Podcast: Avnet's HP business, and avoiding cloud pitfalls

Podcast: Avnet’s HP business, and avoiding cloud pitfalls

October 19, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Greg Peterson, Avnet Technology Solutions’ HP business for the Americas, and Geeman Yip, CEO of BitTitan, on this edition of the ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast.

Dell expands relationship with CDW to cover full Dell solution set

October 19, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

The expanded partnership includes both the U.S. and Canada, and opens up a relationship which previously had been limited to some Dell brands that came through acquisition and the federal government business.

SAP doubling down on cloud emphasis for Canadian partners

October 16, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

SAP Canada isn’t exactly telling its Canadian channel to go cloud or go home, but they are strongly emphasizing that the cloud is the future for SAP, and that top partners who don’t see that and adjust their solutions mix accordingly will likely be replaced at the top by other partners who got with the program.

Spectra Logic touts ‘revolutionary’ new ArcticBlue nearline disk storage system

October 16, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

An extension of the company’s BlackPearl object-based storage gateway, ArcticBlue provides disk archiving at 10 cents per GB – close to the price of disk. It also has a seven year lifespan, compared to three for traditional disk archiving, and works at close to the performance of nearline disk.

Rick Kramer, North American channel chief, Veritas

Veritas debuts post-split partner program

October 14, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Veritas’ new Partner Force program aims to make partnering simpler, increases growth-oriented rebate, and doubles the deal size eligible for opportunity registration.

Cohesity’s revolutionary converged secondary storage platform hits general availability

October 14, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

Led by the original co-founder of Nutanix, Cohesity aims to disrupt the market for secondary storage the same way Nutanix disrupted primary storage.

Three ways solution providers can take advantage of the hybrid cloud market

October 14, 2015 Guest Poster Comments Off

Alex Ryals of Avnet Technology Solutions with practical advice for VARs to succeed in the hot hybrid cloud field.

Dell snaps up EMC in $67B US mega-deal

October 13, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Dell and EMC execs say the combined company will be an IT powerhouse from the SMB to the largest enterprise.

Redefining Cisco as a Big Data/analytics company

October 9, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

Big Data and analytics haven’t been important in Cisco’s past, but they are critical to its future, and the company has stepped up its efforts in the space.