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15 Hot Products And Services For MSPs

DattoCon 2018 saw a wide range of IT services-oriented vendors expand their MSP-focused offerings. Here are 15 that stood out from the crowd.
CRN Exclusive: C Spire Buys MSP Super Power TekLinks

The blockbuster deal creates a creates a nationwide end to end, hybrid IT enterprise power that can design, implement and deliver a full suite of IT services both on and off premises, wired and wireless, public and private cloud.
DattoCon 2018: Datto Leverages Recent Buys In Move To Be Top MSP-centric Tech Provider

MSPs at the DattoCon 2018 conference cheered loudly when Datto introduced a native iOS app for Autotask, one of many significant upgrades the company used to prove it is a candidate for the title of top contender in the MSP technology and services business.
DattoCon 2018: Datto Widens, Sharpens Its MSP-centric Approach After Autotask, Networking Acquisitions

Datto CEO Austin McChord opened this week's DattoCon 2018 conference by noting how quickly the SMB IT business is growing and how Datto and its MSP partners can take advantage of that growth with an ever-wider range of services.
Comcast Makes $65B Bid For 21st Century Fox Assets, Topping Disney's Offer

Comcast says 21st Century Fox businesses to be sold "are highly complementary to ours."
30 Notable IT Executive Moves: May 2018

Intel and Office Depot were among the companies that saw big leadership shakeups in May, but none were as dramatic as the resignation of Xerox CEO Jeff Jacobson and his fellow board members.
The UC Upper Hand: Product Plus Enablement Equals Success

Intermedia continues to honor its pledge to help partners be successful. Find out how you can earn more as you learn more with Intermedia’s wide scope of resources, training programs and financial incentives for your cloud business.
5 Companies That Had A Rough Week

For the week ending June 8, CRN looks at IT companies that were unfortunate, unsuccessful or just didn't make good decisions.
The 25 Biggest IT Companies On The 2018 Fortune 500

The annual Fortune 500 list feature several IT companies, including 10 that cracked the top 50. Here's how the top IT companies fared in the 2018 Fortune 500.
Power Play: Partner Profitability With Power Management-As-A-Service

It’s time for solution providers to embrace the digital world and rethink the way they look at power. Eaton is helping partners to better identify and sell power management solutions by now introducing software products and services into the mix.
NexusTek Acquires BTG As Part Of Continued Rollup Of MSPs

NexusTek's acquisition of Breakthrough Technology Group is its fourth in an ongoing string of acquisitions aimed at building the scale the company says it needs to provide full call center, engineering, and other services to SMBs.
Ingram Micro Goes Above And Beyond For Partners

Four solution providers show how they are seeing success by relying on Ingram Micro and its deep bench of technical, financial and community support.
Ingram Micro Puts Spotlight On As-A-Service Opportunities

Ingram Micro is stepping up its as-a-service initiatives to help solution providers transition their business models to focus on business outcomes, not just technology deployment.
CRN Interview: Ingram Micro's Paul Bay On The Importance Of Being A Business Consultant

Ingram Micro Americas President Paul Bay spoke with CRN about how the distributor is helping partners grow their revenue, the Internet of Things opportunity and managed services market momentum.
5 Companies That Came To Win This Week

For the week ending May 11, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their 'A' game to the channel.
30 Notable IT Executive Moves: April 2018

Intel turned heads in April when it hired not one but two former executives from archrival AMD. Then another major vendor, VMware, saw the departure of an executive who left to become CEO of a fast-growing Silicon Valley startup.
D&H Helps SMB Solution Providers Take Marketing To The Next Level

D&H's Mary Campbell has made it her -- and her company's -- mission to help SMB-focused solution providers take advantage of marketing to put themselves front and center with potential customers.
Cutting Complexity: D&H Helps Partners Build Solid Solutions For SMB Customers

Partners are building best-in-class solutions with help from D&H as the distributor remains focused on the SMB end user and the resellers that support them.
CRN Interview: CEO Izzy Schwab The Importance Of The D&H Constitution

D&H Distributing CEO Izzy Schwab spoke with CRN about the company's centennial and why he created the D&H Constitution.
2018 Mobility 100: 30 Coolest Mobile Security And Device Management Vendors

We've rounded up the leading security vendors focused on mobile threats to businesses, along with the top providers of mobile device management offerings.

Slide Shows

	The 10 Hottest New Smartphones Of 2018 (So Far) Major new smartphone releases for the year have included the Samsung Galaxy S9, the BlackBerry KEY2 and the LG G7 ThinQ.
	Emerging Vendors 2018: Top Big Data Companies You Need To Know As part of CRN's Emerging Vendors for 2018, here are 15 hot big data companies, founded in 2012 or later, that solution providers should be aware of.
	Head-To-Head: New Apple MacBook Pro Vs. Lenovo X1 Carbon The CRN Test Center compares Apple's new MacBook Pro for 2018 vs Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon (6th gen) on price and specs.