Tag: Cloud Security
‘Everyone wants to get off of VMware and get into the cloud,’ Microsoft Chief Commercial Officer Judson Althoff says. Microsoft’s new fiscal year has kicked off with hundreds of millions of dollars in partner incentives around security, Copilot and more – and one Microsoft executive took time to thank virtualization and desktop-as-a-service rival VMware for…
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‘Microsoft achieves reach, scale and success because of you,’ says Nicole Dezen, Microsoft chief partner officer. Microsoft plans more than $150 million in pre-sales and post-sales investments for its Azure Innovate offering, an incremental $90 million “to accelerate security growth” with partners and a tenfold increase to its Copilot partner investment as part of a…
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K3 Technology is rapidly evolving with the adoption of AI and is doing ‘almost everything’ differently than two years ago, Kelly Kercher, founder and CEO of K3, tells CRN. K3 Technology has acquired Dallas-based MSP OG2 Network Services, creating more opportunities for it to expand in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Kelly Kercher, founder and CEO…
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Based on user posts to Microsoft-owned social network LinkedIn, the cuts have hit a variety of managers, engineers and other job titles in Microsoft. Microsoft’s new fiscal year has started with a round of layoffs and some changes in its partner program, especially around requirements for specializations. Layoffs aren’t unusual for Microsoft this time of…
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HPE has filed with the European regulatory commissions for approval to purchase Juniper Networks. Here’s the timeline for the blockbuster $14 billion merger. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has filed with the European Commission for regulatory approval of its blockbuster $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks. European regulators now have until August to either approve HPE’s deal…
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Early-stage vendors focused on protecting data and GenAI usage in the cloud are among the year’s most notable cloud security startups. While securing cloud environments continues to grow as a concern for organizations, the arrival of generative AI introduces—or intensifies—a number of challenges for protecting the cloud. When it comes to data security, for instance,…
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‘[AI] is going to impact more or less every technology we take to market as a channel,’ said incoming TD Synnex CEO Patrick Zammit. ‘Of course you have the software. One of the most popular applications now is Copilot from Microsoft. But AI PCs are coming, AI servers, AI switches, AI storage. That technology is…
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‘The company is in great shape,’ says TD Synnex CEO Rich Hume, who turns 65 in August and will retire effective September 1. ‘We’ve got a great leader in Patrick (Zammit) that’ll come to the forefront. And I’ve completed my work.’ Architected A Distribution Powerhouse TD Synnex CEO Rich Hume, the architect behind the Tech…
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Data extortion and ransomware attacks have had a massive impact on businesses during the first half of 2024. Biggest Cyberattacks And Breaches If the pace of major cyberattacks during the first half of 2024 has seemed to be nonstop, that’s probably because it has been: The first six months of the year have seen organizations…
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‘This funding is going to help us with our globalization strategy,’ says Tiffany Ricks, founder and CEO of HacWare. ‘Our goal is to leverage AI to make sure we take the guesswork out of training your employees on the evolving threats.’ Cybersecurity education firm HacWare Inc. is one of 20 Black- and Latino-led companies that…
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