"Although the rating agency views the acquisition of Forsythe as strategically sound … execution risks and costs of integrating Forsythe will further strain the company's credit metrics," Moody's wrote in a rating action.

Wright surprised the audience at the NetApp Insight 2017 conference by running across the stage to pull the covers off the latest iteration of the technology developed by his former company, SolidFire.

A year after Intelisys was bought by ScanSource, the master agent is seeing convergence among VARs and agent partners in the form of working together on deals or mergers, rather than channel organizations building out new businesses on their own.

Lenovo Channel Chief Sammy Kinlaw explains to CRN why the vendor will reduce rebate levels on some PC lines and how that will affect partners.

Solution providers say partner sales reps are "furious" about a 30-50 percent cut in profit margins resulting from Lenovo channel program changes.

NetApp will put the Veeam Availability Suite on its price list as a NetApp SKU, bringing the software to a wider customer base while making it easy for NetApp partners to bundle it as part of a larger sale.

The IoT security market is still nascent so emerging vendors are looking for partners to fill the vertical market and consulting gap. Here are 15 IoT security vendors with best-of-breed partner programs.

After making its third acquisition in the past 11 months, AVI-SPL CEO John Zettel tells CRN that more M&A activity could be on the horizon for 2018 if 'the fit is clear.'

The former CEO of New Signature, one of the top Microsoft partners in North America, joins the cloud automation-focused ISV to drive sales and marketing.

At the company's one-day SuiteConnect event at OracleOpenWorld, NetSuite offered partners and customers a range of new and updated cloud applications with a focus on industry-specific capabilities.

Here's how Continuum's new Security Operations Center and holistic managed security offering will enable MSPs to better protect and respond to emerging cyberthreats facing their SMB customers.

With all of the options for security offerings, it can be hard for solution providers to make decisions. In a report by Gartner, customers rank the endpoint protection platform vendors.

Starting later this year, Ingram Micro's channel partners will be able to procure bundled virtual Windows desktops on the Galaxy Note8 or S8 using the distributor's Cloud Marketplace.

The Charlotte, N.C.-based solution provider said its combination with Office Depot can succeed where others have failed. The key? A team of 6,000 technicians that can deliver expert services, at scale, to SMBs.

Google announced new Pixel smartphones during its fall event, along with a new laptop and two Google Home smart speakers.

Google has unveiled the second-generation smartphone models for its premium line, the Pixel 2 and the Pixel 2 XL. Here's what you should know before buying.

The companies have been joined for almost a year, and together they are ramping NetSuite's business, according to Oracle execs.

HPE President Antonio Neri -- the master architect of the company's software defined hybrid IT strategy -- spoke with CRN about the HPE's plan to roll out artificial intelligence capabilities in the form of Nimble InfoSight to its high-end 3Par storage portfolio and the impact on competitors including Dell EMC, Cisco and Pure.

HPE President Antonio Neri says bringing predictive analytics capabilities across the full storage portfolio gives partners the muscle to power dramatic reductions in storage total cost of ownership.

The CRN Test Center compares the specs and pricing between the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 smartphones.