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Immersive experiences are no longer limited to entertainment venues, museums, or high-profile attractions. In commercial interiors, designers are increasingly using experience-driven strategies to create stronger brand identity, deeper engagement, and more memorable places. In this In Case You Missed It episode of the I Hear Design podcast, we revisit “The Business Case for Immersive Experiences in Commercial Interiors” by Valerie Dennis Craven. The article explores how immersive design is moving from novelty to business strategy, showing how companies are blending physical environments, digital technology, storytelling, materials, and sensory design to connect with employees, visitors, and clients. Listeners will hear examples from corporate interiors, including AllianceBernstein's Dreamwall by Gensler, and learn why successful immersive environments require more than screens or spectacle. The episode also examines how authenticity, brand alignment, user experience, accessibility, budget, and long-term maintenance all play a role in determining whether an immersive interior feels meaningful—or merely distracting. Tune in to learn what designers should consider before concepting an immersive experience, why “Day 2” planning matters, and how commercial spaces can deliver value by creating moments people remember, engage with, and return to.
In every organization, informal hierarchies determine who gets heard, who gets interrupted and whose concerns get taken seriously. In process safety, the cost of getting it wrong is high. In this In Case You Missed It episode, Editor Traci Purdum reads a column from Lauren Neal, Chemical Processing's Workforce Matters expert. You can read the column here.
Megan Lynch takes you back through this week's news headlines, In Case You Missed It.
In this In Case You Missed It episode of the I Hear Design podcast, we revisit an interiors+sources article by Janelle Penny on Relish Food Hall + Pickleball, an 88,000-square-foot adaptive reuse project in Louisville, Colorado, designed by Swan Dive Design Studio. Once a former Sam's Club (and briefly used as a community center after the 2021 Marshall Fire), the building has been reimagined as a year-round destination with 19 indoor pickleball courts, two outdoor courts, eight locally driven food concepts, a coffee shop, full bar, event spaces, conference areas, outdoor patio and game lawn. The episode looks at how Swan Dive used zoning, circulation, acoustical separation, playful material references, and strategic indoor-outdoor connections to make a massive big-box space feel welcoming, human-scaled, and community-centered. It's a story about adaptive reuse, design constraints, bold client trust and the growing role of experiential destinations in giving underused retail buildings a second life.
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In Case You Missed It for the week of April 13, 2026, for Canadian IT solution providers – and the final episode of ICYMI before The Buzz launches April 20: Cisco compute prices jump April 18 – and it’s not just Cisco. WBM Technologies’ April 2026 procurement update flags list price adjustments taking effect April 18 on Cisco compute hardware, driven by ongoing memory market volatility. HPE saw 24-30% list price increases in March alone. HP, Intel, AMD, and Fortinet have all announced increases of their own. SK Group’s chairman says the memory shortage could last until 2030. WBM’s recommendation: pull purchases forward now, and lock in any Cisco compute quotes before April 18. AWS begins paying partners direct cash for managed services – but requires revenue tagging by summer. In its most significant partner program update in years, AWS announced it will pay cash benefits to partners for delivering managed services – a first. A new Partner Revenue Measurement system uses resource tagging to attribute partner-generated revenue, even on AWS-booked deals. By end of 2026, all AWS programs will depend on this measurement; partners are asked to adopt it by July. The update also includes a revamped agentic AI-powered Partner Central hub (cutting admin time 30-40%), an AI Assessment Fund, and a new Greenfield Program for net-new customer incentives. Full CRN breakdown of all eight new AWS partner programs. Nutanix delivers complete agentic AI platform at .NEXT – and a Toronto partner wins the Americas. Nutanix used its .NEXT 2026 conference in Chicago to announce the Nutanix Agentic AI solution – a full-stack platform for building and operating AI applications on Nutanix Cloud Platform across hybrid multicloud environments. Currently in early access; GA expected H2 2026. Expanded hardware ecosystem integrations with Cisco, Dell, AMD, NetApp, and Lenovo were also announced. Toronto-based Arctiq took home the 2026 Americas Reseller Momentum Award, recognized for exceptional growth and technical depth in the Nutanix ecosystem. Canada’s unicorn list is longer – and more established – than you think. Various trackers now count 30-35 Canadian tech unicorns, including channel-familiar names like 1Password ($6.8B valuation) and eSentire. The list is a useful reality check on the depth and maturity of the Canadian tech ecosystem – and a handy reference when making the case that buying Canadian is a genuinely viable option across a wide range of technology categories. This is the final episode of In Case You Missed It in its weekly format. Starting April 20, In The Channel launches The Buzz – three things Canadian IT solution providers need to know, every weekday morning at 7 a.m. ET. Read Full Transcript Hello and welcome to In Case You Missed It from ChannelBuzz.ca, your weekly roundup where we pull the signal from the noise and bring you the stories that matter most to Canadian IT resellers and MSPs. I'm Robert Dutt, editor of ChannelBuzz.ca, and your host for the show. And this one is a bit of a milestone, because it’s the last one – at least in this format. Starting Monday April 20th, In The Channel is launching The Buzz, a daily five-minute briefing every weekday morning with three things you need to know. Same editorial commitment, sharper cadence. More on that at the end. But first, we’re going out on a full week of genuinely important news. Let’s get right into it. Lead story this week has a hard deadline attached to it, so let’s not bury the lede. Cisco is implementing list price adjustments on April 18th – that’s a week from this Saturday – and those adjustments are focused primarily on compute hardware. The reason, as WBM Technologies laid out in their April 2026 procurement update, is the ongoing volatility in the memory market and broader cost pressures hitting the global IT supply chain. And Cisco is just one data point in a picture that WBM’s Director of Strategic Procurement, Ashley Schell, paints pretty vividly in their latest update. HPE saw a 24 to 30 percent increase in list prices in March alone. HP is raising prices by at least 10 percent on personal systems and Poly products, effective April 1st. Intel and