Month: October 2010

Which path to choose...
Channel Programs

Pick your Path: Avnet adds a quartet of new SolutionsPaths

October 26, 2010 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Pick your Path: Avnet adds a quartet of new SolutionsPaths
Distributor adds track for mobility as well as retail, financial and energy verticals

Fred Cuen
Distribution

$5 billion: Avnet and IBM eye next growth milestone [Video]

October 26, 2010 Robert Dutt Comments Off on $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

October 26, 2010 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Ozzie memo: Get ready for life after the PC
Outgoing chief software architect warns software giant must up the ante on innovation

Jim Lippie
Cloud

MSPs look to move up the technology stack

October 26, 2010 Robert Dutt Comments Off on MSPs look to move up the technology stack
Infrastructure-as-a-service seen as right balance between managed services and cloud

Clouds
Channel Programs

Ask not what the cloud can do for you

October 25, 2010 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Ask not what the cloud can do for you
Microsoft, Google, CA, Avnet and Rackspace channel leaders on what the cloud means to MSPs

Renzo Dipasquale and Ross Pellizzari
Networking

Canada leading the growth charge for Avaya [Video]

October 25, 2010 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Canada leading the growth charge for Avaya [Video]
Canadian growth strong, but still room for improvement: Pellizzari

N-able CEO Gavin Garbutt
Managed Services

Managed services: Customer asking for it by name [Video]

October 25, 2010 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Managed services: Customer asking for it by name [Video]
Freemium strategy not going anywhere as customer pull increases, N-able CEO says

Trojan Horse
Featured Post

Umi: Cisco’s small-biz Telepresence Trojan horse?

October 25, 2010 Robert Dutt Comments Off on 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]

October 23, 2010 Robert Dutt Comments Off on N-able chief sees Canadian managed services growth [Video]
Garbutt eyes midmarket and continued expansion of managed devices

Renzo Dipasquale and Ross Pellizzari
Channel Programs

Avaya Canada leadership on channel opportunity [Video]

October 22, 2010 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Avaya Canada leadership on channel opportunity [Video]
Ross Pellizzari and Renzo Dipasquale discuss the company’s Canadian channel plans.