CRN Networking News for VARs and Technology Integrators

Security Experts Discuss Top Tips Ahead Of GDPR Deadline *
SAP Reports That Quarterly Cloud Sales Exceed 1 Billion Euros For The First Time *
Head-To-Head: HP LaserJet M577dn Vs. Xerox VersaLink C505 *
NetSuite, Bolstered By Oracle, Infuses Artificial Intelligence Into Its Cloud Portfolio *
Power Play: Turning IoT Barriers Into Opportunities *
Puppet Goes Deeper On DevOps With New Products, Expands Cisco And Microsoft Alliances *
IT Services Giant Atos Forms Partnership With Google Cloud To Drive AI Enterprise Adoption *
Google Provides Another On Ramp To The Cloud With Partner Interconnect *

CRN Networking News

CenturyLink CEO To Retire Earlier Than Expected As Former Level 3 CEO Storey Steps Up

CenturyLink's longtime CEO, Glen Post, is moving up his retirement date by nearly eight months, and is turning down the position as CenturyLink chairman. Post will be succeeded by former Level 3 CEO Jeff Storey, CenturyLink's president and COO.
Focus, Consistent Efforts Will Sustain Growth As Solution Providers Transition To Game-Changing Technologies

Solution providers can use a few strategies to make sure they don't sacrifice revenue while transitioning to game-changing offerings like SD-WAN, next-generation security or containers.
Ooma Acquires UCaaS Provider Voxter To Pursue Larger, Midmarket, Enterprise Customers

VoIP provider Ooma is buying Canadian UCaaS provider Voxter Communications in a move that will help Ooma and its channel partners reach larger business clients.
Intermedia Chief Revenue Officer Martorano On The Big Unite UCaaS Opportunity, Private Labeling, The D&H Deal And Overcoming The Channel 'Fear' Factor

'Our competition is the channel community's fear of getting into this [Unified Communications-as-a-Service] market,' says Intermedia Chief Revenue Officer Eric Martorano speaking about the company's Unite UCaaS sales offensive.
Riverbed Adds Support For AWS, Microsoft Azure With Upgrades To SteelConnect SD-WAN Offering

The WAN optimization stalwart expands its SD-WAN offering to include connectivity and optimization for AWS Direct Connect and Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute.
8x8 Touts 'Astronomical' Channel Growth; Partner Deals Increasing 50 Percent Year-Over-Year

8x8 has seen "astronomical" growth in cloud communications sales through its burgeoning channel program. Now, the provider is actively recruiting new partners to drive more growth, especially in the enterprise.
Carrier Catchup: A Look At The Latest Buzz From The Telecom Industry In February

The country's largest broadband and wireless providers haven't sat still so far this year, nor has the government. Here's a look at five attention-grabbing telecom sector headlines.
CRN Exclusive: Broadvoice Bundles UCaaS, Contact Center, And Connectivity For SMBs

Channel-friendly Broadvoice is arming solution providers with a new platform that combines cloud PBX, contact center, and collaboration tools for SMB customers.
Verizon Closes Hard-Fought Straight Path Communications Purchase

Following a monthlong bidding war with AT&T last year, Verizon completed its purchase of wireless spectrum holder Straight Path Communications in an all-stock deal worth $3.1 billion.
Senators Attempt Net Neutrality Rollback Reversal

Congressional Democrats on Tuesday presented a plan to prevent the FCC's net neutrality repeal from happening, but they might lack the votes to pull it off.
6 Things To Know About The SD-WAN Subscription And Switch Blitz In Juniper's Expanded Multi-Cloud Portfolio

Juniper Networks is offering slew of new switches, services and SD-WAN solutions it says will allow customers to secure and automate potentially unwieldy cloud environments.
Juniper Sets Sights On Cisco With Huge Multi-Cloud Portfolio Expansion

"Cloud and multi-cloud is now table stakes, and if we don't solve the complexity problem, companies will fail in their migrations," said Mike Bushong, Juniper vice president of enterprise and cloud marketing.
4 Wireless Carriers Making Waves At Mobile World Congress 2018

Mobile World Congress 2018 has a slew of new technologies and brand-new partnerships on display this week in Barcelona. Here's what you can expect from the four U.S. leading carrier giants this week at MWC 2018.
GTT Communications Plans To Acquire Interoute For $2.3B To Enhance Its Cloud Connectivity Platform

Specifically, the acquisition of Interoute will add 15 data centers, 17 virtual data centers and 51 co-location facilities to GTT.
5 Things Partners Should Know About Cisco's New Crosswork Network Automation Portfolio

The networking giant says its channel partners have a big opportunity to profit from the tremendous amount of integration required for customers to bring the Crosswork Network Automation portfolio into their environments.
The Top 5 Best-Selling Gateways In Q4 2017

Here are the five vendors that sold the most gateways in the fourth quarter, according to The NPD Group.
CRN Exclusive: Cisco Earns Top Ratings For Response To Spectre, Meltdown Security Crisis

In a recent CRN survey of solution providers, Cisco outscored other big hardware vendors, including IBM, HPE and Dell EMC, for how it handled the Spectre and Meltdown bugs.
The Top 5 Best-Selling Switch Brands In Q4 2017

Here are the five vendors that sold the most switches through the channel in the fourth quarter, according to The NPD Group.
The Top 5 Best-Selling Router Brands In Q4 2017

Here are the top five best-selling routing vendors in the fourth quarter of 2017.
Partner Exchange Milestone: AT&T Tells Partners To Keep An Eye On IoT, Fiber Opportunities

AT&T's flagship partner program, Partner Exchange, is reaches its fifth anniversary, and the carrier is telling its 600-plus community of solution providers to look at IoT, fiber and next-gen networking opportunities to grow their business.