What The Latest Cisco-Apple Moves Could Mean For Partners
New features for Apple’s iOS 10 will be optimized for use with networking software and hardware from Cisco.
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Carousel-Atrion Launches Cisco Offensive; '1-Plus-1 Equals $1 Billion'
Carousel Industries CEO Jeff Gardner expects to hit the $1 billion mark through its new partnership with Cisco and acquisition of $140 million solution provider Atrion.
Cisco Launches Breakthrough Analytics Data Center Appliance To 'Accelerate' Customer Adoption Of New Technologies
The new analytics platform is intended to give businesses better visibility and insights across their data centers, speeding the adoption of technologies like software-defined networking.
Cisco In New Software-Defined Storage, All-Flash Storage Play With Elastifile Investment
Cisco, which tried and failed in its earlier attempt to bring all-flash storage to its Cisco UCS server platform by acquiring Whiptail, has invested in an Israel-based startup focusing on software-defined, all-flash storage solutions.
Aerohive Launches Pay-As-You-Go Software Licensing With New MSP Program
The wireless vendor plans to boost service opportunities for the channel with new tools and a licensing model that decouples hardware and software orders.
Cisco CEO: 'We've Begun Journey' To Morph Into Software Company
Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins will spend the next few financial quarters focused on the creation of a pilot program of a software subscription model within its core network infrastructure.
8 Storage Companies Cisco Should Buy (And 1 It Shouldn't)
Analysts suggest companies Cisco could acquire that would boost its storage presence in the market.
F5 Networks Partners: Buyout Could Lead To 'Significant Risk' For Channel
As speculation swirls about the potential sale of F5 Networks, channel partners said they worry that an acquisition could hurt their wallets.
Cisco-IBM IoT Partnership: 6 Channel Benefits Partners Need To Know
Where's the channel play in Cisco and IBM's new Internet of Things partnership? Mike Flannagan, Cisco's data and analytics leader, explains how partners can capitalize.
Carousel To Buy Atrion To Turbocharge New Cisco Practice
The move is intended to rapidly scale Carousel's nascent Cisco practice and make it more of a one-stop shop.
Sources: Cisco And Nutanix Talking About Hyper-Convergence Partnership, But Details Not Yet Finalized
Cisco Systems and top hyper-convergence startup Nutanix are actively discussing a partnership that would marry the former's UCS servers with the latter's software, sources told CRN, but much work remains before an official annoucement.
Cisco Partners: There's An 'Internal Power Struggle' Under Way As Four Insieme Leaders Head For The Door
Four of Cisco's top engineers are leaving the networking giant as CEO Chuck Robbins continues a massive internal reorganization.
Cisco Channel Chief: 'Partners Need To Get Started' On New Software Subscription Model
Wendy Bahr takes a deep dive with CRN on why channel partners need to start down the path toward Cisco's network software subscription model.
Partners Sound Off On Cisco's SDN Superstars' Lesser Roles As Robbins Executive Shake-Up Continues
Three of Cisco's software-defined networking superstars are moving to advisory roles, while its security leader, David Goeckeler, will now lead Cisco's new Networking & Security Business Group.
Q&A: Presidio CEO Sounds Off On AWS, Chuck Robbins And Cisco's New Software Era
Bob Cagnazzi talks to CRN about Cisco's new network software subscription model and why Cisco and Amazon Web Services shouldn't be viewed as 'the Hatfields and McCoys.'
Cisco Network Leader On How CCIEs And Channel Partners Need To Reinvent Themselves With The New Network Subscription Model
Jeff Reed talks to CRN about the networking giant's new network software subscription model and the impact it has on the channel and Cisco Certified Internetwork Experts (CCIEs).
Chuck's Rx: Cisco's Prescription For Subscription
Entering his second year on the job, Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins is putting his stamp on the company with a new recurring revenue software model to keep its core networking business and channel healthy.
CRN Exclusive: Arista, Talari Channel Leaders Jump Ship To Pluribus Networks
Two top channel networking executives have joined Pluribus Networks as the company strives to become all-channel.
Cisco's Cloud 'Founding Father' Heads For The Exit
Nick Earle, Cisco's top cloud and services executive, is leaving the networking giant amid major restructuring underway under the leadership of CEO Chuck Robbins.
John Chambers Rates Cisco's Software Transition, Says America Is 'A Startup Nation'
Cisco's board chairman, John Chambers, grades Cisco's transition progress in 2016 and explains his assertion that America is lagging behind the rest of the world in digitization.
