Small Business

Cloud

Tech Data Canada sees Cisco Meraki deal appealing broadly to partners

November 13, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Tech Data Canada sees Cisco Meraki deal appealing broadly to partners
Tech Data also sees the agreement, which fills an admitted gap in their line card, as very likely to open up Cisco technology to a large class of smaller customers who have not been buying Cisco to date.

Channel Communities

Hewlett Packard Enterprise stresses SMB, channel commitment with new releases

November 12, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Hewlett Packard Enterprise stresses SMB, channel commitment with new releases
For partners, the most interesting thing here may be the Small Business Marketplace e-commerce platform, an explicitly channel-focused online site, rather than a direct-to-customer site that competes with partners. It’s in pilot now in the U.S., but when it will be in Canada is not yet clear.

Servers

Dell announces entry level 13th gen PowerEdge servers

November 11, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell announces entry level 13th gen PowerEdge servers
The enhancements to the four new 1U servers include their integration with Dell’s systems management portfolio, which provide tools that reduce deployment time by up to 40 per cent, and also provide streamlined management.

Security

Dell announces new APT Protection Service suitable for both large businesses and small

October 22, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell announces new APT Protection Service suitable for both large businesses and small
Dell also previewed a new integrated management of Dell Networking X-Series switches through the Dell SonicWALL firewall interface through a single pane of glass, which will be available in 2016.

Cloud

Canadian small businesses getting more mobile, spending more on software

August 25, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Canadian small businesses getting more mobile, spending more on software
Intuit’s 2015 Small Business App Study also finds Canadians are spending more on software to run their businesses than Americans, and plan to boost this in the future.

Security

Are you compromising your business security?

August 25, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Are you compromising your business security?
Dell Security explains why even smaller businesses need next-generation firewalls today, and why older traditional firewalls no longer cut it.

Computers

D&H sees value in Chrome beyond education

August 24, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on D&H sees value in Chrome beyond education
D&H Canada adds Chrome Device Management console, says it will focus on SMB opportunities as new platform comes of age.

Cloud

Sage restates commitment to small business

July 29, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sage restates commitment to small business
Sage emphasized that even as it moves its technology forward, it will not forget the SMB customers who built up its business. Sage also is making an effort to pick up new customers among millennials, and to increase its presence in the U.S.

Cloud

Sage looks to Sage Live to rethink how SMBs manage their finances

July 28, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sage looks to Sage Live to rethink how SMBs manage their finances
In what Sage is styling the first new approach to accounting since the invention of double-entry bookkeeping, Sage Live, which was developed in partnership with Salesforce and announced this spring, has now, indeed, gone Live. The catch is that it’s not live yet in Canada, but should be, fairly soon

Mitchell Martin, president of Synnex Canada.
Distribution

Value-added Solv programs bright spot in flat market: SYNNEX’s Martin

April 27, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Value-added Solv programs bright spot in flat market: SYNNEX’s Martin
The SYNNEX Canada president also indicated they want to expand the GovSolv practice area in Canada, and see considerable untapped potential for Solv solutions in the pure small business space.