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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.
• VMware Channel Chief Departs, Now Leading Partner Sales At Virtual Instruments
  3:45 PM EST Wed. May. 01, 2013
  Doug Smith, VMware's highly regarded channel chief and former EMC executive, becomes the latest VMware executive to jump ship for greener pastures.
• 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.
• Offering A Complete Solution: Storage VAR Builds Storage Services VAR
  4:20 PM EST Tue. Apr. 30, 2013
  H.A. Services, a new solution provider formed as a storage replications services sister company to H.A. Storage, is investing in NetApp and EMC infrastructures to give customers without the resources to own their replication hardware an offsite solution for disaster recovery and archiving.
• 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.
• 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.
• Box Says Its Cloud-Based File Sharing Tech Is HIPAA, HITECH 'Compliant'
  5:28 PM EST Fri. Apr. 26, 2013
  Box said its cloud-based file sharing technology, which is now HIPAA and HITECH compliant, meets the needs of physicians who are increasingly mobile, but a solution provider argues that clients require greater control than a pure cloud offering can provide.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• OpenStack Summit: 10 Vendors Putting Storage Front And Center
  10:50 AM EST Mon. Apr. 22, 2013
  When clouds based on the open-source OpenStack code are built, there will be no lack of storage thanks to the rush by storage vendors to be a part of the OpenStack ecosystem.
• 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.
• 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.
• Are Cloud Prices Becoming A Race To The Bottom?
  7:44 PM EST Tue. Apr. 16, 2013
  Channel partners ponder the question of how service provider price reductions are likely to impact the future profitability of their cloud-related offerings.
• HP Brings Fibre Channel Storage To OpenStack Clouds
  1:43 PM EST Mon. Apr. 15, 2013
  HP cited the importance of connecting Fibre Channel storage to OpenStack clouds in the release of new Fibre Channel APIs for its HP 3PAR StoreServ and its StoreVirtual storage technologies.
• Channel Chiefs: 12 Tips For Taking On The Cloud
  10:00 AM EST Mon. Apr. 15, 2013
  Channel chiefs participating in an XChange Solution Provider roundtable offer advice for solution providers who want to move into cloud computing. Here are a dozen suggested strategies.
• Dropbox For Business Launches With Single Sign-On For Improved Security
  3:00 PM EST Wed. Apr. 10, 2013
  Dropbox, the cloud-based file-sharing and synchronization service that consumers brought to the business world, is enhancing its business value with a new single sign-on security procedure.