Channel Programs
EMC revises Velocity program to focus on certifications
Program introduces specializations for top partners, adds new SMB-focused entry point
Month: October 2010
Featured Post
Avnet Canada chief on SolutionsPaths, Bell acquisition [Video]
Brian Aebig discusses the opportunity for the company’s four new SolutionsPath modules in Canada
Featured Post
Is Apple taking the iPad business seriously?
The channel seems to be in the future for this year’s darling technology device
Channel Programs
IBM goes beyond Express with Smart Business lineup
Big Blue will roll out its first four midmarket-focused and channel-led solutions by the end of the year
Channel Communities
VentureTech Network’s four presidents
Why it’s business as usual on the VTN Council despite two new co-presidents
Distribution
Bell purchase bringing Avnet houses closer together [Video]
Acquisition creates common message for Technology Solutions and Electronics Marketing
Cloud
Big Blue opens Cloud Computing Lab
New facility to help partners make the transition to cloud technology providers
Channel Programs
Avnet eyes Canadian GovPath rollout
Distributor looks to meet the needs of resellers, vendors and government with new program
Channel Programs
IBM channel chief points partners at Smarter Planet, analytics, cloud
Speaking at Avnet’s IBM Partner Summit, Rich Hume presents Big Blue’s channel roadmap
Featured Post
Slideshow: N-able Partner Summit 2010
Fourteen scenes from the MSP mega-event in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Channel Programs
Pick your Path: Avnet adds a quartet of new SolutionsPaths
Distributor adds track for mobility as well as retail, financial and energy verticals
Distribution
$5 billion: Avnet and IBM eye next growth milestone [Video]
Canadian partners hitting above their weight in Big Blue business, exec says
Featured Post
Ozzie memo: Get ready for life after the PC
Outgoing chief software architect warns software giant must up the ante on innovation
Cloud
MSPs look to move up the technology stack
Infrastructure-as-a-service seen as right balance between managed services and cloud
Channel Programs
Ask not what the cloud can do for you
Microsoft, Google, CA, Avnet and Rackspace channel leaders on what the cloud means to MSPs
Networking
Canada leading the growth charge for Avaya [Video]
Canadian growth strong, but still room for improvement: Pellizzari
Managed Services
Managed services: Customer asking for it by name [Video]
Freemium strategy not going anywhere as customer pull increases, N-able CEO says
Featured Post
Umi: Cisco’s small-biz Telepresence Trojan horse?
Video conferencing product consumer-only right now, but the right channel play could change that.
Featured Post
N-able chief sees Canadian managed services growth [Video]
Garbutt eyes midmarket and continued expansion of managed devices
Channel Programs
Avaya Canada leadership on channel opportunity [Video]
Ross Pellizzari and Renzo Dipasquale discuss the company’s Canadian channel plans.