Cloud

Marc Dupaquier, General Manager Global Business Partners at IBM
Cloud

IBM sees SoftLayer as x86 server replacement

February 19, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on IBM sees SoftLayer as x86 server replacement
IBM may be selling its x86 server unit to Lenovo, but it doesn’t see it or its reseller partners getting out of the server business entirely.

Donna Wittmann, exeuctive director, channels, alliances and commercial sales, VMware Canada
Channel Programs

VMware Canada focuses on channel enablement

February 19, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on VMware Canada focuses on channel enablement
Solution providers can expect “a very close alignment” with the whole Canadian organzation, channel chief Donna Wittmann says.

Marc Dupaquier, General Manager Global Business Partners at IBM
Channel Programs

IBM to partners: Transform or get left behind

February 18, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on IBM to partners: Transform or get left behind
IBM is pushing hard on its transformation message, saying that the development of cloud and mobile practices is critical to sustaining business viability.

VMware channel chief Dave O'Callaghan
Data Centre

VMware preps partners for software-defined enterprise

February 11, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on VMware preps partners for software-defined enterprise
Vmware kicks off Partner Exchange 2014 by making the case for partners to look beyond server virtualization to the “software-defined data centre.”

New Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
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New Microsoft CEO says partnering “is in our DNA”

February 5, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New Microsoft CEO says partnering “is in our DNA”
Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s new CEO, says partnering is key to the company, but partnerships will evolve as Microsoft goes cloud-first and mobile-first.

HP's Lisa Wolfe and John Flowers
Channel Programs

HP extends SMB-focused Just Right IT lineup

February 3, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HP extends SMB-focused Just Right IT lineup
HP’s new members of its Just Right IT lineup for SMBs include reference architectures for SAP HANA and Microsoft Exchange, as well as new services.

IBM PureSystems
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IBM calls PureSystems a managed services enabler

February 3, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on IBM calls PureSystems a managed services enabler
IBM says more than 10,000 units of its PureSystems have shipped since its 2012 release, driven largely by managed service providers.

Ingram Micro Canada general manager Mark Snider
Distribution

Podcast: Mark Snider of Ingram Micro Canada

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Ingram Micro Canada boss Mark Snider joins the ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast to discuss the distributor’s thoughts on 2013 and its forecast for 2014.

Manal Guirguis, director of product management at Tech Data Canada.
Cloud

Tech Data expands software business with BitTitan deal

January 27, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Tech Data expands software business with BitTitan deal
The distributor’s deal with BitTitan provides new ways for solution providers to help clients move to the cloud, particularly to Microsoft’s Office 365.

Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst spoke on cloud community issues at RHNAPC
Cloud

Participation trumps technology in cloud: Red Hat CEO

January 14, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Participation trumps technology in cloud: Red Hat CEO
Solution providers looking to place bets in cloud efforts should consider the nature of the community over the nature of its technology, Jim Whitehust says.