A report said Cisco plans to make its "Lindt" network operating system available on low-cost Cisco hardware, but not on third-party gear. Partners said the move to give customers the option of using Cisco software on lower-cost switches featuring non-proprietary Cisco chips would be welcome.

Cisco's channel leader Wendy Bahr keynote at Partner Connection Week revolved around the five key routes to profitability to partners around digital opportunities in 2017.

The networking giant is expanding its zero percent leasing option to all solutions and SKUs for U.S. channel partners.

Round 1 of the 2017 CRN Channel Madness Tournament of Chiefs is over and the Solutions 16 are set to advance to the next round. Here's a look at how it all played out.

Here are 10 important items channel partners need to know about Cisco's security vulnerability on hundreds of its networking devices.

Executives from Cisco and AppDynamics rang the opening bell at NASDAQ today as the networking giant celebrated the completion of the acquisition.

Leif Johansson closes the lid on any M&A speculation between itself and Cisco, as the companies continue to work on the joint development pact they entered into in late 2015.

More than 300 networking devices from Cisco contain a security vulnerability that partners are quickly remediating for customers.

The Dell EMC merger puts the company among the top vendors in cloud infrastructure and vaults the firm past HPE in the private cloud market.

Round 1 of CRN Channel Madness Tournament of Chiefs is more than halfway through. Here's a look at where the matchups stand.

Eexecutives from HPE, Cisco and Forescout discuss the challenges and channel opportunities surrounding security and the Internet of Things.

With Juniper's reorganization underway, partners are pushing the vendor to leave its security business behind and focus R&D on software-defined networking.

Panelists say IoT success for solution providers requires building up new practices, adding different skill sets and forging new relationships with operational technology vendors.

The need for vertical market expertise in the Internet of Things market cannot be overstated, and that's where solution providers can add the most value, say executives from HPE, Cisco and Forescout.

Executives from HPE, Forescout and Cisco talked about how they are using the channel to deploy IoT products during an IoT roundtable hosted by CRN.

Panelists at CRN's IoT Roundtable discuss the opportunities around OT for their companies and say their partners are the glue that can bring together vertical knowledge, customization and security services to industrial IoT.

During an IoT roundtable hosted by CRN, executives from HPE, Cisco and Forescout discuss how they will work with their partners to bring customized IoT solutions to vertical markets.

CRN's third annual Channel Madness Tournament of Chiefs begins with 32 of the industry's most influential channel executives, and ends with one. Prepare to choose your chief.

Cisco has nabbed Juniper Networks development and innovation leader, Jonathan Davidson, who will lead Cisco's Service Provider Networking organization.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise disclosed plans to acquire Nimble Storage, Extreme Networks takes on Avaya's Networking Business and Google's channel chief took the wraps off new incentives for partners.