Year: 2012

Tim FitzGerald Avnet
Cloud

Avnet adds off-premise capabilities to its cloud lineup

May 31, 2012 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Avnet adds off-premise capabilities to its cloud lineup
Partnership with Savvis first step in building hosted solutions linecard

mergers
Channel Communities

Preview: ChannelNext Central 2012

May 31, 2012 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Preview: ChannelNext Central 2012
What to expect from next week’s big reseller event in Niagara Falls, plus a special offer for ChannelBuzz.ca readers

New Brocade channel chief Regan McGrath
Channel Programs

New Brocade channel chief seeks to drive field alignment

May 31, 2012 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New Brocade channel chief seeks to drive field alignment
Regan McGrath settles into new role, looks to take advantage of sales background in work with partners

In happier times (ie: 2010), Cisco CEO John Chamber and Chief Demonstration Office Jim Grubb show off the Cius
Featured Post

The lessons of Cius: Fight BYO at your own peril

May 30, 2012 Robert Dutt Comments Off on The lessons of Cius: Fight BYO at your own peril
What solution providers – and the rest of the market – can learn from Cisco’s attempt at an enterprise-grade tablet

Tech Data Canada's Rick Reid on picking up Hartco's distribution business
Distribution

Tech Data sales down, but profits up for Q1

May 30, 2012 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Tech Data sales down, but profits up for Q1
Big, enterprise-focused VARs gaining ground while smaller players hurting, Canadian chief says

Mark Hennessy, general manager of global business partners and mid-market at IBM
Featured Post

Podcast: IBM’s new channel chief, VTN update and more

May 30, 2012 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Podcast: IBM’s new channel chief, VTN update and more
Interviews with Big Blue’s Mark Hennessy, Ingram Micro Canada’s Mark Snider and Rita Baiana, HP Canada’s Brad Keates and Avnet’s Gavin Miller

EMC VMAX
Featured Post

EMC courts service providers with VMAX SP launch

May 23, 2012 Robert Dutt Comments Off on EMC courts service providers with VMAX SP launch
New storage platform designed to be up and generating revenue in SP data centres in hours, company says

Michael Calce, the hacker formerly known as MafiaBoy
Featured Post

Top Internet security threats still basic: MafiaBoy

May 23, 2012 Guest Poster 1
The basic tenets of security still go a long way to keeping businesses safe, reformed hacker says

EMC global channel chief Gregg Ambulos
Channel Programs

New rules of engagement hand many EMC enterprise accounts to channel

May 22, 2012 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New rules of engagement hand many EMC enterprise accounts to channel
Enterprise Select program makes the channel primary route to market outside of a list of named accounts

Stephen_DiFranco
Channel Programs

DiFranco back to channel role as HP Enterprise Americas channel chief

May 22, 2012 Robert Dutt Comments Off on DiFranco back to channel role as HP Enterprise Americas channel chief
Former PSG channel chief back to his channel roots, but moving to the enterprise side of the business