AMD have both confirmed CPU price increases for OEMs. Fortinet is implementing monthly price increases averaging around 10 percent. Lenovo is warning that custom orders are being pushed out by 20 weeks or more on certain configurations. And Dell has cut quote validity to 14 days. The driver, as we’ve been tracking all year, is AI data center demand consuming memory capacity at a scale that’s pulling supply away from traditional commercial and channel products. Industry forecasters are now talking about this continuing well into 2027, and the chairman of SK Group – one of the largest memory manufacturers in the world – said this week that the shortage could last until 2030. WBM’s recommendation is clear: if you have upcoming technology requirements, evaluate opportunities to pull those purchases forward now. If you have Cisco compute quotes in flight, get them locked before April 18th. And take a hard look at the rest of your pipeline – the rolling increases across vendors are not slowing down. Shifting gears – this week AWS dropped its most significant partner program update in years, and for MSPs in particular, it changes the financial equation. For the first time, AWS is paying direct cash to partners for delivering managed services. Not credits, not MDF – cash. AWS VP of Partner Core Julia Chen told CRN that AWS data shows MSP-supported customers demonstrate 3.4x higher cloud spend, 58 percent better retention rates, and 5.1x customer growth. The message is: managed services creates better customer outcomes, and AWS is starting to reward that directly. But the bigger structural shift underneath this is what AWS is calling Partner Revenue Measurement. It’s a resource tagging system where partners tag workloads inside customer environments – so AWS can track and credit the revenue associated with partner-delivered work, even when the AWS seller is the one who books the deal. Chen was direct about the timeline: by the end of 2026, all AWS programs will depend on this measurement system, and she’s asking partners to have it in use by July. The full update includes eight major changes – but the other headline items are: a revamped Partner Central platform with agentic AI that AWS says can cut admin time by 30 to 40 percent, a new AI Assessment Fund to help partners fund the initial risk of AI proof-of-concept engagements, a new Greenfield Program for incentivizing net-new AWS customer acquisition, and an upgraded AI Competency framework based on real outcomes rather than just credentials. For Canadian MSPs on the AWS path: the program is getting more generous. But it’s also getting more measurement-driven. If you want the cash, you need to tag your work. Nutanix held its annual .NEXT conference in Chicago this week, and the headline announcement was what Nutanix is calling a complete platform for the agentic AI era. The Nutanix Agentic AI solution – first teased at NVIDIA GTC back in March – is now in early access, with full general availability planned for the second half of this year. It’s a full-stack platform designed to let enterprises build and operate AI applications on Nutanix Cloud Platform, integrating compute, storage, networking, and Kubernetes across hybrid multicloud environments. The timing of Nutanix’s broader pitch is not accidental – “run anything, anywhere, on whatever hardware you’ve got” is a message that lands differently in a market where HPE list prices just went up 30 percent in a month and Cisco compute is about to get more expensive. The company is explicitly positioning itself as the flexible infrastructure alternative for customers simultaneously reassessing their VMware dependency and trying to navigate a constrained supply chain. The partner ecosystem angle at .NEXT was notable too – this is the first year with more than 100 partners at the event, and Nutanix announced a significant expansion of its hardware ecosystem, adding or deepening integrations with Cisco, Dell, AMD, NetApp, and Lenovo. And for some Canadian content: Toronto-based Arctiq took home the 2026 Americas Reseller Momentum Award at .NEXT, recognized for exceptional year-over-year sales growth, customer success, and expanded technical certifications across the Nutanix platform. Arctiq has had a busy year on the M&A front as well – they announced acquisitions of both Verinext and Shadow-Soft in recent months, building out their hybrid cloud, security, and observability capabilities. A Canadian partner winning a global award on a stage like this is always worth noting. Well done, Arctiq. For our closer this week – a bit of perspective on the Canadian tech ecosystem. Various trackers now put the count of Canadian tech unicorns – companies valued at a billion dollars or more – somewhere between 30 and 35 depending on your source. And when you look at that list, a couple of things stand out. First, you’ll find companies we cover regularly in a channel context. 1Password is sitting at a $6.8 billion valuation. eSentire is on the same list. These are not scrappy newcomers – these are mature, established companies with deep enterprise footprints and real track records. The unicorn label sometimes makes everything sound like a startup story, but what this list actually tells you is that the Canadian cybersecurity sector in particular has been compounding quietly for a long time. Second, it’s a useful reference point. The next time someone frames Canadian tech as a branch plant, or treats buying Canadian as a compromise – this list is your answer. Thirty-plus billion-dollar companies across security, fintech, SaaS, and infrastructure. Worth bookmarking. And that’s a wrap – on this episode, and on the In Case You Missed It format. I want to take a genuine moment to thank you for tuning in to ICYMI over its run. The goal was always the same: surface the stories that actually matter for Canadian IT resellers and MSPs, connect the dots across a noisy week of news, and give you something you could act on. I hope it’s done that. Looking back at the arc of just the last few weeks – the Broadcom deadline forcing VMware decisions, the memory shortage turning into a full-scale supply chain crisis, agentic AI moving from vendor talking point to actual shipped product across Ingram Micro, AWS, Rewst, and now Nutanix – it’s been a genuinely consequential stretch of time for this industry. Lots to keep track of. That’s not slowing down. Which is exactly why we’re evolving the format. Starting Monday April 20th, In The Channel is launching The Buzz – a daily five-minute briefing published every weekday morning at seven a.m. Eastern, covering three things Canadian IT solution providers need to know that day. Same editorial standards. Tighter format. Every morning. I’d like to thank you for your support of In The Channel and ChannelBuzz.ca. You can find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and most podcast directories – and if the show has been useful to you, a rating or a review always helps more people find it. Until next time, I’m Robert Dutt for ChannelBuzz.ca, and I’ll see you in the channel.
