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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Podcasts

Why sustainability is becoming a must-have, not a nice-to-have

May 14, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Why sustainability is becoming a must-have, not a nice-to-have
HP Canada sustainability lead Frances Edmonds discusses why more businesses need to pay attention to the sustainability of their print environment, and what solution providers can do to help in this edition of the podcast.

Pat Finerty, vice president of alliances and channels for Canada and Latin America at SAS Institute
Artificial Intelligence

Getting started with the AI revolution

May 6, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Getting started with the AI revolution
Pat Finerty, leader of the partner business for SAS Canada and Latin America on where partners can find opportunities around AI, and how to get themselves up to speed on an ever-changing, ever-expanding topic.

Artificial Intelligence

SAS COO: It’s not too late to get started in analytics

April 29, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off on SAS COO: It’s not too late to get started in analytics
SAS COO Oliver Schanberger on how solution providers can identify customer challenges that can be solved through AI and analytics, and build confidence with quick wins.

Mobility

Cisco: WiFi 6 and 5G will drive network refresh

April 29, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco: WiFi 6 and 5G will drive network refresh
Cisco and its partners see the emergence of the two mobile networking technologies as a transformative event that has the potential to drive broader network upgrades.

Podcasts

How are Canadian businesses dealing with digital transformation?

April 23, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off on How are Canadian businesses dealing with digital transformation?
How do Canadian companies view their own progress when it comes to digital transformation? Dell EMC’s John Byrne takes us through the findings of the company’s Digital Transformation Index in this edition of the podcast.

Jon Bove, vice president of North American channels at Fortinet
Channel Programs

Fortinet previews more flexible partner program at Accelerate

April 10, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Fortinet previews more flexible partner program at Accelerate
Fortinet will launch a new global partners program next year that it says will better represent the current multi-model channel than does its current resale-centric program.

Craig West, vice president of channel sales at NetSuite
Channel Programs

NetSuite welcomes partners to the SuiteLife

April 3, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off on NetSuite welcomes partners to the SuiteLife
NetSuite channel chief Craig West joins the podcast at the company’s SuiteWorld event to discuss its new SuiteLife partner engagement model and all things going on in the NetSuite channel community.

Distribution

The Quebec market and this week’s Montreal Technology Show with D&H Canada’s Roy Rivers

April 1, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off on The Quebec market and this week’s Montreal Technology Show with D&H Canada’s Roy Rivers
Roy Rivers of D&H Canada discusses the distributor’s investments in the Quebec market, and previews this Thursday’s Technology Show in Montreal on this edition of the podcast.

Michael Hopfinger, director of Americas partner marketing at Cisco
Marketing

A look inside Cisco Marketing Velocity with Michael Hopfinger

March 28, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off on A look inside Cisco Marketing Velocity with Michael Hopfinger
Michael Hopfinger, director of Americas partner marketing at Cisco, discusses the company’s Marketing Velocity event, why and how partners should build their marketing acumen in this edition of the podcast.

Data Centre

Taking a modern view of the data centre and hybrid cloud market with Cisco and Long View

March 27, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Taking a modern view of the data centre and hybrid cloud market with Cisco and Long View
Cisco’s Nirav Sheth and Long View Systems join the podcast to discuss the changing data centre market, and what Cisco is doing to help partner address customers’ shifting needs.