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Cisco CEO: We’ll partner in ways we hadn’t thought of before

October 18, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off

CEO Chuck Robbins outlines how the networking giant will innovate in partnership, offers kind assessment of Canada at Toronto Cisco Connect event.

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.

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NetApp, Veeam extend partnership with first resell agreement

October 5, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

The deal is aimed at strengthening Veeam in the enterprise, and NetApp in the midmarket and SMB, and follows up several other recent Veeam resale partnerships.

Cisco innovation chiefs stress ecosystems

September 26, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off

From augmented reality to IOT, there are no digital transformation without ecosystems, say leaders of four of Cisco’s nine global innovation centres.

Cisco to resell Commvault for first time in extension of long-term partnership

September 14, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

For the first time, Commvault solutions specific to Cisco will be part of Cisco’s Global Price List, making it easier for the two companies’ mutual resellers to deliver joint solutions.

EXCLUSIVE: Canada rises as Extreme Networks priority as part of new strategic initiative

August 23, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

While Extreme has always had a significant enterprise business to go along with their mid-market presence, their flurry of recent acquisitions, complemented by internal changes to optimize them, has created a much stronger enterprise focus.

Roy Rivers, new director of sales for advanced solutions at D&H Canada.

D&H Canada appoints Rivers to head new advanced solutions focus

August 10, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Roy Rivers joins D&H Canada to head up advanced solutions, a unit that will cover the distributor’s relationship with Cisco, HP, and Lenovo.

Cisco sees powerful channel opportunities in fifth generation UCS

July 17, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

In addition to the performance boost from the new Intel processors, Cisco is also touting its new Cisco Workload Optimization Manager software, which comes through an OEM deal with Turbonomic.