Distribution

Greg Onoprijenko, director of cloud at Ingram Micro Canada
Cloud

Ingram Micro appoints first Canadian cloud boss

April 12, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Ingram Micro appoints first Canadian cloud boss
On the eve of its annual Cloud Summit, Ingram Micro Canada names former solution provider Greg Onoprijenko as its first-ever director of cloud.

Alain Monié, CEO of Ingram Micro
Distribution

Ingram CEO touts flexibility in HNA deal

April 12, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Ingram CEO touts flexibility in HNA deal
Ingram Micro CEO Alain Monié tells solution providers the distributor’s integration into HNA Group will allow it to invest more and with greater latitude.

Data Centre

Stratoscale announces Ingram Micro deal in U.S. and imminent signing of deal for Canada

April 6, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Stratoscale announces Ingram Micro deal in U.S. and imminent signing of deal for Canada
Stratoscale, which emphasizes its ability to deliver cloud economics to the data centre – rather than the hyperconverged nature of its technology – also made the formal announcement of its PartnerFirst Program for its channel, which is its sole route to market.

Distribution

New certification program, expanded distribution key AVG SMB strategy

March 29, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on New certification program, expanded distribution key AVG SMB strategy
New AVG SMB chief Fred Gerritse recently talked with ChannelBuzz about the impact of recent management changes on the company’s strategy and Canadian presence, and about how AVG is now looking to enhance the markets for its SMB solutions and the skills of the partners who sell them.

Distribution

NetApp enhances SANtricity software for Big Data analytics apps

March 29, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on NetApp enhances SANtricity software for Big Data analytics apps
New, preconfigured NetApp bundles for enterprise Splunk deployments will now also be available through Arrow, which is expected to significantly increase the amount of EF-series all-flash arrays sold in particular, as well as E-series arrays.

Jason Bystrak, executive director of cloud for Ingram Micro North America.
Cloud

Ingram ramping up Canadian cloud team

March 21, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Ingram ramping up Canadian cloud team
Ahead of its annual Cloud Summit next month, Ingram Micro is building out the Canadian team for cloud services and looking add new leadership.

Distribution

Avnet’s solution team launches four new sales plays to lead the channel to success

March 21, 2016 Guest Poster Comments Off on Avnet’s solution team launches four new sales plays to lead the channel to success
Avnet’s Bruce Gilroy on four new playbooks to help solution providers find success in converged infrastructure, analytics, identity and access management, and IoT.

Distribution

Tech Data Canada makes play in unlocked smartphone market with Noetic agreement

March 17, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Tech Data Canada makes play in unlocked smartphone market with Noetic agreement
The distributor is expanding its presence in the unlocked smartphone market, to give solution providers more options, and to keep them well positioned in the event of a shift away from major carrier solidarity on the subsidy model and its phone plans.

Distribution

Gentek broadens solutions portfolio with new 3CX, Patton, VTech partnerships

March 17, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Gentek broadens solutions portfolio with new 3CX, Patton, VTech partnerships
Toronto-based distributor Gentek has announced three new vendor relationships. They now carry 3CX phone systems, Patton SmartNode gateways, and VTech’s SIP-based commercial phone offerings.

Distribution

PROMISE deal with SYNNEX signals hyper-converged play, distribution reorganization

March 17, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on PROMISE deal with SYNNEX signals hyper-converged play, distribution reorganization
PROMISE also expects that working with SYNNEX will significantly strengthen them in Canada, and they will also be adjusting some of their product to make it better suit Canada, where SMBs tend to be smaller than in the U.S.