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How service providers can leverage artificial intelligence, bolster
security, and navigate regulatory challenges to drive profitability.

New business and lifestyle lines of PC displays offering innovative features may just be the thing to make your customer’s eyes happy.

Dell’s 40th anniversary brings with it changes that offer new opportunities for MSP growth.

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Dell’s new chief partner officer believes that 2024 is the year that artificial intelligence becomes “real” for businesses and consumers alike.

Single-Vendor SASE to Dominate Market Growth as Enterprises Favor One-Stop Solutions.

Earlier today we announced internally that Denise Millard becomes Dell’s Chief Partner Officer, reporting into Bill Scannell. Denise continues to lead Global Partner Strategy & Programs, defining and executing upon the […]

Dell couldn’t wait until CES to give users a peek at the new lineup of XPS laptops.

Introducing new XPS laptops—new sizes, robust performance and powered by Intel Core Ultra processors.

Global technology solutions leader Dell Technologies last week unveiled a comprehensive suite of professional services tailored for Microsoft, with a special focus on Microsoft 365 Copilot AI assistant. This strategic move is set to revolutionize the […]

Dell Technologies is delivering a portfolio of professional services for Microsoft, including services for Microsoft 365 Copilot, to help customers adopt a consistent approach to implementing and managing their technology. […]

New on-premises solutions help drive generative AI efforts with more intelligent data collection, multicloud access and professional services.

APEX Cloud Platform for Microsoft Azure is now available.

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On day two of Dell Technologies World 2023, Dell expanded its edge portfolio with Dell NativeEdge, announced a new generative AI collaboration with NVIDIA, and expanded its security portfolio with Project Fort Zero.

At Dell Technologies World 2023, the vendor announced a major expansion of its Dell APEX cloud services and collaborations with Microsoft Azure, Red Hat, VMware, and Amazon AWS; and Michael Dell stressed the positive impact of AI.

Dell Technologies strengthens security portfolio with new services and solutions.

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Announced on the opening day of the hardware giant’s new fiscal year, the updates are designed to accelerate adoption of Dell’s APEX hardware-as-a-service offering and create new opportunities for partners to profit from end user ESG initiatives.

Though PC and peripheral orders through the channel rose just 1% on an annualized basis in the hardware maker’s fiscal Q1, that’s in relation to a quarter one year ago in which orders soared 21%.

Like other notebooks announced in recent weeks, the new 2-in-1 and workstations aim to balance portability and power for work-from-anywhere employees.

The hardware giant saw client device revenue climb 26% to a record-setting $17.3 billion in its latest fiscal quarter, and expects sales of notebooks and desktops to remain strong despite an extended recent purchasing wave.

They include what the hardware maker says are the industry’s most powerful 14-inch mobile workstation, the world’s smallest 14-inch 16:10 business PC (pictured), and the first docking station with wireless charging for Qi-enabled smartphones and earbuds.

The PowerVault ME5 offers twice as much performance and capacity as its predecessor, and over 70% more throughput.

Other changes to the Dell Technologies Partner Program unveiled today by Global Channel Chief Rola Dagher (pictured) include extra incentives for sales of midrange storage gear, servers, monitors, and client peripherals.

Part shortages and price increases haven’t prevented the hardware maker from growing PC and server sales through the channel some 40% in recent months.

Services and security updates deliver customized IT support and secure PC experiences for work-from-anywhere employees

Though it’s enduring component shortages like everyone else, the technology giant believes the relationships and “buying leverage” it enjoys with suppliers give it a potential edge over smaller competitors.

The new and forthcoming offerings were announced on the same day as research showing widespread concern among IT decision-makers about the ability of their current solutions to keep data safe from mounting security threats.

Coming off a record quarter, the company expects the transition from remote work to hybrid home/office work, along with accelerating digital transformation investments, to drive continued sales growth for itself and its partners.

Whitten joins Jeff Clarke, Vice Chairman and co-COO, and Michael Dell, Chairman and CEO, to lead Dell’s next phase of growth

Cloud Hyperscalers Easing Out of Digestion Cycle

The forthcoming consumer and commercial devices, all bearing up to 11th Generation Intel Core processors, include an updated edition of the 17-inch XPS 17 notebook (pictured).

Called APEX, the new solutions seek to combine the flexibility and usage-based pricing of public cloud solutions with the security, performance, and control of private clouds.

Designed for on-the-go professionals who place a premium on mobility, the new device comes with an onboard stylus pen that charges to 100% capacity in just 30 seconds.

Subscription-based managed service provides around-the-clock access to security experts, endpoint protection and visibility across devices, data centers and cloud environments

The PowerStore 500 provides up to 1.2 PB of capacity for $28,000 and up, while an update to PowerStore’s operating system provided at no extra cost is designed to deliver up to 25% faster performance on mixed workloads.

Dell Technologies to spin-off its 81% equity ownership of VMware, forming two standalone public companies
Under terms of the planned spin-off, VMware will distribute a special cash dividend of $11.5 – $12 billion to all VMware shareholders, including Dell Technologies
The companies will strengthen their mutually beneficial strategic relationship and continue to co-engineer solutions for customers through a commercial agreement
Transaction drives additional growth opportunities for Dell Technologies and unlocks significant value for stakeholders

The 13- through 16-inch devices, which include new 14-inch 2-in-1s, come with latest-generation AMD and Intel processors as well as features like enhanced microphones and cameras with improved low-light resolution for better video collaboration.

Designed to accelerate still lagging storage hardware revenue, the expanded offer arrives shortly after the conclusion of a fiscal quarter that produced double-digit gains in through-channel sales and a fiscal year responsible for record revenue and profit.

Equipped with latest-generation Intel and AMD processors, the 17 new devices are designed to provide flexible options for powering high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, and other data-intensive workloads as well as edge solutions.

The changes include new sales incentives and VMware licensing options, a refreshed Online Solution Configurator and consolidated incentives center, and efforts aimed at promoting additional subscription-based selling.

Announced ahead of next week’s CES conference, the forthcoming hardware arrives at a time when work-from-home computing, remote learning, and other newly pervasive use cases are driving demand for flexible products optimized for videoconferencing.

SD-WAN Market to Grow at 24 Percent Compounded Annual Growth Rate over Next Five Years

Following a drop during its fiscal Q2, the hardware giant saw partner revenue grow 1% worldwide and 4% in North America in Q3. Now it’s counting on the recently introduced PowerStore portfolio to help it turn around its still struggling midrange storage business.

A series of new and enhanced technologies introduced today are designed to add further protection across the hardware lifecycle, from manufacturing to decommissioning.

Dell Technologies expands its PowerProtect portfolio to deliver data protection solutions designed to fit any IT strategy
New Dell EMC PowerProtect DP series appliances offer significant performance and efficiency improvements with up to 30% more logical capacity, 38% faster backups and 45% quicker restores
PowerProtect Cyber Recovery is the first on-premises turnkey data vaulting solution endorsed by Sheltered Harbor, the not-for-profit industry organization dedicated to enhancing cyber resiliency in the financial sector
PowerProtect Data Manager updates include enhanced Kubernetes and cloud data protection capabilities for traditional and modern workloads

Called Project APEX and introduced at this week’s Dell Technologies World conference, the long-term initiative debuted alongside new storage-as-a-service solutions and pre-configured purchasing and Flex On Demand financing options.

The monitors come with features designed to reduce eye strain and increase color precision. The Teams solution combines a micro-PC with Dell Large Format Monitors and accompanying audio and video peripherals.

New HCI, cloud, storage and data protection integration with latest VMware releases help customers innovate across edge locations, data centers and hybrid clouds

The tech giant’s sales climbed at the start of its current fiscal year and dipped more recently, resulting in essentially unchanged results for the last six months. Vertical industry solutions and work-from-home upgrades are among bright spots for what’s next.

Dell Technologies today announced Rola Dagher as its new global channel chief. 
 
Dagher will lead Dell Technologies’ global partner strategy, vision, enablement, program design and experience. She begins her new role Sept. 7. 
 

Sales of client hardware through the channel rose by double digits thanks to spiking demand for work-from-home gear. Sales of storage products, however, dropped by double digits amid declining infrastructure spending.

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PowerScale storage systems bring together the best in Dell EMC server hardware and storage software to help customers manage file and object data in core data centers, edge locations and public cloud
PowerScale OneFS operating system introduces new software capabilities, including enhanced data reduction technology, S3 object access and support for Ansible and Kubernetes
Dell EMC DataIQ software helps organizations discover, understand and act on unstructured data across private and public cloud storage
Supported by Dell Technologies On Demand with flexible payment options to acquire storage capacity as needed

The two new offerings use Dell EMC hardware and VMware software to help organizations virtualize, pool, and dynamically allocate otherwise underutilized and disaggregated GPU and high-performance computing resources.

VMware Cloud Service Delivers Simple, More Secure, and Scalable Cloud Infrastructure to the Data Center and Edge Utilizing Dell Technologies

Dell Technologies Cloud advancements reinforce hybrid cloud leadership and help organizations speed up and simplify deployments

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Dell Technologies Cloud and Google Cloud team up to offer simplified management of private and public cloud storage
Dell Technologies Cloud advancements support modern and traditional applications across cloud locations with VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid and VMware Cloud Foundation 4.0
Dell Technologies On Demand with additional subscription choices and services offer organizations more choices to quickly deploy a hybrid cloud, now available with a smaller starting point
VMware Cloud on Dell EMC offers customers expanded capabilities to modernize their infrastructure and support business continuity initiatives
SD-WAN solution powered by VMware now offers additional appliances and software features for modernizing the network, boosting application performance and business continuity

New additions to the company’s Latitude notebook, OptiPlex desktop, and Precision workstation families feature a tool called Dell Optimizer that’s designed to fine-tune performance, battery life, and more in real time using artificial intelligence.

The refreshed XPS 15 (pictured) and all-new XPS 17 announced today are both designed to pack high-end graphics into thin, compact frames.

The Dell and Alienware models include a new edition of the Alienware Area-51m (pictured) with 10 cores and vapor chamber cooling.

