Tag: Collaboration & Communication
‘I think we’ve known for a long time that traditional voice had a shelf life. And ultimately it was going to get replaced with integrated communication services and as-a-service capabilities that run over the top of IP. Now we’re seeing that evolution pick up with a degree of steam,’ CEO John Stankey said of business…
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Chanda Wong, a senior product marketing manager for Microsoft 365 for SMBs, told partners on a call last week that they have until Aug. 1 to sell the suites with Teams to a customer as long as the partner quoted the customer before Microsoft announced the end of Teams suites on April 1. Microsoft solution…
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“I don’t think you could point to another large technology company that’s ever done something like this: 60 percent margin. And that’s not ‘up to’ 60 percent, but actually 60 percent,” Google’s Kevin Ichhpurani tells CRN. Google Cloud is taking channel margins to new heights as Kevin Ichhpurani tells CRN that Google partners who win…
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‘Our network was built for AI. … As we are deploying 5G right now with the mobile edge compute and AI, this is a great long-term opportunity for us using AI. [There are] revenue opportunities with all the new technologies coming,’ says Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg. Fixed wireless and AI are two big pieces of…
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Proofpoint, Slack, Tanium, AppDynamics, Palo Alto Networks, Nvidia and Kyndryl were among the tech companies making key executive hires during November 2023. New CEOs of Proofpoint and Slack. A new channel chief at Tanium. And a new chief marketing officer for Cisco subsidiary AppDynamics. Sumit Dhawan, formerly of VMware; Denise Holland Dresser, formerly with Slack…
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From Broadcom-VMware to Google Gemini, CRN breaks down the 12 biggest product launches and news from Google Cloud Next that partners and customers need to know about. Google Cloud ramped up its artificial intelligence and generative AI charge at Google Cloud Next 2024 last week with some huge product launches and news—including a new partnership…
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“The customers that are coming from all of those competitors are saying the same thing, which is, ‘I want a beautifully well-engineered, elegantly written, modern architecture platform for my business,’” says Michael George, Syncro CEO. While Michael George knows competition is healthy, he believes Syncro’s toolset is perfectly aligned to help MSPs grow. “I’d like…
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‘Everyone gives lip service to supporting women-owned businesses but the marketplace shows a little differently,’ says Sprout Technology Group CIO Travis Woods. Sprout Technology Group, a women-led MSP formed by six channel veterans, closed this week after one year in business. “The choice was made to dissolve Sprout,” Sprout Technology Group CIO Travis Woods told…
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‘ConnectWise has undergone limited organizational changes to improve operations and ensure resources align with our partners’ growth opportunities. As part of these changes, the company has made the difficult decision to eliminate certain colleague positions,’ the company said in a statement. ConnectWise today laid off “certain colleague positions” throughout the company to improve operations and…
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‘Pax8 recently made the difficult decision to conduct a reduction in workforce. This move primarily impacted North America and was less than five percent of our global workforce. Parting with valued teammates is never easy, but these actions will enable us to optimize operations, increase alignment, and position our business for long-term success,’ said a…
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