Articles by Robert Dutt

About 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.
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Sean Kinney, director of product marketing, HP Storage
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HP Targets Backup-as-a-Service with StoreOnce VSA

June 11, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HP Targets Backup-as-a-Service with StoreOnce VSA
Why Canada and other non-U.S. markets are prime opportunity for partner-hosted backup

Michael Weird, vice president of managed services, HP
Channel Programs

HP Looks to Take Managed Print Mainstream

June 11, 2013 Robert Dutt 1
Partners will resell HP’s managed print services under program to launch in Canada next year

HP's ElitePad in its new retail jacket
Computers

HP No Longer Building PCs for IT Approval

June 11, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HP No Longer Building PCs for IT Approval
HP’s new main design goal: Make business PCs desirable and cool

Edison Peres will now lead Cisco's Intercloud partner strategy
Channel Programs

Cisco Shifts from Supply to Demand in Cloud

June 10, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco Shifts from Supply to Demand in Cloud
Having built up its cloud builders and cloud providers, networking giant looks build an ecosystem

Greg Davis, vice president of channels, Dell
Channel Programs

Dell’s Focus on Top Partners Paying Off

June 10, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Dell’s Focus on Top Partners Paying Off
Vendor moves to get more of its channel selling more of its software lineup

John Chambers at Partner Summit 2013
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No More Mr. Nice Chambers

June 5, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on No More Mr. Nice Chambers
Cisco CEO comes out swinging at competition, proclaims drive to be number-one in both communications and IT

Edison Peres at Cisco Partner Summit 2013
Channel Programs

Cisco: Partners Must Embrace Hybrid Delivery

June 5, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco: Partners Must Embrace Hybrid Delivery
Vendor’ delivers Playbook to help partners plan their future and speed up their transformation

John Chambers at Cisco Partner Summit 2013
Channel Programs

Chambers to Partners: “We’re Not Delighting Our Customers”

June 4, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Chambers to Partners: “We’re Not Delighting Our Customers”
Cisco and partners leading peers in customer sat, but chief executive says still room for improvement

John Redman, manager of professional services for Ingram Micro
Distribution

Ingram Adds IBM Software to IM-Link Services

June 3, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Ingram Adds IBM Software to IM-Link Services
Adding vendor-specific services an important step in growing services-brokering community

Philippe Babin, Canadian account manager, Kemp Technology
Distribution

Kemp Looks To Grow Canadian Presence with Synnex Deal

May 29, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Kemp Looks To Grow Canadian Presence with Synnex Deal
Load-balancing vendor inks first Canadian distribution pact