Research firm Gartner has raised its 2024 worldwide IT spending forecast to about $5.06 trillion thanks to a boost in expected spending on communications services, coming in slightly lower than the $5.07 trillion forecast published in October.

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Last month’s biggest IT executive moves include Hope M Galley joining Juniper Networks, Microsoft bringing on Mustafa Suleyman to head Microsoft AI, Gee Rittenhouse joining Amazon Web Services and more:

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Timothy H. Guim, president and CEO of PCH Technologies, is developing a whole new sector of his business dedicated to AI, automation and robotic process automation to better handle projects for customers. Here’s what else he told CJ Fairfield:
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Exclusive- IPO-bound Dataminr just hired its new president Brian Gumbel from Armis: crn.com/news/security/…

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Cisco’s Chuck Robbins is on the cover of the latest issue of CRN Magazine.

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.Veeam® Software has acquired Coveware, and plans to use its technology to gain early insights into potential cyber attacks to help prevent them and improve the response if one is successful.

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In an interview with CRN’s Mark Haranas, Google Cloud’s Corporate Vice President of Global Ecosystem and Channels Kevin Ichhpurani discussed Google Cloud’s new 60 percent Google Workspace margins for partners.

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In an Inclusive Leadership column for CRN, Cass R. Cooper, MHR explores how a focus on equity and inclusion not only addresses the evolving needs of the workforce but also provides solutions to hiring and retaining top talent.
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HPE Aruba Networking is unveiling its first line of Wi-Fi 7-capable access points. The new products are differentiated in the wireless market for several reasons, none of which are related to the Wi-Fi 7 standard, according to HPE Aruba Networking.
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Microsoft has delayed three deadlines related to Cloud Solution Provider partners selling subscriptions through the vendor’s New Commerce Experience to public sector customers and migrating existing subscriptions on to NCE.
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During his mainstage keynote at Scale Computing’s recent partner show, CEO Jeff Ready called out Broadcom for “profit harvesting” a hospital charity. CRN tracked down the solution provider at the heart of the story to hear first-hand what happened.
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Intel veteran Tim McDonough is Automation Anywhere’s new chief marketing officer. Here’s what he told CJ Fairfield about his new role:
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Broadcom Price Hikes And Partner Snubs Fueling Scale Computing’s Record Growth, CEO Jeff Ready Says: bit.ly/44jKCUX

Scale Computing has emerged among the most prominent names partners mention when discussing VMware alternatives with customers.

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Microsoft Exec: NCE Change Won’t ‘Allow Partners To Steal’ Customers With Lower Prices: bit.ly/4b4g7EE

“This isn’t a feature that will allow partners to steal other customers,” Microsoft Program Manager Brent Serbus said in a conference call with partners.

Cybersecurity all-star Jeff Reed has left Google Cloud to join security firm Vectra AI as the company’s first-ever Chief Product Officer.
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