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Four stories shaping the Canadian IT channel heading into the second week of April. SonicWall’s seven deadly sins SonicWall released its 2026 Cyber Protect Report, reframing SMB security around seven predictable failures: ignoring fundamentals, false confidence, overexposed access, reactive posture, cost-driven deferral, legacy access models, and chasing hype over execution. Key data: 88% of SMB breaches involve ransomware — more than double the enterprise rate. Identity, cloud, and credential compromise account for 85% of actionable security alerts. The average breach goes undetected for 181 days. More on this topic coming in an upcoming In The Channel episode with SonicWall’s Michael Crean. Cisco pulls compute deal registration Cisco eliminated compute deal registration effective immediately, cancelling associated promotional discountsamid rising memory costs. Partners are calling the move out of character, warning of direct margin impact. The latest development in the ongoing hardware cost squeeze affecting vendors across the board. Lenovo 360 bets on services Lenovo updated the Lenovo 360 partner framework with simplified tiers and a new Lenovo 360 for Services pathway launching April 13th, plus a new Tech Connect technical community. ChannelDive frames it plainly: Lenovo is boosting the partner program as a PC sales slowdown looms. The services pivot is the hedge. Canadian cybersecurity data CDW Canada and IDC Canada released the 2026 Canadian Cybersecurity Study based on 700+ Canadian security leaders. Cyberattacks on Canadian enterprises surged nearly 80% year-over-year; enterprise cloud infection rates hit a record 53%. The full study is available at CDW Canada. The report’s “maturity paradox” framing — security investment rising, breach success rising with it — echoes findings from Auvik and OpenText covered in last week’s episode. Read Full Transcript Hello and welcome to In Case You Missed It from ChannelBuzz.ca. I’m Robert Dutt, editor of ChannelBuzz.ca, and this is your weekly look at the stories that matter for the Canadian IT channel community. April 6th, 2026. Four stories this week. SonicWall reframes what security actually means for SMBs. Cisco hits partners in the deal reg. Lenovo bets on services. And some sobering Canadian numbers on the state of cybersecurity. Let’s get into it. SonicWall released its 2026 Cyber Protect Report this week, and the headline is a reframe worth understanding: most SMBs aren’t losing ground to sophisticated attacks. They’re losing ground to seven predictable, preventable failures that SonicWall has named the Seven Deadly Sins of Cybersecurity. Those seven sins: ignoring the fundamentals like authentication and patching; operating with false confidence about your risk level; overexposed access with flat networks and implicit trust; a reactive security posture rather than proactive monitoring; cost-driven security decisions that defer investment until after a breach arrives; reliance on legacy access models like VPNs that authenticate once and trust everything thereafter; and chasing hype over execution — buying tools without actually deploying them properly. The supporting data is striking. SMBs see ransomware involvement in 88% of their breaches, more than double the rate at large enterprises. Identity, cloud, and credential compromise account for 85% of actionable security alerts. The average breach goes undetected for 181 days. The stolen password, not the zero-day, is the attacker’s weapon of choice. The quote from Michael Crean, their vice president of Managed Services, captures it best: “The danger isn’t that AI isn’t working; it’s that we’re using it as an excuse not to do the things we already know we should.” We’ll go deeper on this with Crean in an upcoming In The Channel episode. Watch for that in the coming weeks. Now for something that hits closer to home — specifically, closer to the margin line. Cisco has eliminated compute deal registration, effective immediately. No more deal reg on compute products, no more associated promotional discounts. The driver, per Cisco, is rising memory costs — the same hardware squeeze we’ve been tracking for weeks. Channel reaction has been blunt. Partners are calling the move out of character for Cisco and warning of lost margins. CRN’s coverage makes clear this is not a minor adjustment — it’s a structural change to how Cisco compute goes to market through the channel. This is the latest domino in the RAMmageddon effect. Memory prices surge, vendors absorb what they can, and eventually the cost lands on partners and customers. Intel and AMD both raised prices last week. Cisco just removed the cushion that was softening the impact for partners. Lenovo’s answer to the same hardware headwind looks quite different. They’ve announced updates to the Lenovo 360 partner framework, with the headline being a new Lenovo 360 for Services pathway launching April 13th. The pitch is straightforward: structured resources and incentives to move partners from transactional hardware deals toward managed and professional services. Given everything we just said about margin compression, that direction makes sense. New additions include a Lenovo 360 Tech Connect technical community and an upgraded partner portal. Not flashy, but this is exactly the kind of structural investment that matters when hardware economics are working against you. ChannelDive’s framing is the honest one: Lenovo is boosting its partner program as a PC sales slowdown looms. If you can’t win on hardware margin right now, services is where the conversation needs to go. We’ll close with some Canadian numbers worth paying attention to. CDW Canada, working with IDC Canada, surveyed more than 700 Canadian security leaders for the 2026 Canadian Cybersecurity Study released this week. The headline: cyberattacks targeting Canadian enterprises surged nearly 80% year-over-year. Enterprise cloud infection rates hit a record high of 53%, up from 41% the prior year. The report calls this a maturity paradox — organizations are investing in security architecture, but breach success rates are climbing anyway. It’s Canadian-specific data, which makes it more immediately applicable than most global threat reports for conversations with clients here at home. That’s your In Case You Missed It for April 6th, 2026. Links to everything we covered are in the show notes at ChannelBuzz.ca. If you’re finding this useful, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you listen. Ratings and reviews always help. I’m Robert Dutt for ChannelBuzz.ca. Have a great week, and I'll see you in the channel.
