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Snowflake Is Unlocking AI's Future'And For Partners, There's No Time Like The Present

2+ mon, 26+ min ago  (1722+ words) As Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy brings his technical prowess and eye for innovation to bear, partners tell CRN that 2026 will be a year of massive growth and acceleration for their AI business. "[I was] completely unprepared for the question," Ramaswamy…...

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crn. com > news > ai > 2025 > the-10-biggest-microsoft-news-stories-of-2025

The 10 Biggest Microsoft News Stories Of 2025

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1666+ words) Market cap milestone, Windows 10 EOS, AI agents and channel partner program changes are among the list makers. From cracking $4 trillion in market capitalization to the end of support for Windows 10, Microsoft delivered another year to remember for its 500, 000-plus member…...

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crn. com > news > cloud > 2026 > 2026-partner-program-guide-5-star-cloud-vendor-programs

2026 Partner Program Guide: 5-Star Cloud Vendor Programs

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (578+ words) As part of the annual Partner Program Guide, CRN designates some vendor channel programs as 5-Star Partner Programs. Here are the 5-Star Partner Programs among cloud vendors for 2026. Sky's The Limit For Cloud Partner Programs A great deal of IT…...

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crn. com > news > cloud > 2026 > aws-accenture-innovating-deeper-with-ai-products-and-public-sector-clients

AWS-Accenture Innovating "Deeper" With AI Products And Public Sector Clients

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (575+ words) AWS and Accenture are doubling down on their AI co-innovation, sovereign cloud models and public sector customers as the two technology giants" 16-year partnership is moving faster than ever. "The AI era is moving even faster than the cloud era,…...

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crn. com > news > storage > 2026 > netapp-ceo-george-kurian-on-ai-cloud-growth-memory-shortages-and-whats-next

Net App CEO George Kurian On AI, Cloud Growth, Memory Shortages And What's Next

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (736+ words) Net App CEO George Kurian told CRN that the company's strategic priorities remain focused on AI and cloud as core growth engines. Kurian shared insights on how the San Jose, Calif. -based developer of storage and cloud technology is navigating…...

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crn. com > news > ai > 2026 > amazon-ai-lab-head-nova-act-creator-and-former-openai-exec-departs

Amazon AI Lab Head, Nova Act Creator And Former Open AI Exec Departs

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (615+ words) Amazon's artificial general intelligence lab and top agentic AI researcher, David Luan, is leaving the tech giant after less than two years. Luan is the former CEO of Adept AI Labs and a former top Open AI executive. The head…...

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crn. com > news > cloud > 2025 > clearscale-signs-powerful-aws-agreement-to-boost-smbs-cloud-migration

Clear Scale Signs "Powerful" AWS Agreement To Boost SMBs Cloud Migration

11+ mon, 3+ week ago  (406+ words) 'We have this opportunity now to really unlock that ROI that's been preventing organizations from making that cloud investment,' says Clear Scale CEO Jimmy Chui regarding the company's new AWS collaboration. Amazon Web Services is incentivizing partners to drive SMB…...

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crn. com > news > ai > 2026 > google-cloud-to-invest-in-partner-expansion-globally-exclusive

Google Cloud To Invest In Partner Expansion Globally: Exclusive

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (419+ words) As part of many partners" long-range plans or their strategic planning, they aspire to grow outside of either their region or two regions," said David Smith, Google"s new global head of partner programs. We need to embrace and understand…...

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crn. com > news > cloud > microsoft-sees-widespread-azure-m365-outage-ahead-of-q1-earnings

Microsoft Sees Widespread Azure, M365 Outage Ahead Of Q1 Earnings

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (685+ words) Every Microsoft Azure region worldwide saw network infrastructure issues Wednesday morning Pacific time amid a widespread outage affecting Entra, Purview, Defender and other cloud products and services within the Microsoft 365 suite. The issue started with a disruption at about 16: 00 UTC…...

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crn. com > news > channel-news > 2025 > ninjaone-names-paul-redding-as-head-of-msp-partnerships-exclusive

Ninja One Names Paul Redding As Head Of MSP Partnerships: Exclusive

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (575+ words) I feel like a kid that just won a golden ticket. I built my business from the basement of a concert hall. Now I get to help a global company talk to people just like me. It's kind of magical....