digital transformation

Artificial Intelligence

Tech Data adds Robotic Process Automation solutions to line card in U.S. and Canada with Automation Anywhere partnership

March 29, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Tech Data adds Robotic Process Automation solutions to line card in U.S. and Canada with Automation Anywhere partnership
Automation Anywhere’s software robotics will allow partners involved in business process automation to scale it up more rapidly and at lower cost.

Cloud

A tale of two transformations: Adobe and Best Buy on digitally reinventing themselves

March 27, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on A tale of two transformations: Adobe and Best Buy on digitally reinventing themselves
Adobe kicked off its Adobe Summit customer event in Las Vegas with its CEO explaining how Adobe ate its own dog food to digitally transform and fundamentally reshape what had been a successful business. He was then followed by Best Buy’s CEO, who described how his company had followed the same strategy to revitalize a company that had been on many endangered lists.

Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft Canada integrator partners evolving to meet needs of changing AI market

March 25, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Microsoft Canada integrator partners evolving to meet needs of changing AI market
Systems integrators Adastra, Lixar and Shalom, all of whom had a major presence at Microsoft’s recent forum around AI, talked with ChannelBuzz at the event about what they are doing to be successful in the space.

Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft Canada highlights Canadian AI initiatives at Future Now 2019 event

March 22, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Microsoft Canada highlights Canadian AI initiatives at Future Now 2019 event
Microsoft holds this annual event both to demonstrate Microsoft’s position on the cutting edge of new technology, and to inspire customers and prospects in attendance with examples of how Canadians have had strong results putting these concepts into practice.

Printing and Imaging

Konica Minolta reboots Workplace Hub as workplace of future focus, with new dealer resources

March 8, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Konica Minolta reboots Workplace Hub as workplace of future focus, with new dealer resources
Konica Minolta’s Workplace Hub has been on the market for over a year, but the company thinks that what it sees as a ‘next-gen’ product is now ready for prime time with their dealer channel, and so they featured it heavily at their Dealer Conference.

Security

WhiteHat CEO explains why being acquired by NTT Security helps both WhiteHat and their channel partners

March 8, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on WhiteHat CEO explains why being acquired by NTT Security helps both WhiteHat and their channel partners
WhiteHat will operate as an independent subsidiary of NTT Security and retain both its name and its brand. They provide NTT with a capability it did not have in-house before at all, while receiving access to NTT’s broader array of security services. Initial feedback from partners at the RSA event was highly positive.

Printing and Imaging

Konica Minolta continues to hammer home messaging that traditional imaging dealers must evolve businesses

March 6, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Konica Minolta continues to hammer home messaging that traditional imaging dealers must evolve businesses
Something old was new again at the Konica Minolta 2019 Dealer Conference, as the company emphasized how and why dealers need to update their business to deal with digital transformation – which has been a recurring theme at the event in recent years

Podcasts

The ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast Live at Activate Digital 2019

March 1, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off on The ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast Live at Activate Digital 2019
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.

Networking

New Masergy CEO looks to double down on channel

February 14, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Masergy CEO looks to double down on channel
Masergy has been expanding its efforts with IT-based partners as well as traditional telco ones over the last year, and new CEO James Parker wants to intensify both, while also getting a higher percentage of partners to be very highly engaged.

Security

Symantec extends their Zero Trust portfolio to corporate application access with Luminate Security acquisition

February 12, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Symantec extends their Zero Trust portfolio to corporate application access with Luminate Security acquisition
Symantec had already been partnered with the Israeli-based startup, which has only been selling for a couple of quarters, and following the signing of some very large deals, they decided to acquire them.