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.

Cloud, Featured Post, Unified Communications

ITUtility.net adds Lync to its hosted mix

by Robert Dutt • April 3, 2013

Marc-Henri Lauzon, president of ITUtility.net

Adding realtime collaboration tool to hosted apps bundle keeps partners competitive, provides new services opportunities

D&H Canada Heads to Montreal for May Day Technology Show

by Robert Dutt • April 3, 2013

Distributor expands beyond traditional Toronto-area channel event, but don’t call it a roadshow quite yet

Cisco Names Liebo Partner Marketing Chief

by Robert Dutt • April 2, 2013

Sherri Liebo, vice president, global partner marketing, Cisco

New global partner marketing vice president Sherri Liebo outlines her priorities ahead of Partner Velocity later this month

Intel EPSD simplifies options, ups incentives

by Robert Dutt • April 2, 2013

Chipmaker introduces new Focus SKUs, eyes a move into Big Data with Hadoop bundle

Sage looks to hook partners up with its own Big Data

by Robert Dutt • March 26, 2013

Joe Langner, EVP of midmarket solutions at Sage North America

ERP vendor will mine its database of millions of customers for partner upsale opportunities, introduces new MDF program

Intel, Microsoft preparing channel for coming refresh

by Robert Dutt • March 25, 2013

100-plus million PCs are in need of an update, and either new PC innovation or the looming XP deadline will drive the refresh

Lenovo extends 60-day terms through Tech Data Canada

by Robert Dutt • March 25, 2013

The PC vendor adds a third distributor to those able to offer its extended terms to SMB-focused resellers

Intel sees decline of 10-inch tablet

by Robert Dutt • March 25, 2013

Chipmaker outlines plans for the future of the tablet and the ultrabook at its Intel Solutions Summit

Kaspersky gaining momentum with MSP program

by Robert Dutt • March 20, 2013

Chris Doggett, managing director of Kaspersky Lab North America

Antimalware vendor’s channel chief shares the company’s plans for building up its offering for managed service providers

Liveblog: Intel Solutions Summit 2013

by Robert Dutt • March 20, 2013

As it happens news from Intel’s annual solution provider event in Los Angeles

Canada moves up in BSA’s cloud-readiness rankings

by Robert Dutt • March 14, 2013

Intellectual property laws and improved access bump Canada up to ninth, but there’s still work to be done around security and accessibility

Tech Data Canada gets SPLA okay from Microsoft

by Robert Dutt • March 14, 2013

Greg Myers on Tech Data Canada's new Sharp distribution deal

Move gives a broader range of solution providers access to Microsoft’s easiest pay-as-you-go licensing model for hosted software offerings

Making it easier for partners to do business with Cisco in the mid-market

by Robert Dutt • March 14, 2013

Donna Cooney, direct of partner development for collaboration at Cisco Canada, on the Business Edition 6000 and the Express Collaboration Specialization