Cisco Canada

Cisco 360, three months in: Canadian partners are responding better than expected

April 24, 2026 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Cisco Canada’s VP of Partner Organization and SMB Sales takes stock of the first quarter of the new Cisco 360 Partner Program – including the partner feedback that caught her off guard, what “Preferred” means now that Gold is gone, and why Canadian partners should start building their adopt-and-renew practices before the incentive structure forces them to.

The ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast Live at Activate Digital 2019

March 1, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off

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.

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

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

January 17, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off

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.

Tech Data, Cisco celebrate revamped ATSC [Podcast]

January 7, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off

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.

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

October 19, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off

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.

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

October 19, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off

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.

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

February 5, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off

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.

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

October 12, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off

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.