https://itbrief.ca/story/canadian-firms-struggle-to-turn-ai-spending-into-returns IT Brief Canada en 2026-09-11T04:54:00+12:00 Canadian firms struggle to turn AI spending into returns Productivity, Canada, Leadership, Manufacturing, Construction, Data Analytics, Digital Transformation, BDO, Distributors, Supply Chain, Real estate, Workflow Automation, Risk & Compliance, C-Suite, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Banking, Financial Services, Data Strategy, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Adoption, Business Transformation, Private Equity, Tariffs, AI Strategy, Change Management, Rising Costs 2026-09-11T05:00:06+12:00 https://itbrief.ca/story/ottawa-backs-smartgro-indoor-farming-light-research IT Brief Canada en 2026-09-10T02:00:00+12:00 Ottawa backs SmartGRO indoor farming light research LED lights, Agricultural Technology, Energy efficient, Canada, Climate change, Machine learning (ML), Precision agriculture, Research and Development (R&D), Startup ecosystem, Carbon footprint, Food security, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Clean technologies, Calgary, Government of Canada, Horticulture, Greenhouse gas emissions 2026-09-10T02:00:07+12:00 https://itbrief.ca/story/kpmg-canada-gains-iso-42001-ai-governance-certification IT Brief Canada en 2026-09-08T01:00:00+12:00 KPMG Canada gains ISO 42001 AI governance certification Data Protection, Customer service, Canada, Public Sector, KPMG, Data Analytics, Digital Transformation, IT audit, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Professional services, Risk & Compliance, Assurance, Audit, Data Security, Data Privacy, Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Explainable AI, AI Adoption, AI Ethics & Governance, Cybersecurity, Management Consulting, AI Safety, GRC, AI Strategy, Change Management, Compliance 2026-09-08T01:00:06+12:00 https://itbrief.ca/story/safe-software-plans-60-plus-hires-as-ai-demand-grows IT Brief Canada en 2026-09-03T08:24:00+12:00 Safe Software plans 60-plus hires as AI demand grows Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Recruitment, Software engineering, Canada, DevOps, Digital Transformation, Data management, Internships, Machine learning (ML), Systems integration, Product Management, Integration, Data infrastructure, Data governance, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Human Capital Management (HCM), Market competition, United States (US), Workplace culture, Employee Experience (EX), Employee Retention, B Corp, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Interoperability, Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Adoption, United Kingdom (UK), Customer Support, Hiring, Customer Success, AI Infrastructure 2026-09-03T08:30:06+12:00 https://itbrief.ca/story/equinix-launches-ai-inference-connectivity-services IT Brief Canada en 2026-09-03T02:22:00+12:00 Equinix launches AI inference & connectivity services Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), NVIDIA, Colocation, Equinix, Hybrid Cloud, Encryption, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Software-defined Networking (SDN), Failover, Data centers (DC), Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Multi-cloud, Intent based networking, Regulatory technology, Data sovereignty, AIOps, Data residency, Open source, Network-as-a-Service (NaaS), IT Infrastructure, Large Language Models (LLMs), Interoperability, Financial Services, Cloud, Network automation, Wide Area Network (WAN), Digital Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Equinix Fabric, Cloud Connectivity, Data centre interconnect (DCI), AI Ethics & Governance, Open Standards, Google Cloud, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Edge AI, Accelerated Computing, Together AI, AI Infrastructure 2026-09-03T04:30:07+12:00 https://itbrief.ca/story/carrick-launches-ai-phone-platform-for-health-care IT Brief Canada en 2026-09-02T08:17:00+12:00 Carrick launches AI phone platform for health care Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Productivity, Contact Centre, Canada, IT Department, Research and Development (R&D), Workflow Automation, Startups, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Adoption, Call centre, Health Technologies (HealthTech), Software