CRN In Depth

RSAC Highlights Cybersecurity Investment In Generative AI, Channel

The RSA Conference returns to San Francisco this week, with tens of thousands descending on the Moscone Center to discuss — and debate — the latest developments and new trends in the world of cybersecurity. Many vendors and partners focused on the security industry will be present, of course, and that means lots of news. CRN will be on hand to interview top executives and channel partners, scope out the newest product offerings and find out what’s on the minds of cybersecurity experts. RSAC 2023 is expected to bring a special focus on AI, as the first major security industry conference to take place since the debut of OpenAI’s ChatGPT and the resulting rush — by both defenders and attackers — to tap into generative AI.

AMD Channel Chief Terry Richardson's Departure Sends Shocks Waves Through Channel

CRN's Gina Narcisi talks with Steven Burke about AMD's North America Channel Chief Terry Richardson abruptly leaving the company and what the departure of the beloved, longtime channel leader means for partners and the semiconductor giant. Read the article: https://www.crn.com/news/components-peripherals/north-america-channel-chief-terry-richardson-is-leaving-amd Watch the episode here: https://crntv.crn.com/detail/videos/crntv/video/6325517016112/crn-in-depth:-amd-channel-chief-terry-richardson-s-departure-sends-shocks-waves-through-channel?autoStart=true

HP Inc. Gathers Partners For Big Amplify Program Changes

CRN Senior Editor Gina Narcisi talks with Senior Editor Dylan Martin about his recent trip to HP Inc.’s first major conference since the pandemic started and how the Palo Alto, Calif.-based PC and print giant used the event to prepare partners for big changes to the Amplify partner program and new growth opportunities. The biggest change is HP’s plan this fall to integrate its recent acquisitions of video conferencing provider Poly, remote computing firm Teradici and gaming accessory designer HyperX into the Amplify program. But the company also plans to introduce a new incentive that will increase compensation for partners who sell from HP’s wider portfolio of products and services. HP CEO Enrique Lores told partners at the Amplify conference growth areas like hybrid work solutions and peripherals will create new opportunities for them, which is why he’s confident about the future.

Changes At Intel From Salary Restoration To Dividend Slash

In this weekly series, we dive into the biggest CRN story of the week with the fellow CRN reporter who covered that story. Big news coming out of Intel this week as the semiconductor giant gave an updated timeline on when staff salaries will be restored. [https://www.crn.com/news/components-peripherals/intel-vows-to-restore-staff-salaries-in-fall-as-emea-head-resigns?itc=refresh#bottom-ribbon] The chipmaker also plans to slash dividends to save more cash [https://www.crn.com/news/components-peripherals/intel-slashes-dividend-to-save-more-cash-for-comeback-plan?itc=refresh] and is going through some major leadership changes [https://www.crn.com/news/components-peripherals/intel-loses-top-network-exec-amid-group-leadership-change?itc=refresh]. Senior Editor Dylan Martin has been following all the news and is the next guest for this week’s episode [https://crntv.crn.com/detail/videos/crn-editorial/video/6321147800112/crn-in-depth:-changes-at-intel-from-salary-restoration-to-dividend-slash?autoStart=true].

CRN In Depth: Avaya Files Bankruptcy Protection

In this weekly series, we dive into the biggest CRN story of the week with the fellow CRN reporter who covered that story. On Tuesday the unified communications vendor, Avaya Holdings Corp. officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection [https://www.crn.com/news/networking/avaya-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy-after-cloud-subscription-accounting-woes] on Tuesday. It came as no surprise following Avaya’s 2022 cloud subscription accounting problems [https://www.crn.com/news/networking/new-ceo-alan-masarek-avaya-s-opportunity-for-future-success-is-stronger-than-its-past-performance-/3] which led to substantial earnings and revenue target misses. In its bankruptcy court filing [https://www.crn.com/news/networking/avaya-bankruptcy-filing-5-things-to-know?itc=rt-trending], Avaya lists total assets of between $1 billion and $10 billion and total liabilities of between the same range. The company lists its number of creditors as being between 25,001 and 50,000. This is the second time the company has filed for bankruptcy.   Senior Editor Gina Narcisi covered the story is on this week’s episode [https://crntv.crn.com/detail/videos/crn-editorial/video/6320704516112/crn-in-depth:-avaya-files-for-bankruptcy-protection?autoStart=true].