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Terry Richardson: HPE ‘Really Gets’ The Shift To The Pay-Per-Use Services Channel Model
by Steven Burke
“We have committed that every single offering in our portfolio will be available via a consumption model, essentially allowing customers to only pay for what they use [with HPE GreenLake)],” said HPE North America Channel Chief Terry Richardson. -
HPE Silicon Root Of Trust ‘Protects Against’ Screwed Drivers’ Vulnerability: HPE Security Expert
by Steven Burke
HPE’s Silicon Root of Trust “protects against” the ‘Screwed Drivers’ vulnerability highlighted by security researcher Eclypsium, said HPE Director of Server Software and Product Security For HPE Hybrid IT Bob Moore. -
GreenPages Shakes Up Market With New Cloud Xcelerator Platform
by Steven Burke
“This is a huge breakthrough in terms of the maturity of our strategic advisory services and our ability to drive velocity and confidence in cloud adoption for our clients,” said GreenPages CEO Ron Dupler. -
GreenPages CEO Ron Dupler: Secure Cloud Is ‘King’
by Steven Burke
‘Secure cloud is king,’ says GreenPages CEO Ron Dupler. ‘The paradigm change from traditional infrastructure to cloud and transformative technologies changes the threat landscape. We are making big investments in the security stack.’ -
HP Sales Superstar to Head Commercial Sales For ACP CreativIT
by Steven Burke
“I had a fantastic run at HP, but I wanted to roll my sleeves up and get back into the sales trenches,” said Michael Affeldt of his move to solution provider ACP CreativIT. “I am super excited. We have a huge plan to expand our presence.” -
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HPE Server/Software Defined Superstar Ric Lewis Is Retiring
by Steven Burke
Partners credited Lewis- an HP/HPE icon – with helping drive a wide range of enterprise server advances over three decades from rack systems to converged infrastructure to HPE’s breakthrough Synergy composable architecture. -
VMware’s Former Storage R&D Boss Is HPE’s New Hybrid IT CTO
by Mark Haranas
BlueData’s former CEO and co-founder will take over the CTO reigns for Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Hybrid IT business unit. -
Microsoft-ServiceNow Deal Is ‘Huge’ Channel Opportunity
by Steven Burke
‘This is a huge services opportunity for the channel,’ says Chris Pyle, CEO of Champion Solutions Group. ‘It’s massive. We do a lot of integrations between the Microsoft and ServiceNow platforms for our clients. It’s a natural for us to see them getting together because we have already been seeing this at the customer level.’ -
D&H’s Make A Wish Partnership Is Making Dreams Come True
by Steven Burke
“We run our business the way you would run your family,” said D&H Distributing Co President Dan Schwab. “This is a very tangible cause for D&H, which is so embedded in the community.” -
Channel Blockbuster: Insight Acquires PCM
by Steven Burke
Under the terms of the deal, Insight will acquire PCM for $35 per share- a 36 percent premium to its one month average closing share price as of last Friday. -
Worldwide Channel Chief Paul Hunter: HPE Greenlake Is A 'Shooting Star'
by Steven Burke
HPE Worldwide Channel Chief Paul Hunter says the off-the-charts channel sales growth of GreenLake Flex Capacity is due to its ‘perfect combination of customer demand and a hugely compelling partner proposition.
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