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Podcasts

The ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast Live at Activate Digital 2019

March 1, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off on The ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast Live at Activate Digital 2019
The ChannelBuzz.ca Podcatst comes to you from Activiate Digital 2019, a digital transformation conference held by Long View Systems. We talk to Dave Frederickson, Rola Dagher, Paula Hodgins, and Paolo Del Nibletto.

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Mark Collins, vice president of the partner organization at Cisco Canada
Networking

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

January 17, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New Year’s Podcast Series: Mark Collins of Cisco Canada
Mark Collins, vice president of the partner organization at Cisco Canada, talks about the year that was 2018 and offers thoughts for the year that will be 2019 in this edition of the New Year’s Podcast Series.

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Distribution

Tech Data, Cisco celebrate revamped ATSC [Podcast]

January 7, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Tech Data, Cisco celebrate revamped ATSC [Podcast]
Cisco Canada president Rola Dagher and Tech Data Canada general manager Ed Galasso discuss their joint investment in the distributor’s newly-refreshed Advanced Technology Solutions Centre.

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Networking

Cisco Canada emphasizes progress, passion and possibilities at Cisco Connect event in Toronto

October 19, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cisco Canada emphasizes progress, passion and possibilities at Cisco Connect event in Toronto
Cisco Canada President Rola Dagher recounted Cisco Canada’s trumps over the last year, which saw Canada named as Cisco’s top theatre for growth, while also highlighting the initiative Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins launched the previous day in conjunction with Deloitte and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

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Mark Collins, vice president of the partner organization at Cisco Canada
Managed Services

Bell launches Cisco Viptela as first service on Canada’s first cloud-based Virtual Network Services platform

October 19, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Bell launches Cisco Viptela as first service on Canada’s first cloud-based Virtual Network Services platform
Bell becomes the first Cisco service provider partner to take the Viptela SD-WAN solution, which Cisco acquired a little over a year ago, to market on a broad national platform.

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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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Rola Dagher, president of Cisco Canada
Channel Programs

Cisco Canada head looking for “next big disruptor” as partner

October 12, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco Canada head looking for “next big disruptor” as partner
Cisco Canada president Rola Dagher says the next great disruptor may be the next great partner. And there’s an growing chance that partner may be homegrown.

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Storage

Pure Storage plays to packed house in Toronto stop on Live tour

October 10, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pure Storage plays to packed house in Toronto stop on Live tour
Brent Allen, Pure Storage’s Canadian country manager, was at the Pure//Live event and discussed the company’s progress in Canada with ChannelBuzz.

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Mark Hill, vice president of digitization, Cisco
Software

Cisco streamlines software buys with new Enterprise Agreement

June 7, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco streamlines software buys with new Enterprise Agreement
The new Cisco Enterprise Agreement brings together terms for all of Cisco’s software suites, provides options for customers to grow comfortably.

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Podcasts

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

January 12, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New Year’s Podcast Series: Mark Collins of Cisco Canada
Cisco Canada channel chief Mark Collins on the transformation nature of the channel game in 2016, and what solution providers can expect from Cisco in 2017.

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Cisco channel chief Wendy Bahr at Partner Summit 2016 in San Diego
Channel Programs

Just how big is Cisco’s multi-partner ecosystem?

November 7, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Just how big is Cisco’s multi-partner ecosystem?
A look at Cisco’s strategy of connecting ISVs and VARs, its uniquely (Dutch-)Canadian connection, and where it goes from here.

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David Goeckeler, senior vice president and general manager of networking and security for Cisco
Security

Cisco joins the endpoint security fray

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Cisco revamps its endpoint security offering, bringing it into the AMP family and targeting the replacement of traditional antivirus for the first time.

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Channel Programs

Cisco Partner Summit Preview with Mark Collins [Podcast]

October 27, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco Partner Summit Preview with Mark Collins [Podcast]
Cisco Canada channel chief Mark Collins joins the podcast to tee up next week’s Partner Summit in San Francisco and discuss the Canadian market.

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Richard Steranka, vice president of global channel operations at McAfee
Channel Programs

New Intel Security channel chief Steranka aims to stay the course

August 26, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New Intel Security channel chief Steranka aims to stay the course
New Intel Security channel chief doesn’t see massive changes ahead, but will continue to fine-tune programs for a more network-centric security model.

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Cisco Canada president Bernadette Wightman
Channel Programs

Cisco Canada looks within for new sales teams

June 1, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco Canada looks within for new sales teams
A new program at Cisco Canada is encouraging staff from other parts of the business to try their hand at selling the networking giant’s offerings.

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Incoming Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins
Networking

Cisco Canada chief: Robbins will drive execution

May 26, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco Canada chief: Robbins will drive execution
Bernadette Wightman calls incoming Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins “an execution engine” arriving at a time when pace of change is accelerating.

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Networking

Podcast: Cisco Partner Summit 2015

May 1, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Podcast: Cisco Partner Summit 2015
Cisco Canada president Bernadette Wightman, channel chief David De Abreu, and Westcon North America EVP Lynn Smurthwaite-Murphy recap Cisco Partner Summit.

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Cisco Bruce Klein (left) and David De Abreu (right)
Channel Programs

Podcast: Cisco Partner Summit 2015 Preview

April 17, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Podcast: Cisco Partner Summit 2015 Preview
Cisco global channel chief Bruce Klein and Canadian counterpart David De Abreu join the podcast to preview Cisco Partner Summit, April 27 to 30 in Montreal.

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Security

Cisco’s Security Manifesto for the real world

January 22, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cisco’s Security Manifesto for the real world
Cisco believes security teams need to rethink strategy, to ensure that their principles assist users in resisting attacks – since the reverse is all too common now.

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Big Data

Cisco Canada showing strong momentum in security

January 21, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cisco Canada showing strong momentum in security
Cisco has followed up momentum from the acquisition of Sourcefire, adding new capabilities and services and greatly strengthening Cisco Canada’s security team.

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