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Interview with InfoVirtuel at ChannelNext East 2026

Guest: Frédéric Visinand, President, InfoVirtuel, a boutique IT firm that focuses on providing high-touch, personalized technology support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and self-employed...

GTIA’s Strategic Roadmap for Member Value and Global Expansion

MJ Shoer, Chief Community Officer, talked about the GTIA Spotlight Awards as the organization’s flagship recognition program, highlighting its strategic expansion into North America...

Toronto and Vancouver face growing digital demands ahead of 2026 World...

Toronto and Vancouver are facing growing pressure to meet rising digital infrastructure demands ahead of the 2026 World Cup, according to a new Time2play study examining...

New Data Reveals Critical Gaps in IT Strategy for Canadian Businesses

NOVIPRO, released the 10th edition of the IT Trends Report. Produced in partnership with Leger and IBM, this year's report delivers not only the latest findings,...

Come Meet Inscora at ChannelNext Central 2026

Guest: Gabriel Tremblay, CEO of Inscora, a Montreal-based insurtech startup that provides an automated platform to bridge the gap between cybersecurity posture and cyber...

Red Hat/Nvidia Partnership Takes Another Step

Red Hat’s strategic collaboration with Nvidia has entered a new phase. At Red Hat Summit, company leaders positioned the partnership as a way to help...

RB Cyber: Integrating Human-Risk Governance with Near-Instant Ransomware Recovery

Ken Rayner and Kenrick Bagnall of RB Cyber, detailed a comprehensive security architecture designed to bridge the gap between human vulnerability and technical resilience. The strategy centers on two...

Building the Next Generation MSPs

Most of us understand that the traditional model of Value Added Resellers (VARs) and Distributors, where transactions were king, is long over. We are...

Deadzone Rogue 2

Prophecy Games announced Deadzone Rogue 2, the sequel to its hit roguelite FPS, coming to PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.A demo announcement is...

Hisense Unveils XR10: The Apex Projector, Bringing Cinema Into Every Home

Hisense, has unveiled the XR10, a premium laser projector designed to deliver true cinematic immersion at home. XR10 combines powerful performance with refined design,...

Top Down Ventures Closes US$28M Founders Fund I, Exceeding Target 

Top Down Ventures has closed our Founders Fund I at US$28 million (C$38 million), oversubscribing the original US$25M target. The fund held its first...

Interview with She-Suite Leader Glynis Devine at ChannelNext East 2026

Guest: Glynis Devine, She-Suite Leaders, Equipping Organizations to Build Future-Ready Leadership by Elevating Women Leaders to Excel in Senior Roles.  Glynis introduced MyWIT Community, a...

Come Meet CIRA at ChannelNext Central 2026

Guest: Tim Brien, Director, Cybersecurity at CIRA, best known for managing the .ca top-level domain on behalf of all Canadians, and recently evolved far...

Updated AI Solution from Red Hat Catches the Eyes of MSPs

Enabling the marketplace to operationalize artificial intelligence with not only performance but also governance was a central theme at Red Hat Summit 2026. But...

Forcepoint’s Strategy for AI Governance and Converged Protection

John Sorensen, Forcepoint’s Senior VP of Americas Sales, detailed his vision for the company’s next phase of growth following his return to the leadership...

Kraft Kennedy’s Nett Lynch on Strategic Leadership and the Power of...

Nett Lynch, CISO at Kraft Kennedy, shared insights from her distinguished career and her work as a GTIA Cybersecurity Leadership Award recipient. Her journey—spanning...

Come Meet RB Cyber at ChannelNext Central 2026

Guest: Kenrick Bagnall, President, CISO & Co-Founder, RB Cyber Assurance, a specialized MGA (Managing General Agent) that provides a unique "Insurance + Technology" bundle. Kenrick introduced...

Interview with MTech Cyber at ChannelNext East 2026

Guest: Randal Wark, President, MTech Cyber, a specialized Managed Service Provider (MSP) and cybersecurity firm based in Montreal, Quebec Randal talked about a newly written cybersecurity book...

Security

Channel Leaders

Channel Leader Interview Series: Thibaut Rouffineau

Thibaut Rouffineau was recently appointed Chief Marketing Officer of WSO2, to accelerate their go-to-market efforts across its core industries: banking and financial services, telecommunications,...

Channel Leader Interview Series: Jeff Winnett

Wildix, a global leader in AI-powered business solutions, recently announced the appointment of Jeff Winnett as General Manager for the Americas. In this role,...

Channel Leader Interview Series: Ted Plumis

Noma Security, a leading agentic AI security company, recently announced the appointment of Ted Plumis as the company’s VP of Global Channel and Alliances.  Ted brings more...

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...

Artificial Intelligence

New Data Reveals Critical Gaps in IT Strategy for Canadian Businesses

NOVIPRO, released the 10th edition of the IT Trends Report. Produced in partnership with Leger and IBM, this year's report delivers not only the latest findings,...

