Virtualization

Steady As A Rock: VMWare's Pat Gelsinger Leads The CRN 2018 Top 100 Executives Pack

by Joseph Tsidulko

With discipline, an intense focus and a no-mountain-is-too-big mentality, CEO Pat Gelsinger has led VMware successfully through turbulent times, climbing to the highest spot on this year's list of the industry's Top 100 Executives.

Dell Seeks Investor Input For Additional VMware Merger Options

by Matt Brown

In the latest twist of the Dell-VMware saga, a public disclosure Dell filed Thursday with the SEC revealed the privately held company is evaluating additional potential routes to a merger with VMware.

Another Dell-Icahn Clash? Activist Investor Confirms 'Hundreds Of Millions' Invested In VMware

by Joseph Tsidulko

In a CNBC Interview, the activist investor anticipated another clash with Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell, but said he hopes it could be avoided by Dell paying a "fair price" for the company to execute a merger

Dell Eyes New Route For Potential VMware Merger

by Matt Brown And Joseph Tsidulko

In the latest twist of the Dell-VMware saga, a public disclosure Dell filed Thursday with the SEC revealed the privately held company is evaluating additional potential routes to a merger with VMware.

Citrix CEO: 'We've Reimagined The Entire Company In The Last 12 Months'

by Joseph Tsidulko

David Henshall sat down with CRN at his company's flagship Synergy conference to talk about a revamped portfolio that's becoming more cohesive, and the opportunities that creates for partners.

Uber Is Trying To Poach VMware's CFO: Report

by Joseph Tsidulko

The ride-sharing giant is preparing for an IPO next year and wants to hire VMware CFO Zane Rowe, who was previously EMC's CFO, to lead those efforts, according to a Bloomberg report.

One-Time Dell Nemesis Icahn Takes A Stake In VMware: Report

by Joseph Tsidulko

Carl Icahn, the activist investor who railed against Michael Dell's leveraged buyout of Dell Technolgoies in 2013, reportedly has purchased a "medium-sized" stake in VMware.

VMware Releases vSphere 6.7, Delivering Advances In Hybrid Cloud And Multi-Application Support

by Joseph Tsidulko

VMware wants to ensure vSphere remains the 'universal application platform' for all workloads, including cloud-native apps and AI powered by GPUs and persistent memory.

VMware Plunks Down $1.2 Billion To Acquire SDN Startup Nicira

by Kevin McLaughlin

VMware to pay $1.2 billion for Nicira, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based startup in the software defined networking space that has lured top talent from Cisco and Juniper.

Cisco Drives HyperFlex Into Multi-Cloud With Support For Microsoft Hyper-V, Containers

by Matt Brown

The updates, known as HyperFlex 3.0, are the most significant Cisco has made to its hyper-convergence platform, and are aimed squarely at the multi-cloud market.

Tech Innovators: How A Tiny IGEL Thin-Client Device Saved $6.5M For One Customer

by Jennifer Follett

IGEL North America CEO Jed Ayres tells how one solution provider was able to save a customer $6.5 million in hardware upgrade costs by rolling out the company's UD Pocket USB thin client.

VMware Channel Chief Rauch Touts 'Triple-Digit Growth Opportunities' For Partners In NSX, vSAN

by Matt Brown

New initiatives are designed to make it easier for partners to learn about, master and sell VMware's emerging technologies, Frank Rauch, vice president of the Americas Partner Organization, tells CRN.

Dell EMC's New VDI Solutions Go 'Straight To The Channel,' Forge Tighter Bond With VMware

by Matt Brown

It's the Dell Cloud Client Division's aim to be the easiest vendor to work with through the channel to plan, deploy and run VDI.

Scale Computing Takes Midmarket Hyper-Converged Attack To VMworld; CEO Says New VM Latency Benchmark Is Legacy App 'Game Changer'

by Steven Burke

Scale Computing CEO Jeff Ready says the company's first hyper-converged solution to include non-volatile memory with NVMe Express has reduced the time it takes to run a defense contractor's legacy application from eight hours to just four minutes.

VMware CEO Credits Multi-Cloud Solutions For Solid Earnings Performance

by Joseph Tsidulko

The virtualization kingpin has been extending its portfolio to enable hybrid and multi-cloud environments, a strategy its CEO credits for the revenue, earnings growth.