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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IBM's Power platform -- coming soon to a distributor near you?
Big Data

IBM eyes disties for custom-build Power solutions

February 17, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on IBM eyes disties for custom-build Power solutions
IBM will turn to distributors to help it build custom bundles of its Power-based servers with Linux and top ISV offerings for the channel.

IBM global channel chief Marc Dupaquier
Channel Programs

IBM goes for value with new PartnerWorld program

February 17, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on IBM goes for value with new PartnerWorld program
IBM retools its PartnerWorld program, rebuilding it around competencies and looking to reward and drive partner expertise around key solutions sets.

IBM CEO Gini Rometty at PartnerWorld
Big Data

IBM CEO Rometty: Cognitive will be biggest disruptor

February 16, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on IBM CEO Rometty: Cognitive will be biggest disruptor
IBM CEO Gini Rometty tells partners that the era of cognitive computing, spearheaded by Big Blue’s Watson technology, will be the next big shift.

Tech Data Canada president Rick Reid
Distribution

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

February 12, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New Year’s Podcast Series: Rick Reid of Tech Data Canada
Tech Data Canada president Rick Reid on the year that was 2015, and what the distributor is expecting for 2016.

Managed Services

New Year’s Podcast Series: Alex Hoff of Auvik Networks

February 4, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New Year’s Podcast Series: Alex Hoff of Auvik Networks
Alex Hoff on Auvik’s first year in the managed services arena and what it sees coming through 2016 in this edition of the ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast.

Barat Dickman, vice president and general manager of unified communications and collaboration at Westcon-Comstor.
Cloud

Comstor launches video-as-a-service offering

February 1, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Comstor launches video-as-a-service offering
Westcon’s Comstor group teams with Polycom to offer cloud-based video-as-a-service that solution providers can offer under its GoldSeal services label.

HP Canada channel chief John Cammalleri
Podcasts

New Year’s Podcast Series: John Cammalleri of HP Canada

January 26, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New Year’s Podcast Series: John Cammalleri of HP Canada
HP Canada channel chief John Cammalleri on a busy 2015 that saw one HP become two, and his outlook for 2016 in the Canadian channel.

Networking

Cisco Canada opens Toronto Innovation Centre

January 13, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco Canada opens Toronto Innovation Centre
Cisco Canada’s new Innovation Centre aims to create a place to work together with customers and partners on creating new solutions.

Podcasts

Podcast: MSP networking best practices, and inside Avnet’s IBM business

December 8, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Podcast: MSP networking best practices, and inside Avnet’s IBM business
Auvik Networks’ Alex Hoff and Mark Martin of Avnet Technology Solutions on this edition of the ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast.

Cloud

HPE debuts composable infrastructure lineup

December 8, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HPE debuts composable infrastructure lineup
HPE shows off the first members of its Synergy family of systems that pool compute, storage, and networking for a more cloud-like data centre.