Modern Storage Platform Engineered with Data-Centric Design, Intelligent Automation and Adaptable Architecture

Dell EMC PowerStore is up to seven times faster, three times more responsive than previous Dell EMC midrange storage arrays
AppsON capability is the only way that VMware virtualized workloads and software applications can run directly on a purpose-built array for faster access to data and quicker response times
Dell EMC Future-Proof Program expanded to include Anytime Upgrades, giving customers the freedom to enhance their infrastructure on their terms
Supported by Dell Technologies On Demand with flexible consumption options to acquire storage capacity as needed with a low annual commitment

The new system, which now comes pre-loaded on Dell commercial PCs and can be added to late-model devices for free as well, continually looks for BIOS changes that could be an indicator of malicious activity.

The unconventional partner program for MSPs who influence hardware orders rather than place them now pays 6% back on server and storage purchases, and is staffing up to support an anticipated 100% jump this year to 10,000 members.

SD-WAN Market Increased 64 Percent and Surged Over $1 Billion in 2019, According to Dell’Oro Group

The compact server, micro data center, analytics solution, and management tool unveiled today are designed for use in locations with space, bandwidth, and other constraints not normally found in traditional data centers.

PALO ALTO, CA and ROUND ROCK, TX – February 18, 2020 – A consortium led by Symphony Technology Group (STG), Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (Ontario Teachers’) and AlpInvest Partners (AlpInvest) has entered into a definitive agreement with Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) to acquire RSA in an all-cash transaction for $2.075 billion, subject to certain adjustments.

Enterprise Server and Storage System Markets Face Headwinds

Speaking at a virtual partner kickoff meeting for the new year, global sales chief Bill Scannnell (pictured) said partners should expect deeper investments in earlier efforts aimed at making Dell easier to work with, rather than major shakeups.

According to global partner marketing exec Cheryl Cook (pictured), the consolidated sales organization, standardized incentive programs, and streamlined quoting tools all on the way this year will make working with Dell easier for its channel.

Bill Scannell to lead Global Sales, following decision by Marius Haas, Chief Commercial Officer, to retire from the company

Technavio has announced its latest market research report titled global converged infrastructure market 2019-2023. (Graphic: Business Wire)

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Expanded portfolio of HPC solutions simplify and accelerate time to insights

The new PowerOne platform is designed to make deploying and maintaining the on-premises portion of a hybrid cloud environment simpler by automating complex functions like deployment, provisioning, and ongoing operations.

Called Dell Technologies on Demand, the new offering lets businesses pay for nearly any client and data center product Dell makes, plus a variety of pre-assembled cloud and other solutions, as an operating rather than capital expense.

Enhanced endpoint security portfolio for comprehensive protection against advanced cyberattacks, including malware, ransomware and fileless attacks
Combining VMware Carbon Black as Dell Technologies’ preferred endpoint security solution with Dell Trusted Devices and Secureworks bolsters protection from below the operating system and beyond
Dell Technologies Unified Workspace adds Carbon Black endpoint security capabilities to further extend enterprise-class hardware, security, management, service and insights-powered support

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Many of today’s consumer-centric laptops, tablets, and convertibles are adorned in sleek aluminum chassis’ that are thin and good looking, but can’t withstand a drop from more than a foot or two without incurring some major damage. For those that need a more robust system that can stand up to abuse, Dell has unveiled its new Latitude 7220 Rugged Extreme tablet.

Looking to extend strong channel sales momentum across client devices, servers, and storage, the company is investing in enhancements to its deal registration and quoting tools that will automate and streamline core operational processes.

New data protection storage appliances and enhancements to data management software and cyber recovery protect and manage data from edge to core to cloud.

New fast, secure and efficient PowerProtect DD Series Appliances power data protection for multi-cloud workloads
PowerProtect DD appliances offer scalability and grow-in place capacity expansion, improved logical capacity by up to 30%i and data reduction by up to 65x
For cyber resiliency, PowerProtect Cyber Recovery introduces PowerProtect Software integration and user experience enhancements
Enhanced PowerProtect Software advances data management capabilities for ever-changing growth and data protection requirements

Dell EMC PowerEdge accelerates performance with 2nd Gen AMD EPYC processors to deliver powerful infrastructure solutions for multi-cloud and emerging workloads.

Dell EMC PowerEdge servers equipped with 2nd Gen AMD EPYC offer exceptional performance, management and security designed for the modern data center
Newly designed PowerEdge servers set world records for virtualized database performance1 and SAP SD benchmark2
Dell EMC Ready Solutions for HPC designed to speed innovation across digital manufacturing, research and life sciences
Dell EMC OpenManage advancements simplify infrastructure management across the PowerEdge portfolio with leading software and public cloud technology partners

The Chromebook Enterprise devices are designed to combine the portability and battery life of consumer Chromebooks with the Latitude line’s security, performance, and connectivity. The SD-WAN solution seeks to dramatically simplify deployment and management of SD-WAN environments.

Dell’s first-of-its-kind OptiPlex 7070 Ultra hides the PC in the monitor stand for a clutter-free, zero-footprint1 desktop
With the world’s most flexible commercial desktop solution2, the Dell OptiPlex 7070 Ultra, customers can upgrade their display3 and PC separately as well as choose display mount and support up to three displays

Growth Driven by Rising Prices of Servers

Though overall financial results in the company’s most recent fiscal quarter left many investors disappointed, sales through the channel are up by double digits in key market segments, according to partner marketing executive Cheryl Cook (pictured).

According to IoT and edge CTO Jason Shepherd (pictured), Dell’s ambitious IoT strategy is designed to introduce consistency to a market currently defined by a mass of often incompatible architectures, protocols, and would-be standards.

Streamlines access to solutions that address customer needs today, and in the future.

New Azure VMware Solutions bring customers more choice and flexibility. Microsoft and VMware collaborate on digital workspace offerings and future cloud integrations

The latest additions to the manufacturer’s Latitude, Vostro, and Precision lines all seek to satisfy a craving among mobile knowledge workers for portable yet powerful hardware.

Showcased at this year’s Dell Technologies World conference in Las Vegas, the new offerings combine products and services from Dell, Dell EMC, VMware, and Secureworks, among other Dell Technologies business units.

Dell Boomi launches its first SuiteSuccess industry cloud solution: New NetSuite and Shopify Integration Accelerator Helps Retailers Automate Commerce Processes

Available in the second quarter of the year, the new products are designed to deliver faster performance, greater control over server infrastructure, and reinforced protection against security threats.

Speaking with ChannelPro weeks before its 2019 Global Partner Summit, channel chief Joyce Mullen (pictured) said Dell will emphasize operational enhancements, cross-portfolio selling, and next-generation technologies in its current fiscal year.

The number of businesses unable to recover data after an incident nearly doubled from 2016, according to the Global Data Protection Index surveying 2,200 IT decision makers from 18 countries

Dell combines premier managed security services, global threat intelligence and incident response from Secureworks with leading endpoint protection technology from CrowdStrike to advance the industry’s most secure commercial PC
Unique collaboration enables workforce transformation while managing the growing and rapidly changing cyber risk organizations face daily
New solutions constantly monitor and protect the endpoint ecosystem from ever-evolving threats

World’s No.1 monitor company introduces 75-inch 4K interactive touch monitor with brilliant visuals to engage students and enable effortless collaboration
New mobile Dell PCs are purpose-built to stand up to the demands of today’s K-12 learner
Dell Technologies showcases end-to-end education portfolio at Bett 2019 in London

Collaboration Provides Cross-Device Protection to Dell Customers Worldwide

Powered by New Mission to Reimagine iPaaS, Dell Boomi’s New Features Enable Boomi Developers to Say Yes to Expanding Technology Requests

Jointly engineered and validated solutions offer consistent and reliable performance that support demanding production workflows on multi-vendor client systems

Dell combines innovative industrial analytics and machine learning with trusted hardware for complete IIoT solutions

Dell UltraSharp monitors offer innovative design and technology, superb screen performance driving productivity for financial traders, bankers, engineers, professional creators and programmers.

Dhaliwal’s B2B technology marketing expertise and Silicon Valley pedigree to help drive Dell Boomi’s next wave of growth and innovation

The new PowerVault ME4 family offers four times the read performance and 122 percent as much capacity as the PowerVault MD3 products it replaces at roughly the same price.

Announced at this week’s VMworld conference in Las Vegas, the new offerings combine products from the parent company’s VMware, Dell, Dell EMC, RSA, and Pivotal units, and play a central role in VMware’s edge computing strategy.

SD-WAN Software Revenue to Grow Nearly Twice as Fast as Hardware Revenue

The new Dell EMC PowerEdge MX family features a “kinetic infrastructure” designed to let users combine compute, storage, and networking resources flexibly to support both traditional workloads and newer ones like analytics and machine learning.

Alienware Academy, a free platform to train aspiring athletes in esports, begins beta
Alienware Command Center free for Alienware peripherals on any branded PC
All-new 24″ and 27″ Dell gaming monitors expand brand portfolio
Alienware Aurora and Area 51 receive next gen NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPUs
Alienware 15 and 17 go granular with per-key LED lighting

New Solution Connects HR Systems and People across Cloud and On Premise Landscapes to Drive Rapid and Effective Employee Onboarding Process

The new “flexible consumption” payment option for the OEM’s VxRack Azure Stack hyperconverged infrastructure products arrives alongside the portfolio’s first all-flash storage configuration and new encryption key management and updating software.

As the gaming industry and community are descending upon†Los Angeles, Alienware and Dell Gaming will be showing up at E3 in a big way with exciting gaming hardware and partnership news and immersive experiences.

