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Rapid7 Unveils Partner-First Global Program and AI Strategy
Rapid7 is entering a new era of channel collaboration with updates to its 2026 PACT Partner Program. These changes are designed to strengthen alignment between...
Fortra CEO Matt Reck on Platform Consolidation and the MSP Pivot
Matt Reck, CEO at Fortra, addressed the challenges of a fragmented cybersecurity market currently saturated with over 5,000 point solutions. He detailed Fortra’s mission...
Bitdefender Launches Powerful Email Security Solution for Businesses and MSPs
Bitdefender announced Bitdefender GravityZone Extended Email Security, unifying email and endpoint protection within a single platform. Built for organizations, managed service providers (MSPs) and...
ChannelNEXT26 East Post-Event Review
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The competitive landscape for channel events is intense, with many choices for both partners and vendors, leading to heavy competition and limited...
Some takeaways from the ChannelNext East show
The ChannelNext conference headed to la belle province for its East event in Saint‑Sauveur, Que., where top MSPs and channel partners gathered for two days of...
1Password Accelerates Momentum with the Evolution of its Global Partner Program
1Password, a leader in identity security, recently announced its expanded global 1Password Partner Program, designed to accelerate partner-led growth as demand for identity security...
RecordPoint’s Strategy for Compliance and Channel Growth
As organizations rush toward AI adoption, RecordPoint is stepping in to solve the data mess that holds them back. In this interview, Craig Taylor,...
Alliance of Channel Women Announces Winners of 2025 Volunteer and Sponsor...
Alliance of Channel Women, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of female technology channel leaders, announced tonight the winners of the 2025...
AppDirect Acquires PartnerStack, Creating the Unified Subscription Commerce Platform for Partner-Led...
AppDirect announced it has acquired PartnerStack, a leading partner relationship management (PRM) platform and one of the largest B2B partner networks globally. This strategic integration...
Women in Tech Interview Series – MacKenzie Brown
Cynet, recently announced the appointment of MacKenzie Brown as Vice President of Threat Intelligence Strategy. In this new role, she will enhance Cynet's commitment to...
WatchGuard Market Outlook 2026: The Surge of Cybersecurity-Centric Service Models
WatchGuard’s new CEO, Joe Smolarski, detailed why 2026 marks a pivotal turning point for the MSP landscape. WatchGuard is entering its 30th year with...
Weekly Roundup Ending April 10th
Here is a recap on some of the people, companies and news mentioned:
Our last wrap up from RSA
Our Women in Tech interview this week...
RSA 2026 Debrief: The Move to Passwordless & Agentic AI
RSA 2026 proved that while the industry's core technologies are maturing, the scale of engagement—44,000 strong—remains unprecedented. The key takeaway for the channel is...
Hisense Advances A Quiet Green Revolution In Home Entertainment
Hisense, becomes an increasingly important part of everyday technology, Why? Every year during Earth Day (happening April 22nd this year), millions of households around...
Spotlight on Sébastien Lafond at ChannelNEXT26 East, Saint Sauveur, Quebec, April...
Sebastien Lafond worked at the Casino de Charlevoix as a Security, Surveillance, and Investigation Supervisor. I also held a security supervisor position at the...
Wallarm’s API-First Defense Strategy
Marcel Del Prado, VP Channels of Wallarm, detailed the company’s decade-long expertise in API security for global enterprise clients. Highlighting the shift toward agentic...
Inspect-Data at RSAC 26
Michael Avdeev, Founder & CEO of Inspect-Data talked about the company's approach to identifying and remediating breached data. Many organizations do not know what...
Spotlight on Pax8 at the upcoming ChannelNEXT26 East, Saint Sauveur, Quebec,...
What will Pax8 showcase at ChannelNEXT?
MSP to MIP
AI is reshaping the way business runs, and the traditional MSP model is no longer enough.
Pax8 charts...
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Fortra CEO Matt Reck on Platform Consolidation and the MSP Pivot
Matt Reck, CEO at Fortra, addressed the challenges of a fragmented cybersecurity market currently saturated with over 5,000 point solutions. He detailed Fortra’s mission...
Bitdefender Launches Powerful Email Security Solution for Businesses and MSPs
Bitdefender announced Bitdefender GravityZone Extended Email Security, unifying email and endpoint protection within a single platform. Built for organizations, managed service providers (MSPs) and...
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Channel Leader Interview Series: Jeff McCullough
BlueCat recently appointed Jeff McCullough as Vice President, Worldwide Channel and Alliances.
In this interview, Jeff spoke about his new role and covered his...
Channel Leader Interview Series : Scott Mann
StorMagic recently announced the appointment of Scott Mann as Global SVP of Sales. Scott joins StorMagic after more than 15 years in enterprise IT...
Channel Leader Interview Series – Matthew Kelly
Lightbeam.ai, a pioneer in identity-centric data security, recently announced the appointment of Matthew Kelly as Director, Channel and Alliances, marking a major investment in...
Channel Chief Interview Series: Tony Giannini
Assured Data Protection, a company specializing in data protection, disaster recovery, and cyber resilience, recently announced an expansion of Tony Giannini's leadership responsibilities. Giannini...
