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ChannelBuzz.ca

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Cutting through the noise for Canadian VARs and MSPs

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What has ChannelBuzz.ca covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Cisco’s Alex Pujols on how AI is changing what partners can build" (27 October 2026, 27 minutes), "The Buzz Special: Cisco wants partners to make more money from AI, and it’s changing the rules to help" (27 October 2026, 11 minutes), and "The Buzz: Oracle commits $1 billion to partners, Kiteworks names channel chief, Portal26 targets managed AI" (26 October 2026, 10 minutes).

How often does ChannelBuzz.ca publish?

ChannelBuzz.ca publishes roughly daily, with episodes averaging 17 minutes across 150 episodes.

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Booking probability for ChannelBuzz.ca is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. ChannelBuzz.ca requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. ChannelBuzz.ca's contact route on record: verified email.

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The strongest fits for ChannelBuzz.ca are IT Services & Software Development. ChannelBuzz.ca has a news audience.

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ChannelBuzz.ca is a news show with 150 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • ChannelBuzz.ca

    Cisco’s Alex Pujols on how AI is changing what partners can build

    Oct 27, 202627 min

    Alex Pujols , vice president of solutions engineering for Cisco ‘s Global Partner Organization Artificial intelligence isn’t just changing the technologies Cisco partners deliver. It’s changing the...

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    The Buzz Special: Cisco wants partners to make more money from AI, and it’s changing the rules to help

    Oct 27, 202611 min

    VANCOUVER — Cisco’s message to partners at Partner Summit 2026 is about more than the opportunities created by artificial intelligence. It’s about how partners can turn those opportunities into profitable...

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    The Buzz: Oracle commits $1 billion to partners, Kiteworks names channel chief, Portal26 targets managed AI

    Oct 26, 202610 min

    Today’s headline news for Canadian IT solution providers: Oracle commits $1 billion to partner growth Oracle has announced a $1 billion commitment to its partner ecosystem over four years, including technical...

  • ChannelBuzz.ca

    Why OpenText’s AI chief says the human element is the biggest lesson in agentic AI

    Oct 22, 202626 min

    Shannon Bell , executive vice president and chief product and technology officer at OpenText Even the companies building the technology are discovering that the road to autonomous AI isn’t quite as straightforward...

  • ChannelBuzz.ca

    The Buzz: Zoom readies MSP specialization, SentinelOne builds AI security services, Dell expands AI Factory

    Oct 22, 20268 min

    Today’s headline news for Canadian IT solution providers: Zoom outlines new MSP specialization and partner incentives At its Zoomtopia Partner Connect event, Zoom announced updates to its Zoom Up Partner Program...

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    OpenText’s Todd Cione on its radical pivot to partner-led mid-market growth

    Oct 21, 202627 min

    Todd Cione, chief sales officer at OpenText OpenText is rethinking how it reaches and serves mid-market customers, putting partners at the centre of a significant transformation in its commercial strategy . Speaking...

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    The Buzz: OpenText stakes out its AI strategy, ThreatLocker secures AI agents, Flexera expands cost controls

    Oct 21, 20268 min

    Today’s headline news for Canadian IT solution providers: OpenText stakes out its role as the trusted data foundation for enterprise AI: OpenText CEO Ayman Antoun used his keynote at OpenText World 2026 in Orlando...

  • ChannelBuzz.ca

    The Buzz: ConnectWise suspends cloud services, Cloudflare expands AI workspace, Rewst launches global automation platform

    Oct 20, 20268 min

    Today’s headline news for Canadian IT solution providers: ConnectWise works to restore cloud services after Microsoft 365 security incident: ConnectWise continues investigating unauthorized access involving...

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    The Buzz: GTIA launches managed AI alliance, Proofpoint buys Varonis, Upstream Works introduces Totalix

    Oct 19, 20266 min

    Today’s headline news for Canadian IT solution providers : GTIA launches Managed Intelligence Alliance to establish standards for managed AI services: The Global Technology Industry Association has formally...

