Data Center Services

Cisco CFO Scott Herren: ‘I Have A Huge Affinity For Channel Partners’

by Gina Narcisi

Cisco Chief Financial Officer Scott Herren, a self-proclaimed channel guy, talks with CRN about revamping enterprise agreements, consumption-based IT, and how important partners are in driving software and subscriptions for the tech giant.
Michael Dell On VMware Spin-Off, Supply Shortages And Channel Commitment

by Mark Haranas

“We’ve never been more optimistic about our ability to innovate, delight customers and deliver growth, and create value for all of our shareholders in the coming years,” said Dell in an exclusive interview with CRN.
Dell’s Rola Dagher On Partner Commitment And Channel Growth

by Mark Haranas

Dell’s global channel chief Rola Dagher talks to CRN about Dell’s channel commitment as partners voice concerns about some of the company’s recent channel decisions.
These 33 Top Tech Companies Put Employees First: People Magazine

by C.J. Fairfield

In a people-first approach, tech companies have really homed in on helping others in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. People magazine’s 100 Companies That Care 2021 runs through many of those companies who are giving back and putting forward efforts to help their own and others in the community.
VMware CEO On Nutanix-Red Hat Pact, Dell Spin-Off And Stock

by Mark Haranas

VMware CEO Raghu Raghuram talks to CRN about the benefits of the upcoming spin-off from Dell Technologies, VMware’s recent stock drop, SaaS driving more innovation and his thoughts on the new Nutanix and Red Hat partnership.
4 New Solutions For Lenovo’s TruScale Infrastructure Services Platform

by Kyle Alspach

While Lenovo is broadening out its TruScale offering into an ‘everything-as-a-service’ platform, the company also announced new infrastructure solutions for TruScale from Microsoft Azure, VMware, Intel and Deloitte.
HPE, Dell Battle For Server Market-Share Supremacy

by Mark Haranas

The global server market hit $23.6 billion in second-quarter 2021, with midrange and high-end server sales dropping 30 percent or more, according to new data from IDC. CRN breaks down the top five server vendors that led the world in market share and total number of servers shipped.
Park Place Technologies: 8 Things To Know As Partner Program Debuts

by Joseph F. Kovar

Park Place Technologies, the largest third-party hardware maintenance provider that is also expanding into monitoring and management services, has been around for 30 years, and is finally getting ready to formalize the relationship with partners who already account for over 40 percent of its revenue. Here are eight keys to understanding the company.
Lenovo Tech World 2021: 5 Things To Know On The TruScale Expansion

by Kyle Alspach

The company is broadening its TruScale data center infrastructure offering to also include device-as-a-service and silicon-as-a-service, in a move that should create ‘sticky opportunities’ for partners, a Lenovo executive told CRN.
5 Things To Know About Dell’s Second-Quarter Financials

by Joseph F. Kovar

‘Whether we are reopening or reclosing, eating in restaurants or ordering out, returning to the office or staying at home, the one constant has been an unprecedented demand for technology. Another constant has been our ability to execute against our stated strategy and deliver consistent performance no matter the market dynamic,’ says Jeff Clarke, Dell’s vice chairman and co-COO.
Schneider Electric: 6 Ways UPS As A Service Boosts Channel Sales

by Mark Haranas

‘We’re letting MSPs be a one-stop shop for their customers so they can lock down the whole sale and the whole life-cycle solution [with UPS as a Service],” says Schneider Electric’s Gail Fredrickson.
How Eaton’s Tripp Lite Buy Will Boost Its Power Market Share: Curtiz Gangi

by Mark Haranas

As Schneider Electric ‘has kept their No. 1 position for a long time -- and some of its been degraded over time -- we’ve become a true position player in this market with the breadth of the portfolio that we have, as well as that share position,’ said Eaton Vice President Curtiz Gangi at XChange+ 2021.
10 Hot Server, Storage, HCI And Networking Products In 2021

by Mark Haranas

CRN takes a technical dive into 10 new data center infrastructure hardware products that are becoming the foundation of the digital world.
The 10 Coolest New Dell Products Of 2021 (So Far)

by Mark Haranas

From new Latitude laptops and webcams to PowerEdge servers and PowerStore, here are the ten hottest new Dell Technologies products that hit the market in 2021.
The 10 Biggest Tech M&A Deals Of 2021 (So Far)

by Rick Whiting

Here’s a look at the biggest tech mergers and acquisitions that have been announced, completed or are still in the works in 2021 (so far).