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

New Year’s Podcast Series: Mark Collins of Cisco Canada

January 12, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New Year’s Podcast Series: Mark Collins of Cisco Canada
Cisco Canada channel chief Mark Collins on the transformation nature of the channel game in 2016, and what solution providers can expect from Cisco in 2017.

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

New Year’s Podcast Series: Mary Ann Yule and John Cammalleri of HP Canada

January 10, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New Year’s Podcast Series: Mary Ann Yule and John Cammalleri of HP Canada
HP Canada president and CEO Mary Ann Yule and channel chief John Cammalleri discuss the year that was 2016 and offer their predictions for 2017.

Computers

New Year’s Podcast Series: Stefan Bockhop of Lenovo Canada

January 5, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New Year’s Podcast Series: Stefan Bockhop of Lenovo Canada
Lenovo Canada director of channels Stefan Bockhop on the company’s 2016 campaign to build its datacentre story, and a look ahead to its 2017 partner program.

Tech Data Canada president Rick Reid
Distribution

New Year’s Podcast Series: Rick Reid of Tech Data Canada

January 3, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New Year’s Podcast Series: Rick Reid of Tech Data Canada
Rick Reid of Tech Data Canada kicks off this year’s New Year’s Podcast Series, recounting a year that was headlined by his company’s buy of a fellow distie.

Big Data

Talking IOT and analytics with Colin Blair of Avnet Technology Solutions [video]

December 13, 2016 Robert Dutt 2
Colin Blair, Avnet vice president of IOT, analytics and cognitive, shares how the distributor is helping solution providers tackle some big opportunities.

Brad Parks, director of go-to-market strategy and enablement for HPE Storage
Cloud

HPE offers price-per-gig storage with Flash Now initiative

November 30, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HPE offers price-per-gig storage with Flash Now initiative
The program, from the HPE 3Par storage group, is targeted at keeping storage that may otherwise go to public cloud in the data centre.

avier Poisson, vice president of worldwide indirect digital services at HPE
Cloud

HPE expands Cloud28+ community worldwide

November 29, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HPE expands Cloud28+ community worldwide
The Cloud28+ community aims to make member cloud apps and services more readily available, while eschewing the transactional focus of cloud marketplaces.

HPE Canada managing director Charlie Atkinson
Podcasts

HPE at one year old [Podcast]

November 18, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HPE at one year old [Podcast]
HPE Canada managing director Charlie Atkinson and channel chief Jas Sahota discuss the company’s first year and set the stage for the upcoming Discover.

Alex Ryals, vice president of security solutions for Tech Data
Distribution

Avnet debuts managed security offering

November 15, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Avnet debuts managed security offering
Avnet Technology Solutions’ Recon offers non-MSSPs a chance to offer SMB customers managed security without the costs of a SOC.

Eddie Franklin, senior vice president for public sector and vertical markets at Synnex
Distribution

Synnex eyes full Canadian GovSolv rollout

November 15, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Synnex eyes full Canadian GovSolv rollout
Synnex public sector leader Eddie Franklin shares the distributor’s plans and goals for bringing its public sector practice to Canada.