NetApp has joined the EVO: RAIL bandwagon with a partnership that combines VMware's EVO: RAIL software stack with NetApp's storage, server and software technology into a new hyper-converged infrastructure offering.

Reston, Va.-based federal solution provider Leidos hinted at layoffs and business divestitures as the company looks to continue to streamline its operations.

MSPs are always looking for how to get one step ahead of their competitors. A new Kaseya survey shows the facts on how some MSPs are growing faster than the rest. Via itbestofbreed.com

November brought in a new round of key executives to vendor and solution provider lineups, including a new CEO to Juniper and leadership for the upcoming HP split. Take a look at the channel's executive moves for last month.

Executives at Sony Pictures Entertainment are struggling to recover from an attack that crippled the company's corporate network and enabled attackers to gain access to confidential business documents, including executive salaries and unreleased movies.

What does MaaS360, iPads and prison have to do with one another? President Joe Pappano explains.

AppDirect revealed its Reseller Management Service at Cloud Channel Summit in San Diego. The new program extends the platform for building app stores to the channel.

TrueSight 10.0 is BMC's first product to look to the future when forecasting IT usage, and it also works on OpenStack.

Sumo Logic, a four-year-old startup that sells cloud-based log management and analytics software, brings in former VMware executive Ramin Sayar to lead it into the future.

Hewlett-Packard is adding more storage capacity and boosting the power of its correlation engine in the latest version of ArcSight ESM to stave off continued pressure from competitors attempting to unseat its market-leading position.

Google Cloud Platform, the company's portfolio of cloud products and services, has been validated for compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards. The company joins Amazon and others in achieving the status.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, speaking at a conference in New York, said he isn't afraid of making big bets even if they end up failing, because that's where the most learning happens.

Logicalis has agreed to acquire a 160-person German IT services and solution provider, bolstering its database and storage offerings.

The big channel news of the week is that Presidio, No. 22 on CRN's SP500 list, has been acquired. Here's what you need to know about the acquisition.

Marketers are buying technology, but aren't really implementing that technology fully. Via itbestofbreed.com

A new virulent form of destructive malware can overwrite data on critical systems, according to a confidential FBI memo obtained by Reuters. Destructive malware has caused costly disruptions at businesses in the past.

Tech Data CEO Bob Dutkowsky discusses sustained PC sales success, a slowdown in the tablet market and opportunities around the Microsoft Server 2003 refresh.

Good relationships with employees can keep turnover down and productivity up.Via itbestofbreed.com

AWS channel chief Terry Wise sat down with CRN to discuss how solution providers can make money on the AWS platform and the skills they need to take advantage of the opportunity.

Wearables are already in the consumer wellness space, but what about the major healthcare verticals? Empatica looks to bring wearable technology to chronic condition sufferers.