8 Channel People Making Waves This Week at TD Synnex, HP, VMware, More
There’s a rumored $20 billion deal.
February 18, 2022
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Rich Hume is all about the big picture. In an interview with Channel Futures, the TD Synnex CEO summarizes supply chain problems, the Great Resignation and identifying growth markets within the channel. He made Channel People Making Waves for condensing big issues into digestible bits of information.
When it came to the supply chain, Hume said: “We are all finding ourselves spending a lot of time working to optimize the supply that we’ve got. The seller now is having to make sure … they can get the supply that’s required to deliver a solution. They’re spending as much time on the supply chain side as they are on the sales side to make sure that they can meet customer needs.”
Read the rest of the Rich Hume interview here.
Zeus Kerravala is founder and principal analyst at ZK Research. He had a lot to say about Juniper Networks acquiring WiteSand, the provider of cloud-native zero trust network access control (NAC) solutions. His analysis is why he made The Week.
Juniper innovates and differentiates itself in the market, Kerravala said. The company has accomplished this by delivering experience-first networking solutions for its customers.
“As industry research shows, more and more global customers are choosing Juniper as their strategic IT infrastructure partner,” he said. “It is great to see Juniper taking strategic steps with network access control. I look forward to seeing them continue to execute on their unique and compelling vision of a unified solution for the AI-driven enterprise.”
Learn how moving NAC operations to the cloud solves certain limitations.
There are a lot of institutions that face ransomware attacks. However, when they involve football, people really begin to panic. That’s what happened when the BlackByte ransomware gang launched a ransomware attack against the San Francisco 49ers, claiming it stole some of the football team’s financial data.
But have no fear, because people like Ian Pratt are in charge. He’s global head of security for personal systems at HP. He commented in Channel Futures this week about criminals being supported by a sophisticated underground supply chain. He said it’s vital to limit the impact of a breach by building resilience in from the hardware up.
“By adopting zero-trust principles, organizations can mitigate risk by securing critical systems, based on principles of least privilege, strong identity, mandatory access control and strong isolation,” Pratt said.
However, did BlackByte actually hack into the 49ers? Find out more.
At $49 billion, it’s the largest deal ever in the semiconductor industry. On Monday, the AMD acquisition of Xilinx closed, nearly 16 months after announcing the deal.
Lisa Su, AMD’s CEO, made The Week for her global outlook for semiconductors.
“It’s about a much broader product portfolio,” Su said. “We now have CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs, adaptive SOCs, basic capabilities that can go across the most important markets in the world.”
Learn more about the company’s expanding data center capabilities.
It wasn’t a journalistic feat that made the third most-read article of the week. It was a simple announcement: Channel Futures opened up its MSP 501 application.
This week we highlighted the efforts of Allison Francis (editorial) and Ginette Andre (marketing), the clever, tenacious members of the Channel Futures team who put together the popular application. Their hard work means that MSPs around the world can get recognized for what they do. Congrats to the dynamic duo.
To apply for the MSP 501, visit this link.
People love reading about who is taking on a new role and where in the channel. That’s why our No. 2 most-read story this week involved Eileen Gibson accepting a new position at VMware. She’s now head of VMware’s worldwide partner and go-to-market strategy, coming to the company after nearly eight years at TD Synnex.
“I could not be more excited, but I would be remiss to not acknowledge all the close professional/personal relationships and growth opportunities I’ve had along the way,” Gibson wrote on LinkedIn. “I will miss my old friends but expect to make new ones too. And in this industry, it’s never really ‘goodbye.’ It’s just ‘see you later!’ I will raise a glass to you all tonight! Cheers!”
Cheers to you, too.
Read more from Kelly Teal’s article about Gibson’s channel experience.
Rumor has it that Cisco would acquire Splunk for $20 billion. Neither company agreed to requests for comment for our No.1 most-read story.
Chris Ichelson, CEO at managed security services provider 360 SOC, made The Week just for agreeing to go on record with his take.
“Should Cisco decide to make this transaction or another similar transaction, [it] could easily bridge the gap into the missing components of the Cisco security offering or fabric,” Ichelson told Channel Futures. “A purchase of Splunk would include a leading data-driven platform coupled with a leading SOAR ‘Phantom.’ My opinion is Cisco could win back many lost security customers with this.”
To learn about the speculative deal, go here.
Rumor has it that Cisco would acquire Splunk for $20 billion. Neither company agreed to requests for comment for our No.1 most-read story.
Chris Ichelson, CEO at managed security services provider 360 SOC, made The Week just for agreeing to go on record with his take.
“Should Cisco decide to make this transaction or another similar transaction, [it] could easily bridge the gap into the missing components of the Cisco security offering or fabric,” Ichelson told Channel Futures. “A purchase of Splunk would include a leading data-driven platform coupled with a leading SOAR ‘Phantom.’ My opinion is Cisco could win back many lost security customers with this.”
To learn about the speculative deal, go here.
Our weekly Channel People Making Waves counts down the top stories of the past seven days. We highlight the individuals behind the stories, this week featuring TD Synnex, HP and VMware.
We featured two multibillion-dollar deals — one acquisition that’s closed and another that’s rumored. These transactions exemplify the increase in capital floating around in the channel.
This week, one story seemed out of the ordinary from the typical cybersecurity we cover. It was the ransomware attack on a major U.S. football team. Ian Pratt at HP weighed in.
And finally, everyone loves a good story about upward mobility. Check out our No.2 most-read story about a new hire at VMware.
And in case you didn’t catch last week’s roundup, you can find it here.
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