Dell Boomi powers The Connected Business and enables enterprises to accelerate development in their digital transformation journey with IoT integration, integration accelerators, and an even more productive experience for Boomi developers

Industry leaders join forces to build secure, intelligent edge-to-cloud solution featuring Dell Edge Gateways, VMware Pulse IoT Center and Microsoft Azure IoT Edge

New PowerMax storage array designed with end-to-end NVMe and built-in machine learning engine for emerging modern data center workloads

Innovations in storage and server technologies, hyper-converged infrastructure and cloud solutions

VDI made easier for multiple use cases across any organization

New programs to recognize partners and fast-track channel growth

Business leaders worldwide are balancing two objectives: keeping the business running smoothly by preventing security and productivity disruptions while simultaneously tapping into the incredible potential of new innovations, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and VR/AR. Dell is introducing new solutions across its commercial PC portfolio designed to help businesses of all sizes achieve that critical balance.

Dell is announcing a new family of Inspiron All-in-Ones, an updated XPS 15, an Inspiron 15 7000 2-in-1 Special Edition, six S Series displays, and the availability of and new color for the XPS 15 2-in-1. The new assortment of systems powered by Windows 10 further highlight Dell’s commitment to creating devices that prioritize performance, smart design, and an immersive content viewing experience.†

Alienware and Dell are launching six new Windows 10 gaming laptops based on the new 8th Gen Intel Core†high performance processors, with significant enhancements over prior generations. Continuing Dell’s commitment to provide the ultimate gaming experience for everyone, Dell is also debuting Dell G Series, revitalizing the Dell Gaming portfolio. This suite of PCs, starting at $749, is designed and engineered for the gamer who prioritizes performance and excellent gameplay.

Longtime Dell Executive and Current Client Solutions Group SVP to Keep the Focus on Helping Customers Realize Their Digital Future

ProphetStor Data Services, Inc., a leader in Intelligent Data Platform, announced its intelligent data analytics and predictives solution for disk failures – DiskProphet, will now enhance the efficiency of DELL EMC VxRail hyper-convergence system, ensure data security, and combine strengths to safeguard the data storage business and system operation and maintenance of enterprise customers.

New platform family and software bundles enhance SD-WAN to speed Digital Transformation and expand opportunities for service providers, enterprises

Carbonite, Inc., a leader in data protection, announced the closing of its†acquisition of Mozy, Inc.†from Dell Technologies Inc.

The total purchase price for Mozy was $145.8 million in cash, subject to potential adjustments for working capital. The purchase price was funded with cash on hand and funds available under the Company’s new revolving credit facility with Silicon Valley Bank, Citizens Bank, Barclays Bank, HSBC Bank USA, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.

Dell EMC Proven Professional certifications help organizations accelerate IT and digital transformation

Marketing Industry Veteran Pam Cory Joins BitTitan Leadership Team as Vice President of Marketing

Growth Will Cannibalize All-Disk, Hybrid Storage Systems

Dell is announcing updates to its thin client software and operation tools to make it easier than ever for organizations to set up, manage and scale Dell digital workspace or VDI solutions. This release includes updates to the highly secure, virus-resistant ThinOS 8.5 software, Wyse Management Suite 1.1 for thin client management, and two new solutions, the Wyse Converter for PCs and Wyse Easy Setup.

Cellular Technologies Expected to Account for Over 98 Percent of Service Provider Revenues

At the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Dell is unveiling a suite of elegant new products and software to address the myriad ways people play and work. In addition to revealing some of the world’s most beautiful devices, Dell will highlight incredible hidden innovations within these products designed to improve performance, functionality and the overall user experience.

Enterprises deliver the agility of the cloud with Dell Boomi’s new, innovative, drag and drop integration accelerators and data hub enhancements for trusted insights, increased security and compliance

Introduces new SC All-Flash arrays and Dell EMC Unity software updates; new Future-Proof Storage Loyalty Program offers investment protection

Pax8, the leading value-added cloud distributor, announced it has promoted Jennifer Bodell to vice president of Channel and Don Jeter to vice president of Marketing. Bodell and Jeter will continue reporting to Nick Heddy, senior vice president of Sales and Marketing.

Dell endpoint subscribers now have a wider range of financing, security, and management options, and access to asset recovery services. VMware AirWatch users can provision new Dell PCs and administer firmware settings more easily too.

New IoT Era Heralds Return to ‘Distributed Computing’

Boomi EDI Continues to Disrupt 30-year-old Market, Makes Integrating and Extending Trading Partner Access to Data and Applications Faster and Easier than Ever

Workday-Approved Integration Streamlines Employee Management Processes

New Dell EMC Ready Systems for Splunk extend the simplicity and scalability of Dell EMC VxRail Appliances and Dell EMC VxRack System FLEX to Splunk customers

At IFA,†the world’s leading trade show for consumer electronics and home appliances and just in time for this weekend’s PAX West, one of the largest gaming events in†North America†celebrating game culture, Dell Gaming and Alienware are unveiling new products across the two lines.

Dell is announcing the launch of the†Latitude 7212 Rugged Extreme Tablet, delivering the uncompromised performance, flexibility, and reliability needed for the world’s toughest jobs and harshest environments.

SonicWall announced that Dell EMC will OEM and resell its next-generation cyber security firewall solutions in the United States and Canada. Building on a long-time partnership and resale relationship, Dell EMC will be offering the powerful combination of SonicWall’s innovative threat protection technology and Dell EMC’s broad set of solutions from the data center all the way to endpoint devices.

Products in the Dell EMC/SonicWall OEM portfolio include:

At SIGGRAPH 2017, Dell reflects on two decades of innovation and award-winning work from customers and partners using Dell Precision workstations

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• Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise air gap solution defends against zero-day threats, malware and insider threats in highly-secure environments
• Reduces burden on IT by using mathematical modeling to detect anomalies with an overall 99% efficacy at proactively stopping malwarei

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Arrow Electronics, Inc. is now offering†V5 Systems‘ intelligent, self-powered security and computing solutions to its customers. Developed with the support of†Dell OEM Solutions, V5 Systems’ security and computing solutions are solar-powered, wireless and portable, designed specifically for outdoor industrial internet of things (IoT) and smart-city applications.

Dell is unveiling more details on a new lineup of Latitude 2-in-1s designed to give businesses a “PC first, tablet second” mobile device experience without compromising on design, performance, or security. The Windows-based 2-in-1 category is thriving as companies abandon tablets in the office and place more value on the productivity and flexibility offered by 2-in-1 PCs.

The new offerings include a hyper-converged infrastructure appliance for hosting virtual desktops, a new mobile thin client device (pictured), an updated edition of the ThinOS operating system, and a new thin client management platform.

New and expanded no code application integration accelerators, new features to fortify DevOps, and improve data governance and security, top list of latest iPaaS capabilities

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Combining industry-leading VMware End-User Computing solutions and Dell client management and VDI infrastructure solutions streamlines management and can drive down costs

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• New VMware Pulse IoT Center, Dell EMC IoT Technology Advisory Services simplify IoT deployments
• New IoT partnerships with Atos, Bosch and more
• Dell EMC and VMware, founding members of new EdgeX Foundry Linux Foundation project, join 50 other companies to build open framework for edge computing

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With an out-of-the-box, order-to-cash integration, sales and finance teams can instantly sync account, sales order and product information

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The new device, available today for $329 and up, is designed to power videoconferencing software and other IO-intensive solutions.

Leading distributor serves as strategic resource to support channel partners’ growth through participation in new Dell EMC Partner Program

Simple, Predictable and Profitable Program Enables Extraordinary Opportunities for Growth and Profitability Across the Ecosystem

The announcement comes one day after the server and storage infrastructure arm of Dell Technologies officially launched a new global partner program designed for maximum simplicity, predictability, and profitability.

CLEARWATER, Fla., Feb. 09, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tech Data Corporation (Nasdaq:TECD) today announced that it has been selected as a key global distribution partner by Dell EMC, the leading provider of converged infrastructure, servers, storage and data protection technologies. Tech Data becomes a key global distributor that will carry the entire Dell EMC product line in both the Americas and Europe.

DENVER, Jan. 23, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pax8, the leading value-added cloud distributor, today announced that Jennifer Bodell has joined the company as director of Emerging Channel. In this role, Bodell will be responsible for the strategic direction and go-to-market efforts of the company’s key IT channel relationships, including new growth opportunities and program development. She will report to Nick Heddy, vice president of Sales.

Move reflects commitment to strengthen channel amid growing demand for iPaaS cloud integration

• Hyper-converged solution now available for Citrix XenDesktop on the Dell EMC VxRail Appliance
• Flexible, scalable end-to-end VDI solution for a variety of profiles including graphics-intensive work

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Improved user experience, application integration accelerators, plus data governance and security and new deployment management top list of new features

The Dell Wyse 5060 thin client provides the performance and capabilities that knowledge workers in virtualized desktop environments demand with the low acquisition cost and ease of management that IT requires.

Dell Data Protection | Secure Lifecycle combines security, authority and visibility to deliver next-generation data protection for the entire data lifecycle.

Provides Long-term Data Retention in the Cloud and Additional Protection for Applications Running on AWS

Aimed at organizations with 5 to 30 people, all three offerings are faster, more user-friendly replacements for aging predecessors.

Francisco Partners and Elliot Management Group, which purchased Dell’s software business unit in June, also appointed new CEOs to both companies.

MIIMETIQ EDGE, an all-in-one Internet of Things development platform, enables service providers to jumpstart their IoT projects.

The additions to Dell’s Latitude mobile computing line are both designed to help businesses with mobile users embrace virtual desktop infrastructures.

In its first public presentation as a freshly merged company combining the assets of Dell and EMC, the new Dell Technologies stressed its breadth, size, and power while saying relatively little about SMBs or partners.

The company debuts its next-generation converged systems for virtualized environments at VMWorld 2016.

Introduced at this week’s PEAK 16 conference in Las Vegas, the new program includes expanded training opportunities, new financial incentives, and a new partner portal.

In an opening day keynote presentation, Microsoft’s CEO highlighted snap-together business applications, artificial intelligence, and “mixed reality” solutions as core elements of Microsoft’s long-term strategy.

Dell sells its software group, including SonicWALL and Quest Software, to private equity firm Francisco Partners and Elliott Management Corporation.

The latest updates to the operating system aim to tackle remote workforce challenges by enabling “everywhere” secure access to business data from any device, at any time.

