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

Tech Data to help partners build next-gen practices

November 8, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Tech Data to help partners build next-gen practices
Tech Data’s new Practice Builder approach aims to help qualified resellers develop new skills in high-growth areas and then build their business.

Ed Galasso, general manager of Tech Data Canada
Distribution

Efficiency and Effectiveness: The new Tech Data Canada leadership on their gameplan [Video]

August 10, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Efficiency and Effectiveness: The new Tech Data Canada leadership on their gameplan [Video]
Tech Data Canada’s Ed Galasso and Brian Aebig discuss their new roles, the new structure at the company, and their plans for the future in this video.

Distribution

Synnex: Westcon buy is distie deal with little overlap

June 8, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Synnex: Westcon buy is distie deal with little overlap
Synnex purchases Westcon Comstor’s North American business, gets access to new key vendors, including Cisco.

Hees Ham, vice president of Technology Solutions education services for North America
Distribution

Tech Data adds to training business through Ottawa’s ExitCertified

April 3, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Tech Data adds to training business through Ottawa’s ExitCertified
With its acqusition of Avnet Technology Solution, Tech Data will expand its on-prem and virtual training business via Ottawa’s ExitCertified.

Networking

Riverbed adds NAS Storage support to SteelFusion in 5.0 release

February 28, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Riverbed adds NAS Storage support to SteelFusion in 5.0 release
Riverbed fills in what they state was the only void in their SteelFusion edge product, and expect this will open up new opportunities and continue the product line’s momentum.

Brian Aebig, general manager of Canada for Avnet Technology Solutions
Distribution

New Year’s Podcast Series: Brian Aebig of Avnet Canada

February 6, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New Year’s Podcast Series: Brian Aebig of Avnet Canada
Avnet Canada head Brian Aebig weighs in on the pending Tech Data merger, how the distributor fared in the 2016 market, and where he sees 2017 heading.

Cloud

HotLink signs on Avnet as first distributor for VMware-focused cloud integration platform

February 1, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on HotLink signs on Avnet as first distributor for VMware-focused cloud integration platform
Avnet will also distribute the HotLink Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service offering in the U.S., and Canada, an offering that Hotlink thinks is exceptionally well-suited to the channel.

Distribution

New Year’s Podcast Series: Bill Brandel of Ingram Micro Canada

January 31, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New Year’s Podcast Series: Bill Brandel of Ingram Micro Canada
Bill Brandel on a year that saw him move to Canada to head up Ingram Micro’s Canadian operations, the distributor’s acquisition by HNA Group, and much more.

Big Data

Building new offerings to adapt to changing customer needs

January 27, 2017 Guest Poster Comments Off on Building new offerings to adapt to changing customer needs
In this sponsored video from Avnet Technology Solutions, SIS discuss how working with the distributor is helping them evolve towards managed services.

Tech Data Canada president Rick Reid
Distribution

New Year’s Podcast Series: Rick Reid of Tech Data Canada

January 3, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New Year’s Podcast Series: Rick Reid of Tech Data Canada
Rick Reid of Tech Data Canada kicks off this year’s New Year’s Podcast Series, recounting a year that was headlined by his company’s buy of a fellow distie.