RSA week may be over, but the Canadian channel news cycle kept moving. Four stories this week that deserve your attention heading into April. Sherweb goes global Sherbrooke-based cloud distributor Sherweb secured a $125 million minority equity investment from Investissement Quebec — the company’s first outside investment in 28 years of bootstrapped operation. The investment follows Sherweb’s expansion into the UK market, targeting over 11,000 MSPs, built on the acquisition of Irish distributor MicroWarehouse. CRN’s interview with Sherweb’s co-CEO confirms AI marketplace expansion and M&A ambitions. Broadcom’s VMware reckoning March 31 marks the VCSP program termination deadline in Europe. CISPE filed a formal antitrust complaint with the European Commission (Reuters). Broadcom “strongly disagrees”. VMware’s Krish Prasad told CRN there’s a “huge VCF tailwind” from memory shortages, pitching VCF 9.0 as a software solution to the hardware crisis. Independent analyst firm Virtified found roughly half of VMware users plan to reduce usage by 2028. The silicon squeeze Intel’s David Feng says Panther Lake will help regain commercial PC market share while also confirming ~10% OEM CPU price increases. AMD is signaling GPU price increases of at least 10%, driven by the same DRAM supply crisis. The AI governance gap Auvik’s 2026 IT Trends Report: 67% of IT pros are optimistic about AI, but only 5% say it’s core to operations. 76% of IT leaders believe an AI policy exists — only 42% of help desk staff agree. OpenText and the Ponemon Institute: 52% of enterprises have deployed GenAI, but 79% lack full AI maturity in cybersecurity. Two independent studies, same week, same conclusion: AI adoption is outrunning governance. Read Full Transcript Hello and welcome to In Case You Missed It from ChannelBuzz.ca. I’m Robert Dutt, editor of ChannelBuzz.ca, and this is your weekly look at the stories that matter for the Canadian IT channel community. March 30th, 2026. Four stories this week. A Sherbrooke cloud distributor goes global after 28 years of bootstrapping. Broadcom’s VMware reckoning arrives just in time for a March 31st deadline. Intel and AMD both signal price increases that will squeeze your clients’ hardware refreshes. And two independent reports paint the same uncomfortable picture about where enterprise AI adoption actually stands. Let’s get into it. We’re starting this week with a feel-good Canadian story, and it’s a big one. Sherweb, the Sherbrooke, Quebec-based cloud marketplace distributor, has secured a $125 million minority equity investment from Investissement Quebec. And here’s the detail that makes this significant: this is Sherweb’s first outside investment ever. The company has been bootstrapped and founder-owned since 1998. Twenty-eight years without a dollar of outside capital. This comes on the heels of Sherweb’s expansion into the UK market, where they’re targeting over 11,000 MSPs. That move was built on their acquisition last year of Irish cloud distributor MicroWarehouse, so they’re not just parachuting in — they’ve got a beachhead. Put those two announcements together and the picture is clear. This isn’t a company raising money because it needs to. This is a company that’s been profitable for nearly three decades, deciding it’s time to go global, and bringing in a strategic partner to fund the expansion and, notably, M&A. CRN’s interview with Sherweb’s co-CEO made the ambitions explicit: AI marketplace expansion and acquisitions are on the table. For Canadian partners, this is worth watching. Sherweb has been a reliable, partner-first distributor for a long time. The question now is whether they can scale that model internationally without losing what made it work. Now for a very different kind of story. The Broadcom VMware saga has been building for months, and this week several threads converge at once. March 31st is the deadline for Broadcom’s termination of the VMware Cloud Service Provider program in Europe. CISPE, the European cloud infrastructure providers group, filed a formal antitrust complaint with the European Commission on March 19th, calling Broadcom’s actions — and I’m quoting here — a “death sentence” for smaller cloud providers. They’re asking for interim measures to block the shutdown while the complaint is investigated. Broadcom’s response, per CRN, was that they “strongly disagree” and that the complaint “misrepresents the realities of the market.” Meanwhile, Broadcom is making a very specific pitch to customers. Krish Prasad, who heads the VMware Cloud Foundation division, told CRN — and again, direct quote — “We have essentially solved the hardware shortage and the hardware cost issues with a software solution.” The argument is that VCF 9.0’s advanced memory tiering lets you offload expensive DRAM to cheaper NVMe storage, so the memory super-cycle becomes a reason to buy more VMware, not less. Prasad called it a “huge VCF tailwind.” Here’s the irony, and it’s hard to miss. Broadcom is simultaneously telling customers they need VMware more than ever to survive the hardware crunch, while pushing licensing and program changes that are driving those same customers to look for alternatives. And the data on customer sentiment is now documented. Independent analyst firm Virtified, founded by former Gartner VP Michael Warrilow, surveyed 450 VMware users across 14 countries and found roughly half plan to reduce their VMware usage by 2028. That’s not channel chatter. That’s documented customer intent. Whether the EU complaint gains traction or not, the market is speaking. Speaking of hardware getting more expensive — let’s talk silicon. Intel had an interesting week. Their VP David Feng told CRN that the new Core Ultra Series 3 “Panther Lake” chips will help Intel regain market share in commercial PCs. The pitch: Panther Lake brings meaningful AI processing capabilities to the commercial fleet. This is Intel’s play to win back ground they’ve lost to AMD and Apple Silicon in the enterprise. On the other hand — and this is from the same executive, same week — Intel confirmed it’s raising CPU prices for OEMs by roughly ten percent. Supply crunch, rising component costs, tariff pressure. The usual 2026 cocktail. So Intel is counting on a commercial PC refresh cycle to reclaim market share, while simultaneously making that refresh more expensive for everyone involved. And lest you think this is Intel-specific — AMD is also signaling GPU price increases of at least ten percent in 2026, driven by the same DRAM supply crisis. For partners helping clients plan hardware refreshes right now, the message is straightforward: budget accordingly, and budget up. The cost pressure is structural, not temporary. We’ll close this week with some data, and it tells a story every MSP needs to hear. Auvik released their 2026 IT Trends Report this week. The headline finding: sixty-seven percent of IT professionals are optimistic about AI. But only five percent say AI is actually core to their operations today. Five percent. That is an enormous gap between enthusiasm and reality. The governance picture is even more striking. Seventy-six percent of IT leaders believe their organization has an AI policy. Only forty-two percent of help desk