Sources said ConnectWise is crafting a deal to buy the business continuity and disaster recovery vendor for as much as $500m

Broadcom’s security business can now move its own deals and products via select distributors known as “Catalyst” partners

“In this case we are recognizing that GenAI is making some substantial changes to the world and to the way that we all operate … We’re making some changes to really capitalize on this over $2 trillion market opportunity,” Dell Technologies chief partner officer Denise Millard told CRN.

"We are combining teams and prioritising where we invest across the company. We continually evolve our business, so we’re set up to deliver the best innovation, value and service to our customers and partners"

Dell’s newly appointed AI chief Jeff Boudreau says is balancing technological advancements with responsible use and customer-centric solutions

Hock Tan claims simplified go-to-market strategy benefits customers, while some partners report negative impacts on business

'These larger opportunities often involve strategic decisions and C-suite approvals, causing them to take longer to close and to have greater variability in timing, outcome and deal structure,' Nutanix CEO Rajiv Ramaswami told investors this week.

But the stock was being punished Friday with a sell-off after analysts called out the low margin performance around Dell’s market leading ISG products. Dell COO Jeff Clarke says new customers are expensive and margins will improve with time.

'Now we’re several quarters in, momentum is continuing to build and we’re super happy with how it’s going,' Michael Dell, Dell Technologies founder, chairman and CEO, told CRN.

“The statement that came back to me from Broadcom was, ‘We appreciate that with these changes VMware is not for everybody,’” says Tom Smyth, head of technical solutions as Misco. “Everyone else can use it. Broadcom is not going to gear its decisions towards them anymore. … I can appreciate that. I can respect their decisions. It’s not something I would do personally.”