The Road Ahead in 2026 with Jay McBain
Jay McBain, Chief Analyst Channels, Partnerships & Ecosystems at Omdia, outlined the strategic shifts facing the tech industry ahead of 2026. He pointed out...
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Fortra CEO Matt Reck on Platform Consolidation and the MSP Pivot
Matt Reck, CEO at Fortra, addressed the challenges of a fragmented cybersecurity market currently saturated with over 5,000 point solutions. He detailed Fortra’s mission...
Fortra: Unifying Offensive and Defensive Security for the AI Era
Faraz Siraj, Vice President of Global Channels and Alliances at Fortra, charted Fortra’s evolution from HelpSystems into a major cybersecurity platform, driven by strategic...
Kyndryl Foundation expands global cybersecurity and AI skills grants
Kyndryl Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Kyndryl, announced its third-year global grant recipients, expanding the program to 13 countries – introducing France and Mexico...
CyberFOX: Re-Engineering MSP Security for the AI and Cloud Era
CyberFOX, a cybersecurity platform built by ConnectWise co-founder David Bellini and Adam Slutskin, just closed a nine-figure growth investment. The company has scaled ARR...
EnGenius Brings AI-Powered Analytics and Sophisticated Cloud Management to Existing ONVIF Cameras
EnGenius Technologies Inc., announced the expansion of its AI-powered Network Video System (NVS) lineup with two tower-based SKUs designed to bring intelligent analytics, centralized...
Illuminating Innovation and Neutralizing Shadow AI with Portal26
Neil Cohen, Head of Marketing at Portal26, positioned the company as a foundational "MRI" for the modern enterprise—a platform designed to provide granular visibility...
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Alliance of Channel Women Announces Winners of 2025 Volunteer and Sponsor...
Alliance of Channel Women, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of female technology channel leaders, announced tonight the winners of the 2025...
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Fortra: Unifying Offensive and Defensive Security for the AI Era
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SecureW2 Launches Nexus Partner Program
SecureW2, a passwordless security leader, recently announced the launch of the Nexus Partner Program, its new global channel program. The new channel program will...
Dashlane at RSAC 26
CTO Frédéric Rivain presented Dashlane's approach to privacy in AI and its channel strategy. AI systems require large amounts of data and can expose...
Spotlight on Michael Contento, CEPA at ChannelNEXT26 East, Saint Sauveur, Quebec,...
Michael Contento is the Founder & Chief Growth Strategist at Simple Mystery, a strategic advisory firm helping business owners, founders, and leadership teams design...
Kyndryl Foundation expands global cybersecurity and AI skills grants
Kyndryl Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Kyndryl, announced its third-year global grant recipients, expanding the program to 13 countries – introducing France and Mexico...
Professional Athlete Genie Bouchard Signs Representation Deal with Park Place Technologies
Genie Bouchard, one of the most recognizable names in professional pickleball and 2014 Wimbledon finalist, has signed a representation deal with Park Place Technologies, a...
The Service Delivery Edge: BCN’s Blueprint for MSP Success in 2026
In this episode, we sit down with Tom Boggs, VP of Service Delivery at BCN, to explore why the modern MSP battleground has shifted...
Absolute Security at RSAC 26
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Scaling Security: ITSEC Conference 2026 in St-Hyacinthe, QC
Simon-David Williams outlined the strategic growth of the ITSEC conference, now set to host 500 attendees at the Sheraton St-Hyacinthe from April 20–22. Governed...
Chillisoft Secures Full Portfolio Distribution Rights for Fortra in Australia
Chillisoft is proud to announce its appointment as an official distributor for the complete Fortra cybersecurity portfolio in Australia. This milestone marks a significant...
Spotlight on Andrew Leith at ChannelNEXT26 East, Saint Sauveur, Quebec, April...
“I’ve always chased excellence but, for years, I confused it with perfection.After building and leading high-performing sales teams in tech and software, I found...
HP: Winner of Multiple Canada’s Reseller Choice Awards for 2025
The Reseller Choice Awards are Canada's most established and largest channel-voted awards for the IT industry. What makes these awards unique is that they...
Infinidat at RSAC 26
Eric Herzog, CMO of Infinidat, talked about how partners can grow revenue by selling integrated storage-plus-cyber solutions. He described Infinidat’s InfiniBox family and the...
Spotlight on Topsec Cloud Solutions at ChannelNEXT26 East, Saint Sauveur, Quebec,...
What will Topsec Cloud Solutions be showcasing at ChannelNEXT?TopSec brings cloud-based email security, data protection, and threat intelligence since 2002. They offer AI-driven email...
Women in Tech Interview Series – Michele Bates
Glynis Devine introduced Michele Bates, Sr. Director, Advanced Solutions at TD SYNNEX Canada.
Michele spoke about her professional background and accomplishments, such as 2025 President’s...









































