staff agree. That’s not a gap, that’s leadership and the front line living in completely different realities about whether the rules even exist. Auvik also found that 61 percent of organizations discover unauthorized SaaS applications at least monthly. Shadow IT is not a hypothetical — it’s a standing Tuesday meeting. And these findings aren’t isolated. The same week, Waterloo-based OpenText released a Ponemon Institute study of nearly 1,900 IT and security practitioners. Fifty-two percent of enterprises have deployed GenAI. But seventy-nine percent haven’t reached full AI maturity in cybersecurity. Only 41 percent have AI-specific data privacy policies. Two independent studies, same week, same conclusion: AI is being deployed faster than organizations can govern it, secure it, or even agree on whether governance exists. For MSPs, this is the opportunity in neon lights. Your clients are adopting AI. They think they have policies. Their front-line staff disagrees. Someone needs to fill that gap. That’s your In Case You Missed It for March 30th, 2026. Sherweb going global, Broadcom’s VMware reckoning, the silicon squeeze, and the AI governance gap — confirmed from two independent angles. Links to everything we talked about today are in the show notes at ChannelBuzz.ca. If you’re finding this useful, subscribe wherever you get your podcasts — Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, most directories. Ratings and reviews always help us out. I’m Robert Dutt for ChannelBuzz.ca. I’ll see you in the channel.
Megan Lynch recaps this week's news, In Case You Missed It, for the week of March 23-27, 2026.
RSA Conference 2026 produced hundreds of announcements from San Francisco’s Moscone Center this week. We curated the ones that matter for Canadian IT channel partners into three themes: agentic AI as the new attack surface, identity and hardware resilience, and partner economics. The big theme: agentic AI is the new attack surface The dominant message from RSA 2026 was clear — AI agents are a brand new attack surface, and the security industry arrived with its first wave of answers. Cisco extended its Zero Trust framework to treat AI agents as a new identity type, with visibility, access controls, and real-time monitoring for autonomous agents operating on the network. CrowdStrike launched Next-Gen SIEM support for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint with no Falcon sensor required, plus Shadow AI Discovery and AI Runtime Protection for finding unauthorized AI tools across client environments, and Agentic MDR for managed detection and response at machine speed. Proofpoint unveiled its AI Security platform and Agent Integrity Framework, defining a new standard for governing autonomous AI agents in the enterprise, alongside email and data security updates for the agentic workspace. Black Duck brought Signal to general availability, an agentic application security platform designed to secure AI-generated code in autonomous development workflows. Other notable RSA announcements along the agentic AI theme included Arctic Wolf’s Aurora Agentic SOC, Darktrace’s managed email security offering for MSSPs, and Huntress expanding ITDR coverage to Google Workspace while surpassing 10 million Microsoft 365 identities protected. Identity and resilience RSA launched ID Plus Sovereign Deployment, fully air-gapped, on-premises identity security for environments where cloud isn’t an option — directly relevant for Canadian organizations navigating data sovereignty requirements. RSA also announced an expanded partnership with Microsoft around M365 E7 and passwordless authentication, going deep on cloud integration at the same time as the sovereign deployment — both directions simultaneously. Dell Technologies expanded cybersecurity and resilience for the AI era and emerging quantum risks, including quantum-ready commercial PCs with post-quantum cryptography at the firmware level, AI-powered ransomware recovery for PowerProtect, and MDR extended to AI data platforms. HP launched TPM Guard from their Imagine event in New York, a hardware-enforced security feature protecting TPM-to-CPU communications from physical attacks — a similar hardware-level security play announced the same week. And here’s what you can sell Barracuda advanced the BarracudaONE cybersecurity platform alongside updates to the Partner Success Program, investing in both platform and partner program at the same time. Sectigo introduced an industry-first multi-tenant partner platform for certificate lifecycle management as a managed service, designed to help MSPs turn the shift to shorter certificate lifespans — now 200 days and eventually shrinking to 47 days by 2029 — into a scalable, recurring revenue stream. Further reading SecurityWeek’s RSAC 2026 Day 1 announcements summary SecurityWeek’s RSAC 2026 Day 2 announcements summary CRN: 10 hot new cybersecurity tools announced at RSAC 2026 Read Full Transcript Hello and welcome to a special midweek edition of In Case You Missed It from ChannelBuzz.ca. I’m Robert Dutt, and this week, RSA Conference 2026 took over San Francisco’s Moscone Center. Hundreds of announcements, dozens of press releases, and a whole lot of noise. So we went through the pile and pulled out what we think actually matters for Canadian IT channel partners. Let’s get into it. If there was one defining message from RSA this year, it’s this: the AI agents your clients are starting to deploy? They’re not just productivity tools. They’re a brand new attack surface, and the security industry just showed up with the first wave of answers. Cisco made the biggest splash, extending their Zero Trust framework to treat AI agents as a new identity type. Their pitch: if an AI agent can browse, query, and act on behalf of a user, it needs the same visibility, access controls, and real-time monitoring as any human on the network. CrowdStrike came in heavy across multiple days. Their Next-Gen SIEM now ingests Microsoft Defender for Endpoint telemetry with no Falcon sensor required — which is a big deal for MSPs managing mixed Microsoft environments. They also launched Shadow AI Discovery, which finds unauthorized AI applications running across client environments. If you’ve ever had to track down rogue SaaS subscriptions, imagine that problem, but with AI tools that can actually take actions on behalf of employees. CrowdStrike also introduced Agentic MDR — managed detection and response that operates at machine speed against AI-driven threats. Proofpoint went after the same problem from the email and collaboration side, launching their AI Security platform and Agent Integrity Framework. Their angle: securing the “agentic workspace” where humans and AI agents are operating side by side across email, cloud, and collaboration tools like Teams and Slack. And Black Duck brought their Signal platform to general availability — agentic application security designed specifically for AI-generated code. When your developers are using AI to write code, who’s checking the AI’s work? That’s the gap Signal is designed to close. They weren’t alone. Arctic Wolf launched what they’re calling the world’s largest commercial agentic SOC. Darktrace rolled out a managed email security