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Oracle launches second Canadian cloud region in Montreal

By Catherine Morin   Oracle has announced a new second-generation cloud region in Montreal, following the launch of its Toronto cloud region last year. The opening is...

Microsoft announces Azure Edge Zone in partnership with 5G carriers

Microsoft will be partnering with 5G carriers to release Azure Edge Zones with carriers and Azure Private Edge Zones.

Suddenly working from home and need a solution that works? Here are some options

Looking for the right solution to help workers work from home? We broke down some of the most popular options

MSPs on Reddit reference panicked clients and remote work issues as COVID-19 concerns rise

The spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus has impacted supply chains and people’s ability to work at the office, putting enormous pressure on collaboration and communication software and the businesses that help install and maintain them.

Canadian expert says Honeywell’s quantum computer could be ‘remarkable’

In the world of computing, three months can be a short time. For those watching the progress of quantum computing, waiting for the next 12 weeks will test their patience.

You might want to think twice about integrating RMM with backups, says Asigra

Ransomware is bad enough, but ransomware infecting your precious remote monitoring and management platform is a true nightmare. But that’s the battle managed services providers are increasingly fighting, according to Toronto data protection firm Asigra.

A new Google Cloud Platform region to come to Toronto

Google Cloud is building a new platform region in Toronto to support its expanding customer base in Canada, the company announced in a blog...

In response to COVID-19, Cisco is handing out 90-day Webex business licenses for free

Cisco has come forward to help those impacted by the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by offering free 90-day Webex licenses to businesses who are not Webex customers, Cisco announced on March 2.

Xerox announces new cloud offerings, will be available for channel in Q2

The battle to acquire HP continues, but that hasn’t stopped Xerox from rolling out new cloud solutions.

Gartner says nearly half of privacy compliance technology to rely on AI by 2023

More than 40 per cent of privacy compliance technology will rely on artificial intelligence by 2023, a five per cent increase from today, according to a new survey from Gartner.

LG brings gram 17 laptop to Canada

LG this week launched the 17-inch gram laptop in Canada, rounding out its gram series laptop lineup.

Samsung launches Galaxy Z Flip foldable phone and Galaxy S20 series smartphones

Samsung announced four new smartphones at its Samsung Unpacked event held in San Francisco yesterday.

Hashtag Trending – IBM picks Slack, Samsung Unpacked, robotic workforce stops growing

IBM selects Slack over Teams as its official communications platform, Samsung Unpacked yields a few surprises, and Robots loosen their grip on the American workforce.

Hybrid AWS Outposts ‘a great option’ for manufacturing, healthcare, says AWS director

Amazon Web Services’ on-premises Outposts offering is the perfect solution for Canadian manufacturing and healthcare companies seeking to deepen their ties with the tech giant but couldn’t through the public cloud due to data sovereignty or latency issues, according to its director and technical advisor.

Avaya’s installed base was ‘ripe for the picking’ last year, but that’s no longer the case, says CEO

There’s no bigger target than Avaya and its 100 million seats in the business communications market, and during the Avaya Engage conference, chief executive officer Jim Chirico wasn’t afraid to admit his executive team had their work cut out trying to stop droves of customers from jumping ship last year prior to announcing a partnership with RingCentral in October.

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