Microsoft has been touting the shorter page count of its new volume licensing agreement while also claiming it's simpler. But licensing experts that have analyzed it say there are things customers need to be aware of.

Microsoft went directly to 'Windows 10' because users had already said 'nein' to Windows 8. Here's how the newest version stacks up to the oldest one.

A recent CRN Roundtable with the channel chiefs at Cisco, Dell, HP, IBM and Rackspace generated discussions around everything from revamped compensation models for solution providers and sales reps to VARs trying to find a new niche.

Channel chiefs tell their partners that they shouldn't forget about the present when they're building their businesses for the future.

Channel chiefs weigh in on the new compensation models arising from the adoption of the cloud and the move toward selling services.

In a CRN roundtable discussion, executives from Cisco, Dell, HP, IBM and Rackspace tell solution providers that when you're juggling too many verticals or technologies, you're likely to drop one of them.

Next-generation firewalls and other security appliances often generate an overwhelming number of alerts, according to Proficio, an Irvine, Calif.-based managed security service provider, which has added a channel program for resellers and networking consultants for its monitoring services.

In its second acquisition of the year, Omaha, Neb.-based solution provider Cosentry is continuing its Midwest expansion with the addition of Milwaukee-based Red Anvil.

The independent testing firm stands by its latest results and says a weakness found in Palo Alto Networks' Next Generation Firewalls enables attackers to easily avoid detection using common evasion techniques.

CRN's Test Center reviews Panasonic's mini rugged tablet, the Panasonic Toughpad FZ-M1. The FZ-M1 is a 7-inch tablet powered by Microsoft 8.1 Pro and Intel processors.

CRN continues its groundbreaking "Best States" research project for the second year and identifies the top business-friendly states for solution providers looking to start a new venture.

Entrepreneurs seeking to start a solution provider business might want to think twice before choosing one of these 10 states for their headquarters.

Email archiving and server-based text messaging systems are vital for municipalities such as Ferguson, Mo., to retrieve public records following a high-profile event.

Lenovo's channel chief Chris Frey talks challenges, poaching partners from Dell and Hewlett-Packard, and security concerns among partners and customers over its Chinese ownership.

French networking and unified communications vendor Alcatel-Lucent has sealed a deal to sell its Enterprise unit to Chinese investment firm China Huaxin.

CRN looks at the under-the-radar players that make sure solution provider partnerships thrive and business gets done in part two of our annual list.

CRN looks at the under-the-radar players that make sure solution provider partnerships thrive and business gets done.

By naming its latest OS Windows 10, Microsoft appears to be trying to distance itself from the unpopular Windows 8.

Hewlett-Packard has unveiled its Chromebook competitor in the Stream notebook, running on Windows 8.1. Partners say the new HP Stream will be a worthy competitor to Chromebooks currently on the market, as it is competitively priced and backed by Microsoft software.

Palo Alto Networks received substandard performance marks against competitors in a recent next-generation firewall appliance bake-off conducted by NSS Labs.