Hewlett Packard Enterprise Vice President, Americas Channel Jeremiah Jenson says the SimpliVity acquisition is driving record channel sales out of the gate surpassing blockbuster early sales from acquisitions like Aruba and 3Par.

The Syracuse, N.Y-based solution provider said the acquisition of Atlantix will expand its third-party maintenance capabilities and its "equal2new" lineup of refurbished IT equipment.

Chrome Enterprise, a bulked up version of the popular lightweight OS that powers Chromebooks, adds security features, support and integrations sought by business customers.

CRNtv spoke with Bobby Cameron, VP and Principal at Forrester Research, Inc. during the XChange Conference last week. Cameron discussed the rapidly changing technology landscape, and what solution providers should be focusing on to keep ahead of it.

Samsung's VP of Enterprise IoT, Ed Abrams, delivers some practical advice to help partners get involved and take advantage of the the growing enterprise demand for IoT.