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NHL legend and Tech 4 Good rep Bryan Trottier
Podcasts

Bryan Trottier and Jeff Maddox on Tech 4 Good hockey tournament [Podcast]

March 23, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Bryan Trottier and Jeff Maddox on Tech 4 Good hockey tournament [Podcast]
In this edition of the Podcast, we talk to Cisco Canada’s Jeff Maddox and hockey legend Bryan Trottier about the upcoming Tech 4 Good hockey tournament in support of Connected North.

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Security

The rise of AI needs to be controlled, report warns

March 13, 2018 Guest Poster Comments Off on The rise of AI needs to be controlled, report warns
Much ink, digital and otherwise, has been spilled on the vast range of extraordinary opportunities enabled by artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). Now, a team of 26 AI experts, including from Oxford, Cambridge […]
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Employee Appreciation Day: 6 reasons why good tech is vital to showing employees you care

February 27, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Employee Appreciation Day: 6 reasons why good tech is vital to showing employees you care
Most employees think that being valued and recognized by their employer is critical, and technology is an important part of showing that appreciation.

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Ed Galasso, general manager of Tech Data Canada
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New Year’s Podcast Series: Ed Galasso of Tech Data Canada

February 23, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New Year’s Podcast Series: Ed Galasso of Tech Data Canada
New Tech Data Canada leader Ed Galasso discusses a momentous 2017, including his new role atop the distributor and the Avnet Technology Solutions purchase, and previews 2018.

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Cloud

Inside Sage Business Cloud strategy [Podcast]

February 22, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Inside Sage Business Cloud strategy [Podcast]
Sage Canada managing director Paul Struthers discusses the company’s cloudy past, present, and future, and how its newly-unified Business Cloud will play for partners.

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Podcasts

New Year’s Podcast Series: Jim Chalmers of ESET Canada

February 20, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New Year’s Podcast Series: Jim Chalmers of ESET Canada
ESET Canada channel chief on a big year for ransomware, and for his company, as well as forecasts for what’s to come in 2018.

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Cloud

Seeing 2020 – A Vision of the Future for Channel Partners

February 12, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Seeing 2020 – A Vision of the Future for Channel Partners
Nancy Teixeira, Vice President of Scale-up & Enterprise at Sage discusses the 4th Industrial revolution and the biggest trends already impacting channel partners

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Podcasts

New Year’s Podcast Series: Mark Collins of Cisco Canada

February 5, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New Year’s Podcast Series: Mark Collins of Cisco Canada
Cisco Canada channel chief Mark Collins shares his thoughts on 2017 in review, and offers a preview of what’s to come from the networking giant in 2018.

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Computers

The IT trends behind Canada’s learning spaces of the future

January 30, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on The IT trends behind Canada’s learning spaces of the future
HP Canada president Mary Ann Yule on the opportunity HP sees in the Canadian education market, and how solution providers can profit on it.

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Channel Programs

New Year’s Podcast Series: Deanna Thomson of Dell EMC Canada

January 22, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New Year’s Podcast Series: Deanna Thomson of Dell EMC Canada
Dell EMC Canada channel chief takes a look back at the company’s busy 2017, and look forward to plans for 2018 in this edition of the podcast.

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IBM, Tech Data Canada talk plans for 2018 [video]

January 12, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on IBM, Tech Data Canada talk plans for 2018 [video]
IBM Canada is looking to grow its channel in 2018, and it has a new value proposition for partners, and a new yet familiar partner to help make it happen. I recently sat down with […]
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Ingram’s Brandel on 2017 highlights, 2018 plans [video]

January 9, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Ingram’s Brandel on 2017 highlights, 2018 plans [video]
Ingram Micro Canada chief Bill Brandel discusses the distributor’s performance in 2017, and looks ahead at what to expect in 2018 in this video interview.

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Managed Services

3 Predictions for MSPs: Security, Automation, and Growth

December 21, 2017 Mark Cox 1
Neal Bradbury of Barracuda MSP offers three predictions about what’s upcoming for the MSP channel in 2018.

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Big Data

Looking Ahead to the Business Trends Shaping 2018—And Beyond

December 15, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Looking Ahead to the Business Trends Shaping 2018—And Beyond
Nancy Teixeira, VP of Scale-up and Enterprise, Sage, discusses some key trends that businesses will have to prepare for in 2018.

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Distribution

Building the Tech Data/IBM relationship [video]

December 13, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Building the Tech Data/IBM relationship [video]
IBM Canada and Tech Data Canada leadership discuss why channel partners should look at Big Blue with new eyes in this video interview.

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Cloud

Improving Time to Insight for Midsize Firms

December 8, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Improving Time to Insight for Midsize Firms
Kevin Nicholas, VP of Enterprise Product Management and Marketing at Sage and Bill Tennant, VP of Sales at ZAP report on their work together to improve business insight for midsize enterprises by helping them manage their data

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Managed Services

Avoiding the MSP Integration Blues

December 5, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Avoiding the MSP Integration Blues
To avoid a nightmare integration when adding a new service or capability,, MSPs should look for services that easily plug into your existing tools and platforms, and vendors that understand your needs by providing intuitive tools to ease the process.

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Businesses and GDPR: What they need to do to be compliant?

November 7, 2017 Guest Poster Comments Off on Businesses and GDPR: What they need to do to be compliant?
Europe General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will have major impact on a lot of companies. ESET addresses what your customers need to know to be ready.

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Irene Buchan, director of marketing and product management at Tech Data Canada
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Catching up with Tech Data Canada’s Business Builder Tour [Podcast]

November 3, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Catching up with Tech Data Canada’s Business Builder Tour [Podcast]
Irene Buchan of Tech Data Canada on what’s new with the Business Builder Tour for 2017, and what’s coming in 2018.

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Mary Ann Yule, president of HP Canada
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Train to win: Four steps to game-changing education

November 3, 2017 Guest Poster Comments Off on Train to win: Four steps to game-changing education
HP Canada president and CEO Mary Ann Yule offers four important thoughts on how partners can get the education they need to succeed in today’s market.

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