The Ultimate Guide to Partner Programmes
A curated Canadian edition of IndustrialDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Partner Programmes.
What to know about Partner Programmes
Explore the dynamic landscape of Partner Programmes in the technology sector, where collaborations between vendors and service providers are pivotal. These programmes are designed to equip partners with tools, resources, training, and incentives to jointly drive growth, innovation, and customer success across diverse IT domains including cloud services, cybersecurity, data management, and digital transformation.
By engaging with the latest stories, readers can gain insights into how partner ecosystems evolve to meet emerging challenges and opportunities. From new initiatives aimed at enhancing partner profitability to programmes fostering talent development and technical expertise, these narratives showcase how strategic partnerships are shaping the future of technology delivery and creating mutual value in a rapidly changing market.
Canadian Partner Programmes News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Upstream Works launches Totalix via partner network
The platform will be sold through more than 50 partners from December 1, aiming to cut contact centre changes to same-day tasks for customers.
Upstream Works launches Totalix contact centre platform
The platform promises same-day changes and fixed per-agent pricing as Upstream Works shifts to partners for wider distribution.
Ricoh Canada wins ENERGY STAR electronics award again
The sixth win since 2019 underlines Ricoh Canada's push to boost certified devices and dealer training as it courts environmentally minded buyers.
SMCORP to open Toronto Horizon event to non-members
Ontario independent IT firms will get new access to vendor contacts and market insight as SMCORP opens Horizon Toronto to non-members.
Borderless AI buys Cayman Employment for island expansion
Clients hiring in the Cayman Islands can now handle payroll, permits and compliance on one platform after Borderless AI took direct control locally.
BDO Canada joins Workday push for digital overhaul
Canadian firms under pressure to modernise finance and HR systems will get BDO advisory support through a new Workday alliance.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Partner Programmes
Oracle expands Marketplace with partner purchasing options
Check Point launches firewall subscription for AI security
Oracle pledges USD $1 billion to partner ecosystem
MSPs expect AI revenue to surge as services mature
Boomi named Gartner leader in API management for AI
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Expert Columns
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Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Recent Partner Programmes News
NAKIVO posts 13% revenue growth as EMEA leads quarter
EMEA generated 58% of quarterly sales as NAKIVO added customers, partners and enterprise deals across 190 countries.
Nutanix expands partner programme to systems integrators
Partners can now earn referral rewards, renewal incentives and services support as Nutanix broadens its channel model beyond software resale.
DNSFilter launches LUMINATE to unify security under DNS
It aims to cut security sprawl by putting filtering, AI governance and threat hunting into one DNS-based platform for harder-to-manage devices.
AI investment outpaces revenue for TD SYNNEX resellers
Fewer than a quarter of resellers say AI drives meaningful revenue, as security and governance worries slow pilots from reaching production.
Logicalis wins Cisco secure networking specialisation
It gives multinational customers a single secure networking managed-service model across five markets, with plans to double that reach within six months.
TD SYNNEX signs KUKA robot distribution deal
Partners in five launch markets will gain access to KUKA's autonomous mobile robots as TD SYNNEX pushes into industrial automation.
AtScale named OpenAI Select Partner to boost AI accuracy
Enterprise users may get more reliable AI answers as AtScale joins OpenAI's partner network to impose shared business definitions on metrics.
Oracle pledges USD $1 billion to boost partner ecosystem
The four-year funding push is designed to help Oracle's partners build and sell more AI and cloud services, and support customer deployments.
Dayforce deepens alliance with Deloitte on payroll tools
The tie-up will add shared go-to-market work and new payroll controls software as employers seek lower-risk HR system upgrades.
Spotify adds podcast questions, memberships & personal audio
The update could help creators earn more and give Premium users more direct ways to find and shape audio content.
Virtuozzo adds NVIDIA support & lite deployment option
Smaller sites can now run AI and storage together more cheaply, as the new version targets remote offices and on-premises deployments.
11:11 Systems buys IBM VMware customers in new deal
The deal expands 11:11 Systems' reach as Broadcom reshapes VMware partner support and enterprises seek continuity in cloud migrations.
SUSE unveils sovereign AI platform with NVIDIA tie-up
Enterprises will be able to keep AI agents and proprietary data inside their own infrastructure under the new SUSE-NVIDIA sovereign AI stack.
Parallels expands partner programmes for desktop, workspaces
Partners will gain a separate route to sell and support desktop virtualisation as Parallels shifts further towards recurring service revenue.
Tenable launches open AI partner network for security
Security teams can now connect exposure data with third-party AI tools to triage risks faster without building custom integrations.
Anthropic names Gorilla Logic as Claude services partner
Enterprise users of Claude can now tap Gorilla Logic's services to get the AI model through security reviews and into production systems.
Pax8 launches AI tools for small business partners
Small business channel partners can now govern unsanctioned AI use and offer a managed coworker service as adoption outpaces formal oversight.
GTIA launches managed intelligence alliance for SMB AI
SMBs could get more secure AI services as GTIA sets common standards to help channel partners turn demand into governed offerings.
Zscaler names APJ partner winners across key regions
The awards highlight how cyber security vendors now depend on local channel firms to support Zero Trust rollouts, hybrid work and cloud migration across APJ.
DevRev joins OpenAI Marketplace as a launch partner
Enterprise customers can now direct part of their OpenAI commitment to DevRev's support and workflow tools, widening its sales reach.
