FireEye Stock Soars On $9 Billion Cisco Buyout Rumors
Rumors that Cisco plans to acquire FireEye led to a 5 percent jump in the security vendor's stock Wednesday.
Cisco News Feed From CRN
Cisco CTO: Security, Big Data Analytics Services Poised To Boom In The Channel
Security and big data are two big areas of focus for Cisco Systems, and one of its top executives says partners with the skills to deliver services in these areas are going to do well.
Cisco's Rob Lloyd On How HP 'Starved' Innovation, Mega Deals And $125M IoE Strategy
Cisco's president of Sales and Development discussed a variety of topics at the 2015 Cisco Partner Summit in Montreal.
5 Companies That Came To Win This Week
For the week ending May 8, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their 'A' game to the channel.
Cisco Continues Software Acquisition Tear With Tropo Buy
Networking giant Cisco Systems is continuing to gobble up software companies, revealing plans on Thursday to acquire Tropo.
New CEO Robbins Changing Cisco's Sales Compensation For Cloud, Managed Services
Incoming Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins says he's upping compensation for direct sales reps selling partner services.
Chambers: New CEO Robbins Will Grow Cisco Sales Faster 'Than I Would Have'
Cisco CEO John Chambers says successor Chuck Robbins will lead the networking giant 'to faster growth than I would have done.'
Cisco's Chambers On Why Robbins Got The CEO Nod And How Much Control He'll Really Have
After 20 years at the top of the networking behemoth, John Chambers steps aside in July. Here, CRN shares some of his thoughts on the hand-off.
Cisco's New CEO Robbins On Getting Into 'Execution Mode' And Accelerating The Cybersecurity Offensive
Incoming Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins spoke with the press Monday about his 90 day game plan and the need for the networking giant to up its cybersecurity game.
New Cisco CEO: 'Channel Guy' Robbins Sees Partner Expansion Ahead
Cisco's incoming CEO Chuck Robbins says the company will be adding more partners to its ecosystem in support of its push to digitize the world.
Partners Applaud 'People's Choice' Robbins As Next Cisco CEO
Seventeen-year Cisco veteran Chuck Robbins, who has led the company's global sales team for the past two years, will take the CEO reins July 26.
The Great OpenStack Debate: A Powerful Platform That Will Revolutionize The Data Center? Or A Dud?
The demise of one of the open-source technology's hottest startups has sparked a vigorous debate over its future, and the answers are vital to the health of the channel.
Cisco Gets Serious About Security, Calls Out Palo Alto, Check Point
Cisco's top executives said they will continue to win the security market on the strength of its security architecture as customers want more than just point products to protect them.
Dell CTO Perez: Seven Reasons Dell Is Set To Stick It To Enterprise Competitors
Perez, who jumped from Cisco to Dell in late March, said Dell has significant advantages over enterprise competitors, including his former company, Cisco.
Chambers On HP's White Label Offering, VMware's SDN Semantics And Cisco's Security Architecture Play
In a wide-ranging Q&A session, Cisco CEO John Chambers touches on where rivals have gone wrong and why Cisco is the right choice for partners.
7 New Cloud Professional Services Options For Cisco Partners
Cisco is offering certified partners seven new offerings aimed at boosting their portfolio of professional services for cloud solutions.
Cisco's Private Cloud Push: We're Cheaper Than Amazon
Cisco used the 2015 Cisco Partner Summit to launch a new OpenStack-based managed services bundle and financing options to jump-start partners' ability to make money selling private and hybrid cloud solutions.
Chambers To Partners: The Digital Age Is Coming And It Will Be Painful
John Chambers hit the stage at the 2015 Cisco Partner Summit to tell partners that the time is now to transform themselves and their customers into "digital" companies.
Hitachi Data Systems Brings Enterprise Storage To Midrange, Expands Converged Infrastructure
HDS is expanding the software stack in the company's high-end VSP storage to bring full enterprise functionality across its entire storage line, and also is adding to its converged infrastructure line with help from Cisco and Brocade.
Cisco Beats Software Drum With New Partner Program, Incentives
The Cisco Software Partner Program, set to launch in 2016, will reward partners for their investments with Cisco software. The company also revamped its Cloud and Managed Services Program.
