Canadian ICT spending could shrink by 5 per cent in 2020: IDC
As the world responds to the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada’s ICT spending is expected to shrink by up to five per cent in 2020, predicted a new IDC report.
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This week on Reddit, MSPs talk about mental health, shadow IT, and more
This week, there was a lot of focus on how MSPs cope with the late-night calls and frantic customers during a crisis such as this one, a school has no idea how to transition to remote work, and more.
Only a select few are allowed to build apps related to COVID-19, says Apple
As the world fights COVID-19 pandemic, communities around the world are trusting apps to be their news…
Synnex launches collaboration solutions program for channel partners
Synnex last week introduced a program to help partners sell and support unified communications and other collaboration…
HPE reveals cloud-native software-as-a-service for 5G
This week, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) unveiled a software stack for the 5G core, combined with its HPE GreenLake platform, that will be available in the second half of this year.
Softchoice achieves Google Cloud premier partner recognition
Shortly after Google announced a new Google Cloud Platform region in Toronto, managed services provider Softchoice touted…
Xerox acquires Digitex Canada
Nope, it’s not HP, but this morning Xerox announced that it’s acquired one of Western Canada’s largest independent solutions in Digitex Canada.
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.
Toronto firm’s growing partnership with Google ‘on a 10x rocket ship’ thanks to deep Anthos ties
For the first time, Google Cloud invited partners to its Accelerate sales kickoff conference in Las Vegas…
Veritas country manager says cloud governance misconceptions still a problem
While businesses are becoming more cloud-savvy, misconceptions about cloud governance remain, according to Garth Scully, Veritas country manager for Canada.
Pivot3 achieves Common Criteria Certification on its new generation software platform
Governments and private enterprises are having trouble sleeping knowing more of their data is being generated outside of the traditional data centre, but security solutions firm Pivot3 says its latest certification will help them sleep a little better.
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.
Google to implement new quality standard for video ads for Chrome and YouTube starting in August
The Coalition for Better Ads announced this week announced a new set of standards for ads that appear during video content.
Endpoint security solutions are the true treasure of Carbonite acquisition, says OpenText’s CPO
Following the acquisition of security software solution provider Carbonite in December, OpenText’s presence in the endpoint security…
From Windows 7 to Windows 10: A migration guide
For any IT pro who’s been around for more than five years, déjà vu must be setting in. It’s “scramble to get onto a supported desktop operating system (OS)” time, just as it was in early 2014, when Windows XP’s end-of-support loomed.
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