For Mike Marcellin, CMO of Juniper Networks, events like the Cambridge Analytica scandal and the passing of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation will lead to a "societal calibration on what we believe is personal data, what should be shared, on what terms it should be shared."
MSPs at the DattoCon 2018 conference cheered loudly when Datto introduced a native iOS app for Autotask, one of many significant upgrades the company used to prove it is a candidate for the title of top contender in the MSP technology and services business.
Jeff Sharritts has been Cisco senior vice president of U.S. sales for the last four years. His appointment to the top Americas sales job was made by global sales leader Gerri Elliott.
Market stalwarts like A10 Networks as well as startups like Aviatrix introduced solutions ranging from software-defined networking as-a-service platforms to container application platforms.
"Partners will tell you that Cisco programs are the most predictable in the industry as far as profitability is concerned," Cisco channel chief Rick Snyder said. "We aim to continue that."
Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins speaks with CRN at Cisco Live and discusses how partners can use the DNA Center Platform to develop applications for customers and why the Catalyst 9000 switch is the fastest-ramping product in Cisco's history.
Everything from gaining visibility into where sensitive data resides to ensuring customers hold up their end of the shared security responsibility model poses a potential risk in the public cloud, experts say.
The move brings open DNA Center APIs to competitors' hardware, making it easy for channel partners to develop applications on top of customers' intent-based networks.
Cohesity President Rob Salmon says the new round will carry the hyper-converged data protection company far into the future and help expand its technology and global presence.
The enterprise network management and visibility specialist says it intends to use the acquisition to build a complete network performance monitoring and diagnostics platform.
The new round brings the total investment in Avi to $115 million and takes the company and its relationship with Cisco to new heights, says CEO Amit Pandey.
The new offerings, including a new Epic EHR vertical solution based on FlexPod, are slated to be shown front and center at next week's Cisco Live event.