7 Biggest Stories of the Week, August 3-7
The VAR Guy and the rest of the Penton team had a jam-packed week at CompTIA's ChannelCon this week, but as always there were some pretty great stories featured on the site that deserve a second look. In celebration of the weekend, here are this week's biggest and best stories.
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NetApp (NTAP) recently launched several additions to its all-Flash lineup in an effort to reduce the cost of Flash array for customers. The company's new starting price for its All Flash FAS 8000 series is expected to help the company become a larger player within the growing storage market.
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M&A deals reached $127.2 billion in Q2 2015, due in large part to the growth of the Internet of Things and smart mobility solutions, according to EY's Global Technology M&A 2Q2015: First Look.
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Rumor has it that Cisco Systems (CSCO) channel chief Edison Peres could be leaving the company, according to an anonymous tip The VAR Guy heard this week. Is there any truth to the rumor? While neither Cisco or Peres has commented about the possibility of his retirement, recent changes within Cisco suggest additional changes could be on the way.
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This year's CompTIA ChannelCon conference just so happened to occur right after Lollapalooza, a three-day music festival featuring headliners like Paul McCartney, Florence and the Machine and Of Mine and Men. Here's why ChannelCon was a much bigger and better event.
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Blue Coat Systems launched an ecosystem of partners called the Alliance Ecosystem of Endpoint Detection and Response this week to share security intelligence with the company's entire security portfolio.
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Blue Coat Systems launched an ecosystem of partners called the Alliance Ecosystem of Endpoint Detection and Response this week to share security intelligence with the company's entire security portfolio.
Read the full story here.
The VAR Guy and the rest of the Penton team had a jam-packed week at CompTIA's ChannelCon this week, but as always there were some pretty great stories featured on the site that deserve a second look. In celebration of the weekend, here are this week's biggest and best stories.
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