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Tech Data Canada using this year’s Business Builder Tour to introduce former Avnet team

April 19, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Tech Data Canada sees this year’s trade shows as chances to introduce Avnet VARs to Tech Data, and Tech Data VARs to the Enterprise Solutions business.

Hees Ham, vice president of Technology Solutions education services for North America

Tech Data adds to training business through Ottawa’s ExitCertified

April 3, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off

With its acqusition of Avnet Technology Solution, Tech Data will expand its on-prem and virtual training business via Ottawa’s ExitCertified.

QNAP refreshes enterprise NAS offering with TS-1685

March 22, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

QNAP replaces its TS-1080 with a new, beefier model, which will give its channel a more robust offering for customers who want enterprise capacity, but who have space issues.

Riverbed adds NAS Storage support to SteelFusion in 5.0 release

February 28, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

Riverbed fills in what they state was the only void in their SteelFusion edge product, and expect this will open up new opportunities and continue the product line’s momentum.

Sukh Randhawa, vice president of business operations for Tech Data Canada

Tech Data Canada upgrades ISO certification

February 27, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Canada is the first market for Tech Data to upgrade its certification, which can spell benefits for solution providers selling to government and enterprise.

Brian Aebig, general manager of Canada for Avnet Technology Solutions

New Year’s Podcast Series: Brian Aebig of Avnet Canada

February 6, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Avnet Canada head Brian Aebig weighs in on the pending Tech Data merger, how the distributor fared in the 2016 market, and where he sees 2017 heading.

HotLink signs on Avnet as first distributor for VMware-focused cloud integration platform

February 1, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

Avnet will also distribute the HotLink Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service offering in the U.S., and Canada, an offering that Hotlink thinks is exceptionally well-suited to the channel.

New Year’s Podcast Series: Bill Brandel of Ingram Micro Canada

January 31, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Bill Brandel on a year that saw him move to Canada to head up Ingram Micro’s Canadian operations, the distributor’s acquisition by HNA Group, and much more.

New Year’s Podcast Series: Rick Reid of Tech Data Canada

January 3, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Rick Reid of Tech Data Canada kicks off this year’s New Year’s Podcast Series, recounting a year that was headlined by his company’s buy of a fellow distie.