Cisco, McAfee Channel Pro Alex Thurber Joins Watchguard
Former CRN Channel Chief Alex Thurber (a Cisco Systems, McAfee and TripWire veteran) is joining Watchguard as VP of sales, The VAR Guy has learned.
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Microsoft Surface tablet sales could get a boost if Surface channel partner program rumors are true. Details may emerge at Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2013 (WPC13).
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The NSA apparently uses Hadoop and NoSQL to wage a Big Data war (called PRISM) against terrorists. It’s time for channel partners to embrace these powerful open source tools as well. Here’s why.
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Even as Cisco Jabber marches forward, the networking giant claims Microsoft Skype has a monopoly. Does that mean Cisco can’t find a way to compete in the video conferencing, instant messaging and IP phone call market?
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