New additions to the hyper-converged portfolio include VCE VxRail appliances and VxRack systems, VMware Virtual SAN Ready Nodes, next generation Dell XC Series appliances, and more.

The service is a cloud-based solution that combines three sandboxing technologies to enhance an organization’s ability to safeguard against zero-day and advanced persistent threats.

The company strengthens its data protection portfolio with new backup and recovery capabilities spanning client to cloud.

The new BIOS verification solution is designed to protect Dell’s commercial PCs from malware during the boot process.

New Dell One Identity Safeguard for Privileged Passwords solution adds identity and access management functionality to Dell Security partners’ portfolio.

The distributor adds Dell software suite to Promark Technology’s GSA schedule.

SYNNEX Canada delivers a range of Dell products and a suite of SYNNEX solutions and support services to serve the Canadian SMB market.

The “PC Does What?” ad campaign seeks to inspire people to think about personal computing in a whole new way.

The distributor adds Dell Federal solutions to its suite of support services and solutions.

New program resources and expanded solutions portfolio aim to deliver greater value to Federal channel partners.

eFolder provides DRaaS to Dell AppAssure customers, giving additional cloud recovery options in the event of a server failure or site-wide disaster.

With certification from the partner program, KEMP’s load balancing software can now be deployed directly on Dell PowerEdge servers.

The new agreement enables the IT distributor to offer a wide range of Dell products and solutions to resellers.

Dell’s MEDITECH Solutions Group will resell and integrate DataMotion’s Direct secure messaging platform to its healthcare customers nationwide.

Newly appointed Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella took to the stage at the company’s Worldwide Partner Conference in Washington D.C., driving home his recently announced focus for Microsoft as a company.

Microsoft is eager to remind partners that Windows Server 2003’s end-of-life is only a year away. And even though a year seems a long way off, it really isn’t.

Microsoft’s Satya Nadella is boxing up his office and preparing to move a few doors down the hall.

To better integrate the companies it has acquired, Dell has invested in training, a new website, enablement packages, and more to get resellers up to speed quickly and extend their reach.

Dell yesterday announced the Dell Venue line of tablets, including 2 in 1s, and all based on Intel processors, giving people the speed, responsiveness and battery life they demand. These new ultra-thin and compact designs make it easy for people to stay connected on the go at prices starting as low as $149.99.

As part of an OEM agreement, Dell will ship a customized version of Invincea’s endpoint security solution using the Dell Data Protection | Protected Workspace brand.

The software captures and queues transactions during a migration and then syncs them to the new SAP system.

The developer expands its software suite to enable standard configurations and full customization with Dell’s x86 server and networking products.

The solution enables retailers to simplify store system hardware by hosting and managing point-of-sale and inventory systems centrally in the store or in the cloud.

The pairing is designed to provide SMBs integrated data backup, recovery, replication, archiving, deduplication, search, and analytics for both physical and virtual servers.

The Big Data retention solution combines Dell storage, including the DX Object Storage Platform and RainStor database technology to help reduce the cost of retaining big data through data reduction, simplified data management, and scalability.

The new GPU-enabled PowerEdge R720 and the PowerEdge T620 servers are designed to accelerate a wide range of applications.

The Dell KACE K2000 Deployment Appliance helps accelerate migration to new operating systems and new software suites through support of native image formats and offboard storage.

Dell is evolving its partner program to match that of recent storage acquisition Compellent, and is making sure inside sales tows the channel line. By James E. Gaskin

M86 Security’s Secure Web Gateway will use the PowerEdge servers as a platform to run real-time malware detection.

Only two minutes in length, this video highlights the relationship between Dell PartnerDirect Resellers and their customers, as well as a variety of Dell products featuring Intel technologies.

“Give us a chance,” says Dell’s VP and general manager of global channels. His aim? To change Dell’s culture and show resellers the company is serious about the channel.

Dell Tech Two video series: virtualization simplified, for you and your end users.

Discover the Potential of Dell PartnerDirect: review in-depth case studies on the benefits of partnership

Dell selects the endpoint data protection provider for its commercial client systems.

The king of direct has had a brief flirtation with the channel by way of retail, but signing on Ingram Micro and Tech Data to sell its Vostro line of desktops and notebooks marks a major turning point. By Steve Wexler

Executives share insights on how MSPs can navigate the changing IT landscape and seize opportunities in security, cloud, and AI.

ChannelPro DEFEND: West offered practical cybersecurity strategies, insights from industry experts, world-class vendors, and more in Newport Beach, CA.

Click to learn about The 20 MSP’s latest strategic acquisition, Synopsys’ rebrand, and Axio’s new quantification tool.

Are you in digital debt? Find out how excessive business tools and notifications can lead to burnout and decreased creativity.

Stay competitive in the dynamic MSP and IT landscape with our news roundup of the latest channel announcements for Aug. 12-16.

Attendees discovered the latest cybersecurity tools and techniques at ChannelPro DEFEND: East. Here are some event highlights.

Quickly adapting to technology can lead your MSP to success. Explore the concept of digital agility and its importance for businesses in today’s ever-changing landscape.

The ChannelPro Network proudly recognizes these vendors for their significant contributions to the profitability of the IT channel.

These cutting-edge technologies are designed to optimize operations, increase customer satisfaction, and add a significant bump to your bottom line.

Ryan VanAlstein reveals what he believes puts him ahead of his MSP competition — and his advice to those who want to find success.

The day-and-a-half event at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Pikesville, MD, featured business-enhancing educational sessions, networking opportunities, and a detailed look at cutting edge technology from leading vendors.

The move positions solutions provider titan Presidio to expand its digital solutions and managed cloud services offerings to accelerate growth.

The final list includes more than 300 marketers from various companies across the IT and telecom channel ecosystem.

Written specifically for MSPs looking to elevate their sales and marketing strategies, this unique white paper by Dell Technologies delves into the evolving complexities of marketing but also offers valuable insights drawn from Dell’s extensive experience in the sector.

Event includes lunch, education, prizes and a movie premiere!

The live event on Feb. 28-29 brought together a full house of managed service providers and IT consultants for networking and business-boosting educational sessions.

Training, Enablement & Tools Focusing on Productivity-Enhancing, AI-Powered Solutions Like Copilot Will Empower MSPs & VARs to Capitalize on Emerging Tech.

Regional event in the Windy City brings together MSP peers and world-class vendors for networking opportunities and key educational sessions.

Dynabook positions itself to own the Windows Education market with revamped line of K-12 notebooks, making its case for why it believes Windows in education is poised for substantial growth in 2024.

Will introduce AI-powered intelligent storage for M&E in Spring 2024.

As businesses reel from holiday distractions, the risk of cyber incursions rises sharply. Winter is prime time for cybercriminals.

Watch this on-demand webinar for insights on how to instill a greater sense of confidence in your business and among your SMB customers by advancing cybersecurity and Zero Trust maturity.

Read this exclusive white paper to understand exactly how Dell’s XDR solution helps channel partners boost protection for SMBs while dialing down complexity and translating cybersecurity challenges into opportunities. You […]

A stellar lineup of presenters offered advice, best practices and pathways to mastering unparalleled service.

Optiv + ClearShark, a cybersecurity and IT solutions provider focused exclusively on serving the U.S. federal government, has named Daniel Wilbricht as the company’s new president. Wilbricht will also serve as […]

The Dec. 6 virtual summit will feature networking and informational sessions designed to help IT services providers build a roadmap to success.

Protera, a recognized authority in enterprise digital transformation announced today it has achieved service authorizations for SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition, SAP S/4HANA and SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP). […]

ChannelPro hosted a capacity crowd in the Los Angeles area for its new, two-day Defend cybersecurity conference.

MSPs can help their clients implement the capabilities of Zero Trust on an incremental basis, increasing their security maturity.

The cybersecurity-focused LA event (Nov 1-2) promises essential new information on key platforms and partner programs.

The one-day, in-person regional conference featured business building educational sessions, product demos, and networking designed to drive opportunity for MSP attendees.

With a strong contingent of local MSPs and VARs in attendance, ChannelPro’s regional conference wowed with informative sessions, channel insights, and extended networking opportunities.

D&H Delivers Proprietary Training to Partners in Key Transformative Categories for a Stimulating Tech Conference, Plus a Partnerfi Symposium on 10/16 – 10/1.

TD SYNNEX Inspire Conference to be First Showcase of the Meta Quest 3 and the New Meta for Work Portfolio.

Key considerations regarding traditional backup systems and BaaS platforms.

AI updates from Google, access points from Sophos, a gaming handheld from Lenovo (just in time for Christmas), and an extremely casual group bike outing in Philadelphia are among the many stories we’ve finally, belatedly, told you about.

The one-day, in-person regional conference featured top tech trends and educational sessions designed to drive opportunity for MSPs and VARs that serve small and medium-size businesses.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) defines cyber resilience as, “the ability to anticipate, withstand, recover from, and adapt to adverse conditions, stresses, attacks, or compromises on systems […]

Centralized cloud security management, advanced AI technologies, and robust all-in-one security platforms can help secure multicloud environments.

Storing sensitive data directly into the CPU, the Pluton crypto-processor promises a more secure PC, but currently only runs on AMD and Qualcomm platforms.

The one-day, in-person regional conference featured top tech trends and educational sessions designed to drive opportunity for MSPs and VARs that serve small and medium-size businesses.

D&H Distributing, a major provider of SMB, mid-market, and consumer technologies to the North American channel, announces it has launched its new Technology Solutions program, an upgraded expansion of the company’s pre-sales support offering. The program leverages a state-of-the-art, dual-purpose training and demo facility at the D&H headquarters in Harrisburg, Pa.

MSPs are the best resource for SMBs searching for cyber insurance. Here’s how to help your customers find the right policies.

At Microsoft’s virtual partner conference, CEO and Chairman Satya Nadella detailed innovations such as Bing Chat Enterprise, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft Sales Copilot, Power Automate Process Mining, and more.

The third of this year’s four online summits explored AI trends, biometrics, BDR best practices, and more, all through the lens of a layered cybersecurity strategy.

