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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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.

Mary Ann Yule, president of HP Canada
Podcasts

Wrapping up HP Reinvent with HP Canada’s Mary Ann Yule and John Cammalleri

March 22, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Wrapping up HP Reinvent with HP Canada’s Mary Ann Yule and John Cammalleri
Mary Ann Yule, president and CEO of HP Canada, and John Cammalleri, vice president of commercial channels at HP Canada, discuss the events of this week’s ReInvent conference and the trends shaping the HP channel in this edition of the podcast.

Gary Simms, vice president of Americas commercial channel programs at HP.
Channel Programs

HP’s Gary Simms on building partner programs for the as-a-service era

March 21, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HP’s Gary Simms on building partner programs for the as-a-service era
HP Americas channel program leader Gary Simms discusses the partner program news from HP Reinvent and much more in this edition of the ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast.