Distribution

Tim FitzGerald, vice president of cloud solutions at Avnet Technology Solutions
Cloud

Avnet opens Cloud Marketplace

November 5, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Avnet opens Cloud Marketplace
Avnet Technology Solutions makes its debut in the growing field of distribution cloud marketplaces, offering bundled cloud solutions and self-service Web stores for partners.

Frank Vitagliano, vice president of global channel strategy at Dell
Distribution

Dell-SYNNEX relationship in Canada goes live November 1

October 20, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell-SYNNEX relationship in Canada goes live November 1
The final T to be crossed is deciding how the premium offer Dell extended to U.S.-based SYNNEX Varnex members at this year’s spring Varnex will be rolled out in Canada, and that will be decided by, and likely announced at, the fall Varnex event coming up.

Cloud

Podcast: Avnet’s HP business, and avoiding cloud pitfalls

October 19, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Podcast: Avnet’s HP business, and avoiding cloud pitfalls
Greg Peterson, Avnet Technology Solutions’ HP business for the Americas, and Geeman Yip, CEO of BitTitan, on this edition of the ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast.

Greg Myers, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Tech Data Canada.
Data Centre

SimpliVity signs on Tech Data Canada as exclusive distributor

October 7, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on SimpliVity signs on Tech Data Canada as exclusive distributor
Hyper-converged vendor SimpliVity will seek to grow its market in Canada with an exclusive distribution pact with Tech Data Canada.

Distribution

D&H extends mobile website access beyond iOS with new mobile site

September 30, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on D&H extends mobile website access beyond iOS with new mobile site
D&H’s mobile capacity previously was an app designed for iOS specifically. Now non-Apple phone users can also get D&H site access while on the move with a new website that launched Monday in both Canada and the U.S.

Distribution

Imation signs on Arrow to distribute Nexsan in North America

August 27, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Imation signs on Arrow to distribute Nexsan in North America
The Arrow deal broadens the Nexsan distribution network, and is also intended to transition more Nexsan resellers to Tier Two distribution, away from the direct Tier One model Nexsan used before it was acquired.

Cloud

Ingram Micro execs tout Canadian momentum at CompTIA event

August 10, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Ingram Micro execs tout Canadian momentum at CompTIA event
The distributor’s major announcement at CompTIA is not, however, available in Canada yet.

Cloud

Tech Data StreamOne enhancements to transform reseller businesses

August 10, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Tech Data StreamOne enhancements to transform reseller businesses
White-labelled StreamOne is piloting now and still on target for Q4. Because Tech Data owns the IP for it, this could result in other applications, like hardware as a service, at some point.

Distribution

Relyenz, new CharTec SaaS distribution division, looks to build large MSP security channel

August 6, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Relyenz, new CharTec SaaS distribution division, looks to build large MSP security channel
Relyenz takes over the managed services that CharTec had added to sell to their MSP customers, has added a new one, and plans to keep adding new services backed by Tier 3 support.

Distribution

Disties ready for HP shipping shutdown

August 4, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Disties ready for HP shipping shutdown
HP shipments may “go dark” this week, but the combination of careful planning and a quiet week should mean no big deal for partners, distributors say.