offering for MSSPs. Huntress expanded their identity threat detection to Google Workspace. The message from the industry was unanimous: agentic AI security is not a future problem. It’s a right-now problem. If you’re advising clients on AI adoption, the security conversation just got significantly more complex. And that complexity is an opportunity — because your clients are going to need help navigating it. RSA — the company, at their own conference — made two announcements that pulled in opposite directions, and that was the point. They launched ID Plus Sovereign Deployment — fully air-gapped, on-premises identity security for environments where cloud is not an option. Think regulated industries, government, anyone with serious data sovereignty requirements. For Canadian partners dealing with OSFI E-21 or federal procurement, that’s directly relevant. At the same time, they announced an expanded Microsoft partnership around M365 E7 and passwordless authentication. So RSA is going both directions: as sovereign as you need on one end, as deeply cloud-integrated as you need on the other. On the hardware side, Dell announced quantum-ready commercial PCs with post-quantum cryptography built into the firmware, AI-powered ransomware recovery for their PowerProtect line, and an extension of their managed detection and response service to cover AI data platforms like PowerScale. HP made a similar hardware security move from their own event in New York this week, launching TPM Guard to protect TPM-to-CPU communications from physical attacks. The common thread: the security conversation is moving below the operating system and into the silicon. Two announcements that translate directly to partner economics. Barracuda — a hundred percent channel company — advanced their BarracudaONE cybersecurity platform alongside updates to their Partner Success Program. Platform investment and partner investment at the same time. That’s the kind of announcement that tells you a vendor is serious about the relationship, not just the product. And Sectigo launched a new partner platform built around the reality that SSL certificate lifespans that are already shrinking and headed to 47 days. When certificates need to be renewed every 47 days instead of every year, that’s either a massive headache or a recurring revenue opportunity. Sectigo is betting that partners who automate the process will turn a compliance burden into a managed service. That’s RSA Conference 2026 through the Canadian channel lens. Agentic AI security dominated the conversation. Identity and hardware resilience matured. And a couple of vendors made moves that directly affect your bottom line. Links and details for everything we covered are in the show notes. We’ll be back on Monday with the regular edition of ICYMI. Until then, I’m Robert Dutt for ChannelBuzz.ca, and I’ll see you in the channel.
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Alexis Nunes, Herc Gomez, and Mauricio Pedroza react to Chivas' big win in the Clasico Nacional, Armando Gonzalez's contribution, and how the goalkeepers' performances impacted their Mexican National Team prospects. Then, they react to the news that Johnathan Perez is on the way to Chivas and Marcelo Flores is switching national teams from Mexico to Canada. They talk about Julian Araujo's match winner for Celtic before Running It Back, giving their MLS predictions, and doing a quick round of In Case You Missed It. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Alexis Nunes, Herc Gomez, and Mauricio Pedroza react to Chivas' big win in the Clasico Nacional, Armando Gonzalez's contribution, and how the goalkeepers' performances impacted their Mexican National Team prospects. Then, they react to the news that Johnathan Perez is on the way to Chivas and Marcelo Flores is switching national teams from Mexico to Canada. They talk about Julian Araujo's match winner for Celtic before Running It Back, giving their MLS predictions, and doing a quick round of In Case You Missed It. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In Case You Missed It full 439 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:17:04 +0000 g58JECjmd5JQoQQJX2YVsy3Mk2goFo5J comedy The Wake Up Call comedy In Case You Missed It The Wake Up Call is a morning radio show based in Sacramento, California, and heard weekday mornings on 106.5 the End. Gavin, Katie, and Intern Kevin wake up every morning to have FUN and be FUNNY, while you start your day. This show has unbelievable chemistry and will keep you laughing all morning! 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. Comedy False https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.ampe
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In this episode, I chat with the phenomenal Sade of @sbc_bookclub, and she shares her experiences as a book club founder and her passion for fostering a reading community. She also shares her five book recommendations, emphasizing the importance the need for stories that humanize marginalized communities.Overall, this episode celebrates the joy of reading while encouraging listeners to engage with literature thoughtfully and authentically.In Case You Missed It 1. BROKEN by Fatima Bala (Book Chat)2. An Easy Guide To NetGalley If you love my content, kindly consider supporting me by buying me a digital cup of coffee. CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email me at amynbawa.allah@gmail.com Instagram | Twitter | Newsletter
In Case You Missed It on The WBAP Morning News. Hal has a funny one about William Shatner and his line of jeans and a mom tries to teach her daughter how a credit card actually works!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jonas Knox & Brady Quinn are in for The Dan Patrick Show on the day after Christmas as they humor the recent Kyle Whittingham rumors linking him to Michigan's open head coaching job. Plus, the guys talk about whether Travis Kelce is going to call it a career after this season or if he will still keep it going, have a fiery JJ Redick fueled version if "In Case You Missed It", and much more! #2prosSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today on 2 Pros and a Cup of Joe, Jonas Knox, Brady Quinn, and LaVar Arrington kick things off by breaking down the Monday night NFL matchup between the Eagles and the Chargers, which ended with the Chargers pulling out a win in an overtime battle. Next, they react to Notre Dame Athletic Director Pete Bevacqua’s comments about being left out of the College Football Playoff and his thoughts on the ACC. They also discuss the Broncos–Raiders controversial finish in another edition of “In Case You Missed It.” Tune in for all that and much more! EP: Shayan Moghangard See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today on the Best of 2 Pros and a Cup of Joe, Jonas Knox, Brady Quinn, and LaVar Arrington kick things off by reacting to Notre Dame Athletic Director Pete Bevacqua’s comments about being left out of the College Football Playoff and his thoughts on the ACC. They also discuss the Broncos–Raiders controversial finish in another edition of “In Case You Missed It.” Next, they break down the Indianapolis Colts reaching out to former NFL quarterback Philip