Here are 11 best practices to help customers save money while maintaining performance and functionality.

GreenLake goodies from HPE, security bundles from SonicWall, MDM from GoTo, and a robotic self-propelled flamethrower (because, really what could go wrong?) are among the many stories we finally have ready for you.

The two-day, in-person regional conference featured insight from industry thought leaders and educational sessions designed to drive opportunity for MSPs and VARs that serve small and medium-size businesses.

AI from Microsoft, passwordless SASE from Cytracom, mobile security from Bitdefender, and an illustration from Maryland of the consequences of being careless about DNS renewals are but a few of the stories we’ve finally gotten around to for you.

New NVIDIA Spectrum-X Networking Platform Combines NVIDIA Spectrum-4, BlueField-3 DPUs and Acceleration Software; World-Leading Cloud Service Providers Adopting Platform to Scale Out Generative AI Services

AI a-plenty from Google and Microsoft, SASE from Barracuda, a new cybersecurity strategy veep for CyberFOX, and a ban on barking dogs in the least likely place for one are among the stories we took our sweet time bringing you this week.

Managed service providers who aren’t yet helping SMB customers meet environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives are missing an opportunity to grow business and help the planet.

The two-day, in-person regional conference featured insight from industry thought leaders and educational sessions designed to drive opportunity for MSPs and VARs that serve small and medium-size businesses.

Multicloud managed services from VMware, new protection plans from Barracuda, a new CEO for Liongard, and a very, very thirsty bear are but a few of the stories we’ve finally pulled together for you.

The second of this year’s four online summits took a deep dive into all things security in sessions led by industry experts who revealed how to turn threats into profits.

The Acer TravelMate P416-41 is a lot of laptop for the money—what it lacks in display it makes up for with raw performance.

The two-day, in-person regional conference featured insight from industry thought leaders and educational sessions designed to drive opportunity for MSPs and VARs serving small and medium-size businesses.

Though meant for enterprise and campus environments, the new XGS 7500 and XGS 8500 are also suitable, the vendor says, for increasingly complex SMB networks that support a diverse range of remote workers, SaaS solutions, and IoT systems.

The two-day, in-person regional conference featured industry thought leaders and a lineup of educational sessions designed to drive opportunity for the ChannelPro audience of MSPs and VARs.

The second-generation product family arrived on the same day as a no-money-down purchasing option for Datto networking products and expanded global availability of the vendor’s SASE solution.

The first of this year’s four online summits brought together the best minds in the industry to guide MSPs on the opportunities and trends in a cloud-first era.

The last of this year’s three online summits brought together the best minds in the industry to guide MSPs through the cybersecurity threatscape.

Security Manager, the born-in-the-cloud vendor’s latest product, reflects a growing realization that while managing an SMB’s cloud applications is a big job, securing them can be an overwhelming one.

Data center gear from Lenovo and Dell, firewall upgrades from Sophos, backup cost cutting tech from MSP360, and an eminently fair solution to an election conundrum are among the many stories we’re at long last bringing to your attention.

The last stop on 2022’s six-city, two-day conference series designed for managed service providers and integrators serving SMBs featured a lineup of trending educational topics delivered by industry thought leaders.

Managed services providers are answering the call to help their clients economically improve their threat defense with cloud-first backup and recovery.

New goodies from Microsoft, Dell, and Google, new integrations from Datto, Gradient MSP, QuoteWerks, and SOCSoter, a new CTO for ConnectWise, and a truly out of this world scam are among the many stories we waited until now to tell you about.

The live online event featured panels on trends channel pros need to stay on top of, including implementing processes, rightsizing your tool stack, and boosting your value proposition.

New apps from Salesforce, Slack, and NetSuite, an EDR update from Kaspersky, a new title for N-able’s Mike Cullen, and a Happy Meal for grown-ups (toy and all) are among the stories we waited and waited and waited to tell you about until just now.

Cloud goodies from Dell, partner program updates from GoTo and Kaspersky, a new marketing exec for NinjaOne, and a big promotion for one of our robot overlords are among the stories we waited until just before the weekend to bring your way.

The six-city, two-day conference series designed for managed service providers and integrators headed to the Mid-Atlantic region with a lineup of trending educational topics delivered by industry thought leaders.

This sponsored Partner Program Profile explains how, with Eaton’s “secure-by-design” approach, partners can better protect their SMB customers from business disruption due to loss of power or cyberattack.

MSP-Ignite, a peer group facilitator and business consultancy, is hosting an open peer group session at ChannelPro’s Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles events for IT integrators, managed services providers, consultants, and VARs.

The six-city, two-day conference series headed south to North Carolina’s “Queen City” with a lineup of educational sessions addressing the top issues and trends managed service providers and integrators care about.

Your customers can reap the benefits from an edge-first/edge-centric approach, while navigating the challenges, with a solid plan to utilize, manage, and protect data.

Network security automation can make simple work of three labor-intensive recommendations to beef up cybersecurity.

A new managed service partner offer from Cisco and Webex, a DLP solution from Cato Networks, a new channel chief at DataStream, and the one human no bear should ever challenge are among the stories we’re belatedly bringing your way.

Speaking at this week’s Inspire conference, newly named Chief Partner Officer Nicole Dezen highlighted opportunities in the Microsoft cloud rather than controversial topics like the New Commerce Experience and forthcoming partner program changes.

Online IT buying sites are increasingly popular with end users. What does that portend for the channel?

ChannelPro’s in-person, multi-city tour and online summits offer IT integrators, managed services providers, consultants, and VARs educational content designed to help drive business growth and stay on top of trends.

Windows, Chrome, and Apple candidates vie for the business user vote.

Heads up! There’s a new ChannelPro Weekly coming at you featuring Matt, Rich, guest host Vince Tinnirello of Anchor Network Solutions, and ChannelPro Managing editor Colleen Frye. They’ve all got lots to say about Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s new solution-as-a-service partner program, Dell’s strong but somewhat slower PC sales, documentation pro tips, and the 2022 summer edition of the ChannelPro Book Club.

New hardware from Lenovo, Supermicro, and Arcserve, secure record sharing from Keeper Security, and the perfect belated Father’s Day gift for the dad who loves booze made with invasive aquatic species are a few of stories we’ve finally gotten around to.

D&H’s four-day tech conference in Hershey, Pa., gathered 600-plus channel partners and highlighted trends in cybersecurity, hybrid work, digital transformation, SMB devices, and more

The PanaCast 20 is an impressive webcam, but you may need to ditch its AI features to achieve optimum results.

The six-city, two-day conference series rode southwest into Dallas with a lineup of educational sessions addressing the top issues and trends managed service providers and integrators care about.

Put ‘er there, pal! Or come to think of it, maybe don’t per ‘er there just yet. While we think that through, we invite you to join Matt, Rich, and returning guest host Michael Goldstein, of LAN Infotech, as they discuss the new threat intelligence portal from Kaspersky, former Microsoft channel chief Rodney Clark’s new gig, the current state of play in the hardware market, and whether or not cloud vendors selling direct to end users is a threat to channel pros.

FlexPod-as-a-service, offered in partnership with NetApp, and FlashStack-as-a-service, offered in partnership with Pure Storage, are the latest additions to Cisco’s growing family of usage-based infrastructure offerings.

New technologies from Dell Technologies, security software from Microsoft, Chromebooks from HP, and a graduating class with dozens of twins and triplets that somehow didn’t set a record are among the stories we’ve just now gotten around to.

Cybersecurity’s tough, but is anything more puzzling than seafood? No really, think about it. Or better yet, don’t think about it and listen to this special edition of ChannelPro Weekly sponsored by Datto instead. Matt and Rich are joined by Datto partner Brian Weiss, of ITECH Solutions, to discuss Pax8 adding AWS to its line card, Dell’s surprisingly strong PC sales two years into the work-from-home era, and the secrets to influencing vendor roadmaps.

The six-city, two-day conference series headed west to Chicago, featuring a lineup of educational sessions addressing the top issues and trends managed service providers and integrators care about.

The new BDR appliances are designed to improve performance, reliability, and simplicity, Datto says. The Cloud Continuity for PCs enhancements enable faster, more reliable bare metal restores and add protection for more than just the OS drive.

Retail edge devices from Dell, DaaS from Citrix, enhanced VPN from Bitdefender, and a road sign in desperate need of assistance are among the stories we waited all the way until Friday to tell you about.

Security solutions from Bitdefender and Palo Alto, AR software from Splashtop, a new VP of channel for ScalePad (Datto partners will recognize him), and sweet news about gas prices for donut lovers are among the stories we’ve finally gotten to this week.

Themed “Protect and Profit,” the live online event featured panels on trends channel pros need to stay on top of, including compliance and liability, ransomware, cyber insurance, workplace threats, and more.

A dedicated member portal is just one of five key benefits MSPs will receive by joining the Dell Expert Network, a one-stop shop and support program for managed service providers and IT consultants to help them better serve their SMB customers.

Featuring Windows 11 SE, designed for K-8 students, the Dynabook E10-S gets a good report card for being rugged and responsive.

Seven months after becoming one company, Tech Data and SYNNEX are combining org charts, standardizing on a single ERP system, and moving past the awkwardness of being colleagues instead of rivals, according to execs Bob Stegner and Peter Larocque (pictured).

Chips from AMD, resources from NVIDIA, peer groups ASCII, billing software from Zomentum, and a big fat pay day for a lucky person who’s mom didn’t throw away all his comic books are a few of the stories we’ve just now gotten around to.

Designed to make on-demand networking easier for businesses to buy and partners to sell, the eight pre-assembled bundles were among 12 new GreenLake services unveiled today, along with a new management interface and other enhancements.

A new partner program from Microsoft, a new access point from Zyxel, a new partnership between Nerdio and IGEL, and a Florida Man story about a guy asking cops to test the authenticity of his meth are among the stories we’ve finally brought your way.

Shiny new devices from Apple, a big cybersecurity acquisition by Google, a new Ryzen Threadripper from AMD, and the world’s latest weird and unexpected hazard (giant flying spiders from Japan) are among the stories we waited until just now to bring you.

