IBM used The Channel Company's NexGen Cloud Conference & Expo to push partners to transform their businesses to meet customers' cloud and mobility requirements, or risk getting lost while the IT world evolves without them.

Marc Maiffret, a white-hat hacker and security industry veteran who is noted for discovering Code Red, the first Microsoft computer worm, shares how solution providers can establish a strong and profitable security practice.Via itbestofbreed.com

Samsung has fired several of its high-ranking mobile executives, concluding a year of disappointing Galaxy phone sales, according to a report. Experts point to the rise of Chinese vendors such as Lenovo, Huawei and Xiaomi, in addition to poor sales numbers of the Galaxy S5 as the reason for the company's struggles.

Ray Kurzweil, the futurist and inventor who's now a head of engineering at Google, says it won't be long before the cloud is helping people think and work with greater depth.

Memory sales remain strong despite price spikes in two consecutive years. Here are the 10 best-selling memory modules of the third quarter, according to the NPD Group.

Google has rolled out an updated partner program with higher margins top partners selling Google Apps For Work, but partners are skeptical it will make a difference in the market battle against Microsoft.

From hardware to software to the Internet of Things, open source is everywhere. Here are the 10 coolest open source apps of 2014.

Google is ramping up its push into businesses with a plan to boost margins for VARs selling Google Apps For Work, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

The CRN Test Center puts the spotlight on 30 unusual and interesting apps for your iOS and Android devices that you probably didn't know existed.

Cisco and IBM partner on an integrated infrastructure solution leveraging Cisco UCS and IBM Storwize in a bid to take on once close partner, now competitor, EMC.

CA Technologies SVP Alyssa Fitzpatrick sits down with CRN to talk about the company's new direction. CA announced a 2-year plan to overhaul its channel program.

Jeff Porter told attendees of this week's NexGen Cloud Conference & Expo that the software giant, much like them, is in the process of transforming into a cloud company

IDC said at the NexGen Cloud conference that pressures on IT administrators to deal with ever-increasing mobility and data generation is causing data center administrators to look closely at when to add software-defined technology.

Apple's iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus remain red-hot gift ideas, and owners want a quality case to protect their investment. Here are 10 of the coolest.

SS&C Technology Holdings has purchased a 390-worker investment management software subsidiary, tapping into new geographies and world-class financial services clients.

The first day of NexGen Cloud Conference & Expo, the first-of-its-kind conference in San Diego, probes the mysteries of the cloud business.

independenceIT has won a major partner victory, converting a star partner of competitor Citrix over to its Desktop-as-a-Service offering.

Geir Ramleth, who spent 11 years as CIO of Bechtel Corp., is now at Citrix Systems, handling the newly created role of chief strategy officer.

This allows iCorps to position itself as the expert, the company that will help decide which 365 plan is the right one for various businesses.Via itbestofbreed.com

The server industry in 2014 proved that, despite all the talk about software-defined whatever, hardware is still an integral part of the IT market as shown in these 10 very interesting new server offerings.