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Behind the rise in Canada of managed security providers

It’s taken a while but Canadian CISOs are increasingly outsourcing elements of IT protection to managed security service providers (MSSPs). The logic is inevitable: Faced...

D&H Canada releases Chrome device management solution

D&H Canada has announced it is offering Google Chrome Device Management, aimed at Chromebook environments, under one pane of glass. Sold through the company's Licensing...

Calgary-based solution provider makes acquisition amidst recession

In the words of Carl Fransen, president of Ctech Consulting Group, Inc., the oil and gas industry in Alberta is "tanking." But, as the saying goes,...

Managed services market as a community of broken records

There isn’t a day that goes by in my line of work as a marketing consulting that I don’t hang up the phone and...

HP announces Windows 10 migration service portfolio

Hot on the heels of the launch of Windows 10, HP has announced a new suite of migration tools and services for the operating system. New...

Ontario MSP buys up VoIP reseller

Oakville, Ont.-based managed services provider Mico Systems is expanding its solution portfolio with the acquisition of Value Added Computers Services (VACS), a St. Catherines,...

Dell unveils CloudRunner with Microsoft

Orlando, Fla. – As part of the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, Dell introduced an IT-as-a-service called CloudRunner targeted at managed service providers (MSPs). CloudRunner enables...

IT Weapons scores big partnership with Toshiba

CDN Top 100 solution provider IT Weapons Inc. from Brampton, Ont., is now powering up the services arm of Toshiba Canada. Toshiba Canada has developed new...

AccelOps seeks managed security service providers for channel program

Network monitoring software vendor AccelOps is becoming a channel-friendly company. Two weeks since announcing upgrades to its AccelOps 4.4 threat detection and operational intelligence platform,...

HP partners with 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks Animation and Avatar production studio

Las Vegas - HP has announced two partnerships with film studios, the first with Lightstorm Entertainment and 20th Century Fox, the second with DreamWorks Animation. Lightstorm, founded...

HP expands Helion portfolio with CloudSystem update, Managed Cloud Services

Update: We have updated the piece with comments from Mark Interrante, senior vice president of engineering at HP Helion. Las Vegas, NV - HP today...

Tech Data Canada launches Intel’s Security-as-a-Service program

IT distributor Tech Data has announced its first foray into offering Security-as-a-Service to its resellers with the launch of Intel Security Managed Services Specialization program. Managed...

Time to change your sales tactics for managed services

There’s a lot to admire about the way Michael Dell bounced back as a business leader. I think we can all learn from how Dell now...

Applications are open for CDN Channel Elite Awards

Are you an IT solution provider?  Do you want to be recognized for your innovation, leadership and commitment to creating business value for customers...

Avaya brings cloud-based IP Office platform to Canada with two partnerships

Avaya is bringing its cloud-based IP Office solution to Canada, and has named two exclusive partners to help it bring the offering to market. At...

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