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Liveblog: HP Americas Partner Conference Day One

March 28, 2011 Robert Dutt Comments Off

As-it-happens coverage of the kickoff of HP’s partner conference in Las Vegas, featuring CEO Leo Apotheker and channel chief Stephen DiFranco.

HP channel chief offers first-year report card

March 28, 2011 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Stephen DiFranco had only one prediction for 2010… and it turned out he got it very right

What a difference a year makes: Cisco’s UCS gains acceptance

March 28, 2011 Robert Dutt Comments Off

But has the company’s Canadian subsidiary caught the same routing and switching doldrums that have challenged the networking vendor recently?

ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast Episode 1: HP APC Preview

March 26, 2011 Robert Dutt Comments Off

In the debut edition of the ChannelBuzz.ca podcast, we preview HP Canada’s Americas Partner Conference with HP Canada chief John Cammalleri and industry analyst Michelle Warren, as well as talking cloud with Avnet’s Dan Allaby; discussing the state of partnering in 2011 from Amazon Consulting’s Beth Vanni; and catching up with new GFI Software sales chief Pat Hume.