Solution providers want Cisco to follow through with its pledge to add thousands of new partners who specialize in IoT, saying success lies in partnering with each other.
Former longtime CEO John Chambers tells CRN that Cisco's channel is going to swell up with more partners as the emerging Internet of Things market takes shape.
Cisco's data and analytics program will include discounts, training and certification and is set to launch worldwide along with the company's Software Partner Program in early 2016.
Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins made it clear during Cisco's Global Editors Conference that his company's products and solutions will be geared toward creating business solutions in the emerging Internet of Things market.
Cisco partners call the acquisition a good move for the company, with one saying 'the better Cisco gets at security, the better offerings partners can bring to market.'
Juniper launches a new architecture, Unite, for channel partners to sell in the enterprise containing new and enhanced software, security and switches.
U.S.-based Cisco partners say the networking giant's new partnership with China-based Inspur won't benefit the channel as more and more IT companies begin to jostle to get a piece of the world's second biggest economy.
A panel of Cisco, Axcient, SAS and Acumatica representatives told Midsize Enterprise Summit West attendees that midlevel firms are driving cutting-edge solutions because of budget constraints.
Even though technological advancements had made it easier than ever to violate end-user privacy, new Cisco Chief Privacy Officer Michelle Dennedy said vendors must continue to protect their customers from unwanted intrusions.
The number of infected Cisco routers with installed malicious firmware continues to climb as cybercrime specialist the Shadowserver Foundation reports that 199 unique IP addresses have been attacked in over 30 countries by malware known as SYNful Knock.
In recent interviews with CRN, VMware executives outlined nine distinct scenarios in which VMware customers are using NSX today, and following is a rundown of each.