Month: November 2011

Impact Awards
Channel Programs

Liveblog: Microsoft Canada Impact Awards

November 30, 2011 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Liveblog: Microsoft Canada Impact Awards
Live from Microsoft’s annual gala recognizing its top solution providers

Clouds
Cloud

Cloud could represent data centre majority by 2014: Cisco study

November 30, 2011 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cloud could represent data centre majority by 2014: Cisco study
Cisco’s inaugural Global Cloud Index predicts cloud traffic in the data centre will grow 7-fold, overall traffic grows one-third that rate

Chris Tortorice with Software
Software

Panel: Holiday discount-seekers inadvertently supporting counterfeiting

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Microsoft study shows consumers aware of dangers of fake goods

David MacDonald
Featured Post

ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast: Softchoice chief on Unis Lumin buy

November 29, 2011 Robert Dutt Comments Off on ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast: Softchoice chief on Unis Lumin buy
Dave MacDonald on the solution provider mega-merger, plus Lenovo’s view of BYOD, the Tech Data/ATTO deal, ChannelEyes preview and Microsoft Fair Play Day.

Mike Ansley
Channel Programs

QuickVid: New Cisco channel chief to drive partner technology evangelism

November 28, 2011 Robert Dutt Comments Off on QuickVid: New Cisco channel chief to drive partner technology evangelism
Ansley says enthusiastic channel key to Partner Led strategy for growth

ATTO SCSI Card
Distribution

ATTO Technology signs on with Tech Data Canada

November 28, 2011 Robert Dutt Comments Off on ATTO Technology signs on with Tech Data Canada
Storage and connectivity vendor looks to reach new group of VARs with distribution deal

Handshake
Featured Post

Wyse buys Montreal’s Trellia for mobile infrastructure management push

November 28, 2011 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Wyse buys Montreal’s Trellia for mobile infrastructure management push
Mobile device management vendor looks to replicate Canadian success worldwide

Featured Post

QuickVid: Lenovo’s van Duijl on business tablets

November 28, 2011 Robert Dutt Comments Off on QuickVid: Lenovo’s van Duijl on business tablets
Is the vendor waiting on Windows 8 before betting big on tablets in the business world?

No Picture
Managed Services

Competing with trunkslammer MSPs

November 25, 2011 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Competing with trunkslammer MSPs
Have you noticed a constriction of margins available on some managed services recently? In my first blog post for the excellent MSP Help Desk blog from GMS Live Expert, I address the growing concern of
Hardware

QuickVid: Lenovo’s protect and attack strategy

November 22, 2011 Robert Dutt Comments Off on QuickVid: Lenovo’s protect and attack strategy
Mature markets chief Milko van Duijl on Lenovo’s growth and the server opportunity