Microsoft flooded the tech world with new announcements about its newest operating system, Windows 10, this week. Following are eight bits of information partners learned about Microsoft's newest OS.

After a long history at solution provider stalwarts, Tony Doye has taken the role of interim CIO at the national scouting organization.

CRN's first-ever Channel Madness Tournament Of Chiefs kicks off Thursday, with Round 1 pitting a handful of channel stalwarts against the top channel execs at some of the industry's hottest young companies.

IT Best of Breed talks to Gal Ofel, head of software solution product line management at Telco Systems, about his company's new Open Edge Alliance ecosystem for software-defined networking and network functions virtualization.Via itbestofbreed.com

In a deal between two of the channel's largest distributors, Ingram Micro has acquired a portion of Tech Data's Latin America business, the two companies said Wednesday.

While not all CIOs are used to this part of the job, they'd better find a way to get familiar with recruiting and hiring.Via itbestofbreed.com

MIPS or ARM? Which one's better for IoT? The CRN Test Center breaks it down.

HP's CEO and other company executives make the case that HP must change, and is changing, in response to massive shifts in how customers deploy and use IT.

Zebra Technologies SVP Philip Gerskovich describes why two technologies will accelerate IoT integration.

In its third-quarter earnings call, Ellison said his company expects to overtake Salesforce.com in signing up new SaaS and PaaS customers.

Microsoft's cloud goes down for the second time in as many days, this time on the East Coast.

CRN takes the wraps off the first-round face-offs for the CRN Channel Madness Tournament Of Chiefs. See which channel chiefs will go head-to-head when voting opens Thursday. Download your bracket now!

Microsoft is getting into the Internet of Things with a forthcoming suite of new and existing Azure services that it says will give customers everything they need to use the technology.

Former CDW employee Nick Fradiani is singing his way to the top of hit Fox TV show "American Idol," most recently voted into the singing competition's top 11 contestants.

IBM and Twitter partnership allows partners and developers to create "insight as a service" apps that merge twitterverse with third-party data feeds.

Before you move toward adopting the cloud and coming up with a business model based around it, it is imperative to understand what the cloud is and what it can do for you.Via itbestofbreed.com

Apple last week released open-source software framework ResearchKit, facilitating app development for researchers hoping to bolster medical studies through data collection.

Avnet, Tech Data and Arrow are stepping up their game to woo solution providers who had sourced their EMC storage products through Ingram Micro.

Partners can generate new recurring revenue streams with Cisco Spark, a cloud-based application that creates secure, virtual rooms where teams and people can connect from anywhere via any device.

Vorex COO Stuart Selbst sat down with CRNtv to talk about the company's new referral program.