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Nutanix .NEXT: 5 Big AOS, Citrix And Cloud Platform Launches
by Mark Haranas
From a new AOS version 6 with new network virtualization technology to a new strategic partnership with Citrix, here are the five biggest launches at Nutanix .NEXT this week that you need to know.
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by Wade Tyler Millward
‘The channel is such a big part of our business, it needs focus,’ Hector Lima, Citrix’s executive vice president and chief customer officer, tells CRN in an interview. ‘I don’t think it can stand as a nested team. That was one of the first things I wanted to do was make it stand alone, direct to me, so we can put more focus on the channel as we move into next year.’
by Mark Haranas
“My goal as CEO is to take these existing ingredients and work with the talented StorMagic team to apply new go-to-market strategies and operational efficiencies to enable the company to accelerate growth,” said StorMagic’s new CEO Danial Beer.
by Kyle Alspach
Schell, chief commercial officer at the PC and printer giant, tells CRN that HP is bringing predictive analytics to partners that will be highly useful in a supply-constrained environment.
by Joseph F. Kovar
‘After investing in cloud for a decade, we saw that the pandemic would dramatically accelerate our clients’ move to the cloud. More than technology, the move to the cloud would be about the adoption of a new operating system for the future enterprise, a dynamic continuum of capabilities from public to edge to everything in between, opening up radically new ways for companies to work, compete, and drive value,’ says Accenture CEO Julie Sweet.
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Best States 2021: 10 States With The Lowest Tech Salaries (And 10 With The Highest)
by Rick Whiting
For solution providers looking to hire low-cost tech talent, here’s a look at the 10 states that have the lowest average annual salary for tech workers – and the 10 states where tech workers come with the biggest price tags.
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Data Observability Startup Bigeye Scores $45 Million In Funding
by Rick Whiting
Company will use the Series B financing to accelerate development of its platform that helps businesses identify, monitor and correct data quality issues.
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End Users To Vendors: We Want Subscription-Based Models
by C.J. Fairfield
“I can’t tell you how many times I’ve said, ‘I’d like to get that software or hardware or something,’ But then you say, ‘I just signed a three-year contract with XYZ company. Now I’m locked into that so that’s at least three years away,’” says the Neil Kelly Company’s Bob Hestand.
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Amazon Web Services To Launch New Zealand Cloud Region
by Donna Goodison
The new AWS infrastructure region is slated to open in Auckland with three availability zones in 2024.
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BlackBerry Taps Ex-McAfee President To Lead Security Practice
by Michael Novinson
BlackBerry has tasked former McAfee President John Giamatteo with spearheading strategy, engineering, and go-to-market for the company’s $500 million cybersecurity business unit when he starts Oct. 4.
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Leading ServiceNow Partner Thirdera Grows Digital Design Expertise With Acquisition
by Rick Whiting
Thirdera, a ServiceNow Elite partner, is launching the new Thirdera Digital business unit based on its acquisition of Appoxio and its user experience/user interface design and development capabilities.
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Best States 2021: 10 States With The Biggest Forecast Tech Job Gains (And 10 With The Smallest)
by Rick Whiting
Here’s a look at the 10 states that are expected to post the biggest increases in their tech talent pools this year and the 10 states that are expected to record the smallest gains – and even declines – in their total tech job rosters.
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Cisco’s AppDynamics Goes 100 Percent Channel: Exclusive
by Gina Narcisi
Cisco-owned AppDynamics is following its parent company’s lead and going 100 percent channel, Mark Maslach, VP of global channels and strategic alliances for AppDynamics, tells CRN exclusively.
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HP Launches Amplify Data Insights To Equip Partners With Analytics, Growth Opportunities
by Kyle Alspach
The ‘channel intelligence’ offering combines multiple data sources for improved targeting of sales and marketing opportunities to customers. ‘No one else is doing this’ in the B2B technology industry, says one solution provider CEO. ‘HP has really stepped out front, taking a leadership role in wanting to do this.’
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Cisco CFO Scott Herren: ‘I Have A Huge Affinity For Channel Partners’
by Gina Narcisi
Cisco Chief Financial Officer Scott Herren, a self-proclaimed channel guy, talks with CRN about revamping enterprise agreements, consumption-based IT, and how important partners are in driving software and subscriptions for the tech giant.
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Panzura Provides Risk-free, No-Cost Data Migration To Its Platform
by Joseph F. Kovar
‘It’s our way of making it easy for customers to adopt Panzura to level up to multi-cloud data management savvy. We will handle all the migration. Normally, that can cost several hundreds of thousands of dollars. We have hired the right people to handle the readiness evaluation and the full-service migration of data to the Panzura environment,’ says Dan Waldschmidt, Panzura’s chief revenue officer.
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5 New Surface Devices Microsoft Just Announced
by Wade Tyler Millward
The new devices include the Surface Laptop Studio, Surface Pro 8, Surface Duo 2, Surface Go 3 and Surface Pro X.
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