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Interop: HP announces new FlexNetwork products
Vendor says rival Cisco losing round in key switching market
VMware
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VMware extends social, cloud-based apps to iPad and Android
New mobile apps to deliver communication and collaboration tools for the connected enterprise, vendor says.
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ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast: VMworld, HP’s PSG plans, and Apple after Jobs
Plus D&H Canada enters its fifth year, Canada’s new anti-spam law, Juniper’s data centre strategy and more
Cloud
VMworld: Channel opportunity in virtualization huge and growing
Executives hint at bundling to make VMware solutions more accessible to smaller customers
Channel Communities
VMworld: Journey to cloud not easy, starts with virtualization
“Infrastructure, at the end of the day, is not interesting to business. It’s kind of like plumbing in your house,” executive argues
Cloud
VMware provides foundation for enterprise hybrid cloud
VMware‘s key message this week at its annual VMworld conference is making the shift to the hybrid cloud. The company announced new and enhanced products around helping customers migrate to hybrid cloud environments so they […]
Distribution
Avnet Technology Solutions chief bullish despite cloudy outlook
Distributor continues strong growth, will continue to build on services strategy
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ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast: WPC’s coming to town
Microsoft Canada’s Eric Gales, plus Tech Data, Avnet, McAfee, HTG and Michelle Warren in this edition of the ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast
Distribution
Tech Data introduced as Microsoft’s exclusive virtualization VAD
Distributor to identify 100 Canadian partners to grow Microsoft’s virtualization business
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QuickVid: Virtualization at Bell Canada
Bell Canada’s James Beer on the telco’s virtualization strategy and challenges past, present and future
Cloud
Citrix Systems acquires Cloud.com
“Strategic acquisition” to accelerate Citrix cloud portfolio.
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QuickVid: Top opportunities for VMware partners
Grant Aitken points partners at cross-selling and virutal desktop
Cloud
Ingram’s cloud: What’s ready for Canada and what’s not
New partnerships abound, but which services will find their way onto the distributor’s Canadian cloud linecard?
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Dell product blitz marries unified and scale-out storage
Focus on enterprise should make for an “interesting second half” in the storage market, analyst suggests
Data Centre
Avnet Technology Solutions adds VCE to data centre lineup
Distributor adds Vblock data centre stacks to its linecard and eyes a future of vertical and horizontal integration
Data Centre
Avnet offers partners simplicity around FlexPod
Distributor to offer pre-configuration of multi-vendor data centre blocks, integrate FlexPods into SolutionsPaths
Channel Programs
Hitachi Data Systems adds specialization to TrueNorth Partner Program
“Customers have embraced a solutions view” of storage offerings, channel chief says
Channel Programs
KineticD enhances channel program, targets large service providers
Online backup vendor enhances channel efforts in the wake of recent acquisition of Robobak
Cloud
Cloud computing: the new monoculture
Trend Micro says it’s time to redesign your company’s security strategy from scratch
Data Centre
Brocade touts open standards with CloudPlex rollout
Ethernet fabrics vendor takes a run at “vertically-integrated” data centre rivals with new architecture rollout