Veritas country manager says cloud governance misconceptions still a problem
While businesses are becoming more cloud-savvy, misconceptions about cloud governance remain, according to Garth Scully, Veritas country manager for Canada.
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Hybrid AWS Outposts ‘a great option’ for manufacturing, healthcare, says AWS director
Amazon Web Services’ on-premises Outposts offering is the perfect solution for Canadian manufacturing and healthcare companies seeking to deepen their ties with the tech giant but couldn’t through the public cloud due to data sovereignty or latency issues, according to its director and technical advisor.
Synnex launches its digital transformation program Stellr in Canada
Distributor Synnex’s digital transformation program Stellr is launching in Canada.
Google to implement new quality standard for video ads for Chrome and YouTube starting in August
The Coalition for Better Ads announced this week announced a new set of standards for ads that appear during video content.
Avaya’s installed base was ‘ripe for the picking’ last year, but that’s no longer the case, says CEO
There’s no bigger target than Avaya and its 100 million seats in the business communications market, and during the Avaya Engage conference, chief executive officer Jim Chirico wasn’t afraid to admit his executive team had their work cut out trying to stop droves of customers from jumping ship last year prior to announcing a partnership with RingCentral in October.
New IaaS provider with deep ties to VMware and Veeam opens data centre in Toronto
There’s a new global cloud service provider opening up shop in Toronto.
D&H appoints new VP of sales, looks to ‘Canadianize’ U.S. strategy
For 12 years, the PC business and accessories market helped D&H expand its Canadian footprint and develop…
Windows 7 is dead, but 25% of large businesses in Canada are still running it on desktops, says IDC survey
Experts say there’s a significant opportunity for the channel in the move from Windows 7.
Say hello to Microsoft’s new Chromium-based browser
Microsoft officially launched its new Edge Chromium browser across both Windows and macOS operating systems this week and is available for download now.
Microsoft announces Canadian Azure Availability Zone, and Azure ExpressRoute in Vancouver
Microsoft is ringing in the new decade with some significant announcements for the Canadian market.
Aruba’s latest updates to its SD-Branch brings zero-trust and SaaS on-ramp
Enterprises still have reservations when it comes to moving their large complex networks to the cloud, but Aruba’s latest enhancements to its SD-Branch solution should quell many of those concerns, according to Patrick LaPorte.
Container space is crowded, but Red Hat is ‘very optimistic’ heading into 2020, says exec
IBM has frequently touted the $1 trillion hybrid cloud market ever since it purchased Red Hat, and Red Hat Canada’s country manager Claude Reeves is “very optimistic” about the opportunities channel partners will have next year to get in on that action.
Cyberattack on LifeLabs prompts Asigra to launch program for public and non-profit organizations
Spurred by the recent cyber attack on LifeLabs, cloud backup, recovery and restore software provider, Asigra, has launched a new program to help public and non-profit organizations defend their backup repositories against cyberattacks, the company announced, Dec. 19.
AWS Outposts an ‘interesting proposition’ for enterprise clients, says partner
On Dec. 3, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced that it was ready to take orders and install…
AWS enhances partner programs, launches new competencies
Two new competencies, two new programs, and enhancements to several others took centre stage during the partner keynote at the Amazon Web Services (AWS) annual conference, re:Invent, as head of worldwide channel and alliances Doug (Dong Hoon) Yeum ran through new opportunities for partners.
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