CRN Tech News Explores the Questionable Future of VCE

FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Channel's CRN today announced an exclusive new series for CRN Tech News users that examines the viability of the Cisco-EMC-VMware union (VCE). 

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Based on dozens of interviews conducted by CRN over the past six months with various stakeholders and observers of the company, it's clear that VCE faces huge challenges in its quest to remain a stand-alone venture.

According to the study, the number of potential customers best served by VCE seems decidedly finite, and many of VCE's channel partners wouldn't bat an eye at its collapse.  In fact, the sales reps from its respective parent companies find themselves at odds a lot more often than they're cooperating.  Even their own parent companies are selling competitive offerings, including Cisco's far more flexible and less arcane partnership with EMC rival NetApp known as Flexpod. 

The compelling series dissects these challenges and takes a closer look at the union and its impact on the market.

Highlights of the series include:

• Feature story: Confronting VCE's Channel Challenges
• Feature story: Why VCE And Why Now
• Video montage of top VCE VARs discussing key challenges and areas of improvement  
• Successful VCE customer testimony
• Slideshows including:
  • The History of VCE: Acadia taking up through the present
  • How VCE Comes Together: Anatomy of a VBlock

CRN Tech News
The CRN Tech news app was designed for "Road Warriors" who need access to mobile content and tools to better run their business, but also for investigative news fans interested in learning more about the IT channel's  big picture.  Each week, CRN Tech news users can expect hard hitting, in-depth feature stories, executive profiles and video interviews, featuring the most influential companies and individuals in the IT market today.  To download the new CRN app, search "CRN Tech News" in the iPad App store or go directly to the app download page.

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