Tag: Cloud Channel Programs
Among the companies named to this year’s Solution Provider 500, 41 are joining the list for the first time. Here’s a look at who’s new. Joining The Club As the IT industry grows and evolves so does the channel, the VARs, solution providers and strategic service providers who strive to meet the ever-changing IT needs…
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Solution providers play a critical role in helping businesses and organizations adopt and get the most value from leading-edge technologies – AI and generative AI being the most recent example. This week we present the CRN 2024 Solution Provider 500, the annual ranking of the largest solution providers by revenue with operations in North America.…
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CRN’s 2024 Solution Provider 500 list ranks the top VARs, systems integrators, service providers and IT consultants with operations in North America by revenue. Here are the top 25 companies on this year’s list. The Top 25 In March, Cognizant launched its Advanced AI Lab in San Francisco, focused on developing core AI research and…
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Channel Chief Kate Woodley takes a deep dive with CRN on IBM’s partner strategy, its new MSP program and why IBM is pushing the channel to become Palo Alto Networks partners following the sale of QRadar. Kate Woolley, IBM’s global channel chief, sat down with CRN at IBM Think 2024 to discuss the company’s upcoming…
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‘MSPs have a unique opportunity in the market so to make it easier for them to work with us we will be launching an MSP program in the coming months,’ said Kate Woolley, general manager of IBM’s ecosystem, at IBM Think 2024 Monday. At IBM Think 2024 on Monday, the tech giant unveiled a new…
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From Kyndryl and Wipro to EY and Converge Technology Solutions, here are IBM’s 2024 Partner Plus Award winners on both a global and regional basis. From Kyndryl driving IBM’s modernization push to services all-star EY elevating IBM’s artificial intelligence strategy, a total of 30 partners from around the globe won IBM’s 2024 Partner Plus Awards.…
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“We will deliver innovation at an unprecedented pace and scale to organizations around the globe,” Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins said on Wednesday’s earnings call. Cisco Systems CEO Chuck Robbins plans to leverage “Cisco’s robust partner and customer ecosystem in markets where Splunk had limited or no presence” to grow the business of his new security…
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Cisco is “taking the next step” in making its 40-year-old GTM engine “one of most sophisticated and extensive,” Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins said in a blog post. Cisco has moved Gary Steele from the role of executive vice president and general manager of newly acquired cybersecurity subsidiary Splunk to a new role as president of…
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‘Now we’re several quarters in, momentum is continuing to build and we’re super happy with how it’s going,’ Michael Dell, Dell Technologies founder, chairman and CEO, told CRN. Dell Technologies’ Partner First Strategy for Storage is winning hearts and minds in the channel as the global leader in data storage now shares those sales with…
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‘Every deal that we transact is through a channel partner,’ Kevin Kramer, Alkira VP of global sales, told CRN. On-demand network infrastructure vendor Alkira has closed a $100 million Series C round of funding, with executives reiterating the company’s 100 percent channel go-to-market strategy as it sees customer demand grow amid uncertainty with legacy vendors…
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