2016 – Page 23 – ChannelBuzz.ca

Datto deepens RMM integrations, Canadian datacentre presence

August 4, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

Data protection vendor Datto has begun more significant integrations with RMM vendors, announcing a full integration with LabTech by ConnectWise. The company also stepped up its Canadian presence with the announcement of a second Canadian data centre, in Calgary.

Ingram Micro expands Canadian cloud sales team

August 3, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

Ingram Micro’s Canada’s Canadian cloud sales resources increase by three more to a total of eight, up from two at the beginning of the year.

Changing business models keeping vendors up at night

August 3, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

A highlight of the second day at the CompTIA ChannelCon event was a panel discussion of vendors on changes in the industry, and how to best adapt to them.

CompTIA adds new free Channel Standards for Cybersecurity, Managed Print Services

August 3, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

The Channel Standards, which are now four in number, differ from the older Trustmarks in being completely free for anyone, as CompTIA’s priority with them is to expose them to the widest possible audience.

AVG completes North American disti strategy with D&H agreement

August 3, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

While its acquisition by fellow Czech-based security vendor Avast approaches, AVG continues business as usual, completing the final phase of its North American distribution strategy that was first announced months before the acquisition. The deal will also apply in Canada, but has not yet been implemented here.

Barracuda Backup – Intronis MSP Edition adds virtual appliance option

August 2, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

Intronis MSPs who want a virtual appliance can now leverage the virtual appliance technology from Barracuda to obtain it.

Dean LaRiviere, general manager for collaboration at Cisco Canada

Talking collaboration with Cisco Canada’s Dean LaRiviere [Podcast]

August 2, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Cisco Canada collaboration GM Dean LaRiviere chats about the increasingly cloudy nature of collaboration and what it means for Cisco and its partners.

IT industry must redefine how it sells itself to youth: CompTIA

August 2, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

At its ChannelCon event, CompTIA reported results of research it commissioned on why the tech industry is increasingly failing to recruit suitable numbers of young players. Those findings indicated the industry has been using completely ineffective strategies, and needs to work on coming up with a different approach.

Artisan Infrastructure gets new name (Neverfail) new WaaS acquisition (Vertiscale)

August 1, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

Artisan Infrastucture’s broadening beyond its original wholesale infrastructure-as-a-service necessitated a new name change, particularly with more new offerings on the roadmap.