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Sophos confirmed implementing a round of layoffs affecting 6 percent of staff, following the completion of its $859 million acquisition of Secureworks. Here’s what you need to know:

James Robbins, @dynabookusa general manager, told @CRN he aims to double the company’s revenue this year by embracing a “channel-first, channel-best” strategy that leverages the reach of partners to accelerate growth.

Scotland-based @QuorumCyber, which has deep roots in the Microsoft cybersecurity business, used private equity funding to make two recent acquisitions in the U.S. and is using them as a base for a major international expansion. Details: @ChannelWritrGuy:

RT @DylanOnChips: Nvidia said on Wednesday that its cybersecurity AI platform has been adopted by solution provider powerhouse World Wide T…

The $859 million acquisition of @Secureworks will give @Sophos a “much better competency” in serving enterprise customers while also adding new capabilities in areas such as next-gen SIEM, Sophos CEO Joe Levy tells @KyleAlspach. @SophosPartners

Hewlett Packard Enterprise launched eight new Intel Xeon 6-based @HPE ProLiant Compute Gen12 servers today. They will play a key role in helping partners capture the private cloud AI market opportunity, partners told @StevenJBurke.

IGEL CEO Oestermann Says Vendor ‘Is Growing Like Gangbusters’ On Multiple Fronts: @IGEL_Technology CEO Klaus Oestermann weighs in on opportunities with Citrix, Omnissa, Microsoft Windows, enterprise browsers, IoT, OT and security and resilience.

F5 Application Delivery Controller (ADC) 3.0 is a new strategy that the company is revealing as AI shapes the ADC market and what enterprises need in the era of AI applications, @F5’s Channel Chief Lisa Citron told @GeeNarcisi.

@nvidia @CBRE Details: @DylanOnChips ↓ Cc: @NVIDIADC

. @Dataminr debuted its new channel program today with a tiered system and an array of other improvements, ultimately aiming to drive major opportunities for partners in AI-powered threat intelligence and risk detection, Channel Chief Matthew Harrell said.

@CRN Exclusive: @AvePoint has launched the next generation of its purpose-built Elements platform to accelerate the ability of MSPs to deliver secure, scalable and efficient services in an era dominated by data and AI.

With @Broadcom’s newest @vmwarevcf version 9 private cloud offering expected to become generally available soon, @softchoice is preparing to win over new customers with VCF 9 as more businesses are seeking a full-stack end-to-end private cloud solution.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Juniper Networks allege that if the U.S. Department of Justice is successful in blocking HPE’s $14 billion acquisition of Juniper, the “true beneficiary” will be networking market leader Cisco.

Ben Reich is @thrivenextgenit’s new chief financial officer. Earlier this month, the global solution provider with a focus on cybersecurity and cloud services also appointed Bill McLaughlin as its CEO.

. @Cisco introduced a new Nexus 9300 series of smart switches with embedded data processing units and is offering Hypershield, its AI-powered security architecture for data center protection, as a service embedded on the new switches, at #CiscoLiveEMEA.

RT @ChannelWritrGuy: .@PureStorage has updated its channel partner program with new tools and incentives to help its solution providers to…

. @SchneiderElec is ramping up its charge to help partners capitalize on the AI revolution with a new global AI and enterprise partner ecosystem organization.

Cisco Agile Services Networking: What Partners Should Know: @Cisco Agile Services Networking is a "blueprint" for AI connectivity that will help service providers monetize the delivery of assured services and networking. @CiscoPartners #CiscoLiveEMEA

Some key cybersecurity and technology executives are out at ConnectWise amid leadership changes within its product and engineering teams. The move comes as the company looks to “accelerate innovation on Asio,” according to a company spokesperson.