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Softchoice wins Microsoft’s Canadian Partner of the Year Award, Wipro, Architech, and RedBit also recognized

Microsoft says there were more than 3,300 nominations for this year's Partner of the Year Awards from over 100 countries, and Softchoice took home the honour of Canadian Partner of the Year, while three other Canadian partners walked away with category awards.

CDN Morning Briefing, July 13 – A one-on-one with Lenovo’s Steve Biondi

A handy morning briefing to help you get caught up on the firehose of recent news.

New channel market data provides clues for navigating the rough road ahead

Growth in Canadian channel revenue in the first five months of 2020 is keeping pace with the same period in the last few years. However, the outlook for the remainder of the year remains precarious.

CDN Morning Briefing, July 9 – The channel’s guideposts to the ‘new normal’

A handy morning briefing to help you get caught up on the firehose of recent news.

Zoom launches Hardware-as-a-Service, but only in the U.S.

Zoom Video Communications this week announced the launch of Zoom Hardware-as-a-service (HaaS), but only in the U.S.

Reddit discusses franchised MSP blunders, network performance tools, and returning to the office

The MSP subreddit has been busy. Let's take a look at some of the top discussions. And then let's go enjoy the weekend. Self-reflection is...

Commvault and Microsoft sign multi-year deal to deliver Metallic SaaS with Azure

Microsoft Azure is entering its heavy metal phase.

FreshBooks joins Ingram Micro’s Cloud Marketplace

Distributor Ingram Micro has picked up a new partner in Toronto-based cloud accounting and invoicing company Freshbooks this week.

MSPs discuss typical things customers say, BLM phishing threats, and pre-billing

This week's Reddit roundup features some laughs, as well as some insight into recent phishing attacks that use Black Lives Matter material to trick users. Oh, and pre-billing.

Veeam Backup for Office 365 our ‘fastest accelerator’ for business in Canada, says Veeam

While Veeam’s annual flagship conference VeeamON wasn’t in Las Vegas, it still drew more than 20,000 registrants and a bevy of announcements.

Hashtag Trending – Canada’s COVID-19 tracing app; Huawei accused of being a security threat, tips to starting your remote job

Canada’s COVID-19 tracing app is soon to arrive, Huawei is being accused as a national security threat, and useful tips for those starting remote work.

MSPs on Reddit discuss bad passwords, Connectwise vulnerability update, and ransomware aftermath

It's *checks notes* Thursday, June 18! But what is time? Who knows anymore. Here are some of this week's top conversations from the MSP subreddit.

SAS selects Microsoft as preferred cloud platform

Expect to see a lot more SAS in Microsoft Azure’s cloud portfolio in the coming months and years.

NEC announces general availability of its UCaaS and CCaaS solutions in Canada

Global IT and network integrator NEC Corp. this morning announced the general availability of its unified communications as a service (UCaaS) and contact centre as a service (CCaaS) solutions for Canadian businesses.

Eaton Industries unveils four summer campaigns for channel partners

The Canadian IT channel community has rallied together in recent weeks to support other partners and their customers during the novel coronavirus pandemic, with...

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