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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Raja Patel, general manager of corporate products at McAfee
Security

McAfee, Cisco partnership opens up cross-partnering opportunities

October 18, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on McAfee, Cisco partnership opens up cross-partnering opportunities
McAfee channel chief says data-sharing and automation partnership with Cisco will lead to Cisco partners coming to it for non-network security components.

Chris Young, CEO of McAfee
Security

McAfee CEO: Security skills shortage is an efficiency opportunity

October 18, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on McAfee CEO: Security skills shortage is an efficiency opportunity
McAfee CEO Chris Young says the lack of IT security talent can be somewhat alleviated if tools just make today’s security professionals more efficient.

Chuck Robbins, CEO of Cisco
Networking

Cisco CEO: We’ll partner in ways we hadn’t thought of before

October 18, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco CEO: We’ll partner in ways we hadn’t thought of before
CEO Chuck Robbins outlines how the networking giant will innovate in partnership, offers kind assessment of Canada at Toronto Cisco Connect event.

Channel Communities

Cisco’s Connect North – The Next 150 [Podcast]

October 16, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco’s Connect North – The Next 150 [Podcast]
Cisco Canada’s Willa Black and Taking IT Global’s Michael Furdyk on The Next 150 — the next big campaign from the Connected North project.

Rola Dagher, president of Cisco Canada
Channel Programs

Cisco Canada head looking for “next big disruptor” as partner

October 12, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco Canada head looking for “next big disruptor” as partner
Cisco Canada president Rola Dagher says the next great disruptor may be the next great partner. And there’s an growing chance that partner may be homegrown.

HP Canada channel chief John Cammalleri and president and CEO Mary Ann Yule
Podcasts

HP Reinvent reviewed and DaaS push [Podcast]

October 10, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HP Reinvent reviewed and DaaS push [Podcast]
HP Canada’s Mary Ann Yule and John Cammalleri review the news of the company’s recent HP Reinvent Global Partner Forum on this edition of the podcast.

Security

Cloud security policy: The questions you need to ask

October 4, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cloud security policy: The questions you need to ask
ESET’s Lysa Myers covers the question you need to ask when crafting a cloud security policy for your clients.

Security

ESET survey shows Canadian SMBs’ security trepidations

October 2, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on ESET survey shows Canadian SMBs’ security trepidations
New research from ESET shows Canadian SMBs believe security risks are increasing, but don’t necessarily believe more counter-efforts are required.

No Picture
Channel Programs

Cisco innovation chiefs stress ecosystems

September 26, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco innovation chiefs stress ecosystems
From augmented reality to IOT, there are no digital transformation without ecosystems, say leaders of four of Cisco’s nine global innovation centres.

Saga Canada managing director Paul Struthers and Sage North American channel chief Scott Ehmen
Podcasts

Sage Summit and the ethics of Code [Podcast]

September 25, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Sage Summit and the ethics of Code [Podcast]
Sage Canada boss Paul Struthers and North American channel chief Scott Ehmen talk Sage’s channel community, ethics and AI, and more.