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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...

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...

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

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,...

Come Meet GoWestAI at ChannelNext Central 2026

Guest: West McDonald, Founder of GoWestAI, a premier resource for AI Business readiness assessments, AI coaching & mentorship, and AI Strategy development. West will talk...

Interview with GoWestAI at ChannelNext East 2026

Guest: West McDonald, Founder of GoWestAI, a premier resource for AI Business readiness assessments, AI coaching & mentorship, and AI Strategy development. West spoke about...

Women in Tech

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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,...

Interview with Solutions One-Sky at ITSec 2026

Guest: Martin Girard, President, Les Solutions One-Sky, a specialized IT services and consulting firm based in Quebec, primarily operating in the Greater Montreal and...

Interview with Leadership Coach Andrew Leith at ChannelNext East 2026

Guest: Andrew Leith, Helping Leaders Find Their Superpowers | Professional Speaker | Neuro-inclusivity Advocate | Certified Revenue & Leadership Coach Andrew presented a framework for...

Come Meet Topsec at ChannelNext Central 2026

Guest: Niall Mackey, Commercial Director of Topsec Cloud Solutions, a Dublin-based company specializing in Managed Email and Web Security. Niall talked about TopSec Cloud Solutions,...

Acsense’s Strategy for Automated IAM Recovery

Muli Motola, Co-Founder & CEO of Acsense, detailed the critical mission of his company in an era of hyper-rapid, precision cyberattacks. The discussion centered...

Interview with Millenium Micro at ITSec 2026

Guest: Philippe Fortier, Director Quebec & Maritimes for Millenium Micro, Canada’s largest IT independent reseller group, focusing on optimizing profits for its 291 affiliates. Philippe...

Interview with ContentMX at ChannelNext East 2026

Guest: Jeffrey Mesnik, President, ContentMX, a company that provides content marketing solutions, particularly for the B2B technology industry and its channel partners. Jeff talked about ContentMX’s automated...

Come Meet GoWestAI at ChannelNext Central 2026

Guest: West McDonald, Founder of GoWestAI, a premier resource for AI Business readiness assessments, AI coaching & mentorship, and AI Strategy development. West will talk...

Red Hat’s Strategy for Partner Profitability and AI Modernization

Guests: Fred Patterson, Canadian Ecosystem Leader and Kevin Kennedy, VP Global Ecosystem, at Red Hat, a major American software company that provides open source...

Weekly Roundup Ending May 1st

Here is a recap on some of the people, companies and news mentioned: Prescriptive growth for Ingram Micro's Xvantage Don't miss the interviews from the recent...

Interview with GoWestAI at ChannelNext East 2026

Guest: West McDonald, Founder of GoWestAI, a premier resource for AI Business readiness assessments, AI coaching & mentorship, and AI Strategy development. West spoke about...

Interview with Microfix at ITSec 2026

Guest: Stéphane Auger, VP Technologies, CISO of Équipe Microfix, a prominent Managed Service Provider (MSP) and cybersecurity firm based in Quebec, with its primary...

Cork Cyber Arrives at Kaseya Connect 2026 with the Financial Layer...

Cork Cyber arrived at Kaseya Connect 2026 with a question it has spent six months putting to partners, “what would an extra fifty thousand...