20 Scenes From CRN's Women Of The Channel West
The inaugural Women of the Channel West conference brought together high-ranking channel executives looking to inspire, learn from their peers on how to take their careers to the next level.
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Government Is Slow To Invest In Cybersecurity
Solution providers in the public sector discuss current cybersecurity threats. They demand increased awareness and funding, particularly in the U.S. government.
FISA Court Grants Government Extension For Bulk Phone Record Collection
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has grants a DOJ request, giving intelligence agencies a 90-day extension to collect phone records en masse while lawmakers iron out a ban on the program.
Microsoft Takes Page From Yammer Playbook, Shares Office 365 Roadmap With Customers
Microsoft launches new option for Office 365 customers that want to know in advance exactly what's coming in updates to the cloud service.
Partners: Dell's Transformation As Private Company Is Impressive, But Channel Wrinkles Persist
Dell partners say the vendor has undergone a number of dramatic changes since going private, most of them positive. However, some partners feel Dell needs to get better at working with the channel.
Dell Outlines Software-Defined Storage Strategy, With Compellent, Nexenta Playing Key Roles
When it comes to software-defined storage, Dell and its partners believe the combination of their respective technologies represents the broadest portfolio in the industry.
Kaspersky Lab Set To Launch Federal Subsidiary To Go After U.S. Goverment IT Security Contracts
Kaspersky Lab set to unveil Kaspersky Government Security Solutions, a separate company that will bid for big U.S. government cybersecurity contracts.
Mobile Partners: Amazon's Fire Smartphone Is A Strategic Ecosystem Play, Not An iPhone Killer
The new Amazon Fire Phone has been the talk of the tech world, but some solution providers say the device is already being misterpreted in some IT industry circles.
5 Companies That Had A Rough Week
For the week ending June 6, CRN looks at IT companies that were unfortunate, unsuccessful or just didn't make good decisions.
Cisco, Juniper: Facebook's New 'Wedge' Switch Is No Threat To Our Business
Executives from both companies tell CRN that the open-source switch isn't something the average enterprise customer is going to buy into and that the strategy is loaded with hidden costs.
Oracle Declares War On Cloud Market, But Partners Still Waiting For Their Call-Up
Oracle turned in fourth quarter earnings and revenue that disappointed Wall Street, but CEO Larry Ellison said it's about to launch an offensive on the SaaS and PaaS markets.
CRN Takes The Channel's Pulse: Obamacare Has Many VARs Seeing Red
A CRN poll reveals that 57 percent of VARs surveyed favor a repeal of the Affordable Care Act, with many saying it has led to higher health-care costs for their company.
5 Companies That Came To Win This Week
For the week ending June 20, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their 'A' game to the channel.
Former HP PC Boss Bradley Takes Job At BI Software Vendor
Todd Bradley, who headed up HP's Personal Systems business for eight years, has taken a new job as president of $1.1 billion business intelligence software maker TIBCO.
Hyper-Converged Startup Nimboxx Exits Stealth With New Appliance, $12M In Funding
Nimboxx's software packs compute, storage, networking and an open-source hypervisor into a commodity 1U server, and says the best way to enter the market is via solution providers.
Five Up, Five Down: The Good And The Bad Of The New Amazon Fire Phone
Amazon staked its claim into the smartphone marketplace this week by announcing the Fire Phone. But how does it stack up against the competition? Here are five pros and five cons of the Amazon Fire smartphone.
Women Of The Channel 2014: Staying Serious About Social Media Strategy
Social media expert Jackie Funk held a breakout session at last week's Women of the Channel West and offered tips on how companies can sharpen their social media strategies.
Women Of The Channel 2014: Use Your Brain And Win In Business
Holly Green, CEO of The Human Factor, offered her tips and tricks for female executives to sharpen their leadership and decision-making skills at CRN's Women of the Channel West event.
Channel Beat: Amazon Sets 'Fire' To Smartphone Market
Amazon introduced its first-ever smartphone this week. Other top stories include a new Avaya channel chief and better-than-expected Blackberry numbers.
Dell Upgrades Its Thin Client Device, Wyse Cloud Connect
Users can now use their smartphones or tablets as keyboards
