Tag: Collaboration & Communication

‘We have a lot of prospects interested in SuperOps, and my focus will be on reaching out to them, engaging in meaningful conversations and understanding their needs,’ says Brandi Crown, SuperOps’ new U.S. head of sales. ‘We aim to help MSPs not only manage their operations more effectively but also to capitalize on tools and…

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‘Our next phase is about building on what we already have rather than seeking new acquisitions,’ says new ScalePad CEO Chris Day. ‘We’re transitioning from a collection of individual products to a truly integrated suite. Our goal is to create a seamless experience for our clients, integrating our products into a cohesive platform.’ ScalePad Founder…

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‘Sadly, we have made the very difficult decision to say painful goodbyes to some of our team members,’ Five9 CEO Mike Burkland said in an email to employees. Five9 has revealed plans to lay off about 7 percent of its workforce, totaling less than 200 people based on the vendor’s 2,684 full-time employee count as…

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‘Our aim is to be more valuable to our clients tomorrow than we are today,’ says Rich Falcone, president of Ahead. ‘If we can achieve that, growth will naturally follow.’ Nearly six months after Ahead acquired CDI, the combined company is ready to drive significant value for customers and reshape its go-to-market strategy. “Now that…

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CRN breaks down Forrester’s new report on the 10 most important cloud trends right know, which include Nvidia significantly aiding AI cloud startups, VMware customers migrating to the public cloud and the converging of AI and edge computing. From VMware migrations to the public cloud and Nvidia helping cloud AI startups win market share, Forrester’s…

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For the week ending Aug. 16, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their ‘A’ game to the channel including Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Dell Technologies, Nutanix, Broadcom, ScanSource and ClearScale. The Week Ending Aug. 16 Topping this week’s Came to Win list is Hewlett Packard Enterprise for a strategic acquisition that will boost…

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‘You need to strengthen your client relationships, your team collaboration and your service consistency. That’s going to increase your efficiency, your operational maturity and, ultimately, your sales, your revenue and your profitability,’ says Ray Mann, channel development manager at ScalePad. Ray Mann, channel development manager at ScalePad, told an audience of MSPs at XChange August…

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‘With the acquisition of Morpheus Data, we will take the next major leap to make HPE GreenLake cloud the de facto platform for innovating across hybrid IT,’ says HPE’s Fidelma Russo. HPE is making the “next major leap” in HPE GreenLake with the planned acquisition of hybrid cloud management and automation all-star Morpheus Data. “With…

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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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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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