Cloud

The 10 Biggest Cloud Outages Of 2019 (So Far)

by Joseph Tsidulko

Here are the 10 cloud outages so far this year that have generated the most public backlash and, accordingly, did the most to deteriorate trust in the cloud services model for IT.

The 9 Biggest Microsoft Announcements At Inspire 2019

by Kyle Alspach

Microsoft is unveiling a wide range of partner-focused enhancements just ahead of the Inspire conference, including around Azure, Dynamics 365 and Teams.

IBM CEO Rometty's 5 Boldest Statements On Closing The $34 Billion Red Hat Acquisition

by Joseph Tsidulko

‘This deal not only does accelerate our revenue, it resets the whole cloud landscape,’ says IBM CEO Ginny Rometty.

Eaton’s Del Misenheimer: ‘We’re Not Doing IoT. We’re Going To Enable IoT’

by Joseph F. Kovar

In a wide-ranging interview with CRN, Misenheimer, president of Eaton’s Control and Protection Division, says that UPSes and power distribution units have been ‘smart’ devices for the last 10 or 15 years. What’s new, he says, is that the applications that use those devices locally need to be able to derive value from having that data and analytics.

The Top Things To Know About Becoming An AWS Partner

by Donna Goodison

‘Our pace of innovation and what we offer to partners really is more significant than any of our competitors,’ says Kelly Hartman, the global head of the AWS Partner Network. ‘We spend a lot of time actually working with partners to look at things that matter to them and their customers. We really take a personalized approach to helping companies get there.’

VMware’s Pat Gelsinger On ‘All-In’ Container Bet And HPE ‘Commitment’

by Mark Haranas

‘We are by no means satisfied with where we are and we’re committed to continue to extend and build more unique opportunities with HPE,’ says VMware CEO Pat Geslinger in an interview with CRN.

Antonio Neri’s 10 Most Provocative Statements At HPE Discover 2019

by Steven Burke

HPE CEO Antonio Neri says HPE’s “open” approach to the cloud is in sharp contrast to competitors who want to “lock” customers into “walled gardens.”

Dell’s Joyce Mullen On Dell-VMware Strategy, Cloud Incentives And ‘Fabulous’ Channel Growth

by Mark Haranas

‘We will make sure there’s great partner value in the Dell Technologies Cloud platforms and we will drive new incentives accordingly,’ says Dell’s channel chief Joyce Mullen in an interview with CRN.

Antonio Neri’s 5 Boldest Statements On HPE’s Partner Commitment

by Steven Burke

HPE CEO Antonio Neri told partners at the Global Partner Summit that HPE “has been, is and will continue to be a partner led company” – unlike some of HPE’s competitors who are partner led one day and “the next day they are direct.”

Antonio Neri: Why Dell's Cloud Platform Is A ‘Bad Imitation’ Of HPE Greenlake

by Steven Burke

HPE Enterprise President and CEO Antonio Neri, who has ramped up the HPE innovation charge, says that the Dell Technologies Cloud Platform is a 'bad imitation' of HPE GreenLake.

HPE North America Channel Chief Terry Richardson: 5 Bets Partners Should Make To Drive Sales Growth

by Steven Burke

HPE North America Channel Chief Terry Richardson says partners need to make bets on key opportunities like GreenLake, Edge compute, intelligent storage, ProLiant volume compute and HPE customer choice alliances to drive sales growth.

8 Biggest Microsoft Azure Security Issues You Need To Know About

by Michael Novinson

From focusing more heavily on applications than infrastructure to dealing more frequently with customers with lots of private data, here are eight of the biggest Microsoft Azure security issues seen by technical experts.

5 Things To Know About The Monster Salesforce-Tableau Deal

by Joseph Tsidulko

Salesforce partners are eager to learn which Tableau components will be integrated into existing products, which might spawn new products, and which will continue to standalone.