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Arbitrators Slam HPE Financial Services’ CFO For ‘Altered Documents’ In DXC Case

by O’Ryan Johnson

‘A document alteration that is not disclosed is a very serious matter … Thus, no argument based on them is given weight. In sum, exhibits numbered TX 1615, TX 1616, and TX 1617 are not authentic documents because they were altered from the original, and the alteration was concealed by HPE,’ a panel of three arbitrators wrote.

Oracle Reportedly Funding Secretive Anti-Amazon Lobbying Group

by Joseph Tsidulko

The tech giant, as part of its campaign to torpedo the award of the JEDI military cloud transformation contract to its cloud rival, has reportedly contributed to Free & Fair Markets, a nonprofit that isn't revealing its corporate backers.

5 Companies That Had A Rough Week

by Rick Whiting

For the week ending Sept. 20, CRN looks at IT companies that were unfortunate, unsuccessful or just didn't make good decisions.

DDN Plans To Acquire IntelliFlash, Formerly Known As Tegile, From Western Digital

by Joseph F. Kovar

DataDirect Networks, which also recently acquired Tintri, Nexenta and the Lustre file system, is continuing its acquisition spree and looking to bring together a full range of storage capabilities that work together to serve customer requirements.

Velocity Micro CEO: AMD Delayed Ryzen 3950X To Aid With Supply

by Dylan Martin

'It's simply a matter of demand outstretching the supply that had been expected,' Velocity Micro's Randy Copeland says of AMD's decision to delay the launch of its 16-core Ryzen 9 3950X processor to November.

Security Minute: 3 Ways To Win With SD-WAN

by Andrea Medeiros

Cloud-based apps must communicate and be secure, so you need to offer customers an all-encompassing solution that works. SEE why SD-WAN is the right choice!

WATCH: Oracle Cloud SVP Dismisses Claim That Oracle Was Late To Cloud Market

by Diana Blass

At Oracle OpenWorld, Oracle touted plans to produce the market’s first autonomous cloud and Oracle Cloud SVP Steve Daheb says the industry is taking note.

15 Hot Products And Services For The Midmarket

by Kyle Alspach

Vendors covering everything from cloud to data center to security showcased new solutions at the Midsize Enterprise Summit.

5 Companies That Came To Win This Week

by Rick Whiting

For the week ending Sept. 20, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their 'A' game to the channel.

Google Commits $3.3B To European Data Center Expansion

by Donna Goodison

The $3.3 billion commitment will include $662 million to expand Google’s data center presence in Hamina, Finland, where Google has invested $2.2 billion in the last decade.

The 5 Biggest Cisco Vulnerabilities In 2019 (So Far)

by Gina Narcisi

Tech giant Cisco is constantly identifying and battling new threats on the ever-evolving security landscape. Here are some of its biggest product vulnerabilities this year.

Cloud Data Center Spending To Surge After Server Capacity Reached

by Mark Haranas

‘We anticipate that the top 10 cloud service providers will bring more than 40 new regions online over the next 12 months. Spending on new servers and networking equipment is expected to ramp and drive cloud data center Capex to higher growth in 2020,’ says Dell’Oro Group’s Baron Fung.

Lexmark’s Kinlaw: Industry Experts Now Available To Help Partners Pull Deals Over The Finish Line

by O’Ryan Johnson

‘Since Lexmark began we’ve established industry expertise and really gained years of data and experiences, and now we’ve acquired a whole collection of industry consultants who understand the ins and outs of what our industry needs and what are best practices,’ channel chief Sammy Kinlaw tells CRN.

Splunk Expands Software Pricing Options For Customers, Partners

by Rick Whiting

New price plans are designed to help customers better calculate their TCO before they buy the vendor’s “Data-to-Everything” software.

HP Acquires Endpoint Security Firm Bromium

by Kyle Alspach

The PC and printer maker has been licensing Bromium’s anti-malware technology since 2017.

Google Cloud Engineering Director Ulku Rowe Files Discrimination Suit

by Donna Goodison

'Despite (Rowe’s) exceptional performance and Google’s recognition of her contributions, the company has discriminated against her on the basis of her gender by hiring her at a lower level than similarly situated men, paying her less than her male counterparts and failing to promote her to a role for which she was the most-qualified candidate,' a federal lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in New York states.

Partners: Apple Making Big Move To Fix BYOD With User Enrollment Solution

by Kyle Alspach

As part of iOS 13.1, Apple is launching a new device enrollment offering that automatically keeps users' personal data separate from business data.

Carbonite, Webroot To Simplify Invoicing, Renewals For Partners

by Michael Novinson

The product integration will examine the synergies between Webroot's endpoint protection suite and Carbonite's endpoint backup tool to better address prevention and recovery together in a more automated fashion.

DataDog’s Stock Surges As It IPOs After Rejecting Cisco’s Buyout Offer

by Gina Narcisi

DataDog’s stock popped on Thursday morning following reports that Cisco attempted to scoop up the cloud monitoring software firm for more than $7 billion before it went public.

Oracle’s Autonomous Cloud Push Has The Industry Taking Notice

by Diana Blass

‘The tech itself, the story assuming everything Larry said on stage is accurate, is actually pretty compelling,’ says analyst Daniel Newman, founding partner at Futurum Research.