The converged infrastructure offering marries the policy automation capability of SolidFire's Element operating system to Cisco's UCS servers and networking to target the building of modern cloud and container-based applications.

One of the only significant differences between the two platforms is in switching and Dell EMC said it is keen to reduce the engineering, support, and maintenance work of keeping two very similar platforms.

This week, Cisco launched their new intuitive networking system that anticipates actions, stops security threats and continues to evolve and learn. Also, Lenovo unleashed its first full-fledged data center product portfolio under a new ThinkSystems brand.

Partners said they were concerned over a report Friday that said major security vendors – including Cisco, IBM, Germany SAP, McAfee, and HPE- handed over source code to Russian authorities for review.

For the week ending June 23, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their 'A' game to the channel.

Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins spoke with CRN about the company's blockbuster launch of its "Network Intuitive" platform, the company's open architecture push and just how committed the company is to its Unified Compute System server platform.

In an interview with CRN, Cisco's Nirav Sheth talks about market competition, AWS, its new IOS, channel partners opportunities and much more.

"A different approach needs to be taken to really secure and enable the kind of network connectivity" that's needed, says Accenture executive Gene Rezik.

Here are the 10 biggest products inside Cisco's new Network Intuitive platform that partners should have on their radar.

Internet of Things startup Samsara, which is being spearheaded by the founders of Cisco's Meraki business, announced on Wednesday is has secured $40 million in a Series C funding round.

Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins talks to CRN about the channel opportunity around its new Intuitive Network platform.

"This is going to change how the industry handles the LAN environment," said Computex Technology Solutions executive Faisal Bhutto.

'Today we are bringing a subscription methodology to our core networking portfolio,' said Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins during a media and analyst event in San Francisco Tuesday.

More than two years after the acquisition of IBM x86 server business, Lenovo intros cohesive data center portfolio.

Ghilardi said the time is right for Lenovo to take advantages of weaknesses among the herd of legacy data center hardware vendors.

This is the first time Dell EMC has offered a product line exclusively through distribution. The arrangement is aimed at helping partners tap into cross-selling opportunities in the Dell Technologies portfolio.

Dell EMC was the only major vendor to notch server revenue and shipment growth in the first quarter, according to research firm IDC.

Prysm is adding resources, MDF and training to its new Engage Partner Program, seeking to expand nationally and internationally through the channel.

Cisco revealed on Tuesday that it contributed to a $75 million Series D funding round for a low-power WAN (LPWAN) startup.

Cisco's new Enterprise Agreements have the channel buzzing. Here are some partner cheers and concerns about the new software licenses.