Enterprise Networking

CenturyLink Fiber Expansion Brings Benefits To Partners, Businesses

by Gina Narcisi
CenturyLink just extended the reach of its fiber into 50 major cities to empower more businesses that need a reliable network for their next-gen applications, such as IoT.
Managed Services Powerhouse Computex Achieves Cisco Gold Quad Master Status

by Gina Narcisi
Computex Technology Solutions has joined the very intimate group of Cisco Gold Quad Master partners, having earned Master-level certifications in Collaboration, Security, Cloud and Managed Services.
Cisco In Talks To Buy Signal Sciences To Grow Cybersecurity Portfolio: Report

by Gina Narcisi
Cisco is reportedly interested in scooping up cybersecurity startup Signal Sciences, a company that's a member of Cisco's Security Technical Alliance.
8x8 Inc. To Buy Singapore CPaaS Provider Wavecell For $125 Million

by Gina Narcisi
The deal marks 8x8's entry into the Communications Platform-as-a-Service space.
AT&T, Microsoft Team Up In Massive Cloud, 5G Deal Reportedly Worth Billions

by Gina Narcisi
The multi-year deal, which is reportedly worth more than $2 billion, will have AT&T and Microsoft collaborating on cloud and bringing new 5G and IoT solutions to the market.
Cato Networks Just Made SD-WAN Management Simpler

by Gina Narcisi
The Israeli company has unveiled a new partner portal and a fully-managed SD-WAN option for partners and customers, especially as more solution providers become MSPs.
Cisco To Acquire Acacia Communications For $2.6 Billion

by Gina Narcisi
Cisco revealed plans Tuesday to scoop up one of its suppliers, Acacia Communications, a manufacturer of optical interconnect products, for $2.6 billion, to boost its networking portfolio.
Versa Networks CEO On Shaking Up The SD-WAN Market

by Diana Blass
Versa Networks CEO Kelly Ahuja tells CRN, “If you’re not talking about Versa, somebody else is.”
Huawei Executive: ‘We Seem To Be Caught In The Middle’ Of U.S.-China Trade War

by Joseph F. Kovar
Days after President Trump signaled a possible easing of trade restrictions between U.S. tech suppliers and Huawei, the Department of Commerce appears to be keeping Huawei on its blacklist, a situation Huawei tells CRN is confusing for both sides.
HPE Rolls Out New Tools For Partners To Reach SMB Customers

by Diana Blass
HPE rolls out SMB bundles and unveils price cuts to its popular ProLiant server portfolio.
Cisco’s Most Profitable Partners All Have One Thing In Common

by Diana Blass
Cisco’s Nirav Sheth describes what partners are doing to embrace transformation across the company’s portfolio.
Extreme Networks Plans To Acquire Aerohive To Boost Wi-Fi Chops, Subscription Services

by Gina Narcisi
The deal is aimed at strengthening Extreme's leadership position in cloud management, wireless networking and SD-WAN and is expected to raise Extreme’s revenue mix to about 30 percent from subscription recurring revenue.
CloudGenix Unveils CloudBlades For Cloud-Delivered Branch Offices

by Gina Narcisi
‘We've been asking ourselves what the future of the branch looks like, and if you can deliver all infrastructure services that a branch needs from the cloud using best of breed providers, it will obviously be very, very transformative,’ CloudGenix CEO Kumar Ramachandran tells CRN.
Buses Are Running On Time Thanks To Cisco’s IoT Solutions

by Diana Blass
Vikas Butaney, vice president of IoT Product at Cisco, discusses Cisco’s success stories and investment in IoT.
Cisco Explains The Wow Factor Behind Its Duo Security Acquisition

by Diana Blass
Cisco says Duo Security’s cloud-based model adds more services opportunities for its channel partners.