Podcasts

Distribution

Inside D&H Canada’s services strategy with Roy Rivers and Chris Ralston

September 5, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Inside D&H Canada’s services strategy with Roy Rivers and Chris Ralston
D&H Canada’s vice president of sales and director of vendor management discuss how the distributor will look to expand the benches for SMB-focused solution providers in this edition of the podcast.

Cloud

VMware’s big bets and what they mean to partners

September 4, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off on VMware’s big bets and what they mean to partners
VMware Canada’s Peter Near discusses the company’s upcoming acquisitions of Pivotal and Carbon Black, its Tanzu strategy for embracing Kubernetes, and the cloud opportunity in Canada in this edition of the podcast.

Podcasts

Partners’ perspectives on working with SAS Institute

September 3, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Partners’ perspectives on working with SAS Institute
Three SAS Canada partners discuss their relationships with the analytics vendor, how the evolution of analytics with AI and ML is changing their business, and how they feel about the company’s efforts to make an impact.

Distribution

This is 40 for Ingram Micro

July 16, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off on This is 40 for Ingram Micro
As Ingram Micro celebrates its 40th birthday, we discuss the first 40 years for the distributor with Bill Brandel, country chief executive for Ingram Micro Canada.

Podcasts

A look inside LightNeuron, an Exchange-based spying attack

July 15, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off on A look inside LightNeuron, an Exchange-based spying attack
ESET’s Matthieu Faou discusses LightNeuron, a state-sponsored hack that uses the plugin capabilities of Microsoft Exchange to spy on users, and which can change or block email traffic.

Channel Programs

Channel chief Gordon Mackintosh on building partner culture at Extreme

May 22, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Channel chief Gordon Mackintosh on building partner culture at Extreme
Extreme Networks channel chief Gordon Mackintosh discusses building partner culture at the combined Extreme, partner opportunities around Extreme Elements, and the effect of opening its training Dojo to partners in this edition of the ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast.

Networking

CEO Ed Meyercord on building a new Extreme culture

May 21, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off on CEO Ed Meyercord on building a new Extreme culture
Extreme Networks CEO Ed Meyercorp discusses assembling the “new Extreme” culture after big purchases from Avaya, Brocade, and Zebra, plus where he sees the biggest untapped opportunities for partners in this podcast.

Podcasts

Why sustainability is becoming a must-have, not a nice-to-have

May 14, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Why sustainability is becoming a must-have, not a nice-to-have
HP Canada sustainability lead Frances Edmonds discusses why more businesses need to pay attention to the sustainability of their print environment, and what solution providers can do to help in this edition of the podcast.

Pat Finerty, vice president of alliances and channels for Canada and Latin America at SAS Institute
Artificial Intelligence

Getting started with the AI revolution

May 6, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Getting started with the AI revolution
Pat Finerty, leader of the partner business for SAS Canada and Latin America on where partners can find opportunities around AI, and how to get themselves up to speed on an ever-changing, ever-expanding topic.

Podcasts

How are Canadian businesses dealing with digital transformation?

April 23, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off on How are Canadian businesses dealing with digital transformation?
How do Canadian companies view their own progress when it comes to digital transformation? Dell EMC’s John Byrne takes us through the findings of the company’s Digital Transformation Index in this edition of the podcast.