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The Buzz: ePlus buys Daymark, Cohesity expands Aspire partner program, and Exclaimer builds an MSP lane

ePlus acquires Daymark Solutions for its Microsoft cloud push, Cohesity adds specializations and rebates to its Aspire partner program, and Exclaimer debuts MSP Connect with PSA integrations. Plus, IBM deploys thousands of AI agents and CrowdStrike warns on frontier AI threats. Here’s your Wednesday, August 26 channel briefing.

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In The Channel
In The Channel

Exabeam rebuilds its MSSP commercial model to fix the economics of managed SIEM

Exabeam says it used to treat MSSPs like regular resellers, with deal-by-deal discounts that made margin predictability nearly impossible. Global channel chief Craig Patterson and senior director of service provider alliances Peter Stratis join In The Channel to explain what changed – and what it means for Canadian service providers building managed SIEM practices.

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The Buzz: TD SYNNEX names Chris Fabes in Canada, Huntress flags Azure CLI password spray attacks, and MSSP retention moves beyond salary

In The Channel

HPE compute software VP Justin McGarry on why Compute Ops Management is a business growth platform for MSPs

HPE’s Justin McGarry makes the case at HPE Discover 2026 that Compute Ops Management has evolved beyond server monitoring into a platform that lets MSPs deliver higher-margin services at scale – with AI-driven sustainability forecasting and early agentic capabilities on the roadmap.

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The Buzz: Fidelma Russo makes the economic case for on-prem AI as HPE unveils Morpheus 9 and Vultr buys big

HPE Discover day three brings the economics argument: continuous AI agents cost $13,000 per month in the public cloud, while HPE’s own MindStone platform runs 30 times cheaper on-prem. Plus, Vultr buys HPE and NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra gear, and Morpheus 9 launches with a migration freebie.

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The Buzz: HPE Discover keynote day: self-driving networks take centre stage as HPE makes its AI-era argument

HPE CEO Antonio Neri and networking chief Rami Rahim made the case Tuesday at HPE Discover 2026 that the network – not the GPU, not the server – is the real foundation of the AI era. Here are the announcements that matter for Canadian IT solution providers.

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The Buzz: OpenAI launches partner program, Canadians among GTIA Innovation Award finalists, Cisco study shows looming infrastructure cliff

OpenAI launches a partner program and a $150 million investment fund for enterprise AI, GoWest.ai and Nucleus Networks represent Canada on GTIA’s inaugural Innovate Awards shortlist, and new Cisco research shows 71 percent of Canadian organizations expect their networks to hit capacity limits within three years.