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[ April 30, 2026 ] On site at SAS Innovate: SAS Canada’s Ryan MacDonald on AI governance, the partner opportunity, and fifty years of trust In The Channel
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SentinelOne launches Managed AI Defense for SMBs through Pax8

September 4, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off

Managed AI Defense is designed to make SMBs more competitive, in a cost-effective package that is supported by cloud commerce close the cybersecurity gap for that market.

Cisco goes big on small business

November 12, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Cisco announces new products, partner programs, and a marketing push as it looks to raise its profile in the SMB space.

Data Centre

Scale Computing partners with WinMagic to add encryption and intelligent key management

October 25, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off

The new partnership is the logical effect of both the initiative by Scale to deepen its enterprise penetration and their recent partnership with Google.

SAP Application Innovation award winner OpenText sees SAP as hub of new partner push

May 19, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

OpenText has historically been mainly a direct player, but is looking to leverage its strong partnership and personal relationships with SAP, and its relationship with SAP partner Accenture to build up its channel business in Canada.

New Canadian investments, enhanced IOT capabilities, highlight first SOTI SYNC event

November 4, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

Mississauga-based SOTI has announced major new R&D funding and job creation initiatives around its Canadian base, as well as important new Internet of Things and other partnering moves. The company also announced the winners of its Channel Partner awards.