Development, Medical Technologies (MedTech), AI Strategy, Healthcare, Workforce development 2026-09-02T08:30:06+12:00 https://itbrief.ca/story/canada-s-tech-problem-is-its-growing-technology-dependency IT Brief Canada en 2026-09-01T03:00:00+12:00 Canada's tech problem is its growing technology dependency Cloud Services, Linux, Business Continuity, Canada, Public Sector, Hybrid Cloud, Shared services, Public Cloud, ICT sector, Intellectual property, Opinion, Federal Government, Open Data, IT Procurement, Multi-cloud, Critical Infrastructure, Supply Chain, National Security, Data sovereignty, Risk & Compliance, Data residency, Open source, Interoperability, Data Localisation, Cloud, Digital Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Tech, Digital Sovereignty, Digital Skills, Cybersecurity, Open Standards, Software Development, Canadian Government, Workforce development, Andre Duttmann 2026-09-01T03:00:06+12:00 https://itbrief.ca/story/many-leaders-struggle-to-define-sovereign-ai-study-finds IT Brief Canada en 2026-08-28T08:45:00+12:00 Many leaders struggle to define sovereign AI, study finds Data Protection, Insurance, Canada, Public Sector, Manufacturing, Hybrid Cloud, Digital Transformation, IT Strategy, International Data Corporation (IDC), Regulation, Germany, United States (US), Regulatory technology, Analyst report, Data sovereignty, Risk & Compliance, Data residency, Europe (European), Data Security, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Banking, Data Privacy, Data Localisation, Financial Services, Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Adoption, Energy sector, United Kingdom (UK), Digital Sovereignty, Cohere, AI Ethics & Governance, Cybersecurity, Telcos, Chief Information Officer (CIO), AI Strategy, Healthcare, AI Infrastructure 2026-08-28T08:45:06+12:00 https://itbrief.ca/story/kyndryl-expands-broadcom-tie-up-for-private-cloud-ai IT Brief Canada en 2026-08-28T03:18:00+12:00 Kyndryl expands Broadcom tie-up for private cloud AI VMware, Virtualisation, Data Protection, Private Cloud, Business Continuity, Managed Services, DevOps, Manufacturing, Hybrid Cloud, Digital Transformation, IT Department, Enterprise security, Cloud Security, Cloud Foundation, Broadcom, Cyber Risk, Virtualization, Containers, Regulatory technology, Cyber resilience, AI Security, Data sovereignty, Risk & Compliance, Cloud migration, Data residency, Kyndryl, Service Provider, Data Localisation, Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Digital Sovereignty, AI Ethics & Governance, Cybersecurity, AI Safety, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Resilience, Healthcare, Compliance 2026-08-28T04:15:06+12:00 https://itbrief.ca/story/cisco-launches-sovereign-critical-infrastructure-in-canada IT Brief Canada en 2026-08-27T04:30:00+12:00 Cisco launches sovereign critical infrastructure in Canada Cisco, Data Protection, Business Continuity, Canada, Public Sector, Hybrid Cloud, IT Department, Network Security, Digital Strategy, GovTech, Data governance, IT Procurement, Regulation, Utilities, Multi-cloud, Transport, Critical Infrastructure, Regulatory technology, National Security, Observability, Access Control, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), IT Governance, Data sovereignty, Risk & Compliance, Data residency, Data Localisation, Financial Services, Cloud, Digital Infrastructure, Energy sector, Digital Sovereignty, Cybersecurity, Telcos, Canadian Government, Resilience, Healthcare, Government of Canada, Compliance 2026-08-27T04:30:09+12:00 https://itbrief.ca/story/where-cultural-context-stands-in-ai-s-digital-black-box IT Brief Canada en 2026-08-22T03:00:00+12:00 Where cultural context stands in AI's digital black box Social Media, Machine learning (ML), Fintech, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI), Government funding, Immigration, Globalisation, Digital Culture, Natural language processing (NLP), Deepfakes, User experience (UX), Open source, Banking, ChatGPT, Generative AI (GenAI), Large Language Models (LLMs), Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cohere, AI Ethics & Governance, AI Safety, AI Strategy, KAIST, Harvard University, Risk assessment 2026-09-01T01:00:06+12:00 https://itbrief.ca/story/zurn-elkay-launches-smart-backflow-monitoring-in-canada