Craig Galbraith

3 weeks ago | channelfutures.com | Craig Galbraith

Might an even bigger round of job cuts be coming this summer? Layoffs at Microsoft will impact roughly 6,000 people, or 3% of the company's global workforce. That news came first via CNBC, which reported that the cuts will leave no level, sector or business region unaffected. The most significant, however, are happening in and around the software giant's Redmond, Washington headquarters, where nearly 2,000 people will get the axe.

3 weeks ago | channelfutures.com | Craig Galbraith

Barracuda's Michelle Hodges replaces Jason Beal, who recently left to become president of the Americas for Exclusive Networks. Barracuda Networks has a new channel leader who is well-known in the cybersecurity community and beyond. Michelle Hodges brings more than 20 years of experience to her new role as senior vice president of global channels and alliances at Barracuda. Most recently, she held a similar title at Ivanti, the security and IT service management software company.

1 month ago | channelfutures.com | Craig Galbraith

The news that dominated national headlines in April also made its presence felt in the channel. Channel partners in a Canalys Candefero survey echoed the sentiments of many Americans when just 21% polled said President Trump's tariff plans were "good news." That was down from 41% in February. Also catching your eye last month were a pair of lawsuits — one impacting Oracle Cloud for an alleged data breach and another filed by a big health care company against Broadcom.

1 month ago | channelfutures.com | Craig Galbraith

Amazon Web Services, buoyed by channel partners, again had a solid quarterly performance. But what might the uncertainty of tariffs hold for the second quarter? Noting growth amid new partnerships and products in cloud computing, Amazon reported revenue and profit growth in its first quarter. Year over year, net sales jumped 9%, to nearly $156 billion, compared to a little more than $143 billion in the year-ago quarter.

1 month ago | channelfutures.com | Craig Galbraith

With the blockbuster movie season just a few weeks away, we thought we'd get ahead of Hollywood with a blockbuster edition of Channel People on the Move, featuring the biggest new hires and promotions from the past month in the channel. This one features more than 60 of your friends and colleagues who have taken new jobs or are climbing the ladder at their companies. Moves in cybersecurity were hot in April.