Managed Services

5 Hot New SMB Products To Check Out

by Kyle Alspach

Innovative products for SMBs in networking, storage and scanning were unveiled at CES 2019.

20 Hot Products And Services Solution Providers Need To Know

by Joseph F. Kovar

From security and storage offerings to collaboration and cloud, here are 20 forward-thinking products and services that solution providers should consider adding to their repertoires that were on display at the NexGen 2018 Conference and Expo.

Google’s Carolee Gearhart On Workforce Transformation, 'Leaning In' On Open Source, And What Partners Can Expect In 2019

by Gina Narcisi

Google Cloud channel chief Carolee Gearhart talks with CRN about the company's focus on open source, its artificial intellligence and machine-learning chops, and why she thinks now is the time for innovation-focused channel partners to join Google.

Carousel Industries CTO Jason Viera On 2019 Demand Drivers, Key Partnerships

by Rick Whiting

Jason Viera, promoted by Carousel in June to be the solution provider's CTO, is charged with leading the company's technology and innovation initiatives. In an interview with CRN, Viera talked about what he sees ahead for the company in the new year

Holiday Season M&A: 5 Tech Deals You Should Know About This Week

by O’Ryan Johnson

Five high-profile acquisitions by big tech names this last week underscore a busy year for M&A.

The 10 Coolest New DevOps Tools Of 2018

by Gina Narcisi

From container and infrastructure configuration management to continuous integration and delivery, CRN looks at 10 DevOps tools in 2018 that solution providers should know about.

The 10 Coolest New Cybersecurity Tools Of 2018

by Michael Novinson

The 10 products making waves in the cybersecurity market have emphasized stronger detection and correlation of threat data as well as extending and centralizing device management.

Top Predictions For The Future Of The Managed Service Provider Industry

by O’Ryan Johnson

Being able to predict what is coming in the MSP market is a tricky business, but CRN talked to experts to get their read on the future for MSPs and the challenges that lie ahead.

Odds-On Favorites: CRN's 2018 Triple Crown Award Winners

by Rick Whiting

CRN assembles a number of lists and rankings throughout the year, including the Solution Provider 500, the Fast Growth 150 and the Tech Elite 250. CRN recognizes the 46 solution providers that earned a spot on all three lists this year with the annual Triple Crown honors.

FusionStorm CEO Dan Serpico's Seven Keys To Success For IT Service Providers

by Steven Burke

FusionStorm CEO Dan Serpico, who piloted the Solution Provider 500 powerhouse to a blockbuster acquisition by $5 billion European systems integrator Computacenter, says among the keys to success in a fast-changing IT service provider market are understanding the capital structure of the business and making calculated big bets to drive growth.

30 Notable IT Executive Moves: September 2018

by Dylan Martin

A handful of Oracle veterans made big moves in the IT world last month, but none were as notable as the departure of a longtime Oracle executive who focused on cloud strategy.

VMware CEO Gelsinger On Disrupting The Security Industry, Pushing Subscriptions And Cracking The Code On The AWS Partnership

by David Harris

"Your customers are looking for more, and just giving them another warm blanket, expecting that's going to stop bullets doesn't do it," said VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger at the 2018 Best of Breed conference. "We've got to get more sophisticated capabilities."

5 Companies That Had A Rough Week

by Rick Whiting

For the week ending Oct. 5, CRN looks at IT companies that were unfortunate, unsuccessful or just didn't make good decisions.

Economist Scott Brown On Labor Constraints, Tariffs And Why The Pace Of Growth Is Going To Slow Down In 2019

by Steven Burke

Dr. Scott Brown, chief economist and senior vice president equity research for Raymond James & Associates, the $6.37 billion diversified financial services firm, expects the pace of economic growth to slow next year.

Economist Douglas Holtz-Eakin On Monetary Impact Of Tax Cuts, Deregulation, And Why The Strong Economy Is The Biggest Story of 2018

by Steven Burke

Dr. Douglas Holtz-Eakin, former chief economist of the President's Council of Economic Advisors under President George W. Bush, says that the underlying strength of the economy has gotten lost in the divisiveness of the political discourse under President Donald Trump.