Sources: NetApp Expected To Close SolidFire Acquisition Shortly
NetApp had said its acquisition of all-flash array vendor SolidFire would close before May, but channel sources say it will happen next week.
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Tucci, Dell Pin EMC Growth Hopes On Virtustream
EMC Chairman and CEO Joe Tucci said moving storage and managed service assets into Virtustream will make it a nearly $100 million-a-quarter revenue generator.
Red Hat Expands Partner Reach With New Insight Enterprises Deal
In a new agreement with the open source software pioneer, Insight Enterprises becomes an MSP recruiter for Red Hat’s Certified Cloud and Service Provider Program.
A Partner's Guide To Apple Earnings: 10 Takeaways From Q1
Apple posted first-quarter earnings Tuesday and CEO Tim Cook discussed iPad and Mac shipments, as well as the company's enterprise drive. Here's everything partners need to know.
Decibullz: The Affordable Answer to Custom Earphones
Decibullz offers custom earphones and earplugs at an accessible price.
Full Speed Ahead: Cognizant Buys Top Oracle Cloud Partner
The acquisition of KBACE Technologies will accelerate Cognizant's cloud strategy and consulting services while providing clients with access to 'significant platform expertise,' says a top Cognizant executive.
Black Box CEO: Our Sales Reps Missed The Mark Again
Black Box’s outgoing CEO pointed the finger at the company’s commercial sales force for a continued revenue fall during its most recent quarter.
ORWL: The First Physically Secure PC
ORWL utilizes banking-standard physical encryption to prevent data leaks and tampering.
Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Developer Gridstore Closes $19M Funding Round
The new funding round is slated to help Gridstore, which also brought in several new high-level executives, develop its marketing and technology.
AppDirect Acquires Canadian IT Services Provider Radialpoint
Radialpoint adds sales, services and support capabilities to AppDirect's platform for selling Software-as-a-Service.
Heat Software Expands Offerings For MSPs
Heat software has expanded its offerings for managed service providers that serve mid-market customers, highlighted by access to Heat’s secure cloud infrastructure.
Cognizant, HCL Named In Disney H-1B Visa Worker Suits
The two outsourcing giants were accused of conspiring with Walt Disney World to replace American workers with foreigners on temporary visas.
VMware Says Newer Products Selling Well, But Weak Guidance Spooks Investors In Q4 Earnings
VMware executives say products like NSX software-defined network and Airwatch mobile management are selling like hotcakes, but investors are apparently not thrilled by potential impacts of a Dell-EMC deal.
AT&T Q4 Revenue Falls Short; Strategic Business Services Success Reinforced By Partners
The carrier's fourth quarter 2015 revenue may have fallen shy of Wall Street expectations, but success in strategic business services and wireless was helped along by partners, according to AT&T.
Apple CFO: Apple Saw 'Significant Momentum' In The Enterprise In Q1
Despite Apple's slowing hardware shipments in the first quarter, CFO Luca Maestri emphasized one growing segment: the enterprise.
BitTitan's Azure Starter Kit Gives Microsoft Cloud Partners An Entry Point To Selling Azure
The kit offers three business opportunities: cloud assessments, SQL 2005 migrations and transferring 'blob storage' from AWS to Azure.
Microsoft Goes After Amazon Web Services With Tech That Lets Azure Cloud Run In Data Centers
Microsoft is banging the drum loudly to get customers excited about a new hybrid cloud tool to bring the Azure public cloud to enterprises that would rather keep some stuff on premise.
Lockheed IT Business To Merge With Leidos, Creating $10B Federal Superpower
The merger will create the world's largest pure-play U.S. government solution provider.
Despite Merger Chaos, EMC Partners Bullish On Q4 Earnings
Since Dell's $67 billion acquisition bid for EMC was unveiled in mid-October, EMC shares have declined about 15 percent, and recently dipped below the $24.05 per share offered by Dell in the merger.
Osram Sylvania Demos OmniPoint IoT Lighting Solution for Retail, Health-Care, Office Spaces
Osram's OmniPoint makes it easy to change the lighting layout in a variety of spaces.
