CRN Channel News
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As part of this year's Channel Madness Tournament, CRN readers will be able to pick and submit their own brackets.
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Partners Anxiously Anticipating Decision On Dell VMware Reverse Merger
CNBC Report: Decision on merging Dell Technologies and VMware likely will come in April. Dell and his team prefer that route for tackling debt, accessing VMware's cash flow. -
Big Data Startup Iguazio Debuts Its First Channel Program, Seeks VARs And SIs With Vertical Industry Expertise
Partner program will focus on partner training and technical certification on Iguazio's unified data platform. -
Solution Provider Red8 Taps Industry Vet As New President
Frank Wiacek, who previously worked at Berkshire Computer and EMC, says Red8 will meet customer requirements whether on-premises, in the cloud, or everywhere in between. -
Splunk Readies Partner Program Tracks For OEMs, Distributors And Referral Partners
At its Partner Summit conference this week, Splunk is also rolling out new partner specializations and Partner+ program enhancements designed to simplify channel partner engagements. -
Office Depot To Launch SMB Security Offering, Tech Support Dispatch Services Nationwide In Q2
The retail powerhouse has intriguing plans to establish a significant SMB tech services business following its landmark $1 billion purchase of CompuCom. -
MSP Lewan Technology Monitoring 'Just About Anything' As Services Sales Surge
"The potential for growth in the managed services space is virtually unlimited," said Lewan President and CEO Fred Cannataro. -
2018 Channel Chiefs: The Partner Pulse
As the IT landscape transforms and solution providers make the necessary shifts to stay current, today's channel chiefs must have that 'adaptable mind-set' as well. Here are the executives who know how to create a partner program that delivers. -
2018 CRN Channel Madness
CRN's fourth annual Channel Madness Tournament of Chiefs pits some of the channel's best-known executives against each other in head-to-head battles where CRN readers vote to determine the victors. -
5 Companies That Had A Rough Week
For the week ending Feb. 23, CRN looks at IT companies that were unfortunate, unsuccessful or just didn't make good decisions. -
5 Companies That Came To Win This Week
For the week ending Feb. 23, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their 'A' game to the channel. -
Dell EMC Makes Big Gains In Reducing Channel Conflict; Deal Reg Escalation Plummets 80 Percent
"So we have a saying internally, 'Our say-to-do ratio needs to be extremely high on the do side.' So where they were examples of inappropriate behavior we just said, 'No more,'" said Dell EMC President and COO Marius Haas. -
CRN Exclusive: Synnex CEO Kevin Murai And His Successor, Dennis Polk, Discuss The Future Of Distribution
Kevin Murai, outgoing Synnex CEO, and Dennis Polk, who takes over on March 1, discuss the challenges ahead for Synnex and for distribution as a whole. -
Blockchain Technology Drives Converge To Add Becker-Carroll To Its Growing List Of Acquisitions
Becker-Carroll, the third solution provider acquisition for Converge, provides the company what it calls a rare expertise in blockchain technology. -
ConvergeOne To Buy Arrow's Systems Integration Business For $36M
Arrow SI, which specializes in cloud, unified communications and contact center solutions, is ConvergeOne's 16th acquisition since 2005. -
Brainware: Computex's Top Talent Sounds Off On The Secret To The Company's Success
CRN speaks with the top executive talent at Computex to get their perspective into the secret to the company's Brainware consulting methodology and success. -
Meet 10 Vendor Execs Who Personally Solved A Partner's Problem
We asked the honorees of the Channel Chiefs 2018 list to tell us how they personally helped solve a problem for a solution provider partner in the last year. Here's what they had to say. -
Solution Provider CTG Buys $30M Engineering And Consulting Specialist
Channel M&A: CTG said the $16.5 million cash purchase of Soft Company will open up "significant" cross-selling opportunities in France's $40 billion IT services sector. -
9 Ways Vendor MDF Programs Are Changing
We asked the honorees of the Channel Chiefs 2018 list to tell us about their organization's channel MDF strategy and how they see it evolving in 2018. Here's what they had to say. -
ConnectWise President Arrested On Drug Charge
David Bellini, head of ConnectWise's international business, was arrested on a drug charge in Florida. The company, in a statement, cites "chronic pain" as the trigger for Bellini's "overuse" of drugs.