Rivers, inviting the 44-year-old to a workout as they search for help at the position. Tune in for all that and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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In this In Case You Missed It episode of I Hear Design from interiors+sources, we revisit the article “Transforming Built Environments Through Trauma-Informed Design,” written by Carrie Meadows and originally published on August 12, 2025, on the interiors+sources website. Drawing on guidance from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the work of the Trauma-Informed Design Society, the episode explains what trauma is, why it shows up in every building type—not just healthcare—and how the built environment can either mitigate or magnify its effects. Listeners will learn how trauma-informed design connects to environmental psychology, human-centered design, and biophilic principles; why current codes and professional standards don't yet address emotional safety; and how designers can bridge that gap in everyday practice. The episode also touches on strategies for talking about trauma with clients, overcoming stakeholder skepticism, and understanding the broader social impact of stress-reducing environments—from academic performance to community violence and incarceration rates.
Today on 2 Pros and a Cup of Joe, Jonas Knox, Brady Quinn, and LaVar Arrington kick things off by taking a look at the NCAA, with the recent CFB Playoff rankings now out. The guys debate what matters more: the player or the coach. Next, they react to Panthers safety Tre'von Moehrig being suspended after hitting 49ers WR Jauan Jennings with a low blow. They also discuss Lakers PG Luka Dončić’s comments on the new NBA Cup courts and share stories about their days playing on AstroTurf in another edition of “In Case You Missed It.” Tune in for all that and much more! EP: Shayan Moghangard See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today on the Best of 2 Pros and a Cup of Joe, Jonas Knox, Brady Quinn, and LaVar Arrington kick things off by reacting to Panthers safety Tre'von Moehrig being suspended after hitting 49ers WR Jauan Jennings with a low blow. They also discuss Lakers PG Luka Dončić’s comments on the new NBA Cup courts and share stories about their days playing on AstroTurf in another edition of “In Case You Missed It.” Next, they react to Bengals QB Joe Burrow’s return to the field this Thanksgiving and take a look at potential coaching vacancies that could emerge at the end of the season. Tune in for all that and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today on 2 Pros and a Cup of Joe, Jonas Knox, Brady Quinn, and LaVar Arrington kick things off by recapping the Week 12 Monday night NFL matchup, where the 49ers defeated the Panthers, and they dive into the important question: would you rather get spit on or take a nut shot? Next, they discuss Vikings QB JJ McCarthy’s injury issues and react to the young quarterback sitting out once again after a disappointing start to the 2025–2026 NFL season. They also break down Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase’s apology to the public in another edition of “In Case You Missed It.” Tune in for all that and much more! EP: Shayan Moghangard See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today on the Best of 2 Pros and a Cup of Joe, Jonas Knox, Brady Quinn, and LaVar Arrington kick things off by recapping the Week 12 Monday night NFL matchup, where the 49ers defeated the Panthers. They also dive into the important question: would you rather get spit on or take a nut shot? The guys break down Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase’s public apology in another edition of “In Case You Missed It.” Next, they look at Browns QB Shedeur Sanders being named the starter by head coach Kevin Stefanski, and they react to the implications this move could have on the team and Stefanski’s job security. Tune in for all that and much more! EP: Shayan Moghangard See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode of In Case You Missed It, Khristina Williams sits down with Sandy Brondello, the new head coach of the Toronto Tempo. They discuss Brondello’s journey in the WNBA, including her championship success with the New York Liberty, and her current task of building the Toronto Tempo as a new franchise. Brondello is as candid as ever as she shares her strategies, the importance of community engagement, and her vision for cultivating talent and establishing a winning culture in professional women's basketball. Plus, what does she think about the added pressure of coaching a team that plays for an entire country? Want more women’s basketball scoop? Follow the show on Instagram @ICYMIwithKW and X @ICYMIwithKW and for more on Khristina, follow her on Instagram @khristinawilliams Let us know what you think of the show by leaving a rating and a review! CREDITS Executive Producers: Nikki Ettore Jessie Katz Tyler Klang Jonathan Strickland Producer: Buffy Gorrilla Producer & Editor: Tari Harrison Host: Khristina WilliamsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today on the Best of 2 Pros and a Cup of Joe, Jonas Knox, Brady Quinn, and LaVar Arrington kick things off by recapping the Week 11 NFL Sunday slate as they look ahead to the Falcons–Panthers matchup that Brady will be calling. They also break down Cardinals QB Jacoby Brissett’s historic performance in another edition of “In Case You Missed It.” Finally, the guys look at the madness coming out of the AFC North, with Shedeur Sanders getting his first snaps and Aaron Rodgers suffering an injury. Tune in for all that and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today on 2 Pros and a Cup of Joe, Jonas Knox, Brady Quinn, and LaVar Arrington kick things off by recapping the Week 11 NFL Sunday slate as they look ahead to the Falcons–Panthers matchup that Brady will be calling. They also break down Cardinals QB Jacoby Brissett’s historic performance in another edition of “In Case You Missed It.” Tune in for all that and much more!EP: Shayan Moghangard See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this In Case You Missed It episode of I Hear Design, we revisit Jennifer Kenson's feature, “Beyond Aesthetics: Biophilic Design & Neuroscience in Healthcare Spaces,” originally published on i+s. You'll hear how biophilic design in healthcare goes far beyond adding plants or wood tones—it taps into neuroscience and concepts like the “collective unconscious” and prospect-refuge theory to reduce stress responses, support healing, and improve staff well-being. Through the Montefiore Einstein Advanced Care Clinic case study, the episode explores how natural light, organic forms, intuitive wayfinding, and carefully planned staff respite areas can make a space feel genuinely restorative, not clinical. If you're an interior designer or architect working in healthcare—or simply interested in evidence-based, human-centered environments—you'll come away with practical ideas and a stronger language for advocating biophilic strategies with clients: from layout moves that calm the nervous system to materials and lighting decisions that support both patients and care teams over the long term.
