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Mike Sharun to retire from Dell in the spring, with Pam Pelletier named as successor

Big changes afoot at Dell Technologies in Canada, with Mike Sharun, who had spent the last 23 years at Dell…

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SMBs and the cloud: Evolving security needs

Remote work has forced many small businesses to accelerate cloud adoption; MSPs can help them stay secure. Share the Buzz:TweetMoreEmailPrintShare…

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Ottawa’s HyAlto adds Datto PSA certification as they look to own the private cloud workflow market for MSPs

HyAlto’s Datto integration follows up an earlier one with ConnectWise Manage, as the company looks to expand their MSP base…

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Be prepared for these cyberthreats in 2021

Derek Manky of Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs details some of the emerging types of threats solution providers need to be ready…

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Arcserve, StorageCraft emphasize regional, business model synergies in merger deal

The new company, which will be called Arcserve, brings together two 100% channel companies, with StorageCraft’s business being mainly in…

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Computers, Mobility, Notebooks

Panasonic unveils enhanced ‘Mark 2’ version of fully rugged TOUGHBOOK 33

by Mark Cox • February 17, 2021

Panasonic’s top-seller has the same form factor and durability features as before, but performance, flexibility, functionality and security improvements have been made.

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Managed Services, SalesBuzz

Zomentum plans to add new revenue generating modules to its MSP sales platform from Series A funding round

by Mark Cox • February 16, 2021

Zomentum continues to double the number of partners every quarter, and is ramping up its staff with new hires.

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Internet of Things, Sponsored Content

Ignite IoT and grow your business

by Cisco Canada Guest Blog • February 16, 2021

Jason Chung-Tung and Giovanni Stea from Cisco Canada’s Internet of Things team discuss the nature of the IoT opportunity for solution providers in Canada and tee up an upcoming educational event.

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Storage

Pure Storage looks to expand into new markets with new FlashArray and FlashBlade updates

by Mark Cox • February 16, 2021

Pure Storage

Pure has also expanded the FlashArray portfolio with the //C40 R3, a new entry level offering aimed at that part of the market that typically buys hybrid arrays.

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Software

SNP quickly pivots from direct model to channel for their complex SAP environment transformation solutions

by Mark Cox • February 16, 2021

SNP, a German software vendor that makes automated transformation software for SAP environments, is expanding its presence in North America, and transitioning from its former direct model to do that.

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Security

Index Engines looks to stimulate partner integrations with CyberSense developers kit

by Mark Cox • February 16, 2021

The new kit is a formalization of assistance they had previously provided to partners looking to integrate CyberSense with their own solutions.

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Cloud, Distribution, Security

Blancco extends Carahsoft distribution partnership to AWS Marketplace

by Mark Cox • February 16, 2021

Blancco, which has been transitioning to a channel-first model, has added the AWS Marketplace to their distribution relationship with Carahsoft. It will apply in both the U.S. and Canada.

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Backup, Cloud, Managed Services

HYCU launches their first backup SaaS offering with Protégé for Microsoft Office 365

by Mark Cox • February 12, 2021

HYCU enters a very crowded Office 365 backup market, but believes that the capabilities within their Protégé platform and some design features to address specific market needs, will provide them needed differentiation.

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Communications, Podcasts, Sponsored Content

New Year’s Podcast Series: Miles Davis of Avaya Canada

by Robert Dutt • February 11, 2021

Avaya Canada channel chief Miles Davis discusses how the vendor and its partners transformed in 2020 and provides a preview of what’s to come in 2021 in this edition of the ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast.

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Cloud, Security

WatchGuard continues expansion of Cloud Platform capabilities

by Mark Cox • February 11, 2021

WatchGuard enhances their existing UTM and MFA capabilities on Cloud Platform, while adding ThreatSync’s threat correlation service to the platform, which will have even greater import when Panda’s technology is added to it later this year.

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Security

Barracuda redesigns Email Threat Scanner tool to improve user interface and experience

by Mark Cox • February 11, 2021

The Email Threat Scanner has always been an important presales tool for partners, and some new tweaks improve stickiness here as well.

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Data Centre, Internet of Things

Intel sees massive IoT opportunity for partners as sector moves to higher value solutions

by Mark Cox • February 10, 2021

While COVID initially proved negative for IoT projects, Intel says that trend has turned around, and they are actively encouraging and supporting partners in developing or expanding IoT practices.

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Security

Trend Micro broadens XDR platform into Trend Micro Vision One

by Mark Cox • February 10, 2021

Trend Micro’s old XDR platform is one of three components of the new Vision One, a broader security microservices platform that the company says will be expanded with additional functionality going forward.

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Managed Services, Podcasts, Security, Sponsored Content

New Year’s Podcast Series: Brian Babineau of Barracuda MSP

by Robert Dutt • February 8, 2021

Barracuda MSP SVP and GM Brian Babineau discusses the company’s business in 2020 and its plans for 2021 in this edition of the New Year’s Podcast Series.

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Cloud, Virtualization

Citrix lays out strategy to help partners take advantage of expanding hybrid multi-cloud opportunity

by Mark Cox • February 8, 2021

Citrix global channel chief Bronwyn Hastings talks with ChannelBuzz about what they see as the key opportunities for partners in the year ahead, and how the company will help partners to meet them.

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Security

Lucideus rebrands as Safe Security, taking the name of their product as part of move from services to product company

by Mark Cox • February 5, 2021

The startup likely best known for the involvement of John Chambers as an investor changes its name from one with potential for controversy to one with absolutely none, and which has the advantage of being the name of their platform.

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Security

Check Point beefs up SMB-focused Quantum Spark gateway portfolio with two new models

by Mark Cox • February 5, 2021

The new 1600 and 1800 models both have higher density and throughput than earlier models in the series, and are aimed at the mid and higher levels of the SMB space.

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