SonicWall Partners On High Alert After Hack Exposes Tool Flaw
5 Security Vendors That Have Reported Cyberattacks Since December
by Michael Novinson
Five cybersecurity vendors disclosed in recent weeks that hackers have attacked their internal systems, compromised their certificates or attempted to access their email accounts. Here’s a rundown of what happened when.
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by Mark Haranas
‘The pandemic has made inequities in our technology infrastructure increasingly apparent, leaving those in rural and low-income areas struggling to work and learn effectively from home, putting disadvantaged people at an even greater disadvantage,’ says Dell Technologies Chairman and CEO Michael Dell.
by Steven Burke
‘Simon [Ewington] brings deep channel experience and a partner-first approach to this new role,’ says HPE Worldwide Channel Chief George Hope. ‘He is a results-oriented leader with a proven expertise in change management across volume and value categories. He’s consistently demonstrated his ability to drive high-performing teams—both direct and virtual —across international borders and successfully nurture key customer relationships.’
by Donna Goodison
CRN provides a look at new Amazon Web Services products and services slated to launch in 2021 and a few others to watch this year.
by Steven Burke
“For those partners that actually help to drive the software consumption they are going to get the energy, the recruitment, the resources and the trainings that they need in market,” said new IBM Senior Vice President of Worldwide Ecosystems and Blockchain Bob Lord. “So it is going to be less of a peanut butter spread and much more of a targeted spread in the market.”
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Review: 4 Things We Love About Dell’s OptiPlex 7780 All-In-One
by Kyle Alspach
The CRN Test Center finds the all-in-one PC to offer terrific display quality, performance and collaboration features.
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F5 Networks Closes $500M Volterra Deal To Further Edge Expertise
by Gina Narcisi
‘Joining forces, we will deliver the enterprise-grade features, including world-class security and scale, that have been missing from the edge until now,’ says F5 CEO François Locoh-Donou on the done deal.
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Big Data Analytics Startup Ocient Raises $40M In Early-Round Funding
by Rick Whiting
The developer of a platform for processing and analyzing huge volumes of data will use the funding to hire across its engineering, customer support, and sales and marketing operations this year.
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Databricks Raises $2B In Funding Ahead Of Expected IPO: Reports
by Rick Whiting
The big data analytics superstar has a market valuation approaching $30 billion, a number that could grow by the company goes public – likely sometime this year.
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IT Spending Will Climb 6 Percent To Hit $3.9T In 2021: Gartner
by Mark Haranas
To survive a post-COVID-19 world that involves higher adoption of remote work, businesses are accelerating their digital transformation initiatives in 2021 with worldwide IT spending to reach $3.92 trillion, says Gartner.
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Robin.io Strengthens Kubernetes, App Management Offering With New Channel Push
by Joseph F. Kovar
‘We want this to be a win-win. We’re not just looking for partners. We want to qualify their interest in a joint approach to the market,’ says Mehran Hadipour, vice president of alliances at Robin.io.
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IBM Worldwide Ecosystems Chief Bob Lord’s 7 Boldest Statements On IBM’s Red Hat OpenShift Sales Charge
by Steven Burke
New IBM Senior Vice President of Worldwide Ecosystems and Blockchain Bob Lord says the company is upping its partner game as it sharpens its focus on Red Hat OpenShift as the standard for hybrid cloud and AI.
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SonicWall Rules Out VPN Compromise, Flaw Limited To SMA Tool
by Michael Novinson
A day after disclosing a sophisticated cyberattack against its internal systems, SonicWall updated its guidance to tell customers its NetExtender VPN client doesn’t have a zero-day vulnerability after all.
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SonicWall Breached Via Zero-Day Flaw In Remote Access Tools
by Michael Novinson
Sophisticated hackers compromised SonicWall’s NetExtender VPN client and SMB-oriented Secure Mobile Access 100 series product, which are used to provide employees and users with remote access to internal resources.
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Microsoft Taps Tyler Bryson As US Partner Group VP
by Donna Goodison
‘Throughout the past year, I’ve been continually inspired by the extraordinary resilience and strength Microsoft partners have shown, going the extra mile to support and innovate on behalf of our mutual customers,’ Bryson says.
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8 Bold Statements From Incoming Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger
by Dylan Martin
Gelsinger promises leadership products and a return to process leadership in his first remarks as Intel’s incoming CEO. ‘We’re committed to leading innovation and delivering the best products for our customers in every category that we participate in,’ he says.
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Samsung Names New Mobility Channel Chief As B2B Push Continues
by Kyle Alspach
John Curtis, who has been with Samsung Electronics America for about five years, is taking the channel chief role vacated by the departure of Mike Coleman.
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