Dell's SC9000 storage array, with its new hardware platform and refreshed operating system, is just one of many highlights from this week's Dell World.

During the Partner Summit portion of the annual Dell World conference, Michael Dell told partners that it would've been more difficult for Dell to take on its proposed acquisition of EMC without a strong channel.

Software license and support revenue from on-premise applications also grew a healthy 11 percent during the quarter.

Solution providers are in favor of the general trend of consolidation in IT, and within the channel itself.

Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Application Delivery Controllers has F5 Networks leading the way, but the vendor faces stiff competition from Citrix and Radware.

The high-profile executive could be on Microsoft's board by December, which would be her first appointment since leaving Cisco earlier this year after a seven-year stint.

Dell channel chief Cheryl Cook gives CRN the lowdown on new channel rebates, incentives, competencies and more taking center stage at the kickoff of Dell World Tuesday.

At Microsoft's partner conference in July, the workflow automation vendor introduced a partner portal stocked with customer management tools. It has signed 165 partners in the three months since.

Avaya's new Global Channel Chief Steve Biondi says partners will receive higher margins for midmarket sales as the company pushes the channel to sell more cloud solutions.

Bruce Schneier waxes poetic on why Google and Facebook are closer to Big Brother than you might think.

The new CommVault Data Platform is 'all about openness' and is part of a move to expand capabilities across on-premise and cloud infrastructure, the company says.

Bigleaf Networks announced new partnerships with master agents Intelisys and X4 in an effort to reach more partners. Solution providers can incorporate Bigleaf's VoIP and cloud performance optimization managed service into their own Internet solutions for customers.

IBM CFO Martin Schroeter revisits a familiar theme in the company's third-quarter earnings call: patience as Big Blue shifts to offering higher-value services.

Cloud Sherpas co-founder and CTO David Hoff says the blockbuster deal opens the door for the two companies to serve more customers with an end-to-end cloud-first portfolio.

The telecom provider makes big channel investments and says it's willing to go to market in whatever model partners prefer.

Outsourcing giant Infosys plans to to purchase an information management consultant firm that can bring next generation data analytics to oil and gas clients.

CRN senior editor Matt Brown on what to expect from Dell World 2015, which runs from Oct. 20-22 in Austin, Texas.

Chip maker Microsemi Corp. on Monday said it has offered to acquire semiconductor company PMC-Sierra in a $2.4 billion deal.

The hottest conversation at Dell's annual conference in Austin, Texas this week is how EMC solution providers can cozy up to Dell in the wake of Dell"s $67 billion acquisition of the storage market leader.

Intel Americas GM CJ Bruno talked with CRN about his company's many channel developments, including Skylake's release in early September and new software-defined infrastructure.