Cutting through the noise for Canadian VARs and MSPs
Robert Dutt
Robert Dutt is the founder and head blogger at ChannelBuzz.ca. He has been covering the Canadian solution provider channel community for a variety of publications and Web sites since 1997.
Infoblox channel chief Lori Cornmesser takes us through the networking vendor’s go-to-market, channel strategy, and top opportunities in this edition of the ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast.
Epson product manager Kaila Murphy discusses how printing demand has changed in a work-from-home world and surfaces some new and unexpected print opportunities for partners in this edition of the podcast.
Whether it’s in spite of the pandemic or because of it remains to be seen, but the distributor’s cloud business continues to see “revenue on a rocket-ship.”
AppDynamics’ regional CTO Steve Long talks about how IT leaders are perceiving their role changing, and what channel partners need to do to serve their changing needs, in this edition of the podcast.
Research commissioned by the software vendor show many who moved to working from home in reaction to COVID-19 will stay there, and that that digital transformation has been accelerated in response to the pandemic. What does this mean for solution providers?
ESET channel chief Cam Leetham discusses the security vendor’s past, present and future with managed service providers on this edition of the ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast, including a preview of some soon-to-launch enhancements to its offerings.
Fortinet channel leader Jon Bove on the role partners play in supporting suddenly work-from-home clients, how Fortinet is supporting its partners, and opportunity in the SD-WAN market.
Digital transformation has been accelerated by businesses adapting to survive the pandemic, and Cisco tells partners it’s an opportunity to reimagine business architectures for the future.
The Toronto-based cloud accounting package looks to the distributor as a key enabler to help it get in front of VARs and MSPs that serve small businesses, but Canadian partners will have to wait until later this year.
Cisco’s new Webex Control Hub will provide tools partners can use to upsell the collaboration platform, which has seen an explosion in usage as more businesses formalize remote work plans for the present and the future.
SAS will select Azure as the preferred cloud platform, and the two companies will look for ways to embed SAS’ analytics offerings through Microsoft’s stack.
In this edition of the podcast, Fortinet’s Rob Rashotte discusses how the networking security vendor’s program for helping military veterans transition to new careers in cybersecurity is ramping up in Canada.
Dell Canada channel chief Andre Valiquette and Darren Fedorowicz, vice president of North American channel sales for Dell Financial Services talk through the vendor’s response to COVID-19 challenges for partners in this edition of the podcast.
Ingram Micro Canada chief financial officer Kelly Carter discusses the distributor’s new financing options for the channel and lays out Ingram’s overall financing strategy in this edition of the ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast.
Cisco Canada partner leader Mark Collins talks about how security demand is changing as customers become more distributed than ever, and how partners can prioritize security in this edition of the podcast.
The distributor announces a partnership to offer all customers 90-day terms through the end of June, while also highlighting a variety of flexible programs from vendor partners.
Dave Frederickson of Long View Systems discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the solution provider’s customers and how the organization itself has reacted in this edition of the podcast.
The new Tech Data Coaches platform aims to make it easier for solution providers to get virtual access to people at the distributor who can help build technology practice or business accumen.