Tag: Cloud Software

Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins says his team is “shifting hundreds of millions of dollars into AI,” including AI networking for cloud, AI infrastructure, silicon and cybersecurity. Cisco Systems crossed $1 billion to date in AI orders with webscale customers and predicts another $1 billion in AI product orders this fiscal year. On the San Jose,…

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Cisco will spend between $700 million and $800 million in the first quarter of its 2025 fiscal year. Cisco Systems confirmed massive layoffs Wednesday with plans to cut about 7 percent of its global workforce, which should cost up to $1 billion. The San Jose, Calif.-based networking giant said in a regulatory filing that the…

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‘Our partners now are going to be able to have a much more comprehensive conversations with their customers on that hypervisor strategy topic,’ Dell Technologies executive Drew Schulke tells CRN. Dell Technologies and Nutanix are partnering on new storage device products and new go-to-market strategy that is taking dead aim at the market looking for…

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Google Cloud partners discuss the impact of the landmark court ruling that found Google to be a monopoly in the online search market as well as potential penalties around AI and data sharing. As the U.S. Department of Justice looks at ways to deal with Google after a landmark court ruling found the $85 billion…

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Service Express, ECS, GuidePoint Security, Autodesk, HPE and SpaceX’s Starlink business are among the companies to list open positions for channel-related roles in August. This month, Service Express, ECS and GuidePoint Security are among the solution providers to list open positions while Autodesk, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and SpaceX are among the vendors to list open…

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Bloomberg reported that, even without the divestitures, the government will likely seek a ban of the “exclusive distribution agreements” at the heart of the case. The U.S. Department of Justice is considering a divestiture of Google’s Android operating system, AdWords ad sales platform and web browser, Chrome, after a judge ruled the tech giant is…

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Major IT companies looking to expand their technology portfolios and private equity firms buying IT vendors and solution providers account for many of the biggest mergers and acquisitions this year. And AI is a factor in many acquisitions. Here’s a look at the biggest tech mergers and acquisitions that have been announced, completed or are…

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Broadcom’s security business can now move its own deals and products via select distributors known as “Catalyst” partners. TD Synnex and Carahsoft are designated in the Americas and for government. Broadcom’s enterprise security business is designating some distributors as “Catalyst” partners and allowing them to create and deliver their own product and deal offerings to…

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Arctiq, Aviatrix, Optiv, AWS, Salesforce and OpenText were among the tech companies making key executive hires and moves in July 2024. A new chief revenue officer at Arctiq. A new chief technology officer at Aviatrix. And a new senior vice president of partners, alliances and ecosystems at Optiv. Chris McMillen, formerly of Ahead; Anirban Sengupta,…

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AI, cloud, Splunk and security are among the subjects expected to come up. Artificial intelligence opportunities. An update on Splunk and the security portfolio. And the effects of cloud demand. These are some of the subjects likely to come up Wednesday during the latest quarterly earnings report from networking giant Cisco Systems. The San Jose,…

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