Cloud

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.

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.

Larry Ellison: Oracle's Cloud Infrastructure Gives Its Cloud Software Massive Advantage

by Joseph Tsidulko

In a rare moment of emotion, Oracle's Executive Chairman also choked up in wishing his friend, Oracle CEO Mark Hurd, a speedy recovery from the illness which forced him to step away from the company.

What Makes VMware On Oracle Cloud Different Than Its Rivals?

by Joseph Tsidulko

Oracle insists its first partnership with the private cloud leader is not a me-too play. Instead, both companies wanted to differentiate the service to give large enterprises more choice in adopting VMware Cloud Foundation in the public cloud.

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

Cloudian Spins Off AI-focused Tech With $9M From NTT Docomo, Others

by Joseph F. Kovar

Edgematrix was started a couple years ago when two non-AI engineers were assigned to develop AI solutions to help consume data stored by Cloudian, and now Cloudian is ready to make that technology available as an AI platform on which others can develop.

Study Reveals Why Some Businesses Aren’t Adopting VMware Cloud on AWS

by Diana Blass

A new survey by Faction projects significant growth for VMware Cloud on AWS over the next two years, but 48 percent of respondents say there’s one reason why they’ll pass.

Backup And Disaster Recovery Minute: Protecting Customers With Purpose-Built Clouds

by Aaron Nobil

Learn how StorageCraft is instilling trust in its partners by providing its own purpose-built cloud specifically engineered for disaster recovery.

EVP Jason Zander On Microsoft Azure ‘Mega-Deals' And Tier-1 Workloads

by Donna Goodison

'When you see those very large deals, you're seeing us also integrate and supply technology and partner very deeply with that,' Microsoft Azure EVP Jason Zander says. 'You need that kind of structural advantage of the cloud and the edge.'

HashiCorp Looks To ‘Flip Its Channel On Its Side’, Redirect Enterprise Accounts To Partners

by Joseph Tsidulko

New channel chief Michelle Graff told CRN and attendees of the HashiConf Partner Summit that a major revamp of the startup’s channel program shifts focus from volume to specialization as the DevOps pioneer sets a timetable for becoming a channel-led sales organization.

HPE Accelerates Machine Learning With ML Ops Container Software

by Steven Burke

‘Partners need to build out their (machine learning and AI) practices, bench strength and expertise in this area so they can help customers in the next phase of the journey,’ says HPE BlueData Vice President of Marketing Jason Schroedl.

50 Attorneys General Launch New Bipartisan Google Antitrust Probe

by Donna Goodison

‘There's a fine line sometimes between aggressive business practices and illegal ones,” says Utah AG Sean Reyes. “Our investigation will determine whether Google has crossed that line. This is not anti-tech. This is actually for the benefit of the tech ecosystem to help level the playing field.’

5 Companies That Had A Rough Week

by Rick Whiting

For the week ending Sept. 6, CRN looks at IT companies that were unfortunate, unsuccessful or just didn't make good decisions.

AppDirect's AppSmart Completes WTG Integration, Looks To Disrupt The Telecom Channel

by Joseph Tsidulko

A subsidiary of a leading SaaS marketplace vendor, AppSmart has now merged a cloud services provider and master telecom agency, yielding an innovative channel play.