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The Buzz: Canadian cyberattacks surge, Microsoft’s AI bundle overhaul lands Friday, and OpenAI goes channel

April 27, 2026 Robert Dutt Comments Off on The Buzz: Canadian cyberattacks surge, Microsoft’s AI bundle overhaul lands Friday, and OpenAI goes channel
New CDW Canada and IDC research finds Canadian enterprise cyberattacks jumped 80 percent in the past year, with cloud infection rates at a record high. Microsoft drops new agentic AI-powered 365 bundles on Thursday, May 1. And OpenAI makes a major channel hire, signalling a shift toward building a real partner program.

In Case You Missed It

ICYMI: SonicWall names the seven deadly sins, Cisco pulls deal reg, and Lenovo bets on services

April 6, 2026 Robert Dutt Comments Off on ICYMI: SonicWall names the seven deadly sins, Cisco pulls deal reg, and Lenovo bets on services
This week’s In Case You Missed It: SonicWall reframes SMB security around seven predictable, preventable failures. Cisco eliminates compute deal registration amid rising memory costs. Lenovo evolves its partner framework toward services as hardware headwinds build. And CDW Canada delivers sobering Canadian-specific data on the state of enterprise cybersecurity.

Solution Provider News

Inside the numbers in CDW’s acquisition of Scalar Decisions

January 14, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Inside the numbers in CDW’s acquisition of Scalar Decisions
CDW broadens its technical expertise further with the acquisition of one of Canada’s top solution providers, but just what is CDW getting in the deal?

Partnerships

Pure Storage highlights Cisco momentum with new Oracle Data Warehouse solution, and AIRI integrations

July 24, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pure Storage highlights Cisco momentum with new Oracle Data Warehouse solution, and AIRI integrations
Pure Storage channel chief Michael Sotnick also highlighted strong company momentum in the Canadian market.

Mary Ann Yule, president of HP Canada
Computers

HP Canada’s Mary Ann Yule sees Canada as fertile ground for new HP focus

September 16, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on HP Canada’s Mary Ann Yule sees Canada as fertile ground for new HP focus
Mary Ann Yule believes the message of the new HP has strong resonance in Canada, particularly with the emphasis she has made since taking over of having HP’s Canadian staff be more empathetic to partners.

Microsoft Surface Pro
Featured Post

Microsoft To Open Surface Doors to Channel in Australia

October 10, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Microsoft To Open Surface Doors to Channel in Australia
A blog post suggests Microsoft will open its Surface tablet to all Australian partners in a trial ahead of the arrival of Surface 2.

Dan Reio
Featured Post

Tablet PCs are top of mind, survey suggests

July 26, 2011 Liam Lahey Comments Off on Tablet PCs are top of mind, survey suggests
A CDW Canada customer poll finds businesses are increasingly eyeing tablets for office use.