Cloud
Articles by Robert Dutt
Artificial Intelligence
What Nutanix’s latest Enterprise Cloud Index tells MSPs about shadow AI, sovereignty, and the infrastructure shift ahead
Nutanix’s 8th annual Enterprise Cloud Index reveals that nearly 80 per cent of organizations are encountering AI tools deployed outside of IT’s control, data sovereignty has become a top-tier infrastructure priority, and containerization is accelerating faster than many solution providers realize. SVP Lee Caswell, a VMware veteran now watching the infrastructure market reshape from inside Nutanix, unpacks the contradictions in the data, explains why MSPs may be the “governed alternative” to shadow AI, and offers practical guidance for Canadian solution providers navigating what comes next.
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ESET’s Tony Anscombe on the cybersecurity trends MSPs can’t ignore in 2026
ESET chief security evangelist Tony Anscombe joins the podcast to talk about what’s genuinely different in the threat landscape this year, including the emergence of AI-powered malware, why VPN servers without MFA are now the leading source of cyber insurance claims, and why MSPs should start framing security as a business risk conversation, not a technology one.
In The Channel
Inside Check Point’s three-acquisition bet on AI security and the MSP market
Check Point has acquired three companies simultaneously as part of a deliberate four-pillar platform strategy. CSO Roi Karo and Canadian channel leader Angelo Valentini explain what the acquisitions of Cyclops, Cyata, and Rotate mean for MSPs, how the “open garden” platform approach works in multi-vendor environments, and why the window to prepare for AI-driven threats is closing faster than most partners think.
In Case You Missed It
ICYMI: Ingram Micro bets big on agentic AI, memory pricing pain deepens, and the channel gets mental health community
Ingram Micro closes fiscal 2025 with $52.6 billion in revenue and debuts the “AgenTeq” brand for its agentic AI play. The memory pricing crisis gets worse, with Dell compressing discounting and HP reporting costs doubled in a single quarter. MSP Well launches as the channel’s first dedicated mental health community. And ServiceNow claims an AI agent is resolving 90% of its own IT tickets.
Managed Services
Artificial Intelligence
Shadow AI is an identity problem, and your employees already created it
Employees are spinning up AI agents and handing them broad access to corporate systems – often without security teams knowing. Okta VP of Product Jack Hirsch explains why identity, not endpoints, is the key to getting ahead of shadow AI, and where the opportunity lies for Canadian solution providers.
Channel Programs
In Case You Missed It
ICYMI: Cisco rewrites partner pricing rules as component shortages bite
Cisco now reserves the right to cancel compute orders and adjust pricing between order and ship date. Lenovo is warning of March price hikes. And WD says its entire 2026 hard drive production is spoken for. Here’s what it all means for your quoting strategy. Plus: Pure Storage becomes Everpure, WatchGuard targets the enterprise-MSP gap, and AWS says AI is accelerating real-world attacks.
Managed Services
MSPs, AI, and the Readiness Gap: What’s working, what isn’t, and what comes next
AI is a top priority for MSPs, but excitement hasn’t always translated into execution or profitability. In this episode, Mike DePalma of OpenText Cybersecurity breaks down where partners are succeeding with AI, where they’re struggling, and how the channel opportunity is starting to take real shape.