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HP Canada channel chiefs Gary Drysdale (left for PPS) and Chris Champagne (right for EG)

New Year’s Podcast Series: Gary Drysdale and Chris Champagne of HP Canada

March 3, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off

HP Canada channel chiefs Gary Drysdale and Chris Champagne join the podcast to recap 2014 and set up what they see coming for 2015.

Citrix is a security company: Citrix Canada’s Michael Murphy

February 25, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

In a wide-ranging discussion of where Citrix is headed in the Canadian market, their country manager also identifies key issues with competition, mobility, storage, and the impact of recent announced changes to the partner program.

IndependenceIt fully centralizes multi-data centre administration in CWS enhancement

February 24, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

The new Workflow Manager feature will particularly help larger partners and those whose business revolves around remote app and remote desktop delivery. The company also discussed a new upcoming relationship with Google.

PROMISE Technology to deepen Canadian channel presence through NetStor Technology Group

February 20, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

The Markham-based manufacturer’s rep will expand PROMISE’s Canadian markets by educating its VARs and distributors how the vendor has evolved from making components to a range of solutions.

Steve Kaplan, vice president of channel and strategic sales at Nutanix.

Nutanix adds Canadian channel sales director

February 19, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Frank Czyz, new Canadian channel chief at Nutanix, looks to replicate the hyperconverged vendor’s U.S. success in getting closer to top partners.

Dell extends automated ProSupport Plus service to PCs and tablets

February 11, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

Dell sees a strong channel play for this extended support bundle for endpoints, and expects partners will do even better than they did with the initial bundles for the data centre.

Something for every partner in pre-PEX launches, VMware says

February 2, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off

On the eve of its partner conference, VMware introduces major new releases of vSphere and vSAN, outlines its vision for virtual networking across clouds.

Anton Granic, senior director of Nutanix Canada

New Year’s Podcast Series: Anton Granic of Nutanix Canada

January 23, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Nutanix Canada director Anton Granic joins the podcast to discuss the year that was 2014 and offer his predictions and thoughts for 2015.

Extreme Networks expands Software Defined Architecture with new products, enhancements

November 17, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off

The centre of Extreme’s SDN strategy is building an SDN solution that is open, standards based, and comprehensive, leveraging Open Daylight, and the acquisition of vendor partners is key to provide validation and spur innovation.