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Today on 2 Pros and a Cup of Joe, Jonas Knox, Brady Quinn, and LaVar Arrington kick things off by recapping the Monday Night Football doubleheaders: Bills at Falcons and Bears at Commanders. Then, they react to Brian Callahan being fired as the Titans’ head coach. And don’t miss a brand-new edition of “In Case You Missed It.” Tune in for all that and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today on the Best of 2 Pros and a Cup of Joe, Jonas Knox, Brady Quinn, and LaVar Arrington kick things off by recapping the Monday Night Football doubleheaders: Bills at Falcons and Bears at Commanders. Next, the guys react to Penn State head coach James Franklin being fired after 12 seasons with the program. And don’t miss a brand-new edition of “In Case You Missed It.” Tune in for all that and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today on 2 Pros and a Cup of Joe, Jonas Knox, Brady Quinn, and LaVar Arrington kick things off by recapping the Thursday Night Football matchup between the 49ers and the Rams. Next, they dive into the MLB postseason and react to the biggest headlines coming out of it. Finally, don’t miss a brand-new edition of “In Case You Missed It.” Tune in for all that and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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In Case You Missed It full 443 Tue, 30 Sep 2025 17:02:46 +0000 DQc2i2mPqWT70ghg4QLZ1UKnFJNCrI6k comedy The Wake Up Call comedy In Case You Missed It The Wake Up Call is a morning radio show based in Sacramento, California, and heard weekday mornings on 106.5 the End. Gavin, Katie, and Intern Kevin wake up every morning to have FUN and be FUNNY, while you start your day. This show has unbelievable chemistry and will keep you laughing all morning! 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. Comedy False https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.ampe
In Case You Missed It full 478 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 17:15:45 +0000 Hmb1ZMcF90zhUUHtFTu0Atwy6t5tFCnO comedy The Wake Up Call comedy In Case You Missed It The Wake Up Call is a morning radio show based in Sacramento, California, and heard weekday mornings on 106.5 the End. Gavin, Katie, and Intern Kevin wake up every morning to have FUN and be FUNNY, while you start your day. This show has unbelievable chemistry and will keep you laughing all morning! 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. Comedy False https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.ampe
Today on Good Follow: Ros is joined by the host of In Case You Missed It with Khristina Williams and WNBA insider, Khristina Williams! They break down the significance of both Defensive Player of the Year winners, Minnesota Lynx's Alanna Smith and Las Vegas Aces' A'ja Wilson. Next, how do they both handle the pressure of having a media vote for the End of Season Awards? Then, Breanna Stewart plays Game 2 against the Phoenix Mercury after spraining her MCL. Should she have stayed off the court? What was the weird energy in Barclays Center? Finally, Ros and Khristina give Seattle Storm's Dominique Malonga her flowers and her efforts to force a Game 3. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Today on Good Follow: Ros is joined by the host of In Case You Missed It with Khristina Williams and WNBA insider, Khristina Williams! They break down the significance of both Defensive Player of the Year winners, Minnesota Lynx's Alanna Smith and Las Vegas Aces' A'ja Wilson. Next, how do they both handle the pressure of having a media vote for the End of Season Awards? Then, Breanna Stewart plays Game 2 against the Phoenix Mercury after spraining her MCL. Should she have stayed off the court? What was the weird energy in Barclays Center? Finally, Ros and Khristina give Seattle Storm's Dominique Malonga her flowers and her efforts to force a Game 3. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Thursday on 2 Pros and a Cup of Joe, the Pacers take a 2-1 lead over the Thunder in the Finals. Steelers acknowledge a new gameplan with Rodgers in house. Plus, a special edition of In Case You Missed It. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thursday on 2 Pros and a Cup of Joe, the Knicks choke big time vs the Pacers in Game 1. Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie offends people by making a wet dream comparison. Plus, Jim Irsay passes away and In Case You Missed It. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Monday on 2 Pros and a Cup of Joe, the Niners finally reward Brock with a huge contract. The Thunder roll over the Nuggets in Game 7 and Caitlin Clark takes out Angel Reese on In Case You Missed It. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.