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Cisco, HP, HPE, Dell And Lenovo: As A Service Takes ‘Risk’ Off Partners

by Mark Haranas
Top executives from Cisco, HP, HPE, Dell Technologies and Lenovo discuss taking on more risk and liability for channel partners as more customers seek to consume IT as a service.
5 Companies That Came To Win This Week

by Rick Whiting
For the week ending Sept. 6, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their 'A' game to the channel.
GTDC CEO Frank Vitagliano On The Value Of Modern Distribution And The Opportunity Ahead

by Joseph F. Kovar
Frank Vitagliano -- former channel exec at IBM, Juniper Networks, and Dell EMC and former president of solution provider Computex -- is bringing his experience to the Global Technology Distribution Council to help shape the new future of distribution.
The Best Of The Best: CRN’s 2019 Annual Report Card Awards

by Rick Whiting
Fortinet, HPE Aruba, Scale Computing and Sophos were among the companies taking top honors at XChange 2019 in the 34th consecutive Annual Report Card awards.
ScanSource CEO Mike Baur: Planned Divestitures Will Be A ‘Swift Process’

by O’Ryan Johnson
‘We do believe this plan will happen quickly. We think that will be a swift process. We think that will be reassuring to our employees and to our suppliers and our customers,’ says Baur in an interview with CRN after the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call.
A Sweet Deal: 5 Things You Need To Know About Accenture’s New CEO

by O’Ryan Johnson
Accenture on Thursday announced it had found Nanterme’s successor in Julie Sweet, the current CEO of Accenture’s business in North America. Sweet is expected to take over on Sept. 1.
The Insight-PCM Deal: 6 Big Things You Need To Know

by O’Ryan Johnson
The $581 million blockbuster will create a $9 billion solutions juggernaut, as Insight gains more than 4,000 employees and 40 locations.
The Biggest Solution Provider In Each State

by Jennifer Follett
CRN breaks out which solution providers in each state bring in the most revenue.
5 Hot Products For SMB Customers

by O’Ryan Johnson
From security products enabled with artificial intelligence to the latest in printers, here’s a look at some key products for the SMB market.
5 Best Tweets Of The Week From IT Leaders And Tech Influencers

by Mark Haranas
CRN breaks down the best tweets of the week, which include HPE CEO Antonio Neri praising legendary racecar driver Niki Lauda to VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger posing with superheroes.
CRN Distribution Roundtable: Helping MSPs Leverage The Full Potential Of Cloud

by O’Ryan Johnson
Born-in-the-cloud distributor Pax8 is one of the distributors on the forefront of helping solution providers drive cloud sales growth.
2019 Partner Program Guide: 5-Star Emerging Vendors

by Rick Whiting
CRN designated the partner programs of these emerging vendor companies as 5-Star.
5 Things To Know About Accenture’s Droga5 Acquisition

by O’Ryan Johnson
Accenture Interactive has bought advertising agencies before, but none with the size, depth, and A-List client roster that Droga5 boasts.
Tech Data's Rich Hume On Distributor's Role In The Cloud And IoT: Exclusive

by Joseph F. Kovar
Rich Hume talks with CRN about how his company is helping solution providers engage with their clients' digital transformation activities, and explained why the company's share price dip after its fourth fiscal quarter financials is temporary.
The Best And Worst Channel Company Stocks In 2018

by Rick Whiting
Half of the 24 publicly held channel companies on our watch list saw the price of their stock increase in 2018 while 12 recorded stock price declines – some by hefty double-digit amounts. Take a look at who were the winners and who were the losers.