CRN Networking News
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Alan Foy tells CRN that the company can't capitalize on rapidly growing markets in North America, Europe and Asia without a stable of strong partners committed to selling across its newly expanded portfolio and in combination with hot SaaS offerings.
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Star2Star Merges With Blueface And Becomes StarBlue, New CEO Counting On Channel To Spur Rapid Global Growth
Alan Foy, formerly CEO of Dublin, Ireland-based Blueface and now head of the combined company, says Star2Star's strong channel program will serve as a blueprint as StarBlue expands into new geographies and deeper into midmarket and enterprise accounts. -
10 Networking Predictions For 2018
The networking space promises to remain red-hot in 2018 as vendors and startups alike try to seize the opportunity in an ever-changing market. -
CenturyLink Appoints Former Dell EMC, Level 3 Execs To Head Up Marketing, Product Management
CenturyLink taps Dell EMC's former global senior vice president of marketing, Gaurav Chand, and telecom veteran Shaun Andrews to lead marketing and product management as the company digests its massive Level 3 Communications purchase. -
The 10 Biggest Cisco Stories Of 2017
Launching the "new network," spending billions on acquisitions and getting hit by a faulty component issue topped the list for the biggest Cisco stories of 2017. -
AT&T, Comcast Pledge Tax Savings Windfall Will Go Toward Network Investments, Employee Bonuses
The passing of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Wednesday, which slashes the corporate tax rate, has AT&T and Comcast promising employee bonuses and significant business investment plans. -
WTG Hires Carrier Channel Pioneer To Help Partners Go Big With Top Telcos
Tom Gorey, WTG's new director of strategic alliances, is ready to help partners take advantage of upcoming partner program updates and grow their businesses with carriers as those telecom providers rely more heavily on partners in 2018. -
The 10 Biggest Networking Stories Of 2017
CRN breaks down the top ten biggest stories of 2017 that captured the network world's attention. -
Tech CEO And Entrepreneur: Death Of Net Neutrality Could Stifle Startups
Wasabi Technologies CEO and Carbonite Co-Founder David Friend discusses the possible dangers that face startups when broadband providers can slow or interfere with competitive services using their networks. -
5 Things You Need To Know About Aerohive's New SD-WAN Solution
Aerohive argues that its new SD-WAN solution is more united and easily managed than offerings from Cisco and other competitors. -
7 Things To Know About Cisco's Executive Shakeup
The departures of 22-year Cisco executives Chris Dedicoat and Rebecca Jacoby sent further signals to partners that CEO Chuck Robbins intends to completely remake the networking giant as a leader in the market for cloud-based solutions. -
The 10 Biggest Telecom Stories Of 2017
From multi-billion mergers and acquisitions, to competition heating up in the wireless arena, to the fate of Net Neutrality hanging in the balance, 2017 was a busy year in the telecom industry. Here are ten of the biggest headline-making news stories. -
With More Than 1,000 Partners On Board, Cisco's ConnectWise Partnership Shows Early Momentum
"If the first 30 days are a litmus test, then I think we're super excited about the momentum and the net-new opportunities we're creating for our partners," said Cisco executive Nirav Sheth. -
Partners: Cisco Exec Shakeup Is A Sign Of CEO Robbins' Focus On Software Transformation
Two of Cisco's top executives, including its global sales leader, are leaving the networking giant next year as the company continues its transformation into a recurring-revenue software company. -
Magna5 VP: Solution Providers Can Tackle WAN Transformation With SD-WAN
Solution providers can help transform their customers' WAN using SD-WAN technology, according to Magna5 at the NexGen 2017 Conference & Technology Expo. -
SADA Systems CEO: Solution Providers Can Make Money Working With Cloud Heavyweights
Solution provider CEO says there's a lot of opportunity in the whole process of moving to, managing and monitoring multi-cloud environments and he's aiming to make it easier for partners to get on-board. -
Ruckus President Rabinovitsj On The Company's Channel Renaissance And How Partners Can Make Bank While Taking On Cisco Meraki
Ruckus Networks president Dan Rabinovitsj said the company is putting a tight focus on the channel's role in growing revenue in key verticals and with initiatives in the cloud. -
Debunking The Myths Of Providing Unified Communications-As-A-Service
Solution providers who step up to the plate with voice services will find that issues related to deployment, support, reliability, and more are really myths, Intermedia executives said at the NexGen conference. -
Cisco CEO Robbins on John Chambers: 'You're The Cornerstone In Our History'
Chambers Monday looked back on a 27-year career with Cisco, and said the company under Robbins is poised to lead a rapidly changing IT market. -
Cisco's Chambers Term As Chairman Ends Monday, Board Expected To Pass Torch To CEO Robbins
The board is expected to appoint CEO Chuck Robbins to the chairman's position during the company's annual shareholder meeting scheduled for Monday afternoon.