Networking

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  Coronavirus Will Change Tech Landscape In A ‘Radical’ Way, Solution Providers Say

  by Gina Narcisi

  'People are afraid of change and don't want to disrupt their environment. Well, people are disrupted now and they are learning,' says one solution provider who believes that the coronavirus is forcing digital transformation.

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  Cisco Certifications, Specializations Renewal Deadlines Extended Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

  by Gina Narcisi

  ‘We want to make sure our partners have the ability to service their customers and communities right now and while they get ready for the phase after the virus,’ says Cisco's Channel Chief Oliver Tuszik.

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  Cisco Commits $225M To Combat Coronavirus Pandemic

  by Gina Narcisi

  Cisco is putting up $225 million in cash, services and products to support nonprofits, businesses and government agencies locally and globally battling the effects of COVID-19.

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  5 Companies That Came To Win This Week

  by Rick Whiting

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

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  Cisco CEO: 'We’ve Had 5.5B Meeting Minutes' During Coronavirus Pandemic In March

  by Gina Narcisi

  Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins appeared on CNBC to talk about surging videoconferencing numbers, but more importantly, how private enterprises must step up and help their communities during the coronavirus crisis.

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  AT&T Tells 245K Employees To Work From Home To Limit Coronavirus Exposure

  by Gina Narcisi

  AT&T on Friday instructed its more than 245,000 global and domestic employees to work remotely if they can due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

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  Partners Applaud Free Cisco Security, UC Licenses Extended During Coronavirus Pandemic

  by Gina Narcisi

  COVID-19 coronavirus is putting a sudden strain on IT teams to enable remote workers. Partners are taking advantage of tech vendors, such as Cisco, extending free licenses for remote collaboration and security tools.

• Intent-Based Networking Pioneer Apstra Launches Formal Channel Program

  by Gina Narcisi

  The Apstra Partner Advantage program will help partners sell data center networking automation that can play well with other third-party networking gear, such as from Cisco, Arista and Juniper Networks.

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  Cisco Employs Mandatory Work From Home Policy Due To Coronavirus

  by Gina Narcisi

  COVID-19 coronavirus is hitting the tech segment hard as Cisco cancels partner-focused events and implements a mandatory work from home for many of its employees.

• Mobile App, New Marketing Tools And More: GreenLink Networks Going Big With MSPs

  by Gina Narcisi

  Channel-only GreenLink Networks says it understands how to help MSPs expand their business better than the competition because of its leadership's prior experience as an MSP.

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  Zoom Video Refocuses Channel Efforts On Agents, Recurring Revenue-Minded Partners

  by Gina Narcisi

  UC and video specialist Zoom is now making its widely-popular voice and video solutions available through the agent channel.

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  Cisco's David Goeckeler Named Western Digital CEO; Todd Nightingale To Lead Cisco Enterprise Networking

  by Gina Narcisi

  Cisco Meraki leader Todd Nightingale will lead Cisco's newly-restructured Enterprise Networking and Cloud business as David Goeckeler takes a new position as CEO of Western Digital.

• PlanetOne 'Awakens Sleeping Giant' By Adding Sprint To Its Portfolio: Exclusive

  by Gina Narcisi

  The partnership between PlanetOne and Sprint Business will give partners access to a domestic wireline giant with international reach, the master agent told CRN.

• IntelePeer: CPaaS Is 'Not A Feature Set, It's A Toolkit'

  by Gina Narcisi

  ‘CPaaS with us is not solving a single problem for a single vertical, it's meant to be more of a toolkit for customers,’ says Peter Neal, senior sales engineer for IntelePeer at Xchange 2020.

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  New Juniper Partner Program Emphasizes Enterprise Push: Exclusive

  by Gina Narcisi

  ‘We are looking to drive $50 million dollars of growth in the enterprise over the next 18 months and we are investing about $25 million into that effort,’ Juniper's new Channel Chief Gordon Mackintosh says.