Cisco CEO says tech giant considering to sell everything-as-a-service
Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins says the networking and software giant is looking at turning its core networking hardware into an as-a-service offering.
Avaya updates its branding architecture under Avaya OneCloud
This morning Avaya officially announced that the Avaya OneCloud brand will span the entire unified communications, contact center, collaboration and CPaaS (Communications Platform as a Service) product families.
New Brunswick’s ‘hungry’ identity and data governance firm Sonrai launches new solution
New Brunswick’s Sonrai Security launched with $18.5 million in Series A funding last year. We caught up with them recently to discuss their latest solution.
Microsoft Inspire 2020: Azure Lighthouse updates, expanded partnerships and new playbooks
There are 30 pages worth of announcements in Microsoft’s “Book of News” this year. The few pages dedicated to customer and partner enablement consist of Azure Lighthouse updates, a pair of partnership expansions, and two new Microsoft playbooks. Let’s break it all down.
Softchoice wins Microsoft’s Canadian Partner of the Year Award, Wipro, Architech, and RedBit also recognized
Microsoft says there were more than 3,300 nominations for this year’s Partner of the Year Awards from over 100 countries, and Softchoice took home the honour of Canadian Partner of the Year, while three other Canadian partners walked away with category awards.
Avaya Cloud Office UCaaS solution now available in Canada
Avaya today announced the global expansion and general availability of Avaya Cloud Office by RingCentral in Australia, Canada, and the U.K.
FreshBooks joins Ingram Micro’s Cloud Marketplace
Distributor Ingram Micro has picked up a new partner in Toronto-based cloud accounting and invoicing company Freshbooks this week.
HPE gets whimsical with Ezmeral software and expands GreenLake platform
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is following through on its promise to enhance its cloud platform GreenLake into a full-scale cloud services market, and much more
Veeam Backup for Office 365 our ‘fastest accelerator’ for business in Canada, says Veeam
While Veeam’s annual flagship conference VeeamON wasn’t in Las Vegas, it still drew more than 20,000 registrants and a bevy of announcements.
Telarus Canada to offer new Avaya Cloud Office solution in Canada
Privately-held master agent distributor Telarus Canada says the recently released Avaya Cloud Office (ACO) by RingCentreal solution will be available through its partner network starting June, Avaya announced last week.
NetApp talks program changes and introduces new channel chief for Americas
NetApp’s new channel chief for the Americas, Jim Elder, has a simple philosophy about his role: “It’s all about the partner sellers,” he said.
Red Hat country manager for Canada says IBM supports Red Hat working with its competitors
The message about the status of Red Hat’s independence now that it’s owned by IBM couldn’t have…
Intel provides COVID-19 relief for channel partners
Intel this week detailed its relief plan for its channel partners, including points discounts, waiving shipping costs, and extended time for warranty replacements.
D&H Canada announces new credit options to support partners during COVID-19
D&H Canada is rolling out new credit options in coordination with finance partners to provide some support for qualified D&H partners during the COVID-19 crisis, the distributor recently announced.
IDC says PC shipments saw 10% decline in Q1 2020, Canada’s channel inventory levels have been ‘decimated’
Despite soaring demands for PCs from employees looking to work from home, not to mention the thousands of consumers seeking beefy gaming PCs to keep themselves entertained, IDC says global PC shipments saw a nearly 10 per cent decline in the first quarter of 2020.