About
Kyle Alspach is the Senior Technical Editor at CRN, covering mobile devices and PCs along with product reviews for the CRN Test Center. He has been covering the tech industry since 2010 and has been with CRN since 2016. Previously he was the national tech editor at American Inno, and before that he wrote for the Boston Globe and the Boston Business Journal. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
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HP’s Christoph Schell On Amplify Data Insights Launch, ‘Getting Better’ At Managing Supply Constraints
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.
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HP CEO Enrique Lores On PC Shortages, Hybrid Work Opportunities And ‘Actively Looking’ For Acquisitions
by Kyle Alspach
In a wide-ranging interview with CRN, Lores also discussed Windows 11, the plans for remote computing acquisition Teradici, Apple’s push for business customers and bringing Instant Ink to SMBs with the help of partners.
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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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The Top 100 Executives Of 2021
by Kyle Alspach
Here we present the CRN Top 100 Executives of 2021 list, the men and women who are setting the pace for the rest of the IT industry.
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HP Doing ‘Anything We Can’ To Fulfill ‘Huge’ PC Demand: CEO Enrique Lores
by Kyle Alspach
But as component shortages and supply chain issues remain severe, partners should expect only a ‘gradual improvement over the next quarters,’ Lores tells CRN.
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Apple, Hackers And MSPs: 5 Questions With Addigy CEO Jason Dettbarn
by Kyle Alspach
Dettbarn, whose company specializes in Apple device management software, speaks with CRN about the recent iMessage exploit, Apple’s product announcements this week and Addigy’s expanded efforts with managed services providers.
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Apple Debuts iPhone 13 Models, New iPads, Apple Watch 7: What To Know
by Kyle Alspach
Along with four new models in the iPhone 13 series, Apple used its fall product event to unveil new versions of the iPad and iPad Mini as well as the Apple Watch Series 7.
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The 10 Biggest Features On Apple’s iPhone 13
by Kyle Alspach
Apple debuted the iPhone 13 with updates including a brighter display and smaller notch, as well as an improved camera and processor.
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Apple Patches Major iPhone, iPad Vulnerability
by Kyle Alspach
The patch is reportedly for the iMessage app and relates to NSO Group spyware that was recently used to breach the iPhones of numerous activists and journalists.
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4 New Solutions For Lenovo’s TruScale Infrastructure Services Platform
by Kyle Alspach
While Lenovo is broadening out its TruScale offering into an ‘everything-as-a-service’ platform, the company also announced new infrastructure solutions for TruScale from Microsoft Azure, VMware, Intel and Deloitte.
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NWN Carousel Completes Integration, Debuts ‘Intelligent Office’ Solution
by Kyle Alspach
Following NWN’s acquisition of fellow solution provider powerhouse Carousel Industries in May, CEO Jim Sullivan tells CRN that ‘it’s a pretty significant amount of progress in four months—to have the companies come together, integrate and re-launch, and then have all these compelling offerings.’
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Windows 11: Partners Say It’s A ‘Smart Play’ By Microsoft To Put Security First
by Kyle Alspach
While stringent hardware requirements will prevent many PCs from installing Windows 11, the verdict from solution providers is that the security advantages of TPM 2.0 and newer processors are worth it. The third of a three-part series on Windows 11.
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Windows 11: Partners Expect Compatible Apps, ‘Smooth’ Transition From Windows 10
by Kyle Alspach
“No one’s had the ‘blue screen of death,’” says one solution provider executive, whose firm has been testing out the new operating system. Upgrading existing PCs to Windows 11 shouldn’t be nearly as risky as the previous move to Windows 10, partners told CRN. The second of a three-part series on Windows 11.
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Windows 11: Partners See Complications In Rollout Amid PC Shortages
by Kyle Alspach
While solution providers see abundant opportunities and benefits for users with Windows 11, Microsoft’s stringent hardware requirements combined with supply constraints may slow the deployment of the operating system. The first of a three-part series on Windows 11.
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