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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Garth Scully, country manager for Veritas Canada
Channel Programs

Veritas Canada sets a new direction with new leader, channel chief

October 25, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Veritas Canada sets a new direction with new leader, channel chief
Veritas introduced Garth Scully as new Canadian country manager and Rita Loncar as new Canadian channel chief as it sets out on a new strategy that gives the Canadian organization more autonomy.

Luc Villeneuve, general manager of Red Hat Canada
Channel Programs

Red Hat Canada chief: Partners are investing, and investments are paying off

October 25, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Red Hat Canada chief: Partners are investing, and investments are paying off
Red Hat Canada boss Luc Villeneuve has spent the last few years investing in his partners, and now he’s seeing partners returning the favour, helping to drive significant growth for the open-source giant.

Cloud

McAfee Canada chief: Canada ready for cloud-first Mvision strategy

October 23, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on McAfee Canada chief: Canada ready for cloud-first Mvision strategy
Although Canadian businesses have lagged their counterparts south of the border in the move to the cloud, McAfee Canada head Bryan Rutledge says the company’s cloud-first Mvision shift is well-timed for Canadian partners.

Tony Anscombe, global security evangelist at ESET
Security

Talking Cybersecurity Awareness Month with ESET’s Tony Anscombe [video]

October 22, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Talking Cybersecurity Awareness Month with ESET’s Tony Anscombe [video]
ESET global security evangelist Tony Anscombe talks about October’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, including advice for solution providers on making security a top throughout their customers’ organizations.

Raj Samani, chief scientist at McAfee
Security

McAfee: New attack uses source code from long-inactive group

October 17, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on McAfee: New attack uses source code from long-inactive group
The security giant says the newly-discovered Oceansalt attack may be the first case of attackers from two nation-backed groups sharing code on an attack.

Chris Young, CEO of McAfee
Cloud

McAfee rolls out its cloud-centric Mvision

October 17, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on McAfee rolls out its cloud-centric Mvision
McAfee CEO Chris Young says the company’s new cloud-first strategy will create new types of services opportunities for the company’s channel partners.

data security
Security

The lowdown on Lojax, the first UEFI-infecting malware [Podcast]

October 12, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on The lowdown on Lojax, the first UEFI-infecting malware [Podcast]
Jean-Ian Boutin of ESET’s Montreal research centre joins the podcast to discuss Lojax, the first UEFI-infecting malware, and what solution providers need to know about this new type of attack.

Ryan Thomas, senior director of midmarket sales for North America at Red Hat
Channel Programs

Red Hat details evolving SME strategy

October 11, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Red Hat details evolving SME strategy
Red Hat is in the middle of a journey to change how it segments and goes to market in SME. It shared its plans, and where it needs help from partners, at this week’s North American Partner Conference.

Mike Kelly, CIO of Red Hat
Partnerships

Red Hat CIO: Empathy will help partners win over CIOs

October 11, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Red Hat CIO: Empathy will help partners win over CIOs
Red Hat’s CIO says partners who approach customers’ CIOs with the dazzle of digital transformation will fail, while those who show empathy for CIOs’ challenges — and offer a path forward — will win the day.

Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst
Software

Red Hat aims to be the disruptor that aids the disrupted

October 10, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Red Hat aims to be the disruptor that aids the disrupted
Red Hat sees opportunity for partners as more customers come to the open source software giant seeking help with their own digital transformation strategies.