IBM Falls Short In Q3, Snapping Its Growth Streak

by Joseph Tsidulko

Strategic imperatives of cloud, security, and analytics now account for half of Big Blue's overall business, and emerging technologies like hybrid cloud, AI and blockchain see encouraging demand, according to CFO

Linux-Focused Penguin Computing Banking On AI Infrastructure

by Joseph F. Kovar

Penguin Computing, best know for its Linux-based custom-built systems, opens its new Penguin Computing artificial intelligence practice as a way to bring its system expertise to clients looking for infrastructures on which to build their AI practices.

Vcinity Exits Stealth Mode, Says Its Technology Is ‘Flipping The Cloud On Its Head’

by Joseph F. Kovar

Vcinity, which does 99 percent of its business through channel partners, says its technology gives customers the ability to accesss data wherever it is and run applications using that data from anywhere.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Hits $25.8M In Total Pay

by Kyle Alspach

Nadella’s compensation package rose 29 percent during fiscal 2018, according to an SEC filing.

Google Looks To Appease EU Regulators With Changes To Android Licensing Practices

by Joseph Tsidulko

Google has pushed back on the concerns of Europe's regulatory watchdog and is appealing a $5 billion fine.

D&H Partners With SaasMAX For Cloud Apps

by O’Ryan Johnson

‘It’s not just about providing all these cloud solutions. It’s about making the VAR look more valuable to their customer ... It’s really about our partners being able to be that value-added resource for their customers,’ Ryan Flynn, senior sales manager, cloud and applications at D&H Distributing says.

Carrier Catch-Up: A Look At The Latest Buzz From Today’s Largest Telecoms

by Gina Narcisi

The telecom giants pursued merger plans and new solutions in September. At the same time, the FCC began pursuing aggressive 5G plans. Here are some of the recent attention-grabbing headlines that have been keeping the telecom industry on its toes.

Google Cloud Chief Diane Greene Backs Out Of Saudi Conference

by David Harris

The decision comes as questions surface around the disappearance of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey.

Sandler Partners Arms Agents With Commission Recovery Team, Sales Psychology Training As Economic Changes Loom

by Gina Narcisi

‘For the past few years, the economy has been on fire and agents have had a good chance to be successful. This year, we think as the overall economy changes with the new tax laws and raised interest rates, it will tighten the money supply,’ Sandler Partners CEO Alan Sandler tells CRN.

Alert Logic Debuts Inaugural Partner Program To Deepen Channel Ties

by Michael Novinson

Cybersecurity vendor Alert Logic hopes to grow its partner base from 350 today to between 450 and 500 a year from now and have between 80 percent and 85 percent of new bookings flowing through the channel.

AI-Empowering Startup Paperspace Closes $13 Million Round; Intel Comes On As Strategic Investor

by Joseph Tsidulko

The startup, which eases provisioning of GPUs to power machine-learning workloads, plans tighter integration with strategic investor Intel as AI hardware and software layers collide.

Violin Systems To Acquire X-IO Storage Business

by Joseph F. Kovar

Violin Systems, which was born from flash storage pioneer Violin Memory, plans to use the X-IO technology to expand its market from an enterprise focus to the SMB side of the business.