Slide Shows

30 Notable IT Executive Moves: October 2018

by Dylan Martin

October was a big month for IT executive moves in the channel, including CEOs at GE, Datto and Veeam stepping down as well as major appointments at PTC, Docker and Zscaler.

Gartner's Magic Quadrant 2018: Data Center Outsourcing And Hybrid Infrastructure Managed Services

by Mark Haranas

Accenture, DXC Technology, Ensono and Cognizant are just a few of the solution providers who made Gartner's 2018 Magic Quadrant for Data Center Outsourcing and Hybrid Infrastructure Managed Services in North America.

HPE’s Bill Philbin On InfoSight's AI VMware Advantage

by Steven Burke

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Global Chief Technology Officer for Hybrid IT Bill Philbin speaks with CRN about the launch of InfoSight for the first time on HPE servers and the artificial intelligence advantages that the platform brings to VMware.

Hyper-Converged Market Leaders: Forrester Scores 11 Top Providers

by Mark Haranas

CRN breaks down Forrester's hyper-converged scorecards and rankings on the leading HCI software providers including VMware, Pivot3, Cisco, NetApp, HPE and Nutanix.

The 2018 Tech Innovator Awards

by Kyle Alspach

The ability to help solution providers differentiate themselves and grow their businesses is the crowning achievement of CRN’s Tech Innovator winners and finalists.

CRN Exclusive: HPE Stepping Up Its Partner Services Offensive

by Joseph F. Kovar

HPE's Pointnext services arm for now expanding the data center services it brings to clients, but starting in January will aggressively court its channel partners with a new single-SKU Datacenter Care Services Starter Pack to make it easier for them to bring to clients.

AMD's 5 Biggest Server Announcements At 'Next Horizon' Event

by Dylan Martin

AMD dropped major news on Tuesday about its next-generation CPUs and GPUs for the data center that could give the company a leg up over Intel.

Cisco Partner Summit 2018: 5 Keys To Becoming A Cisco 'Partner Of The Future'

by Matt Brown

Nirav Sheth, vice president of partner solutions architecture and engineering, says Cisco is striking a balance between bringing products to market that provide immediate opportunities for partners while developing a ‘road map for the future.’

Cisco Americas Channel Chief Snyder On Pushing Partners Toward App Development

by Matt Brown

Cisco Americas Channel Chief Rick Snyder says the networking giant has a clear strategy for getting partners into the app development world and ensuring that they continue to reap the profits of Cisco's traditional business as that transition occurs.

Cisco Partner Summit Preview: Americas Sales Chief Sharritts On SD-WAN, And Stoking Software Growth

by Matt Brown

Cisco Americas Sales Chief Jeff Sharritts is counting on partners to go all-in with a software-centered, lifecycle-focused strategy to sell across the company's product portfolio and put Cisco a step ahead of a rapidly changing market.

5 Big IoT Innovations: Aruba’s Wi-Fi Access Points, AI Software And Switches

by Steven Burke

Aruba Networks has released a host of WiFi 6 products that have four times increase in performance for WiFi networks.

Channel Financials: 6 Solution Provider Earnings Reports Show The Power Of Services

by Joseph F. Kovar

The week of Nov. 5 saw a number of global and national IT solution providers report their quarterly financials and show the importance of adopting a services-first mentality.

Pivot3's Ron Nash On Beating Nutanix, IoT And Hyper-Converged Momentum

by Mark Haranas

‘When you live in tumultuous times, for people who are bright and aggressive, nothing could be better. Gosh are we enjoying it right now,’ says Pivot3 CEO Ron Nash.

Aruba 8400 Product Chief On Beating Cisco On An 'Industry 4.0' Blockbuster Deal

by Steven Burke

Michael Dickman, vice president of switching at Aruba, says a recent large manufacturing deal win versus Cisco shows the power of Aruba's mobile- and cloud-first core network switch.