The six-city, two-day conference series opened in Newark, N.J., and featured a line-up of educational sessions that addressed the top issues managed service providers and integrators care about.

An upgraded trio of servers for midsize companies and a new as-a-service storage solution are the latest additions to an expanding family of products designed to help SMBs adopt hybrid cloud computing and usage-based pricing more easily.

If you thought your customers have bigger threats to worry about these days than ladders, you’ll be thinking again by the end of this episode featuring Matt, Rich, and their returning guest host, certified ethical hacker and MSP Michael Cocanower. You’ll also hear their thoughts about the latest revisions to Dell’s partner program, the new security executives at ConnectWise and NinjaOne, the latest developments in ransomware as a service, and the latest headaches associated with cyber insurance.

ChannelPro’s in-person, six-city tour offers IT integrators, managed services providers, consultants, and VARs two days of educational content designed to help drive business growth.

A big payday for Citrix shareholders, MDR from IT By Design and Vijilan, bright new projectors from Epson, and proof that mom REALLY shouldn’t have thrown out your old John Madden Football games are a few of the stories we’ve finally brought your way.

A program of Goodwill Industries of East Texas, the academy offers hands-on MSP training plus myriad skills and certification courses to help participants overcome barriers to employment.

Priced to fit within SMB budgets, the new service lets scientists, engineers, and others buy on-premises HPC hardware on a pay-per-use basis.

After two strange, surprising years, 2022 is shaping up to be refreshingly easier to handicap in markets ranging from cloud computing and security to storage and beyond.

The full-day virtual event armed attendees with strategies for hiring in today’s job market, securing remote and hybrid workers, making money in post-endpoint managed services, and more.

Improved accuracy prevents account takeovers and increases completed transactions

As the shift toward hybrid work arrangements continues, the network management vendor reports in newly published research, businesses are embracing simpler, speedier network architectures that rely more on Wi-Fi access points than switches and firewalls.

Erick and Rich have a lot to be thankful for this year, including artificial intelligence and hand sanitizer, which they discuss on this holiday week episode along with a neuroengineer’s recent efforts to teach rats to play Doom.

BDR from AWS, Azure security from Fortinet, Microsoft 365 subscription management from HP, and a new world record for jumping over cars on a pogo stick from “”Ty-so-Fly”” Phillips (pictured) are but a few of the stories we finally have coming your way.

The ChannelPro SMB Online Forum West gathered MSPs, IT consultants, VARs, and integrators to discuss business strategies and technology trends for a changing workplace.

SecurID, the trusted identity platform and an RSA business, today announced that it had made another key hire to its leadership team, appointing Greg Nelson as President and Chief Business Officer. 

In this sponsored Partner Program Profile, find out why Eaton’s power infrastructure for edge computing is right for keeping mission-critical applications and devices running longer and preventing servers from data loss.

— With new AMD CDNA 2 architecture, AMD Instinct MI200 series accelerators deliver ground-breaking 4.9x advantage in HPC performance1 compared to competing data center accelerators, expediting science and discovery —

— MI200 series accelerators are first multi-die GPU, first to support 128GB of HBM2e memory, and deliver a substantial boost for applications critical to the foundation of science —

— AMD launches AMD Instinct MI200 series accelerators, previews 3rd Gen AMD EPYC processors with AMD 3D V-Cache, and provides new details on expanded set of next-generation EPYC processors powered by “Zen 4” and “Zen 4c” CPU cores —

— Meta adopts EPYC CPUs for its data center —

Poly Offers New Microsoft Teams Rooms Solutions on Windows with Dell And Lenovo to Bring Pro-grade Audio and Video with Poly DirectorAI technology to Upgrade Every Meeting

New partner integrations from Google, new hardware from Acer, new security software from OpenText, and a new rental option in Japan are among the many stories we really, truly meant to tell you about earlier this week.

VMworld news from VMware, the arrival of Windows 11, new security goodies from WatchGuard, Zyxel, and Kaspersky, plus the world luckiest lottery contestant are just a few of the stories we waited all the way until now to tell you about this week.

The ChannelPro SMB Forum Mid-Atlantic gathered MSPs, IT consultants, VARs, and integrators to discuss business strategies and technology trends for a changing workplace.

With VMware Cloud, customers modernize apps with better economics and less risk

Company unveils tech previews at VMworld 2021 to showcase the future of VMware Cloud

VMware Edge Portfolio will enable organizations to run, manage and better secure apps across near and far edge locations

Phone features for Teams, zero trust from Trend Micro, a new portable projector from Epson, and a furry, brown rodent whose portfolio is outperforming the S&P 500 are just a few of the stories we’ve finally managed to bring your way.

New Windows 11 devices from Microsoft and HP, a new partnership between Nutanix and Citrix, new email encryption capabilities from Zix, and what stands to be the world’s largest dog wedding are all among the stories we’ve finally gotten to.

Considerations include functionality, power source, network, project size, and security.

The deal propels Cytracom past its roots in unified communications into security and connectivity solutions for hybrid workforces and positions the company to eliminate a variety of voice-related security and networking headaches.

New Offering Addresses Common Pain Point Affecting Public Cloud Users

There are tremendous opportunities for MSPs that adopt a managed security model. Be judicious, deliberate on what the value is, and chose your partners wisely.

Cloud Technology Leader Joins to Drive Innovation Agenda as HPE Transforms to a Cloud Services Company

Perspectium co-founder will oversee product strategy and development following BitTitan acquisition

The SASE platform is designed to provide comprehensive SD-WAN, firewall-as-a-service, zero-trust network access, and secure web gateway functionality in the cloud, in the office, or on the device.

Originally a pay-as-you-go procurement option for infrastructure products, TruScale now covers Lenovo’s entire portfolio of PCs, tablets, edge computing devices, data center gear, and beyond.

The demand for technology to support remote learning exploded in 2020; now educators seek high-level expertise and solutions to improve learning outcomes.

The ChannelPro SMB Forum New England gathered MSPs, IT consultants, VARs, and integrators to discuss business strategies and technology trends for a changing workplace.

Big security commitments from Google and Microsoft, big (as in wide) printers from Epson, big gaming monitors from ViewSonic, and a real estate listing with a big, if unusual, kitchen amenity are among the stories we’ve finally gotten around to reporting.

Famed business consultant Erick Simpson of ErickSimpson.com takes the reigns as guest co-host alongside Matt while Rich gets a little R&R.

The first “”Cloud PCs”” from Microsoft, an XDR alliance from Exabeam, acquisitions by Ivanti and its Wavelink unit, and an Olympics equestrian course that stops horses in their tracks are a few of the many stories we have finally managed to tell you about.

The Cybersecurity Online Summit featured a full day of live sessions to help MSPs and IT solution providers tackle tough challenges to keep SMB customers safe while growing their business.

Readers of ChannelPro magazine and The ChannelPro Network select winners in hardware, software, services, and more.

Blanco I.T. prioritizes excellence and commitment in caring for customers and community—a modus operandi that reaps immeasurable returns.

The company plans to employ a $250 million funding round it disclosed today to accelerate development of work-from-home functionality amid skyrocketing business use of consumer-grade networks and personal devices due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Introduced at the Microsoft Inspire partner conference today, Windows 365 will let channel pros and their customers stream complete, personalized virtual desktops to a wide range of devices at a fixed monthly price.

A new CEO for Acronis, new acquisitions for Sophos and HPE, and a poorly timed fast-food stop during a police chase are a few of the stories we’ve finally managed to bring your way.

The ChannelPro SMB Forum Southeast gathered MSPs, IT consultants, VARs, and integrators to discuss business strategies and technology trends for a post-pandemic future.

A big acquisition for HPE, a 4K webcam from Dell, new firewalls from SonicWall, and a man whose local government asked him to come retrieve his own death certificate are among the star-spangled stories we’re bringing your way before the holiday weekend.

The first major upgrade of the product since its debut nearly 10 years ago, Intelligent Power Manager 2 is designed to make utilizing the system’s automated policy-based incident remediation functionality significantly simpler.

Cybersecurity and data analytics executive to accelerate Secureworks market expansion

Sapphire Rapids with built-in HBM raises performance bar; Intel’s GPU, networking and storage capabilities enhance HPC toolbox.

15 months after its launch, CompTIA’s ambitious security information sharing and analysis organization is issuing some 50 actionable alerts a month to over 1,120 members based on expert analysis of threat intelligence from across the industry.

New partner specializations from Microsoft, a new kind of processor from Intel, a new all-in-one IT management tool from Sherweb, and a new dining suggestion for Jeff Bezos from friends on the interwebs are among the stories we’ve just gotten to now.

Margins on hardware may be thin, but channel pros are finding new and effective ways to make money from it anyway.

ChannelPro made its return to in-person regional events in the Lone Star state where MSPs, IT consultants, VARs, and integrators gathered to discuss business strategies for a post-pandemic future.

A big check for Cloudera, new hardware from Alienware, new software from Salesforce, and a new book from John Steinbeck that horror fans will love are among the many stories we’re just now getting out to you.

Sumit Dhawan Appointed President, Zane Rowe to Continue as CFO

Announces Preliminary Q1 FY22 Results

Security solutions from Trend Micro and Kaspersky, hardware from HP, new leadership at Tech Data, and a 12-year-old who will make you feel like a lockdown slacker are among the far too numerous stories we’re just now bringing your way.

With an expanded schedule of cities, ChannelPro launched its 2021 tour to help MSPs, IT consultants, VARs, and integrators successfully position themselves for the future.

New flagship solution combines Fanatical Experience, with VMware Cloud Director technology to deliver best-in-class VMware environment

Eases migration to enterprise data cloud, optimizing storage strategies to unlock real-time data insights and drive better business outcomes

wiseHer Connects Women with Global Marketplace of Executives, Consultants, Coaches and Mentors

Veteran channel technology leaders Sammy Kinlaw, Kevin Kennedy and Stacy Nethercoat step into new roles to drive growth in edge technologies and advanced solutions

Company adds new Chief Product Officer, names Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Customer Officer

A smart print service from HP, svelte laptops from Samsung, megabucks for Proofpoint, and the mother of all Blockbuster late return penalties are among the many stories we took our sweet time telling you about this week.

