What were solution providers talking about with CRN last week? Here's a handful of quotes we picked up that focused on news stories that addressed Google's enterprise public cloud strategy, AT&T's announcement of Internet of Things help for its partners, VMware's acquisition of Wavefront, Gartner's take on the leading vendors in the PC market, and the aftermath of a hack that ignited emergency sirens throughout a major city.

Skip Tappen (pictured), CEO of NWN, a top HP partner, after a Gartner report said HP captured U.S. share in the PC market from Dell and Apple in the first quarter of 2017.

"They are producing really cool products … If you look at the products HP was producing five years ago versus what they are producing now, there is no comparison. HP is really innovating. They have come a long way with innovation. Their products are stylish with nice stainless steel and nice keyboards."