Month: September 2023

Managed Services

Cisco-sponsored study shows managed services still on the rise

September 28, 2023 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco-sponsored study shows managed services still on the rise
Canadian MSPs seeing growth of 8.3 percent this year, with demand for more cybersecurity managed services leading the demand charge.

Barracuda MSP Sponsored Content

The ABCs of XDR

September 28, 2023 Shani Mahler, director of product management, Barracuda Comments Off on The ABCs of XDR
While XDR is the latest entrant in a sea of security initialisms, it plays a critical role in the evolution of cybersecurity-as-a-service.

Distribution

D&H Canada continues to build for growth with new Toronto-area headquarters

September 27, 2023 Robert Dutt Comments Off on D&H Canada continues to build for growth with new Toronto-area headquarters
The distributor’s new 253,000-square-foot facility gives it a home for the next decade or more and adds in-house configuration services to the company’s list of services for the first time in Canada.

Channel Programs

Application networking vendor Solo.io launches first partner program

September 27, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Application networking vendor Solo.io launches first partner program
Solo, which makes a service mesh and API management platform named Gloo, is relatively new to the channel, but it brought in more than half their revenues last quarter, and they have announced their first partner program to build on that.

Fortinet Sponsored Content

How the channel can leverage the latest firewall technology for enhanced protection

September 26, 2023 Sean Campbell, director, Canadian Channels, Fortinet Comments Off on How the channel can leverage the latest firewall technology for enhanced protection
Firewall technology is continually evolving. In this guest blog, Fortinet Canada’s Sean Campbell outlines opportunities solution providers can find in the latest firewall offerings.

Artificial Intelligence

ServiceNow adds Now Assist Generative AI solutions as part of Vancouver release

September 26, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on ServiceNow adds Now Assist Generative AI solutions as part of Vancouver release
A new family of Generative AI solutions, Now Assist, is the headliner here, but Vancouver also includes many other announcements, especially around security.

Artificial Intelligence

Intel CEO Gelsinger lays out vision of how developers will rule the Siliconomy

September 25, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Intel CEO Gelsinger lays out vision of how developers will rule the Siliconomy
Gelsinger combined his vision for the company’s future with new announcements and the short and medium term road map to highlight the extensive changes coming, particularly from the rise of AI.

Artificial Intelligence

Intel touts AI PCs as game-changing technology

September 25, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Intel touts AI PCs as game-changing technology
Intel’s announcements at their just-concluded Intel Innovation Forum included new Core Ultra processors, formerly known as Meteor Lake, which are a key part of what Intel highlighted as a major AI PC initiative that should appeal to a broad range of partners.

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Artificial Intelligence

Lenovo announces new TruScale for Edge and new high-end AI server

September 20, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Lenovo announces new TruScale for Edge and new high-end AI server
Lenovo, which is in attendance at the Intel Innovation 2023 event here in San Jose, made a very significant announcement of their own, beefing up their AI portfolio on multiple fronts at an event where AI was centre stage.

Artificial Intelligence

Nine Minds introduces Generative AI-driven ticket resolution for MSPs

September 18, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nine Minds introduces Generative AI-driven ticket resolution for MSPs
The solution, Octavia, is in the early stages of beta, and will eventually launch with both a full featured enterprise version and a free version which will not have all of the enterprise features.