Zoom, Cisco Webex, and GoToMeeting Windows Apps Enabled by Parallels Desktop’s Added Camera and Microphone Redirection; USB Support enables Smart Cards and Flash Drives to Run in Windows on Chrome Enterprise Devices

Customer-focused industry veteran to lead integration, scaling of company’s marketing programs

Expanded role for Eric Tinker to include leadership of Riverbed Global Channels, Global Renewals and Commercial Sales Programs; Meg Brennan promoted to Vice President, Global Channels

Expanded role for Eric Tinker to include leadership of Riverbed Global Channels, Global Renewals and Commercial Sales Programs; Meg Brennan promoted to Vice President, Global Channels

Expanded role for Eric Tinker to include leadership of Riverbed Global Channels, Global Renewals and Commercial Sales Programs; Meg Brennan promoted to Vice President, Global Channels

Expanded role for Eric Tinker to include leadership of Riverbed Global Channels, Global Renewals and Commercial Sales Programs; Meg Brennan promoted to Vice President, Global Channels

A spin-off for VMware, data center chips from NVIDIA, new laptops from Microsoft, and a crime wave involving little plastic bricks are all among the many stories we’ve finally managed to bring your way.

One year after the launch of an all-new program for data center partners, Lenovo is making headway in its quest for greater market share.

Seasoned sales veteran, Joshua Hoffman, to lead Datto’s growth strategy in the Americas

Featuring over 200 Technology Partners including new Zendesk, Adobe, Canva, InVision, Looker and Lucidchart integrations

Launching Asana’s Channel Partner network across 75 countries

Connecting the world’s teams in 7 new languages

Acquisition will combine solutions and expertise to deliver new cloud and AI capabilities across healthcare and other industries

First 400Gb/s DPU with Line-Rate Processing of Software-Defined Networking, Storage and Cybersecurity

New Framework Powered by NVIDIA GPUs, BlueField DPUs Enables Cybersecurity Providers to Develop AI Solutions That Can Instantly Detect Cyber Breaches

NVIDIA-Certified Servers with NVIDIA AI Enterprise Software Running on VMware vSphere Simplify and Accelerate Adoption of AI

PC Market Records Fastest Year-Over-Year Growth in Two Decades

Security for Arm devices from Microsoft, gaming rigs from Dell, a new channel manager for GreenLink Networks, and a strange new illustration of the dangers of deepfakes are among the many stories we’ve finally gotten around to telling you about.

The live, full-day event focused on business-building strategies to take advantage of the latest trends in cloud and managed services.

Today, VOSS Solutions, leading provider of collaboration automation technology, announced the general availability of VOSS MaaS (Management as a Service).

VOSS MaaS provides all the capabilities and benefits of VOSS’ award-winning and industry-leading product suite, with the added convenience and benefit of a hosted delivery model.

Global strategic partnership joins execution management with an open, hybrid cloud approach to help drive flexibility and speed for enterprise digital transformation

Assembled at Ingram’s Integration Center, the fully managed offering combines compute, storage, and BDR services in a pre-integrated bundle designed to make deploying, running, and paying for hybrid cloud environments simpler.

The new data center chips, which offer a 19% instructions-per-clock improvement and feature new security technologies, are tailored to high-performance computing, cloud computing, and other demanding workloads.

Security goodies from Keeper, Sophos, and RocketCyber, new execs for BitTitan and NinjaRMM, and the perfect play set for work-from-home drones in training are but a few of the stories we’re finally bringing your way.

Smart MSPs are focusing on intentional growth, rapid business improvement, leadership, and sales skills, leaving unfocused MSPs on the other side of a widening gap.

Now Platform®Quebec release features new Creator Workflows and App Engine Studio to accelerate the pace of digital transformation, enabling fast low-code app development across the enterprise to easily workflow everyday business challenges
New, powerful machine learning and native AI solutions advance digital resiliency and business productivity
Industry leaders, including Nike, Adobe, Deutsche Telekom, Logitech, Medtronic, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and others are using the Now Platform to accelerate their digital transformation efforts

The vendor expects bare metal deployment, along with smaller virtual machine and container configurations unveiled today, to make adopting GreenLake easier and more attractive for SMBs, which account for a rapidly growing portion of channel-led sales.

Investments in people, programs, and platforms aimed to accelerate enterprise 5G and Wireless WAN market adoption and fuel new revenue streams for channel partners

Low-Code Workflow Automation Service Increases the Value of Customer, Employee and Partner Relationships Through Enhanced Integrated Experiences

In honor of International Women’s Day, 11 women share good advice given to them in the past on starting or changing a career in IT.

The live, full-day event focused on best practices in sales, marketing, operations, financials, and metrics for SMB technology providers.

Lumen Technologies is a key edge compute partner to integrate IBM Cloud Satellite for 180,000 enterprise locations
More than 65 ecosystem partners, including Cisco, Dell Technologies and Intel, to build hybrid cloud services
IBM Cloud Pak for Data as a Service with IBM Cloud Satellite extends Watson Anywhere AI

The new offering will let managed service providers pay for server, storage, and networking gear in monthly installments while selling capacity on those resources to customers on an as-a-service basis.

Security updates from PC Matic and Barracuda, new Teams migration features from BitTitan, and research proving that while pigs still can’t fly they can play computer games are among the stories we’ve finally covered for you.

14 executives named to Executive Advisory Council

Secureworks marshals software, brand and channel to protect enterprises and fight adversaries at scale

Called Microsoft Viva and part of the Microsoft 365 productivity suite, the new system is designed to keep remote employees engaged and productive by centralizing information about colleagues, training, wellbeing, and corporate knowledge.

The Cybersecurity Online Summit offered a full day of live sessions to help MSPs and IT solution providers tackle tough challenges to keep SMB customers safe while growing their business.

ChannelPro editors select Corey Kirkendoll, president and CEO of 5K Technical Services in Texas, as the winner of the yearly honor for MSPs and VARs who have shared especially powerful peer-to-peer business advice.

SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today said it has created one marketplace for solutions and services from SAP and its partners, merging SAP® App Center for partner solutions with SAP Store for SAP solutions.

Everyone keeps talking about working from home, but who are they kidding? That home of yours is a branch office these days, and family and pets aside it has a total workforce population of…you.

First of its kind program marks the only accelerated servers to get road tested for the journey to machine learning and analytics.

Matt, Rich, and guest host Peter Melby, of MSP Greystone Technology, may not be ghosts but they have cooked up a great show for you this week.

Focus on advancing disruptive innovation and accelerating corporate strategy

After a year of unprecedented turmoil, predicting what lies ahead isn’t easy. Seven brave experts agreed to help us try anyway.

What does DC Comics archvillain Bane have to do with this year’s CES, not to mention this episode of ChannelPro Weekly? We simply don’t have time to tell you here, so listen in to find out. You’ll also hear what Matt, Rich, and guest host Jeff Halash, of TechNut Computer Repair and the MSP Unplugged podcast, have to say about all the latest gear from Dell, HP, Lenovo, and AMD.

New line includes largest model to date with a reduction in rack space by 33%

Product management and legal technology veteran Andy Wishart joins Agiloft’s leadership team to advance development of AI-enabled CLM platform

According to North American channel chief Rob Cato (pictured), easier subscription-priced purchasing and offerings for partners that emphasize services over hardware are among the company’s priorities for the months ahead.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO Processors, designed for the most demanding professional workloads, coming to retail channel

Intel says the business-ready mobile chips, which are part of the 10nm Tiger Lake family launched last September, deliver nearly 20% better overall app performance and 35% better videoconferencing performance, plus enhanced hardware-level security.

Announced today at CES 2021, the four laptops and 2-in-1s, which include the thinnest ThinkPad ever made (pictured), come with Dolby video, audio, and voice features for better videoconferencing, plus 5G-ready options.

Big news for Pax8, facial authentication tech from Intel, and a regrettable Christmas Eve mistake by a drunk and overenthusiastic Celine Dion fan are but a few of the stories we’re belatedly getting to just in time for the weekend.

Commvault (NASDAQ: CVLT), a recognized global enterprise software leader in the management of data across cloud and on-premises environments, today announced the appointment of John Tavares as Vice President, Global Channel and Alliances.

IoT services from AWS, firewalls from WatchGuard, new solutions from Avaya and RingCentral, and the biggest collection of illuminated Handel-singing portable toilets you’ve ever seen are among the stories we’re finally sneaking in before the weekend.

This 14-inch model aims to offer business professionals a lightweight, powerful, and secure notebook without breaking the bank.

Integration services, endpoint managed services, and project-specific services have been rolling out this year and will continue arriving in 2021, according to Jason Bystrak (pictured), who leads the new venture along with the distributor’s cloud business.

New X Series Appliances combine advanced backup, cybersecurity and disaster recovery (DR) capabilities with over 3PBs of effective capacity to solve for unstoppable data growth, unabated cyber threats and IT disasters

ChannelPro’s full-day Online Summit delivered proven best practices, practical instruction, and specific recommendations for creating, selling, delivering, and profiting from managed IT and cloud services.

Demonstrating its ongoing commitment to VMware and its ecosystem partners, IGEL is also expanding its technology alliance with VMware by joining the VMware TestDrive Program and renewing its VMware Advanced Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) membership

Mark Cravotta appointed as Chief Revenue Officer and Ash Gupta joins as Vice President of Product Management amid another year of record growth

At its Boundless conference this week, the vendor discussed how four years of effort and products like its new SASE solution have positioned it to meet SMB security needs during the current pandemic and beyond.

New Macs from Apple, new firewalls from SonicWall, and a new source of nightmares for bears (and maybe humans) are all among the many stories we’re bringing your way just in time for the weekend.

