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VMware, channel, see big benefits in VMware Cloud on AWS Canadian availability

March 19, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off

VMware thinks that their now being available on the AWS cloud in Canada will make it much easier for customers to migrate some applications which have been problematic move candidates to date.

New AWS services resonate with Canadian customers, channel partners

December 7, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

AWS made such a flurry of announcements at last week’s re:Invent event that it was sometimes difficult to keep track. Canadian partners and customers at the event did, however, have pretty clear ideas about what they liked.

Eric Gales, director, AWS Canada

AWS launches Canadian region

December 8, 2016 Mark Cox 3

AWS formally announces that its Canadian region has now gone live, which the company confidently believes will significantly expand their business and the opportunities for Canadian partners.

VMworld Canada channel chief Donna Wittmann

North American model nets VMware Canada partners more resources

September 1, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off

VMware’s new North American structure will mean access to new resources to help Canadian partners evolve their services play, Donna Wittmann says.

Terry Buchanan, vice president of technology at Zycom.

Use your trade show attendance to boost marketing

September 3, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

How one Ontario solution provider is using its attendance at last week’s VMworld to educate and engage key customers and prospects.

Luc Villeneuve, country manager, Red Hat Canada

Villeneuve to add Canadian resources for Red Hat

March 18, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

New Red Hat Canada country manager Luc Villeneuve seeks to add resources to help manage partners in country, with ISVs and OEMs top on his to-do list.

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

VMware Canada focuses on channel enablement

February 19, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Solution providers can expect “a very close alignment” with the whole Canadian organzation, channel chief Donna Wittmann says.

Podcast Microphone

ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast: Cisco’s Gidwani and VMware’s Gales

November 11, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Shanti Gidwani of Cisco Canada discusses healthcare opportunities, and VMWare Canada boss Eric Gales discusses the hiring of Donna Wittmann.

Donna Wittmann, new executive director, channels, alliances and commercial sales, VMware Canada

VMware’s Wittmann To Build Out Canadian Channel Plans

November 7, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Donna Wittmann, new executive director, channels, alliances and commercial sales, VMware Canada

Shawn Rosemarin, Robert Dutt, and Eric Gales

VMware’s End-User Computing Ambitions

October 31, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off

VMware Canada’s Eric Gales and Shawn Rosemarin talk about how VMware’s purchase of Deskton will grow its end-user computing business.

VMware Canada president Eric Gales

Video: VMware’s “Canada First” Strategy Update

October 23, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off

VMware Canda president Eric Gales outlines the company’s transformation from a sales an marketing organization to a truly Canadian company

Janet Kennedy, new president of Microsoft Canada

Microsoft Goes South Again For Canadian President

October 2, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Microsoft once again looks to the U.S. to introduce new Canadian leadership, tapping Janet Kennedy as new president of Microsoft Canada.

Microsoft Canada president Max Long is due to leave at the end of the month

Microsoft Canada Needs Stability at the Top

September 11, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Greg Larnder’s departure as Microsoft Canada channel chief is the latest in a series of upheavals for the company’s partner community.

VMware Canada president Eric Gales

Eric Gales named VMware Canada boss

November 8, 2012 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Former Microsoft Canada chief takes the reins at virtualization giant

VMware Canada president Eric Gales

ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast: WPC’s coming to town

August 9, 2011 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Microsoft Canada’s Eric Gales, plus Tech Data, Avnet, McAfee, HTG and Michelle Warren in this edition of the ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast

Toronto Skyline

WPC 2012: Destination Toronto

July 14, 2011 Robert Dutt 1

How Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome was responsible for the unification of Microsoft’s annual partner events

Cloud

Office 365: Come for Exchange, stay for SharePoint, Lync

June 28, 2011 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Microsoft looking for the channel’s help in extending the Office 365 value prop beyond e-mail

Invoice

Office 365: Addressing two potential channel caveats

June 28, 2011 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Billing questions persist, while VARs and MSPs also face competition from service providers

Eric Gales

QuickVid: Partner opportunities with Office 365

June 28, 2011 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Microsoft Canada chief Gales on partner innovations and cloud concerns

Microsoft Impact Awards

Slideshow: Microsoft Impact Awards 2010

November 11, 2010 Robert Dutt Comments Off

11 scenes from the software titan’s annual partner celebration in Toronto

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