Talari Networks, a San Jose, California-based WAN reliability and application performance specialist, has hired Randy Schirman, a former Riverbed Technology (RVBD) channel chief and 25-year industry veteran, to head its worldwide sales and channel programs.
Schirman, who reports to Emerick Woods, Talari president, is tasked with building relationships with customers, solution providers, distributors and resellers […]
It didn’t take Dell long after closing its $24.8 billion private equity buyout to shake things up. On Nov. 18, the vendor appointed a new global channel chief, restructured its sales operation and named a new head of its North American organization.
In an emailed letter to channel partners obtained by The VAR Guy, Greg […]
Cisco Systems (CSCO) CEO John Chambers shared the stage with Cisco President Rob Lloyd today in New York. During this extremely important moment — the Insieme acquisition, the Application-Centric Infrastructure (ACI) launch, and the Software-defined Networking (SDN) chatter — Chambers and Lloyd had equal stage time on their own while also hosting customer and […]
Karl Soderlund, Avaya’s U.S. channel chief, will leave the company as of March 7, according to a leaked internal memo.
CRN reported that Soderlund is leaving the company to pursue “outside opportunities; however, the official reason for his sudden departure is unknown.”
Soderlund has held his position as vice president at Avaya just shy of two […]
Brocade (BRCD) has hired Benson Schliesser as a distinguished engineer following his departure from Juniper Networks (JNPR) in the fall. With a long history of technical and engineering jobs at Juniper, Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Savvis, Schliesser is an influential person in the networking space, particularly when it comes to cloud and the growing […]
Juniper Networks (JNPR) has combined its global partner organization with its field marketing team to better serve its channel partners and amplify demand within the channel. Juniper Worldwide VP of Field Marketing Matt Hurley will take on the role of vice president for the newly formed Worldwide Partner Marketing group.
While his own job responsibilities […]
Tech Data (TECD) added to its executive lineup this week with the appointment of two industry veterans to its mobile and Advanced Infrastructure Solutions (AIS) divisions. The distributor has tapped former Brightstar president and COO Patrick M. Stokes as vice president of Tech Data Mobile Solutions and longtime CDW and PCM executive Maurice O. […]
Tintri has appointed former VMware (VMW) executive Andrew Lee as its latest executive vice president of Alliances, leading the virtualization and cloud environment storage provider’s strategic alliances and supporting new business development and corporate strategy initiatives.
“Andy joins Tintri at a time where the interest in the market working with us is at an all-time […]
Citrix (CTXS) has appointed IT industry veteran and former Symantec executive Brian Dye as the company’s latest group vice president and general manager of the company’s mobile platforms group. In his new role, Dye will be tasked with driving Citrix’s success in the highly competitive mobile device management and enterprise mobility management spheres while […]
Software-as-a-service (SaaS) partnering automation provider Relayware named John Benecke its new chief financial officer, where he will be responsible for overseeing the company’s finance, accounting and operations functions. As CFO, Benecke will also lead Relayware’s strategic business planning, M&A activities, IP protection and organizational performance.
During his career in the IT industry, Benecke has garnered […]
