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30 Notable IT Executive Moves: March 2021
by Dylan Martin
Major executive moves continued to happen in 2021, with new leaders being named at Amazon Web Services and Forescout. Big personnel changes also happened at Microsoft, Dell Technologies, Intel, AMD, IBM and Google Cloud.
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5 Big Things To Know About KKR’s Ensono Acquisition
by Joseph F. Kovar
KKR’s move to acquire global services firm and IT solution provider Ensono is more than just another channel acquisition. It is part of a larger move to consolidate channel players as investor dollars chase the promises provided by long-term recurring revenue from customers concerned about building IT infrastructure for the future.
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5 Things To Know About Kyndryl, IBM’s New Services Business
by Michael Novinson
From who will lead Kyndryl to what types of engagement the company will focus on to how the solution provider community will be impacted by its split from IBM, here are five things we know about the company so far.
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10 Cool Tech Companies That Raised Funding In March 2021
by Rick Whiting
Cybersecurity and big data innovators were among the companies that reported new rounds of funding in March.
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Converge Technology Solutions Turns 19 Partners Into One Channel Force
by Joseph F. Kovar
‘Our goal has been to really build a very strong North American solution provider by making acquisitions,’ Converge Technology Solutions President Greg Berard tells CRN in an exclusive interview.
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2021 Partner Program Guide: 5-Star Emerging Vendors
by Rick Whiting
CRN designated the partner programs of these emerging technology vendors as 5-Star.
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2021 Partner Program Guide: 5-Star Distributor Programs
by Rick Whiting
CRN designated the partner programs of these distributors as 5-Star.
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Synnex’s Michael Urban: Synnex-Tech Data Merger Only Good, Even For Competitors
by Joseph F. Kovar
Michael Urban, president of worldwide technology solutions distribution at Synnex, tells CRN in an interview that any worries about the impact of the merger on competition or the SMB market are unfounded, and that the combined company ’will be fair competitors.’
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Ingram Micro’s Kirk Robinson To Synnex-Tech Data: ‘Game On’
by Joseph F. Kovar
‘If someone had told me a few years back that three of the biggest distributors were going to combine and we had the chance to compete against them, I’d say game on,’ says Kirk Robinson, Ingram Micro’s senior vice president and U.S. chief country executive.
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5 Big Things Bain Capital Seeks When Investing In IT Companies
by Mark Haranas
From the ability to displace an incumbent to having great teams, here are the five areas Bain Capital looks at when selecting an IT company to invest in.
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Channel Standouts: The 2021 CRN Tech Elite 250
by Rick Whiting
The Tech Elite 250 is comprised of solution providers in the U.S. and Canada that have the highest partner levels from the IT industry’s leading vendors including AWS, Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and VMware. Here is a sampling of that list.
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Synnex’s Michael Urban: 5 Bold Statements On The Synnex-Tech Data Merger
by Joseph F. Kovar
Michael Urban, president of worldwide technology solutions distribution at Synnex, talks with CRN about the merger of the distribution giant with behemoth Tech Data and its impact on competition, the programs, and the people on both sides.
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5 Partner Takeaways On The Synnex-Tech Data Merger
by Kyle Alspach
Solution providers tell CRN that the deal to create a $57 billion IT distributor will bring together ‘the best of two worlds’ and create major opportunities for partners.
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D&H Co-Presidents On Standing Out Amid The Tech Data-Synnex Merger: ‘We Are Like Evolution Versus Revolution’
by Joseph F. Kovar
‘When you have big mergers, a lot of times there are big revolutions. There’s a lot of major changes that have to occur. We like to have lots and lots of little tweaks, survey our customers monthly about what’s important to them, about how we can serve them better and lean in on service,’ says Dan Schwab who, along with his brother Michael, speak to CRN about the merger and a host of other topics.
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