Top Down Ventures Closes US$28M Founders Fund I, Exceeding Target 

Top Down Ventures has closed our Founders Fund I at US$28 million (C$38 million), oversubscribing the original US$25M target. The fund held its first...

Updated AI Solution from Red Hat Catches the Eyes of MSPs

Enabling the marketplace to operationalize artificial intelligence with not only performance but also governance was a central theme at Red Hat Summit 2026. But...

Forcepoint’s Strategy for AI Governance and Converged Protection

John Sorensen, Forcepoint’s Senior VP of Americas Sales, detailed his vision for the company’s next phase of growth following his return to the leadership...

Genetec urges stronger identity and credential governance for physical security systems as AI accelerates cyber risk

Genetec Inc. is urging organizations to strengthen credential governance across connected physical security systems, as AI accelerates the scale and sophistication of cyber threats. AI‑driven...

Horizon3.ai: Autonomous Warfare and the 77-Second Attack Cycle

Snehal Antani, CEO and Co-Founder of Horizon3.ai, addressed the tactical reality of AI-driven adversary behavior. AI has drastically accelerated the attacker's "OODA loop" (Observe, Orient,...

Women in Tech

Interview with She-Suite Leader Glynis Devine at ChannelNext East 2026

Guest: Glynis Devine, She-Suite Leaders, Equipping Organizations to Build Future-Ready Leadership by Elevating Women Leaders to Excel in Senior Roles.  Glynis introduced MyWIT Community, a...

EVENTS

NEW PRODUCTS

Scalable Success: Jack Daly’s Playbook for High-Performance MSP Leadership

Serial entrepreneur and world-class coach Jack Daly shared a blueprint for transforming owner-dependent MSPs into scalable, high-valuation enterprises. Drawing on his experience founding multiple...

Weekly Roundup Ending May 8th

Here is a recap on some of the people, companies and news mentioned: Red Hat’s strategy for partners Acsense's automated IAM recovery Our podcast this week was...

ITSEC 2026: Scaling National Impact and Navigating the AI Evolution

Guest: Simon-David Williams, EVP of Millenium Micro, Canada’s largest network of independent IT retailers and service providers. Simon-David evaluated the impact of the ITSEC event and identified...

Interview with Consultant Gigi Agassini at ChannelNext East 2026

Guest: Gigi Agassini, Principal Consultant | ISO/IEC 27001:2022 | Cybersecurity | ESRM | Privacy Gigi talked about operationalizing AI governance and managing channel partner risk....

Women in Tech Interview Series: Lyne Jacques

Lyne Jacques talked about her role as Chief Revenue Officer at Miovision and her leadership approach in technology and revenue growth. Lyne described why...

Interview with Grav-ITI at ITSec 2026

Guest: Eric Beauchemin, President of Grav-ITI, a specialized MSP and technology consultancy based in Quebec Eric talked about the transition from break-fix IT to...

Interview with Relationship Coach Gabriela Embon at ChannelNext East 2026

Guest: Gabriela Embon, Author and Relationship Coach Gabriela discussed leadership principles and their application to personal relationships. She described applying a business-style framework to relationships,...

Come Meet ITCloud at ChannelNext Central 2026

Guest: Michael Roach, Partner Account Executive at ITCloud, a cloud services provider and distributor that primarily works with and empowers a network of IT resellers,...

Channel Leader Interview Series: Thibaut Rouffineau

Thibaut Rouffineau was recently appointed Chief Marketing Officer of WSO2, to accelerate their go-to-market efforts across its core industries: banking and financial services, telecommunications,...

Interview with Solulan at ITSec 2026

Guest: Nicolas Côté, Cybersecurity Practice Manager of Solulan, a major Canadian Managed Service Provider (MSP) and IT consulting firm based in Blainville, Quebec. Nicolas talked...

Interview with Blue Eden at ChannelNext East 2026

Guest: Audrey Shink, President, Blue Eden Technologies, a company that provides content marketing solutions, particularly for the B2B technology industry and its channel partners. Audrey talked about...

Come Meet Pax8 at ChannelNext Central 2026

Guest: Rob Rae, Corporate Vice President of Community and Partner Experience at Pax8, a global "born-in-the-cloud" technology marketplace that has largely displaced traditional IT...

Genetec urges stronger identity and credential governance for physical security systems...

Genetec Inc. is urging organizations to strengthen credential governance across connected physical security systems, as AI accelerates the scale and sophistication of cyber threats. AI‑driven...

Elevating Your Service Delivery: Introducing NETGEAR Premium Services

For Managed Service Providers (MSPs), Value-Added Resellers (VARs), and system integrators, the demand for complex, high-performance network infrastructure has never been higher. As your...

Horizon3.ai: Autonomous Warfare and the 77-Second Attack Cycle

Snehal Antani, CEO and Co-Founder of Horizon3.ai, addressed the tactical reality of AI-driven adversary behavior. AI has drastically accelerated the attacker's "OODA loop" (Observe, Orient,...