VMware brings service providers into hybrid cloud vision
The virtualization vendor is expanding the role of service providers as it looks to bring more cloud functionality to enterprise customers
A veteran technology and business journalist, Jeff Jedras began his career in technology journalism in the late 1990s, covering the booming (and later busting) Ottawa technology sector for Silicon Valley North and the Ottawa Business Journal, as well as everything from municipal politics to real estate.He later covered the technology scene in Vancouver before joining IT World Canada in Toronto in 2005, covering enterprise IT for ComputerWorld Canada. He would go on to cover the channel as an assistant editor with CDN.His writing has appeared in the Vancouver Sun, the Ottawa Citizen and a wide range of industry trade publications.
The channel and Shared Services Canada: Evolve or perish
The federal government is developing a shared services model for IT services, and those partners that don’t evolve will be left behind
Channel community sticking with HP’s PSG. For now
While the personal systems group has always been its own business within HP, dumping WebOS is taking the channel by surprise
Belkin promises easier setup, greater bandwidth with router refresh
The networking vendor has launched five new consumer wireless routers into the Canadian market
Canadian PC market grows in Q2 as U.S. retreats
IDC Canada reports Canada’s PC market was back in the black in Q2, after a retreat in Q1
SAP wants half its revenue through partners
The business software vendor is determined to take an even larger portion of its business through the indirect channel
HP EliteBook 8460p
A little heavy, but a durable business notebook with solid performance
Enhancing the managed print value proposition
HP hopes advances around applications, security and management will provide margin for partners
First look at RIM’s new BlackBerry 7 smartphones
The smartphone maker homes the new Bold and Torches will give it a sales boost
ERP leader Laurie Schultz leaving Sage Software
One of CDN’s top women in the channel, Schultz will lead a Vancouver software developer
Who’s in first in Canada, Acer or Hewlett-Packard?
Acer is trumpeting research from Gartner that says it now leads the Canadian mobile PC market, but IDC still has Hewlett Packard on top
Mainframe servers: not just for big business
IBM has launched the z114, its mainfame server for mid-market customers sold through the channel
RIM cutting 2,000 jobs as COO announces retirement
The embattled Canadian tech giant provides details on its
The channel opportunity behind Sage’s product rebranding
Sage North America’s channel chief sits down with CDN to discuss Sage’s rebranding and channel strategy
Cloud basket isn’t ready for all your security eggs
Kaspersky is advocating a hybrid internet security approach balancing the cloud and PC-based protection