Microsoft Word Add-In, Dell Boomi Connector, and Tableau among new updates providing major increase in usability and integration of Agiloft

Top Sales Leaders Tapped to Continue Forward Momentum Following 18+ Consecutive Quarters of Recurring Revenue Growth

If you’re serious about growing your MSP business, now is the time to focus on higher-income-producing activities like sales and marketing and delegate everything else.

2020 report reveals hundreds of device vendors compete for limited space on today’s networks

ChannelPro’s final of five planned regional events offered a full day of content and networking geared at helping MSPs and IT solution providers continue to thrive in our new normal and prepare for emerging opportunities in the year ahead.

Arctic Wolf®, the leader in security operations, today announced the addition of Bob Skelley as Senior Vice President of Global Channels.

The annual honors include recognition to the entire channel vendor community for coming to the aid of partners in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.

Speaking with ChannelPro three weeks into his new job, Sammy Kinlaw (pictured) called prior channel-facing roles with Lexmark, Lenovo, and IBM great preparation for a job that involves helping VARs and vendors connect.

New Universal Licensing for Arcserve Unified Data Protection (UDP) offers channel partners an easy means to increase recurring revenue and grow deal sizes with a predictable, subscription-based pricing model
Licensing is based on the amount of protected data from any source, including Microsoft Office 365

Industry veteran brings history of channel success to revamped Vertiv channel

Ongoing Consumer Demand for Home Entertainment and Distance Learning Drove Strongest U.S. Market Growth in 10 Years

A big acquisition by Veeam, a new name for Google G Suite, new hardware from HP Inc. and HPE, and an ice cream cone that just might be too much of a good thing are a small sample of the news we’ve finally managed to tell you about.

New Program Supports MSP’s Move to Cloud-first Edge Secure Networking to Satisfy the Demands of the Growing Distributed Workforce

News from VMworld, devices from Microsoft, a buying spree by Ivanti, and a look at what happens when parrots with too much time on their hands teach each other four-letter words are a small sample of the stories we’re belatedly bringing you.

300,000-plus VMware Customers Can Benefit from Unified Management of NVIDIA AI Software with All Apps, Tap into Security, Acceleration Capabilities of NVIDIA BlueField-2 DPU

Rackspace Technology (NASDAQ: RXT), a leading end-to-end multicloud technology solutions company, today announced it has strengthened its strategic alliance with VMware by expanding its managed services across VMware-based multicloud solutions. Rackspace Technology now includes support for Azure VMware Solution, Google Cloud VMware Engine, VMware Cloud on Dell EMC, Dell Technologies Cloud Platform (DTCP), and VMware Tanzu.

VMware Secure Access Service Edge Platform Adds New Capabilities to Empower Organizations to Intelligently Manage and Better Secure Access to Applications and Information

New Initiative to Extend VMware Cloud Foundation to Support SmartNIC Technology for Increased Performance, Distributed Security and Consistent Operations for All Applications

Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Lenovo to Deliver Solutions Based on Project Monterey Using SmartNICs from Intel, NVIDIA and Pensando Systems

VMware’s Multi-Cloud Strategy Unlocks the Value From Any Cloud While Delivering Better Security and Simplified Operations

VMware Announces Intent to Acquire SaltStack to Bolster Cloud Automation Portfolio

Boomi, a Dell Technologies business and leading provider of cloud-based integration platform as a service (iPaaS), today announced the findings from its Connections Survey, benchmarking the interpersonal and technological impact of remote work. Nearly 60% of employees feel more isolated and disconnected from their work and their teams, with 49% stating they want to see their offices improve remote collaboration tools and systems.

Rackspace Technology (NASDAQ: RXT), a leading end-to-end multicloud technology solutions company, today announced it is working with Dell Technologies to create new modernized solutions for multicloud. Rackspace Technology is expanding its Rackspace Private Cloud powered by VMware (RPCV) portfolio with the Dell Technologies Cloud Platform (DTCP).

Azure news aplenty from Microsoft, new PCs from HP and Razer, and the overalls of choice for people with more dollars than sense are all among the stories we’re finally bringing your way before the weekend starts.

The concept of edge computing most often refers to intermediating infrastructure and critical services between core datacenters and intelligent end points. Proliferating enterprise and consumer devices benefit from a digitally transformed technology world through edge capabilities. However edge is defined, the compute, storage, and networking cornerstones gird data creation, analysis, and management outside of the core.

New data from Synergy Research Group shows that across four key cloud service and infrastructure market segments, operator and vendor revenues for the first half of 2020 were $187 billion, having grown by 20% from the first half of 2019. The biggest growth was seen in cloud infrastructure services, comprising IaaS, PaaS and hosted private cloud services. First half revenue from these service grew by 34% from 2019.

Iconic games portfolio, publishing expertise, and world-class talent accelerates growth in Microsoft’s Gaming business

ChannelPro’s fourth of five planned regional events offered a full day of content and networking geared at helping MSPs and IT solution providers build an action plan for thriving in our new normal and taking advantage of emerging opportunities.

Multiple groundbreaking laptops are announced, including ZenBook Flip S, ZenBook S, ZenBook 14, ZenBook 14 Ultralight, ZenBook Pro 15, and ExpertBook B9

Multiple groundbreaking laptops are announced, including ZenBook Flip S, ZenBook S, ZenBook 14, ZenBook Pro 15, and ExpertBook B9

More than 150 Designs in Development, Including 20 Verified Under New Intel Evo Platform Brand

Provides Unmatched Efficiency, Lower TCO, and Dramatic Performance Improvements for Backup, Recovery, and Scale-out NAS

Security news from ConnectWise, Acronis, and Trend Micro, among others, new Yoga devices from Lenovo, and a surprising (or perhaps not surprising) discovery up a young child’s nose are among the many stories we’re finally telling you about.

The worldwide public cloud services market, including Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS), grew 26.0% year over year in 2019 with revenues totaling $233.4 billion, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Read More

This is a powerful notebook with a massive 17-inch display that weighs less than 3 pounds. For real.

The Distributor Assembles a Roster of Guides, Checklists, and Marketing Brochure Templates, Plus an On-Demand Webcast to Help Partners Develop Long-term Recovery Plans for Their SMB Clients

During this day-long virtual event, cybersecurity experts and practitioners shared best practices for keeping businesses safe in the midst of the pandemic and for the future workplace.

Sold through partners but delivered by Lenovo technicians, the new offerings are designed to help end users implement, manage, and secure Microsoft cloud software while helping VARs and solution providers enter the managed services market.

Edge computing solutions are highly powerful and highly vulnerable. Here’s how to protect them.

Is there a cash bath in Datto’s near future?

Award-winning technology expert brings more than 20 years of experience in software engineering and delivering products that transform the customer experience
Pittaluga will oversee the acceleration of Arcserve’s acclaimed data and ransomware protection solution portfolio

Over 90 partners already integrate hardware, software and applications into IGEL platform; new program expected to double partnerships by 2021, creating an ecosystem for endless possibilities

Companies join forces to simplify cloud transformation and speed adoption of digital workspaces and virtual desktops to enable greater agility, productivity, and security

The virtual gathering brought together experts from the emerging market to help attendees develop best practices for starting and growing an IoT services business.

ChannelPro transformed the third of five planned regional events to a two-day live, online forum with a bonus IoT Online Forum—all geared to help MSPs and IT solution providers build an action plan for thriving in our new normal and taking advantage of emerging opportunities.

A giant digital skills initiative from Microsoft, a new security bundle from Kaspersky, a timely telehealth solution from Lenovo, and a humanoid potato’s egomaniacal attack on a Canadian tire shop are all among the stories we’re finally bringing your way.

Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced a new global skills initiative aimed at bringing more digital skills to 25 million people worldwide by the end of the year.

The announcement comes in response to the global economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Expanded access to digital skills is an important step in accelerating economic recovery, especially for the people hardest hit by job losses.

Today, VOSS Solutions unveiled the latest edition to its product portfolio, VOSS Phone Server, designed to extend the lifetime and maximize the investment from existing assets, whilst reducing operating costs in large scale distributed telephony networks.

New products from HPE, Apple, and Acer, return-to-work solutions from Salesforce and Citrix, and a guy who reached where we wouldn’t dare to retrieve a fishing hook are all among the many stories we’re just now bringing your way.

Cisco, Intel, Epson, ViewSonic, and a train passenger who accidentally left behind a bag full of something people normally play closer attention to are just some of the newsmakers whose stories we’re finally bringing your way.

Equipped with zero-touch provisioning and centralized remote management, the new offering reaches market at a time when MSPs and MSSPs are seeking to minimize site visits due to concerns about COVID-19.

Matt and Rich have a fever, channel pros, and the only prescription is this episode. Joined by MSP, author, and improv comic Bob Coppedge, of Simplex-IT, your hosts discuss co-managed IT, Dell’s attempt to “democratize” artificial intelligence, a new managed services suite from Pulseway inspired by the coronavirus pandemic work-from-home phenomenon, and the 20th birthday of ConnectWise’s IT Nation Evolve organization, formerly known as HTG Peer Groups.

VMware vSphere 7 Integrates Bitfusion Technology to Enable Enterprises to Efficiently Abstract, Pool and Automate Delivery of GPU Resources On-Demand for AI / ML Applications

New Dell EMC Ready Solutions for AI and HPC to Leverage VMware Software

VMware vSphere 7 Integrates Bitfusion Technology to Enable Enterprises to Efficiently Abstract, Pool and Automate Delivery of GPU Resources On-Demand for AI / ML Applications

New Dell EMC Ready Solutions for AI and HPC to Leverage VMware Software

VMware vSphere 7 Integrates Bitfusion Technology to Enable Enterprises to Efficiently Abstract, Pool and Automate Delivery of GPU Resources On-Demand for AI / ML Applications

New Dell EMC Ready Solutions for AI and HPC to Leverage VMware Software

90-day loan flooring and no-cost subscriptions to remote management tools are key parts of a wider effort by the power quality vendor to help partners conserve cash and support customers despite distancing laws, according to channel exec Curtiz Gangi (pictured).

As Military Appreciation Month comes to a close, we talk to three veterans who share their paths to IT and the channel.