2014 – Page 39 – ChannelBuzz.ca

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[ May 4, 2026 ] On site at SAS Innovate: Deloitte Canada’s Nat D’Ercole on Viya migrations, the data governance gap, and the 80/20 flip AI might finally deliver In The Channel
[ May 1, 2026 ] On site at SAS Innovate: global channel chief John Carey on the shift to indirect, the TD SYNNEX bet, and the case for the transparent box In The Channel
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[ April 30, 2026 ] On site at SAS Innovate: SAS Canada’s Ryan MacDonald on AI governance, the partner opportunity, and fifty years of trust In The Channel
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Lynn Anderson, senior vice president of channel marketing and demand generation at HP

HP looks to marketing as channel differentiator

March 24, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

HP channel marketing and demand gen chief Lynn Anderson looking to link up partners with marketing agencies to streamline MDF, support growth.

If PC slump undid Symantec CEO, single-trick VARs should worry

March 24, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Declining antivirus sales brought on by the PC slump is given as the prime reason for Symantec’s firing of CEO Steve Bennett.

Luc Villeneuve, country manager, Red Hat Canada

Villeneuve to add Canadian resources for Red Hat

March 18, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

New Red Hat Canada country manager Luc Villeneuve seeks to add resources to help manage partners in country, with ISVs and OEMs top on his to-do list.

HP adds cloud, mobile to app lifecycle tools

March 18, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

HP adds support for cloud-based testing and better testing of mobile apps in its latest application lifecycle management offerings.

HP Diamond status with Oracle misleading

March 18, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Oracle has awarded HP with its highest channel honor, seen as a thaw in the relations between the two vendors. Here’s why it’s not good for the channel.

Datto's Rob Rae, whose post on channel-friendly status preceded this article.

No easy way to define ‘channel-friendly’

March 18, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Can a vendor be channel-friendly and still sell direct? The true meaning of ‘channel-friendly’ isn’t cut and dry.

Donna Wittmann, exeuctive director, channels, alliances and commercial sales, VMware Canada

VMware launches VSAN for storage virtualization

March 17, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

VMware calls its new Virtual SAN product the third pillar of the software-defined data centre, cementing its transformation to “virtualized everything.”