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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D&H Canada extends 60-day terms through end of year

January 15, 2021 Robert Dutt Comments Off on D&H Canada extends 60-day terms through end of year
D&H Canada confirms that its 60-day financing terms, available through financing partner DLL and previously extended on a quarterly basis, will be available through the end of 2021, and the distributor expects the program to grow.

Podcasts

What you need to know about email account takeover attacks

January 14, 2021 Robert Dutt Comments Off on What you need to know about email account takeover attacks
Mark Ballegeer of Barracuda MSP walks us through email account takeovers — what are they, why are they so hard to detect, and how can MSPs help keep their customers protected, in this edition of the podcast.

Podcasts

New Year’s Podcast Series: Cameron Leetham of ESET Canada

January 7, 2021 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New Year’s Podcast Series: Cameron Leetham of ESET Canada
ESET Canada’s Cam Leetham kicks off the 2021 New Year’s Podcast Series by talking us through the year that was 2020 in the growing security field, and previewing what’s to come in 2021.

Podcasts

Talking SMB resiliency in the pandemic era with Cisco Canada

December 3, 2020 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Talking SMB resiliency in the pandemic era with Cisco Canada
A year after Cisco began its renewed push on meeting SMB’s technology needs, how have those needs changed? We talk to Cisco’s Erin Hipp and Shamus McDonough about how small businesses have stayed resilient during the pandemic on this edition of the podcast.

Channel Communities

Synnex Canada’s Share the Magic goes virtual

November 20, 2020 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Synnex Canada’s Share the Magic goes virtual
How this year’s Synnex Canada Share the Magic gala will be different this year, and how you can still get involved, in this edition of the ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast.

Channel Programs

Terranova Security formalizes partner program on heels of Microsoft partnership

November 16, 2020 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Terranova Security formalizes partner program on heels of Microsoft partnership
The Quebec-based cybersecurity awareness vendor is looking to dramatically expand its partner reach with the launch of a new partner program that provides greater incentives and access to tools.

Printing and Imaging

Epson bets print market will remain changed post-pandemic

November 10, 2020 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Epson bets print market will remain changed post-pandemic
Partners — particularly smaller dealers — are “crushing” the transition from A3 to A4 as print becomes more distributed, a change Epson Americas executives suggest is going to live on long past the end of the COVID-19 crisis.

Distribution

Ingram Micro thinks global with virtual ONE event

November 4, 2020 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Ingram Micro thinks global with virtual ONE event
For the first time, the distributor is bringing together solution providers from around the world for its ONE Experience, albeit virtually. Here’s how it intends to make its case to a larger-than-ever audience.

Channel Programs

Cisco debuts Partner Experience Platform, unifying partner training, enablement, more

November 4, 2020 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco debuts Partner Experience Platform, unifying partner training, enablement, more
Cisco’s one-stop-shop platform for partner tools and dashboards will debut at the end of the month, a key effort in its campaign to make the networking giant easier for partners to work with.

Tony Anscombe, global security evangelist at ESET
Podcasts

Wrapping up Cybersecurity Awareness Month with ESET’s Tony Anscombe

October 30, 2020 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Wrapping up Cybersecurity Awareness Month with ESET’s Tony Anscombe
ESET’s Tony Anscombe discusses the importance of a month devoted to building awareness of security challenges, and how solution providers can help their customers raise their security IQs, in this edition of the podcast.