IT Brief Canada en 2026-08-21T05:12:00+12:00 Zurn Elkay launches smart backflow monitoring in Canada Schools, Productivity, Sustainability, Business Continuity, Smart Building, Canada, Network monitoring, Digital Transformation, Facilities management, Internet of Things (IoT), Airports, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Universities, Real estate, Hospitals, Real time data, Flooding, Retail, Drinking Water 2026-08-21T05:15:05+12:00 https://itbrief.ca/story/cbre-ranks-eight-canadian-cities-among-top-tech-markets IT Brief Canada en 2026-08-20T07:31:00+12:00 CBRE ranks eight Canadian cities among top tech markets Silicon Valley, Canada, Job Market, ICT sector, Research and Development (R&D), Data centers (DC), CBRE, United States (US), Real estate, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Adoption, Ranking, Developers (Devs), Quebec, Calgary, London Ontario, New York City, Nova Scotia, Toronto, AI skills, Commercial Property 2026-08-20T07:45:05+12:00 https://itbrief.ca/story/the-cloud-debt-crisis-coming-for-canadian-enterprise-it IT Brief Canada en 2026-08-15T03:00:00+12:00 The cloud debt crisis coming for Canadian enterprise IT SAP, Canada, DevOps, Shadow IT, Digital Transformation, IT Department, Cloud Security, Opinion, Systems integration, IT Strategy, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Identity and Access Management (IAM), IT Governance, Risk & Compliance, Cloud migration, Active Directory, Cloud, GRC, Toronto, Russ Profant 2026-08-31T06:15:06+12:00 https://itbrief.ca/story/multihexa-college-expands-tech-training-with-ibm-cisco IT Brief Canada en 2026-08-13T03:30:00+12:00 Multihexa College expands tech training with IBM, Cisco Cisco, IBM, Higher education, Canada, Data Analytics, CompTIA, IT careers, CGI, IT Department, Network Security, ICT sector, Machine learning (ML), Skills shortage, Career Pathways, Micro-Credentials, CCNA, IT Infrastructure, Generative AI (GenAI), Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Digital Skills, Cybersecurity, Prompt Engineering, IT Training, Online learning, Quebec, Workforce development 2026-08-13T03:30:05+12:00 https://itbrief.ca/story/linux-association-of-canada-unveils-open-source-week-2027 IT Brief Canada en 2026-08-13T03:15:00+12:00 Linux Association of Canada unveils Open Source Week 2027 Linux, Education, Learning & Training, IT Industry, Digital Literacy, Canada, Public Sector, Digital divide, Digital Transformation, Digital Inclusion, Open Data, Open source, Digital Sovereignty, Digital Skills, Open Standards, Quebec 2026-08-13T03:15:07+12:00 https://itbrief.ca/story/insi-launches-unified-north-america-brand-after-rebrand IT Brief Canada en 2026-08-08T01:15:00+12:00 Insi launches unified North America brand after rebrand Facebook, IT services, Instagram, Whatsapp, SAP, Outsourcing, Canada, Digital Transformation, IT Department, ICT sector, Systems integration, Professional services, United States (US), Cloud migration, North American, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Financial Services, Cloud, Data Strategy, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Adoption, Enterprise Automation, AI Ethics & Governance, Management Consulting, Software Development, Toronto 2026-08-08T01:15:08+12:00 https://itbrief.ca/story/kyndryl-launches-agentic-modernisation-service-platform IT Brief Canada en 2026-08-07T08:47:00+12:00 Kyndryl launches agentic modernisation service platform Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), IT services, Digital Transformation, IT Department, Skills shortage, International Data Corporation (IDC), Data centers (DC), Analyst report, Cloud migration, AIOps, Kyndryl, Generative AI (GenAI), Financial Services, AI Adoption, Enterprise Automation, AI Ethics & Governance, AI Agents (Agentic AI), AI skills 2026-08-07T09:00:05+12:00 https://itbrief.ca/story/ai-for-all-can-t-mean-ai-for-some-why-canada-s-strategy-must-reach-beyond-the-cities IT Brief Canada en 2026-07-30T03:00:00+12:00 AI for all can't mean AI for some: Why Canada's strategy must reach beyond the cities Smart Cities, Digital divide, Opinion, Federal Government, Digital Inclusion, Ampere, First Nations, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Adoption, Digital Skills, AI Strategy, Toronto, Workforce