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Oracle Cloud To Open A New Data Center Region Every 23 Days

by Mark Haranas

In a massive data center expansion move, Oracle is planning to launch 20 new facilities over the next 15 months as it looks to better compete with hyper-scale cloud providers Amazon, Google and Microsoft.

Larry Ellison's 15 Boldest Statements At Oracle OpenWorld

by Joseph Tsidulko

Oracle Executive Chairman and CTO Larry Ellison took center stage at Oracle OpenWorld and didn't hold back on knocking down competitors while sharing his vision for Oracle Cloud's future.

Acronis Raises $147 Million To Pursue M&A, North American Expansion

by Michael Novinson

The investment from Goldman Sachs will help Acronis fast-track product development through acquisitions, build more data centers, and expand its engineering team in Singapore, Bulgaria and Arizona.

Platform9 CEO Sirish Raghuram On The Road From OpenStack To Kubernetes

by Joseph Tsidulko

Platform9 CEO and co-founder Sirish Raghuram discusses the lessons learned from OpenStack and how they can be applied to the benefit of Kubernetes.

Avnet Beefs Up IoT Expertise With Planned Witekio Acquisition

by Joseph F. Kovar

Witekio will help Avnet expand its IoT capabilities with developers of software at every layer from the device to the cloud to complement the cloud-based data management technology Avnet received with its Softweb Solutions acquisition.

AMD Exec: TSMC Has Capacity To Meet EPYC Rome Demand

by Dylan Martin

'We want to reassure people we are very well positioned,' AMD executive Scott Aylor says of the chipmaker's ability to meet demand for its second-generation EPYC Rome processors through TSMC's production capacity.

5 Things To Know About The HP Elite Dragonfly

by Kyle Alspach

The convertible features a highly portable new design along with enhanced battery life and performance.

Cobalt Iron’s Rodney Foreman On Leaving Nutanix And ‘Innovative’ Partner Program Ahead

by Mark Haranas

Cobalt Iron’s new chief revenue officer and sales leader Rodney Foreman talks to CRN about building a new partner program, the state of the data protection market and if he expects Nutanix to succeed in the long term.

Dell Appoints Jeff Boudreau To Lead Server, Storage And HCI Charge

by Mark Haranas

‘He is by far the person who has embraced the change and led change and has helped us rebuild this organization into the innovation juggernaut that we have become and will be in the future,’ says Jeff Clarke, vice chairman, Dell Technologies.

Hitachi Vantara Taps New CEO With IoT-Focused Reorganization

by Dylan Martin

Hitachi's enterprise technology subsidiary is getting a new CEO and chairman and merging with Hitachi Consulting to double down on its Lumada Internet of Things business — a move that comes almost exactly two years after Hitachi Vantara was formed through a merger of three Hitachi businesses.

ConnectWise Fights Back: Multifactor Authentication Will Soon Be Default Setting

by O’Ryan Johnson

ConnectWise Chief Information Security Officer John Ford says the MSP platform provider is implementing multifactor authentication by default as part of a stepped-up battle to strengthen MSP defenses against cybercriminals.

MSP At Center Of Texas Ransomware Hit: ‘We Take Care Of Our Customers’

by O’Ryan Johnson

‘There are similar things that have happened recently regarding ConnectWise and ScreenConnect. Even since my attack, there have been some additional attacks. Same MO. ... There’s another issue that I’m concerned about that has not yet been resolved to my satisfaction that I can’t talk about yet,’ says Rick Myers, founder of TSM Consulting.

ConnectWise Control Used As Entry Point In Texas Ransomware Attack

by O’Ryan Johnson

As attackers have discovered the power of remote access tools in spreading viruses, ConnectWise has been reinforcing its products, educating its customers, and joining forces with competitors to eliminate the scourge of ransomware. Beginning Oct. 1, ConnectWise Control will enforce multifactor authentication by default.

Apple's $250M Corning Award May Be Win For iPhone 'Survivability,’ U.S. Manufacturing

by David Harris

‘Apple is trying to bring some of these manufacturing parts back to the United States. Also the tariffs leave’much to the unknown,’ says Michael Goldstein, CEO of LAN Infotech, a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., solution provider.

New Dell EMC Servers With AMD EPYC Rome Target Emerging Workloads

by Dylan Martin

'We do believe we cannot have a cookie-cutter approach where a particular server platform can serve the need of every workload,' Dell Technologies exec Ravi Pendekanti says of the new AMD-based PowerEdge servers.

SecureAuth Goes All-In On Channel, Eyes Services Plays For Partners

by Michael Novinson

SecureAuth has several hundred accounts consisting of tens of millions of dollars of direct renewal business that it's looking to shift over to solution providers, said channel chief David Woodward.

High-Touch Cloud Partner Programs: CRN's 2019 Cloud Partner Program Guide

by Joseph Tsidulko

CRN’s Cloud Partner Program Guide highlights many companies that have created partnering strategies to attract new partners and further relationships with existing ones

Top Billing: 2019 Cloud Partner Program Guide

by Joseph Tsidulko

CRN’s Cloud Partner Program Guide highlights companies that have evolved their partnering strategies to meet new cloud challenges.

Symantec Layoffs Impact Nearly 240 Workers In California, Oregon

by Michael Novinson

Symantec indicated that 213 people would lose their jobs at California offices in San Francisco, Mountain View and Culver City, with the remaining 24 layoffs coming at a facility in Springfield, Ore.

Cobalt Iron Hires Channel ‘Visionary’ Rodney Foreman From Nutanix

by Mark Haranas

‘I’m looking forward to announcing a new channel program that I feel will be the most innovative program in the software industry today,’ says Cobalt Iron’s new chief revenue officer and sales leader, Rodney Foreman.