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    The Buzz: Acronis names former WatchGuard CEO, Virtuozzo shrinks cloud infrastructure, Proofpoint expands MSP security

    Oct 16, 20267 min

    Today’s headline news for Canadian IT solution providers: Acronis appoints former WatchGuard CEO Prakash Panjwani: Acronis has named Prakash Panjwani chief executive officer , effective immediately. He succeeds...

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    From Shadow AI to managed AI: WatchGuard CEO on the next MSP opportunity

    Oct 15, 202635 min

    Joe Smolarski, CEO of WatchGuard Artificial intelligence is creating a new challenge for managed service providers: helping customers secure and govern AI tools that employees may already be using without their...

  • ChannelBuzz.ca

    The Buzz: Slide names McChord interim CEO, Arctic Wolf expands AI security, N-able finds MSP alert overload

    Oct 15, 20267 min

    Today’s headline news for Canadian IT solution providers: Slide names Austin McChord interim CEO as Michael Fass departs: MSP-focused business continuity and disaster recovery vendor Slide has appointed co-founder...

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    As AI accelerates software development, AppSec becomes an MSP problem

    Oct 14, 202629 min

    Jon Kozimor, vice president of Americas channels at Checkmarx Artificial intelligence isn’t just changing how developers write software. By making it possible to produce code more quickly — and allowing people...

  • ChannelBuzz.ca

    The Buzz: IonQ buys Elisity, TD SYNNEX expands partner AI, Pax8 finds SMB AI governance gaps

    Oct 14, 20268 min

    Today’s headline news for Canadian IT solution providers: IonQ agrees to acquire Elisity for up to $1.3 billion: Quantum computing company IonQ has entered a definitive agreement to acquire zero-trust security...

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    Fortinet wants Calgary cybersecurity hub to be a home base for Western Canadian partners

    Oct 13, 202644 min

    Gord Phillips, regional vice president of Western Canada sales at Fortinet Fortinet’s new $30 million cybersecurity innovation hub in Calgary is a substantial investment in Western Canada, but the company wants it...

  • ChannelBuzz.ca

    KnowBe4 channel chief Mills looks to bring greater focus, distribution to partner strategy

    Oct 7, 202629 min

    Kurt Mills, senior vice president of Global Channel Sales at KnowBe4 Kurt Mills is just a few weeks into his new role as global channel chief at KnowBe4 , but he’s already identified some significant changes he...

  • ChannelBuzz.ca

    The Buzz: Frontline buys KL Software, WatchGuard expands AI security, and Dell tackles the AI data gap

    Oct 7, 20265 min

    Today’s headline news for Canadian IT solution providers: Frontline Managed Services buys KL Software: Frontline Managed Services has acquired KL Software Technologies and KLoBot , adding Microsoft 365, Azure...

  • ChannelBuzz.ca

    The Buzz: Broadcom explains Insight’s VMware removal, Schneider bids for PTC, and Anthropic invests in deployment skills

    Oct 6, 20265 min

    Today’s headline news for Canadian IT solution providers: Broadcom explains Insight’s VMware removal: CRN reports that Broadcom attributes Insight’s North American deauthorization to unmet program...

  • ChannelBuzz.ca

    Oktane 2026: BeyondID CEO Arun Shrestha on KeyData Cyber, AI agents, and the identity opportunity for MSPs

    Oct 1, 202626 min

    Arun Shresthra, co-founder and CEO of BeoyndID In The Channel caught up with Arun Shrestha, co-founder and chief executive officer of BeyondID , at Okta’s Oktane 2026 conference in Las Vegas. Shrestha has been...

  • ChannelBuzz.ca

    The Buzz: AppDirect buys Soul Machines, CyberFOX lands TD SYNNEX deal, RSA takes on AI agent identity

    Oct 1, 20265 min

    Today’s headline news for Canadian IT solution providers: AppDirect acquires Soul Machines: AppDirect has acquired Soul Machines , the digital people and AI avatar company, in a deal announced Tuesday at...

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