Riverbed partner offers customers software-defined managed networking service
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Five Channel Predictions for 2017
Five technology trends set to influence and shape channel opportunities throughout 2017
Ingram Cradles wireless business networking market
Distie signs European premier deal with expanding Cradlepoint to push mobile and IoT systems
Extreme Networks captures Zebra WiFi business for $55m
$55 million for $115 million of annualised revenues looks cheap
Utopia wins Array Networks UK distribution deal
Application delivery networking suite addresses growing cloud and data centre market
Zyxel re-brands as a solution provider, hires channel head
Networking kit firm brings in Netgear, Avnet and BT veteran to head up partner efforts
Juniper Networks updates Partner Advantage Programme
Next generation, 'rising star' and cloud service partner categories added by networking vendor
Updata wins NHS trust network and remote working deal
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust gets Wan, Lan and VPN services
Network Utilities unveils monitoring-as-a-service for SMEs
MSP offers the service from just 4p an hour and the technology can scale to much larger firms too
Cisco opens Northern Powerhouse innovation centre
As well as startups, established tech companies are expected to benefit
Ingram Micro buys Comms-care to expand network/DC offering
Comms-care works exclusively through the channel to support end-user networking, wireless and cloud deployments
Proact wins infrastructure deal at Swedish government agency
Swedish Agency for Accessible Media deal will see the pan-Euro supplier provide hosting, cloud and network services
Lenovo European manufacturing move will better serve channel
Faster and cheaper deliveries for EMEA customers, says Lenovo, as Hungary starts production on storage and networking equipment
Maintel snaps up loss-making Azzurri for £48.5m
A 'canny' deal that takes out a competitor and expands Maintel's cloud and mobile services offering
Avnet first to sell Cisco HyperFlex SDI portfolio
Avnet wants to unlock the potential of hyper-converged infrastructure
Brocade to acquire Ruckus Wireless for $1.2bn
Enterprise networking firm gets expected service provider boost
Brocade StackStorm acquisition brings data centre DevOps to networks
Startup StackStorm specialises in DevOps – and Brocade thinks the company’s open source software can help its customers act more like the cloud giants
Redcentric upbeat about impending full year results
IT services firm reports continued momentum after recent acquisitions
Verizon Enterprise customer data stolen, sold online
Contact data on 1.5 million Verizon business customers was reportedly listed on an underground forum for $100,000
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise touts network on demand service
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise joins rivals in offering pay-per-use for networking services for businesses
KCOM brings its offerings under a single brand for ‘better service’
Responding to customer needs in a "more agile and flexible way"
Avnet signs UK distribution deal with Extreme Networks
Distie builds on long-term deal it has in DACH region
CityFibre to build FTTP network in Southend
CityFibre agrees deal with Southend council to build 50km dark fibre network that could eventually be used for business and consumer broadband
Draft bill to penalise tech firms for refusing encryption order
US senators close to finalising draft bill that will penalise tech firms who refuse court orders over encrypted data
Two-thirds of enterprises to spend more on SDI this year
Software-defined networking and software-defined storage is big business says analyst 451
