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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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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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For the 39th year, solution providers scored vendors across 27 technology categories based on their performance in product innovation, support, partnership, and managed and cloud services. Here’s a roundup of the companies with the highest overall scores. Making The Grade For the 39th year, CRN offered solution providers in North America the opportunity to grade…
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The top ten biggest Google Cloud news stories of 2024 include capturing a new cloud market share record, failure to acquire Wiz or HubSpot, cutting partner Workspace renewal margins and launching more AI innovation than ever before. From record profitability and rapid AI innovation to antitrust lawsuits and failed blockbuster acquisitions, Google Cloud has consistently…
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For the week ending Aug. 9, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their ‘A’ game to the channel including Abnormal Security, Fortinet, Avant, Rewst and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. The Week Ending Aug. 9 Topping this week’s Came to Win list is cybersecurity provider Abnormal Security for an impressive $250-million funding round that…
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‘Together with Acqueon, we can intelligently combine the preferences of the customer with the increasing variety of outreach channels to help enterprises grow their revenue and delight customers, while aligning to compliance standards,’ says Five9 CEO Mike Burkland. Contact center specialist Five9 plans to acquire revenue generation platform provider Acqueon in a move to boost…
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‘I didn’t make the decision to retire lightly,’ says Kirk Robinson, Ingram Micro executive vice president and president of North America. ‘But I’m beyond excited to spend more quality time with my family and friends, and paddle board on weekdays.’ Ingram Micro Executive Vice President and President of North America Kirk Robinson, a 31-year Ingram…
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‘I don’t think we’re ever done when it comes to improving the platform. I think it can continue to get better year over year as we master automation with MSPs’ says Aharon Chernin, Rewst founder and CEO. Automation platform company Rewst has secured $45 million in funding to accelerate the pace of innovation in its…
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From among more than 320 applicants, CRN staff evaluated and selected products spanning the IT industry – including AI and AI infrastructure, cloud management, data analytics, networking, security and storage categories – that offer ground-breaking functionality and new opportunities for partners. Tech Innovators 2024 The wave of development around artificial intelligence and generative AI in…
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Here’s a head-to-head comparison of AWS, Microsoft and Google Cloud’s recent financial earnings results for second-quarter 2024, including revenue, sales growth, cloud market share and operating income. The results are in for the three largest cloud computing companies on the planet with Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud each recently reporting their financial…
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