Robert Dutt

The Buzz...

[ May 12, 2026 ] Top Down Ventures closes oversubscribed C$38M Founders Fund I, with a 5.3x agentic AI exit already in the books In The Channel
[ May 12, 2026 ] The Buzz: Canada ranks second globally for ransomware, Top Down closes $38M MSP fund, and Barracuda maps the new email threat landscape Podcasts
[ May 11, 2026 ] On site at ServiceNow Knowledge: What building Canada’s first ServiceNow elite partner teaches you about what’s coming next In The Channel
[ May 8, 2026 ] On site at ServiceNow Knowledge: What the agentic business actually looks like from a Canadian vantage point In The Channel
[ May 8, 2026 ] The Buzz: inforcer brings shadow AI monitoring to MSPs, SUSE launches sovereign partner specialization, and Cayosoft targets the Microsoft identity migration gap Podcasts

Michael Sharun, country manager, EMC Canada

Canadians seeking privacy (but not too hard)

June 18, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

An EMC study finds Canada among the top nations when it comes to concern for online privacy. But will Canadians take responsibility for their privacy?

Eran Farajun, executive vice president, Asigra

Asigra looks to drop hardware costs for MSPs

June 18, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Backup software vendor Asigra builds an open-source stack that it says can cut MSP’s storage costs on backup-as-a-service in half

Kirk Bresniker of HP Labs shows of a model of what "The Machine" will look like

HP bids welcome to The Machine

June 16, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

HP previews a new computing architecture it calls “The Machine” which takes the Moonshot model of cheap processing blocks to the nth level.

HP's Juan Igancio Calderon shows off a PageWide printhead for large format printers at HP Discover

HP to bring OfficeJet Pro X technology to large format

June 11, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Faster large format printers will drive more enterprise customers and design houses into managed print, HP says.

HP Enterprise Group channel chief Sue Barsamian

So is HP Discover a customer event or a partner event?

June 10, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

A shift in focus on partner training is transforming the importance of HP’s Discover events, previously primarily customer focused, for the company’s channel.

Intronis flattens backup price

June 10, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Intronis debuts a new pricing model for backup and products, making it a flat rate for MSPs to provide customers a variety of cloud and onsite protection.

David McNicholas, US Director of strategic business development at Comstor.

Comstor, Presidio team on managed services

June 10, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Presidio managed services and Peak Colo IaaS offering will speed Cisco partners’ move towards cloud service, Comstor says.

Manal Guirguis, director of product management at Tech Data Canada.

Tech Data Canada goes 3D with MakerBot deal

June 6, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Tech Data Canada becomes the first Canadian distributor desktop three-dimensional printers from MakerBot, focusing on the engineering and design markets.