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Successful managed security services providers are building out services that require deeper engagement with clients. Here are the market leaders and their differentiators.Via itbestofbreed.com

Technologies like SDN and the Internet of Things continued to shine the spotlight on a number of networking startups in 2014. Here are 10 of the coolest you don't want to miss.

IT professionals predict what the buzzword of 2015 will be. Here's a hint: It looks like cloud is here to stay.

DirectBuy's CIO explains why he turned to Komodo Cloud -- and how it helped him -- close two data centers and consolidate IT operations in a co-location facility.

Infrastructure-as-a-Service provider Peak is seeing a boost in migrations to the cloud as customers analyze the cost benefits of maintaining old equipment.

Solution providers skilled in building and deploying data center IT infrastructures have seen the decline in data centers coming and have started changing the way they do business. Can you say the same?

The tablet market continued to evolve in 2014, with big-name brands like Apple and Samsung releasing new and innovative devices. Here are the 10 tablets that separated themselves from the pack.

In a panel at the recent PlanetOne Communications Telecom Tour event, representatives of telecom and cloud service providers weigh in on how solution providers can win business.

For the week ending Dec. 12, CRN looks at IT companies that were unfortunate, unsuccessful or just didn't make good decisions.

East Coast solution providers have bigger IT opportunities to drive cloud, data, storage, and mobility solutions than their West Coast counterparts. Via itbestofbreed.com

Solution providers that build IT infrastructures will find fewer data centers to work in as their customers move operations to third-party providers. The number of data centers will soon slide, but the average data center size will continue to grow.

Not only could Virtustream and other firms like it put up huge revenue numbers, its founders and top execs could get rich doing it.Via itbestofbreed.com

For the week ending Dec. 12, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their 'A' game to the channel.

A massive storm Thursday brought many Bay Area businesses in Northern California to a standstill due to insufficient disaster recovery protection.

Reveton, a time-tested ransomware variant that tricks users into paying a bogus fine, has surged in recent months and is hitting U.S.-based health-care firms, say security experts.

Cisco came late to the big data market, but now it's touting a technology that will let enterprises ditch their data warehousing products and do analytics at the network edge.

Touting its collaboration platform as one built for the cloud, Huddle plans to use the funding to expand its development, sales and market capabilities as well as further its indirect channel push.

Looking to kick its channel program into high gear, Curvature has hired Bill Marozas, a 19-year Juniper Networks and Cisco veteran.

A study of a sampling of insurance claims over the past year has identified claim payouts of up to $13.7 million associated with data breach costs. Health-care-related breach costs are substantially higher than any other data type, the study finds.