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The Buzz: Oracle commits $1 billion to partners, Kiteworks names channel chief, Portal26 targets managed AI

Today’s headline news for Canadian IT solution providers: Oracle commits $1 billion to partner growth Oracle has announced a $1 billion commitment to its partner ecosys

Why an OpenText partner came back — and what still needs to change

Shanel Salomon, president of Optima Csonulting For years, Optima Consulting built a successful business implementing OpenText technology for enterprise customers without

The Buzz: Huntress expands Ingram Micro relationship to Canada, Fortinet urges urgent updates, Cycode grows Canadian business

Today’s headline news for Canadian IT solution providers: Huntress expands Ingram Micro distribution relationship into Canada Huntress is extending its existing distrib

Why OpenText’s AI chief says the human element is the biggest lesson in agentic AI

Shannon Bell, executive vice president and chief product and technology officer at OpenText Even the companies building the technology are discovering that the road to au

The Buzz: Zoom readies MSP specialization, SentinelOne builds AI security services, Dell expands AI Factory

Today’s headline news for Canadian IT solution providers: Zoom outlines new MSP specialization and partner incentives At its Zoomtopia Partner Connect event, Zoom annou

OpenText’s Todd Cione on its radical pivot to partner-led mid-market growth

Todd Cione, chief sales officer at OpenText OpenText is rethinking how it reaches and serves mid-market customers, putting partners at the centre of a significant transfo

The Buzz: OpenText stakes out its AI strategy, ThreatLocker secures AI agents, Flexera expands cost controls

Today’s headline news for Canadian IT solution providers: OpenText stakes out its role as the trusted data foundation for enterprise AI: OpenText CEO Ayman Antoun used h

Why simpler security could mean stronger security for MSPs

Dave Baggett, senior vice president and general manager of Kaseya’s Security Suite business Cybersecurity has a complexity problem. And for managed service providers alre

The Buzz: ConnectWise suspends cloud services, Cloudflare expands AI workspace, Rewst launches global automation platform

Today’s headline news for Canadian IT solution providers: ConnectWise works to restore cloud services after Microsoft 365 security incident: ConnectWise continues invest

The Buzz: GTIA launches managed AI alliance, Proofpoint buys Varonis, Upstream Works introduces Totalix

Today’s headline news for Canadian IT solution providers: GTIA launches Managed Intelligence Alliance to establish standards for managed AI services: The Global Technolo

The Buzz: Acronis names former WatchGuard CEO, Virtuozzo shrinks cloud infrastructure, Proofpoint expands MSP security

Acronis appoints former WatchGuard CEO Prakash Panjwani to lead its next phase of growth. Plus, Virtuozzo introduces a one-server infrastructure option with updated Nvidi

From Shadow AI to managed AI: WatchGuard CEO on the next MSP opportunity

With employees increasingly adopting AI outside corporate oversight, WatchGuard CEO Joe Smolarski sees a growing opportunity for MSPs to deliver AI governance as a distin

The Buzz: Slide names McChord interim CEO, Arctic Wolf expands AI security, N-able finds MSP alert overload

Slide co-founder and Datto founder Austin McChord becomes interim CEO following Michael Fass's departure. Plus, Arctic Wolf expands its security platform with new endpoin

As AI accelerates software development, AppSec becomes an MSP problem

AI is dramatically increasing the speed at which organizations can create software, but their security processes may not be keeping pace. Checkmarx channel chief Jon Kozi

The Buzz: IonQ buys Elisity, TD SYNNEX expands partner AI, Pax8 finds SMB AI governance gaps

IonQ agrees to acquire zero-trust security specialist Elisity for up to $1.3 billion. Plus, TD SYNNEX expands PartnerFirst with agentic AI and new AI cost-management serv

Fortinet wants Calgary cybersecurity hub to be a home base for Western Canadian partners

Fortinet's new Calgary cybersecurity innovation hub gives Western Canadian partners access to meeting and event space, technical labs and Fortinet expertise, with more ca

The Buzz: CyberFOX buys Optimize365, Microsoft secures Windows AI agents, AWS cuts Marketplace fees

CyberFOX acquires Optimize365 as it builds a broader security platform for MSPs. Plus, Microsoft introduces security boundaries for Windows AI agents, and AWS cuts Market

Flare launches partner program to take cyber threat intelligence downmarket

Flare has launched a new partner program as the Montreal cybersecurity company looks to expand its channel reach. CRO John Williamson and director of partner marketing Eu

The Buzz: TD SYNNEX buys BlueStar, HPE launches ProLiant Gen13, and Cisco puts AI agents in Webex

TD SYNNEX agrees to acquire specialty distributor BlueStar, HPE unveils its first AMD-powered ProLiant Gen13 servers, and Cisco brings collaborative AI agents and broader

KnowBe4 channel chief Mills looks to bring greater focus, distribution to partner strategy

New KnowBe4 channel chief Kurt Mills sees significant opportunities to evolve the security vendor’s channel model as it looks toward its next stage of growth. He joins In