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Google Cloud Unleashes Managed Service Mesh, Serverless For Anthos

by Donna Goodison

‘Anthos quickly rose in popularity as a core service offering for enterprises who want to adopt cloud at their own pace,’ says Arseny Gorokh, head of Google competency for EPAM Systems. ‘As one of the earliest adopters of Anthos and one of a few Services Partners for Anthos, we’ve seen how these exciting new features can further reduce the complexities of managing microservices-based applications for our customers and allow developers to efficiently adopt modern frameworks.’

Oracle: New Exadata X8M Platform Soars With Intel Optane Memory

by Dylan Martin

'Oracle and Intel have integrated cutting-edge persistent memory technologies into the leading enterprise database machine to deliver real-time access to the most mission-critical data,' Oracle exec Juan Loaiza says of the new Exadata X8M platform.

Midmarket Shifting To Digital As Quickly As Large Enterprise: Survey

by Kyle Alspach

Business activity in the midmarket is moving to digital at a surprisingly rapid rate, according to a new joint research project from The Channel Company and IDC.

Intel 5G Exec Cormac Conroy Departs Company

by Dylan Martin

An Intel spokesperson tells CRN that LTE and 5G connectivity remains important for Intel’s PC business.

Longtime Deputy Aiman Ezzat Tapped To Be New Capgemini CEO

by Michael Novinson

Capgemini praised COO Aiman Ezzat , who will succeed current CEO Paul Hermelin on May 20, for his deep knowledge of the company's main businesses and work in multiple countries, including the U.K. and the U.S.

4 Things To Expect From AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3000

by Dylan Martin

AMD continues to be quiet about its third-generation Ryzen Threadripper processors for the high-end desktop market, but several reports point to what partners can expect.

5 Ways Cisco, Dell, Lenovo, HP And HPE Are Incenting Partners Around As-A-Service

by Mark Haranas

‘You have to move out from that transactional approach where it is largely commodity-based and a very low margin to now where they start to layer in the services as part of it, it really changes that dynamic of the margin that partners make,’ says Gary Simms, vice president, Head of Americas Channel Programs & Enablement for Hewlett Packard.

House Antitrust Committee Requests Info From Tech Giant Customers

by Donna Goodison

'The survey appears geared toward businesses that pay the big technology companies for services such as cloud computing, digital advertising and help selling mobile apps and products online,' the report says. 'It doesn’t appear to focus on general retail consumers that buy products from Amazon or iPhones from Apple.'

Satellite Connectivity Provider Viasat Puts International Sales Within Reach For Partners

by Gina Narcisi

Partners can now sell satellite connectivity provider Viasat's broadband services into Mexico, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Data Protection Vendor BigID Launches First Partner Program

by Michael Novinson

The BigID Momentum VAR Program is expected to help meet the need for privacy and compliance tools in more highly regulated verticals like retail, communications, banking and insurance.

5 Companies That Had A Rough Week

by Rick Whiting

For the week ending Sept. 13, CRN looks at IT companies that were unfortunate, unsuccessful or just didn't make good decisions.

Head-To-Head: Apple iPhone 11 Vs. iPhone XR

by Kyle Alspach

The CRN Test Center compares Apple's forthcoming LCD model to its predecessor in the iPhone lineup.

The Top 8 Android Malware Threats To Watch In 2020

by Michael Novinson

CRN spoke with experts at Avast, Avira, Bitdefender and Sophos to get the lowdown on how threats like sideloading, stalkerware, fake subscription services and Hiddad are putting Android users in harm's way.

F5 Networks: Application Lifecycle Focus Is Giving Partners A 'Bigger Piece Of The Pie’

by Gina Narcisi

At its partner summit, F5 Networks told its channel that it will bring the technology and supply flexible consumption models while partners must focus on application lifecycle services.

DXC Technology’s New CEO: 5 Things You Need To Know About Mike Salvino

by O’Ryan Johnson

‘Mike (Lawrie) has done a great job putting together CSC and HPE,’ DXC Technology’s new CEO Mike Salvino says. ‘He’s also make some nice strategic acquisitions of things like Luxoft. Being able to put ‘phase one,’ as I call it, behind us, and being able to move to phase two, which is a focus on growth, this is an ideal time to get on with that program and also accelerate our strategy.’

As A Service Model Creates ‘Additional Risk’ For Channel Partners

by Mark Haranas

‘You have situations where, what if the customer goes out of business? So we’re providing Infrastructure-as-a-Service and maybe they’re in bankruptcy and we can’t get paid, but we still have to deliver those services,’ says Robert Keblusek, CTO, Sentinel Technologies.

Cloudflare Stock Up 22% In First Hours Of Public Trading

by Michael Novinson

Security and performance services vendor Cloudflare notched a $4.4 billion market cap in its first hours of trading on the New York Stock Exchange following an initial public offering that raised $525 million.