Service Provider

Ed Abrams, vice president of marketing for small and medium business at IBM
Channel Programs

IBM makes big MSP push

October 4, 2012 Robert Dutt Comments Off on IBM makes big MSP push
New programs acknowledge MSPs are different from other partners, Big Blue executive says

IBM Data Centre Opening
Cloud

IBM opens Barrie, Ont. Leadership Data Centre

September 26, 2012 Robert Dutt Comments Off on IBM opens Barrie, Ont. Leadership Data Centre
IBM Canada president looks to partners as both clients and resellers for hosting and backup/recovery services

Dimension Data Americas CEO Jere Brown
Channel Programs

Dimension Data seeks service providers for cloud partner program

August 8, 2012 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Dimension Data seeks service providers for cloud partner program
Solution provider aims to accelerate SP’s time to market for cloud services

Symantec Magement Console
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Symantec announces availability of Partner Management Console

August 2, 2012 Guest Poster Comments Off on Symantec announces availability of Partner Management Console
Console gives MSPs access to Symantec’s .cloud lineup of Endpoint Protection and Backup products

Microsoft Office 365
Channel Programs

Microsoft to let partners bill for Office 365

July 9, 2012 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Microsoft to let partners bill for Office 365
Move will allow MSPs to add cloud service to their lineup, but what does it mean for third-party hosts?

Tim FitzGerald Avnet
Cloud

Avnet adds off-premise capabilities to its cloud lineup

May 31, 2012 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Avnet adds off-premise capabilities to its cloud lineup
Partnership with Savvis first step in building hosted solutions linecard

EMC VMAX
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EMC courts service providers with VMAX SP launch

May 23, 2012 Robert Dutt Comments Off on EMC courts service providers with VMAX SP launch
New storage platform designed to be up and generating revenue in SP data centres in hours, company says

NetEnrich general manager Justin Crotty
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NetEnrich repackages midmarket managed service

March 7, 2012 Robert Dutt 1
New Mission Critical Operations packages make it easier for MSPs to sell managed infrastructure to larger customers

HP Canada PPS chief Lloyd Bryant
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HP to resellers: Make print contractual, not transactional

March 2, 2012 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HP to resellers: Make print contractual, not transactional
Canadian IPG chief says resellers will benefit form upcoming printer refresh cycle

Marlene Mullowney, account executive at Datto Canada
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Solution provider brings Datto managed backup to Canada

March 1, 2012 Robert Dutt 1
Modest Mycyk has gone from a major Canadian partner to building the company’s presence in this country