development, Ryan Oliver, Cities 2026-08-14T06:15:08+12:00 https://itbrief.ca/story/canadian-workers-say-employers-favour-tech-over-careers IT Brief Canada en 2026-07-29T06:11:00+12:00 Canadian workers say employers favour tech over careers Education, Learning & Training, Productivity, Canada, Leadership, Digital Transformation, Skills shortage, Human Capital Management (HCM), Workplace culture, Employee Experience (EX), Professional Development (PD), Employee Retention, IT workers, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Adoption, Business Transformation, Digital Skills, Mentorship, Upskilling, Developers (Devs), Change Management, Workforce development 2026-07-29T06:15:07+12:00 https://itbrief.ca/story/ottawa-opens-ai-transparency-consultation-on-labelling IT Brief Canada en 2026-07-28T06:53:00+12:00 Ottawa opens AI transparency consultation on labelling Social Media, Data Protection, Online Safety, Customer service, Canada, Digital Economy, Data sovereignty, Deepfakes, Generative AI (GenAI), Data Privacy, Conversational AI, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Digital Sovereignty, AI Ethics & Governance, AI Safety, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Chatbots, Canadian Government, AI Strategy 2026-07-29T04:15:06+12:00 https://itbrief.ca/story/radix-launches-rush-emea-2026-for-industrial-ai-leaders IT Brief Canada en 2026-07-25T03:07:00+12:00 Radix launches RUSH EMEA 2026 for industrial AI leaders Manufacturing, Digital Transformation, Digital Strategy, Internet of Things (IoT), Data governance, Industrial IoT (IIoT), Industry 4.0, Amsterdam, Supply Chain, Latin America, Power / Energy, Radix, Europe (European), Interoperability, Industrial Automation, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Energy sector, Business Value, Resilience 2026-07-25T03:15:06+12:00 https://itbrief.ca/story/cinchy-launches-perimind-ai-governance-suite-for-firms IT Brief Canada en 2026-07-24T08:10:00+12:00 Cinchy launches PeriMind AI governance suite for firms Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Digital Transformation, Machine learning (ML), Cloud Security, Data governance, Access Control, Workflow Automation, AI Security, IT Governance, Risk & Compliance, North American, Applications, Data Security, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), API Security, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, AI Monitoring (AIM), Cybersecurity, Cinchy, AI observability, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Copilots, GRC 2026-07-24T08:15:05+12:00 https://itbrief.ca/story/gravity-launches-ai-agent-for-sustainability-teams IT Brief Canada en 2026-07-24T08:07:00+12:00 Gravity launches AI agent for sustainability teams Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Sustainability, Energy efficient, Chief Technology Officers (CTO), Procurement, Green IT, Digital Transformation, Data governance, Data centers (DC), Data collection, Data Quality, Carbon footprint, Energy consumption, Supply Chain, Workflow Automation, Risk & Compliance, Gravity, Process automation, Net Zero, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Adoption, Carbon emissions, AI Ethics & Governance, Decarbonisation, AI Agents (Agentic AI), ESG reporting 2026-07-24T08:15:05+12:00 https://itbrief.ca/story/gravity-launches-ai-sustainability-agent-buyer-guide IT Brief Canada en 2026-07-24T03:00:00+12:00 Gravity launches AI sustainability agent & buyer guide Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Data Protection, Sustainability, Energy efficient, Chief Technology Officers (CTO), Procurement, Green IT, San Francisco, Digital Transformation, Auditing, Machine learning (ML), Regulation, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Data Quality, Carbon footprint, United States (US), Access Control, Workflow Automation, Risk & Compliance, Gravity, Process automation, Customer data, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Application Programming Interface (API), Data Privacy, Large Language Models (LLMs), Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Adoption, Carbon emissions, AI Ethics & Governance, AI Safety, Clean technologies, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Change Management 2026-07-24T03:00:05+12:00