CRN Cloud News for VARs and Technology Integrators

AWS Takes Deep Dive Into Internet Of Things

The platform for integrating device data offers a potential boon for solution providers.
AWS Lets New Features Fly At Re:Invent

As has come to be expected, the opening keynote unveils new capabilities for the industry's leading cloud platform.
AWS Chief Jassy Launches Broadside On 'Old Guard' Database Rival Oracle

Amazon Web Services chief Andy Jassy took shots at Oracle and other database vendors during a keynote address at the AWS re:Invent conference.
7 Things Coming For AWS Partners

AWS Channel Chief Terry Wise got re:Invent rolling with a Global Partner Summit, where he gave solution providers a preview of what's to come.
Ex-VMware vCloud Air Sales Chief Joins Storage Startup Run By Nutanix Co-Founder

Riccardo Di Blasio, former head of sales and marketing for VMware's public cloud service, joins a startup that's focused on the so-called secondary storage market, which is heating up fast.
Strange Bedfellows: AWS And Rackspace Tie The Knot At Re:Invent

As CRN first reported in July, Rackspace will offer Fanatical Support to AWS customers.
VMware Exec Hired By Container Tech Startup As COO

Mathew Lodge, who was VP of cloud services at VMware, brings credibility to Weaveworks, a developer of technology for software-defined networking across containers, in the very crowded container startup business.
2015 Cloud Partner Program Guide (Part Two)

CRN spotlights those companies devoting significant resources to their cloud partner programs and backing up partners with training, support and financial incentives. This is part two of our list.
2015 Cloud Partner Program Guide (Part One)

CRN spotlights those companies devoting significant resources to their cloud partner programs and backing up partners with training, support and financial incentives. This is part one of our list.
Friends In High Places: The 2015 Cloud Partner Program Guide

CRN spotlights those companies devoting significant resources to their cloud partner programs and backing up partners with training, support and financial incentives.
OrionVM Inks Deal To Supply AT&T Partners With White-Label Cloud

AT&T's channel can brand their own IaaS service with the technology imported from Australia
AWS, Rackspace Deal Is Imminent

The Wall Street Journal says a partnership is in the works, as CRN first reported in July.
Meet The Cloud Broker: Helping Partners Help Customers

A service provider that has become a cloud broker shares how other solution providers can get into brokering and selling cloud services. Via itbestofbreed.com
EMC's David Goulden: 5 Advantages Of Hybrid Cloud

In a 'Reflections' blog posted Tuesday, Goulden sets out his vision for the future of IT, and it rests squarely on a model that embraces cloud while still relying on some traditional hardware.
Equinix Cloud Exchange Debuts Direct Access To Office 365 Through Microsoft ExpressRoute

Enterprises for the first time can access Microsoft's popular office productivity suite on a private connection.
Microsoft Starts Selling Azure Internet-Of-Things Suite, Teases New Container Management Tech For Enterprises

Microsoft is hitching its wagon to two of the IT industry's hottest technologies: the Internet of Things and Docker containers. An executive says it's all about making enterprises more efficient.
VMware's Top vCloud Air Sales And Marketing Exec Resigns, Longtime EMC Exec Takes Over

Riccardo Di Blasio, VMware's top sales and marketing executive for vCloud Air, is leaving the company, and he's being replaced with a 24-year EMC veteran.
Analysts: Signs Show Citrix Not Likely Considering Dell Buyout, Or Any Other Acquisition

TBR researchers recently returned from meetings with senior Citrix leaders, and walked away believing no acquisition was in the works.
AppDirect Buys AppCarousel, Consolidating App Store Platforms

AppDirect's partner programs will be extended to AppCarousel's platform, which delivers software for interconnected devices.
Dell Acquisition Of Citrix Makes Sense For Partners, But Could Be Too Expensive

Analysts caution that buying the cloud solutions developer could simply be too costly for Dell to pull off.

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