SimpliVity CEO Doron Kempel fielded questions at the Best of Breed Conference on a wide range of topics, including the potential impact of Dell's $67 billion acquisition of EMC.

The new training and services, revealed at this year's NetApp Insight program, are aimed at helping partners find better ways to bring customers to hybrid platforms, where the same data is addressed seamlessly on-premises and in public or private clouds.

While the new company still won't be a dominant cloud services provider, the deal in many ways will send shock waves through the industry.

The blockbuster news of Dell's bid to acquire EMC and VMware for $67 billion has sent some investors running for the exits, but are their fears warranted?

An economist who foresaw the events that precipitated the housing collapse of the past decade says there's something worse heading our way: an economic crisis rooted in currency markets, Peter Schiff told attendees at the Best of Breed Conference. Via itbestofbreed.com

SimpliVity CEO Doron Kempel said Monday at the Best of Breed Conference in Orlando, Fla. that Dell's $67 billion bid to acquire EMC is a huge opportunity for his company to show off technology that is more about the future than the past. From ITBestofBreed.com

Dell’s $67 billion EMC acquisition deal wasn’t the only game changer Monday: An expanded Dell partnership with $12 billion solution provider powerhouse CDW includes all Dell products and solutions, and covers North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.

Channel partners expressed excitement and optimism around the record-smashing acquisition of EMC by Dell, and what it means for the channel.

New HP Inc. CEO Dion Weisler told employees that Dell's record-breaking acquisition of EMC will create opportunities for HP in the channel.

Solution providers can help lighten their customers' IT loads as managed services emerges

In a conference call from EMC's headquarters, Michael Dell provides some details about how the combined company will look and act in the early days of the marriage.

Partners cheer Dell's aquisition of EMC, saying the deal will kick channel strategy into overdrive, grow Dell business and solidify Dell as their primary vendor.

HP CEO Meg Whitman tells HP Enterprise employees that Dell's acquisition of EMC will be 'a massive undertaking' and an enormous distraction for employees and their management teams.

Marius Haas, Dell's chief commercial officer and president of enterprise solutions, says he has already begun receiving notes from partners excited to make the most of the combination of Dell, EMC and VMware.

The Microsoft and Informatica vet takes charge of Citrix's partner program as the company navigates possibly the most turbulent period in its history.

The Veritas sale will put just more than $6 billion of cash in Symantec's coffers, money CEO Michael Brown says enables the company to 'look a little bit broader' in picking up the right assets.

Quest Solution will nearly double its head count and expand its reach into Canada and the Eastern U.S. by merging with a 70-person solution provider.

Here's what a Dell-EMC merger could look like as Dell officially makes its move to buy EMC, in one of the biggest technology acquisitions ever.

In an exclusive interview with CRN, CEO Michael Brown says he is squarely committed to doubling down on channel investments and building a top-notch security strategy.

A September CRN Intelligence survey of Apple solution providers reveals the extent of the conflict between Apple partners and the company's direct sales force in enterprise accounts.