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John Tonthat, director of business development and marketing for the EMC solutions group at Avnet Technology Solutions
Data Centre

Avnet debuts first made-for-Canada converged offering

May 8, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Avnet debuts first made-for-Canada converged offering
Avnet Technology Solutions’ new A20 pre-configured architecture of EMC and Cisco technology is its first stack designed for SMB and the Canadian market.

Paul Wilkinson, director of product management, Tech Data Canada
Distribution

Tech Data brings Smartattach Cisco service renewals to Canada

May 8, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Tech Data brings Smartattach Cisco service renewals to Canada
Tech Data says its Smartattach Opportunity Portal Web tool will help Cisco partners optimize and maximize their service attach opportunities.

Chris Sullivan, vice president of channel and investor alliances for VCE
Channel Programs

Cisco, EMC close ranks for new VCE partner program

May 1, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco, EMC close ranks for new VCE partner program
VCE, Cisco, and EMC come together for their first joint partner program, aiming to get partners to elevate the conversation around converged infrastructure.

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Data Centre

Data centres take cue from media: Go small and hyperlocal

May 1, 2014 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Data centres take cue from media: Go small and hyperlocal
The prevalence of the cloud and the shifting way consumers use data could mean a tiny data centre in every neighborhood.

Ralph Nimergood, vice president, worldwide partners and programs for CommVault
Channel Programs

CommVault remakes its PartnerAdvantage program

April 28, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on CommVault remakes its PartnerAdvantage program
Predictability, consistency among top goals in CommVault’s partner program remake.

Ahmed Etman, General Manager, Security and Enterprise Networking, Cisco Canada
Featured Post

Cisco ramps up security presence with Managed Threat Defense Service

April 24, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cisco ramps up security presence with Managed Threat Defense Service
Cisco says new managed service further evidence of the importance of security to its business.

New Red Hat North American channel chief D. Martin.
Channel Programs

Red Hat names D. Martin North American channel chief

April 2, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Red Hat names D. Martin North American channel chief
Open source giant Red Hat has found its new North American channel sales leader in former Cisco and VCE channel exec D. Martin.

network intelligence can transform retail
Featured Post

Can network intelligence make networks money-makers?

April 2, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Can network intelligence make networks money-makers?
HP and Cisco demonstrate to partners who increased network intelligence can lead to apps that will make network upgrades interesting to the C-suite.

Angie Beltz, vice president, Product Marketing, Cisco Solutions Group at Tech Data
Distribution

Tech Data looks to drive Cisco services with Opportunity Portal

April 2, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Tech Data looks to drive Cisco services with Opportunity Portal
The new SMARTattach portal from Tech Data is slated to debut in Canada later this month.

Nick Earle introduces the Intercloud at Cisco Partner Summit 2014
Cloud

10 (more) things to know about Cisco’s Intercloud

April 1, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on 10 (more) things to know about Cisco’s Intercloud
Cisco says details of its Intercloud strategy will be announced at Cisco Live in May. Here are some facts gleaned at Partner Summit in the meantime.