HP Canada

Distribution

Disties ready for HP shipping shutdown

August 4, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Disties ready for HP shipping shutdown
HP shipments may “go dark” this week, but the combination of careful planning and a quiet week should mean no big deal for partners, distributors say.

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

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

March 3, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New Year’s Podcast Series: Gary Drysdale and Chris Champagne of HP Canada
HP Canada channel chiefs Gary Drysdale and Chris Champagne join the podcast to recap 2014 and set up what they see coming for 2015.

Harry Zarek, president of Compugen (left), and Dave Frederickson, vice president of sales at Long View Systems (right).
Computers

Partners: HP split plans must be well-communicated

October 7, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Partners: HP split plans must be well-communicated
Partners say HP’s split can be a positive move, but the vendor must carefully communicate with partners and customers to avoid market confusion.

HP's Jim Zafarana shows off the company's new workstation lineup
Computers

HP revamps workstation lineup

September 8, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HP revamps workstation lineup
The big and beefy get bigger and beefier as HP updates its workstations to include the latest Haswell processors, greater RAM and storage density.

Randy Milthorpe, business development manager for HP Cloud at HP Canada.
Channel Programs

HP brings cloud partner programs to Canada

May 14, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HP brings cloud partner programs to Canada
HP Canada introduces new partner programs for cloud builders, and those who seek to resell HP’s public and managed cloud offerings.

HP Helion
Cloud

HP announces $1B Helion cloud push around OpenStack

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HP Helion brand will include two OpenStack distributions, its CloudSystem converged infrastructure offering, a development platform and professional services.

Lynn Anderson, senior vice president of channel marketing and demand generation at HP
Channel Programs

HP looks to marketing as channel differentiator

March 24, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HP looks to marketing as channel differentiator
HP channel marketing and demand gen chief Lynn Anderson looking to link up partners with marketing agencies to streamline MDF, support growth.

Gary Drysdale, HP Canada PPS channel chief, and Andrew Eppich, HP Canada enterprise channel chief
Featured Post

Podcast: Andrew Eppich and Gary Drysdale of HP Canada

January 20, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Podcast: Andrew Eppich and Gary Drysdale of HP Canada
Drysdale and Eppich, HP Canada’s two channel chiefs, join the podcast to offer a look back at 2013, and a look ahead to HP Canada’s business in 2014.

Charlie Atkinson, vice president and general manager of HP Canada's Enterprise Group.
Featured Post

New HP Canada Enterprise Chief Stays The Course

December 10, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New HP Canada Enterprise Chief Stays The Course
HP’s Charlie Atkinson wants to make sure partners embrace “the new style of IT”, eyes Canadian cloud solutions.

Lloyd Bryant, new managing director of HP Canada
Computers

HP Promotes Bryant to Canadian Leadership

November 4, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HP Promotes Bryant to Canadian Leadership
PPS chief steps up as current HP Canada leader Peter Galanis moves into an Americas role in the company’s Enterprise Group.