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• EMC Updates Isilon Storage Platform For Mobility, Cloud, Analytics
  4:02 PM EST Tue. May. 07, 2013
  EMC is adding mobility, cloud and big data analytics capabilities to its EMC Isilon scale-out NAS platform, and it plans to add dedupe and auditing capabilities by year-end.
• Dell Buys Hybrid Cloud Management Provider
  11:54 AM EST Mon. May. 06, 2013
  Dell adds Enstratius to its arsenal, in what could be a critical technology weapon in the battle to provide hybrid cloud management.
• Big Data Storage Provider Cleversafe Intros Partner Program
  5:50 PM EST Fri. May. 03, 2013
  Cleversafe's new Elevate Partner Program is geared toward MSPs, Vars, GSIs and OEMs and will arm them with the latest information on big data cloud technology to help them deliver scalable and secure solutions to their customers.
• 9 Key Concerns That Block Cloud Sales
  4:00 PM EST Wed. May. 01, 2013
  The benefits of the cloud are heavily touted by cloud providers and the various types of channel partners with which they work. But a number of stumbling blocks still remain. Channel partners outlined for CRN some of the objectives they hear most often.
• Citrix Overhauls Channel Program, Increases Sales Requirements For Top Partners
  12:00 PM EST Wed. May. 01, 2013
  Citrix says its channel program changes are aimed at better compensating partners that specialize in selling cloud and networking products, as well as SaaS apps.
• Amazon's AWS Chief: Cloud Services Party Just Getting Started
  4:53 PM EST Tue. Apr. 30, 2013
  Top Amazon execs speaking at AWS Summit 2013 tell attendees that as the company moves from cloud servers, storage and databases to include networking, data warehousing and application services, AWS' full capabilities are only now coming into focus while its competitors are scrambling to keep up.
• Storage, Security Products Take Center Stage At AWS Summit 2013
  10:15 AM EST Tue. Apr. 30, 2013
  The AWS Summit 2013 conference will feature a wide range of solutions from vendors partnering with Amazon on improving the storage, movement, protection and security of data in the cloud.
• HP Enterprise Boss Rallies Partners To Capitalize On IBM, Dell Uncertainty
  6:17 PM EST Mon. Apr. 29, 2013
  HP Enterprise Group Executive Vice President Dave Donatelli says the time is right for partners to capitalize on the uncertainty surrounding IBM and Dell.
• Eucalyptus 3.3 Brings Amazon Web Services Features To Private Clouds
  4:16 PM EST Mon. Apr. 29, 2013
  Open source private cloud player Eucalyptus rolls out the first update since December to its platform, which supports Netflix as well as a range of Amazon Web Services technologies.
• Upping The Big Data Ante: HP Creates Converged Systems Unit
  12:38 PM EST Mon. Apr. 29, 2013
  The new HP unit brings together a variety of resources to deliver big data 'converged application appliances,' including systems based on Apache Hadoop, HP Vertica, SAP HANA and HP Cloud System.
• Hybrid Clouds: Why The Customers Need To Be Rescued
  6:41 PM EST Fri. Apr. 26, 2013
  Customers are drawn to the cloud, but they continue to turn to the channel to resolve their confusion about how to get the most for their investments.
• Top EMC Execs Say EMC To Benefit As Storage Moves To Clouds
  3:49 PM EST Thu. Apr. 25, 2013
  Because business storage workloads will move to private clouds much more quickly than to private clouds, EMC stands to benefit from customers' increasing dependence on cloud infrastructures, the company's top two execs said.
• VMware Exec: Don't Confuse Our Public Cloud Trial With Production Service
  7:28 PM EST Wed. Apr. 24, 2013
  A top VMware executive tries to clear the air over the differences between its public cloud trial service unveiled last August and the product-grade service that's slated for launch next month.
• GE CEO Immelt Gives Thumbs Up To GE's Pivotal Investment
  6:56 PM EST Wed. Apr. 24, 2013
  General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt says GE's 10-percent stake in the EMC-VMware-backed Pivotal venture could drive billions of dollars in profitability for GE and its customers.
• Startup SkyKick Brings Migration Automation To Office 365
  3:40 PM EST Wed. Apr. 24, 2013
  SkyKick estimates a typical migration to Office 365 might take 40 hours of a solution provider's time. That can be reduced down to a couple of hours with the company's new suite, said executives.
• 8 Signs That Amazon Is In Other Cloud Vendors' Heads
  2:00 PM EST Wed. Apr. 24, 2013
  Amazon Web Services has a multiyear head start on the competition, and everyone knows it. Some vendors are openly taking on Amazon, while others are pretending they're not. But really, they all are.
• VMware Cuts Revenue Guidance After Q1 Profit Drops 9 Percent
  9:02 PM EST Tue. Apr. 23, 2013
  VMware continues to sail through rough waters, but executives struck an optimistic tone about the upcoming Hybrid Cloud Service and NSX network virtualization releases.
• HP Reshuffles Printer And Systems Channel, SMB Duties
  8:18 PM EST Tue. Apr. 23, 2013
  HP is lining up all its printer and personal systems channel responsibilities under its U.S. channel chief and all of its customer-facing sales teams under another top executive.
• Amazon Vs. Pivotal: 5 Reasons Maritz Beats Bezos In Big Data Battle
  6:03 PM EST Tue. Apr. 23, 2013
  In the battle for big data, CRN looks at five reasons why the new EMC VMware backed Pivotal is going to beat Amazon in the big data applications and services market.
• 6 Devastating Cloud Outages Over The Last 6 Months
  12:00 PM EST Tue. Apr. 23, 2013
  Amazon, Google, and Microsoft have suffered some of the most prominent cloud services outages over the past six months.
• Egnyte, NetApp Partner On Enterprise File Sharing, Synchronization
  6:00 AM EST Tue. Apr. 23, 2013
  Egnyte has joined NetApp's partner program for service providers, making it easier for solution providers to deploy Egnyte's enterprise file sharing and synchronization technology on NetApp storage infrastructures, including NetApp Clustered Ontap, for both cloud and on-premises solutions.
• Follow The Money: 21 Big Data Startups That Have Scored Big In Venture Funding This Year
  4:00 PM EST Thu. Apr. 18, 2013
  Dot.Com Redux? There's been a free flow of millions of dollars in venture capital to "big data" startups recently. Here's 21 that have scored big since the start of the year.
• Will OpenStack Become A Private And Hybrid Cloud Enabler For Channel?
  8:03 PM EST Wed. Apr. 17, 2013
  With the OpenStack Summit under way in Portland this week, channel partners ponder their opportunities for using the platform in private cloud and hybrid environments.
• Cisco To Partners: These Five Things Could (And Should) Be Changing Your Business Models
  4:00 PM EST Wed. Apr. 17, 2013
  For the channel, shifts in technology are a cake walk compared to shifts in business models. According to Cisco, here are five business-model transformations sweeping the channel today that partners may not want to -- but should -- embrace.
• 9 Strategy Boosters To Build A Cloud-Savvy Business
  12:00 PM EST Wed. Apr. 17, 2013
  As channel partners develop and refine their strategies for a cloud-based world, success becomes increasingly dependent on a mix of issues ranging from business to technology to good old-fashioned sales gumption. Here are some tips to get you through.