Networking

Podcast: MSP networking best practices, and inside Avnet’s IBM business

December 8, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Auvik Networks’ Alex Hoff and Mark Martin of Avnet Technology Solutions on this edition of the ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast.

VMware Partner Professional Services Program heralding more investments in emerging techs

December 7, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

Programmatic initiatives to back trending areas is something VMware is telling partners they can expect to see more of in 2016.

New Avaya Canada channel leader Rob Auld takes up challenges

December 3, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

The mid-market is the key area of focus for Avaya Canada’s channel this year, but networking, cloud and video are also on the priority list.

Network visibility vendor ForeScout turns to distribution with Arrow and Westcon

November 10, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

ForeScout has shown strong recent growth that has begun to strain its old policy of dealing directly with its partners, so it has signed North American deals with the two VADs which best complement their product set. The company is already fairly strong in Canada, and is looking to distribution to strengthen Canadian presence further.

Video: Auvik Networks on why MSPs’ help is needed at the network level

October 23, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off

In this video interview, Auvik Networks’ Alex Hoff shares research that shows businesses are looking for their MSPs to provide deeper services around the network.

Dell lays out aggressive strategy to partners for North America expansion

October 20, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

Dell’s North American head Bill Rodrigues laid out Dell’s plans for growth to partners at Dell’s PartnerDirect Summit at Dell World.

Networking-focused RMM Auvik Networks announces ConnectWise integration

October 1, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

Waterloo-based Auvik, which entered the RMM space this year from a background in network management software, has chosen their first PSA integration partner, with others soon to follow.

Future-ready capability highlights new Dell campus, enterprise networking solutions

September 24, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

Dell unveils its second 100 GbE S-Series switch for the data centre, as well as a new campus architecture which has 100 GbE capacity for the future.

Silver Peak reshapes partner program around SD-WAN

September 24, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

Silver Peak is reworking its channel program to better prepare partners for the SD-WAN market opportunity, which is much larger than traditional WAN optimization, and to assist them in making deployments which will be much less technical and complex than in WAN optimization.