Tag Archive for 3D Printing

HP sees lower-cost 3D printers expanding channel reach

Alex Monino, head of marketing and go-to-market for 3D printing at HP

HP’s newest 3D printers will be the impetus to expanding the small channel its built around the products, and could sew the seeds for a broader channel expansion in the future.

HP touts digital enablement to top partners as key to strategy going forward

HP celebrated a very strong year with their top partners at the company’s Executive Forum, outlining the direction of their strategy, and the role of the channel in it.

HP looks to democratize 3D printing with portfolio expansion and more accessible partner program

The new 300 and 500 series models are significantly smaller and less expensive than HP’s original 3D product, and the new channel program is intended to bring more mainstream HP partners into 3D printing, particularly those whose business touches on education.

Strong turnout at D&H Toronto Technology Show reflects booming Canadian business

Attendance at the D&H Toronto event was up significantly this year among both vendors and resellers, with the show floor having a high-number of gaming-focused companies pitching VARs for their business.

HP Canada’s Mary Ann Yule sees Canada as fertile ground for new HP focus

Mary Ann Yule, president of HP Canada

Mary Ann Yule believes the message of the new HP has strong resonance in Canada, particularly with the emphasis she has made since taking over of having HP’s Canadian staff be more empathetic to partners.

Discussing Avnet’s Specialist Business Units [Podcast]

Sergio Farache, senior vice president of strategy and specialist business at Tech Data

Avnet Technology Solutions’ Sergio Farache on the distributor’s new Specialist Business Unit go-to-market focus and what it means for solution providers.

BlueData launches software to create Big Data private cloud experience on-prem

Blue Data says their technology makes it possible to build 100 node Hadoop and Spark clusters in less than ten minutes, and get the same kind of on-premise Big Data as the huge cloud companies at a fraction of the cost.