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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Finding opportunity in cybersecurity training

August 10, 2021 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Finding opportunity in cybersecurity training
ESET’s Clark Collett joins us on the podcast to discuss the company’s security training offerings and how solution providers can train their customers in this edition of the podcast.

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Kaspersky’s managed services value prop

July 21, 2021 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Kaspersky’s managed services value prop
Kaspersky MSP lead Trevor Serebro joins the podcast to discuss the company’s value prop for MSPs, the challenges of security in managed services and more.

Cloud

Inside the Infoblox 3.0 vision

July 16, 2021 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Inside the Infoblox 3.0 vision
Anthony James joins us on the podcast to discuss the Infoblox 3.0 cloud-first networking strategy and what it means for solution providers.

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What solution providers need to know about Zero Trust

July 14, 2021 Robert Dutt Comments Off on What solution providers need to know about Zero Trust
Mark Ballegeer, systems engineer at Barracuda MSP, takes us through what Zero Trust security is, how it works, and what it means for solution providers in this edition of the podcast.

Managed Services

Using services as an MSP growth driver

July 7, 2021 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Using services as an MSP growth driver
Demand for managed services is growing, with security playing a critical role, writes Barracuda MSP’s Neal Bradbury.

Tony Anscombe, global security evangelist at ESET
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How are governments faring amidst challenging cybersecurity environment?

June 28, 2021 Robert Dutt Comments Off on How are governments faring amidst challenging cybersecurity environment?
Tony Anscombe, ESET’s global security evangelist, joins us on the podcast to discuss the challenging environment governments face on the cybersecurity front, and how solution providers can help.

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Kaspersky survey shows how partner/vendor relationships are evolving

June 22, 2021 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Kaspersky survey shows how partner/vendor relationships are evolving
Kaspersky’s North American channel and SMB head Matt Courchesne joins us on the podcast to discuss its survey of how channel partner business practices and expectations of vendors have evolved during the pandemic.

Marketing

Cisco partner marketing lead on why marketing is driving growth

June 9, 2021 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco partner marketing lead on why marketing is driving growth
New Cisco global partner marketing leader Luxy Thuraisingam discusses why marketing is getting a bigger seat at the table and what partners can expect from her group on this edition of the podcast.

Managed Services

Pagliuca lays out post-spinoff strategy at N-able Empower event

June 8, 2021 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Pagliuca lays out post-spinoff strategy at N-able Empower event
N-able’s president details where his company will invest in MSPs post-spinoff and promises the company will meet MSPs “in the mess” of the increasingly complex customer landscape they support.

Managed Services

“This is the best time in history to be an MSP” – Herjavec

June 8, 2021 Robert Dutt Comments Off on “This is the best time in history to be an MSP” – Herjavec
Technology is changing at a faster rate than ever. Customers have been stressed and shaken by the global pandemic. Business models everywhere have tied themselves into pretzels to try to accommodate the changes needed. And