Tag: AI
“[The chatbot will] help our partners have this integrated experience where they can go and get their questions answered, whether it’s go-to-market resources or … ‘I’m at this program level, I want to move to this next program level. What’s left for me to do to get there?’” Colleen Kapase, vice president of channels and…
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In presentations and in interviews with CRN, Intel executives elaborate on the chipmaker’s strategy to market its Gaudi 3 accelerator chips to businesses who need cost-effective AI systems backed by open ecosystems after CEO Pat Gelsinger admitted that Intel won’t be ‘competing anytime soon for high-end training’ against rivals like Nvidia. Intel said its strategy…
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‘This is making it easier for partners to see, if you just do this one thing, here’s where you’re eligible to earn more,’ Google VP Colleen Kapase says. Google Cloud has introduced a new “earnings hub” platform that helps partners track earned and potential incentives, with plans for Workspace and Security Operations incentives tracking “in…
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‘They have vulnerabilities that have been announced with security notices and patches that have been released, but customers haven’t updated. And the adversaries around the world are taking advantage of it—whether it’s critical infrastructure or the carrier networks or whatever,’ says Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins. Cisco Systems Chair and CEO Chuck Robbins says there is…
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Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins talks about having a leg-up over HPE-Juniper, cross-selling Splunk opportunities, Cisco’s bullish AI strategy and his thoughts on the U.S. economy in 2025 with the upcoming presidential election. Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins is confident that his company’s longtime networking leadership will continue regardless of new competition from HPE with its pending…
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When it comes to the channel, ‘I think even our relationships with our partners are stronger because of this,’ Kurtz says during a CRN interview Tuesday. The massive global outage in July caused by a CrowdStrike update has ultimately “helped transform” the company, which should put the cybersecurity vendor in an even better position to…
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‘We’ve seen no shortage of consolidation in the MSP market,’ says Mike Cromwell, managing partner, sales and marketing for Netrio. ‘What excites us is the opportunity to do this right, to grow smartly, enhance our customer experience and take advantage of the market’s growing demand for MSP services.’ Texas-based MSP Netrio has merged with Success…
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In an interview, Kurtz also discusses the major opportunities for solution and service providers in working with GenAI-powered security. Kurtz On The Record For CrowdStrike co-founder and CEO George Kurtz, the massive IT outage caused by the cybersecurity vendor’s faulty update in July has revealed just how essential the solution and service provider community really…
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Even after the IPO, Platinum Equity will still control Ingram Micro with a stake of about 90 percent, according to regulatory filings. Ingram Micro has set the terms for its initial public offering, targeting a valuation north of $5 billion with prices expected to be $20 to $23 a share. The Irvine, Calif.-based IT distributor…
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The new iPad mini, like other Apple devices supported by the A17 Pro or newer chips, will support Apple Intelligence, a suite of AI features powered by custom generative models running on device or in the cloud that is set to debut in beta later this month. Apple has revealed a new iPad mini that…
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