The Ultimate Guide to AI Agents

2026 · Canadian Edition

Also known as Agentic AI.

AI agents represent a transformative area within artificial intelligence, focusing on autonomous or semi-autonomous systems capable of performing complex tasks and making decisions to enhance business operations and personal productivity.

Our recent stories highlight how AI agents are rapidly evolving across sectors—from cybersecurity and data management to customer experience and enterprise automation. Companies are integrating AI agents to improve efficiency, drive innovation, and manage security risks in increasingly sophisticated ways.

By exploring these developments, readers can gain insights into the potential benefits, emerging applications, and challenges associated with AI agent deployment. Whether you're interested in how AI agents enhance software development, automate workflows, or secure enterprise environments, this tag offers a comprehensive look at this dynamic and impactful technology.

Canadian AI Agents news
Analyst Insights
Amplitude launches AI Assistant for in-product support
Gartner · Agentic AI · SaaS
Yesterday
Amplitude launches AI assistant for in-product support
Gartner · Agentic AI · Digital Transformation
Yesterday
Rubrik launches Google Cloud tools for AI governance
Gartner · Agentic AI · Storage
Yesterday
Agentic era and the UI transition
Gartner · Agentic AI · Digital Transformation
Yesterday
Kong launches Agent Gateway for multi-agent AI traffic
Gartner · Agentic AI · Data Protection
Yesterday
Reviews
Hands-on review: Dynabook Z40L-N business laptop
Video conferencing
3 days ago
Expert columns
Proof beats promise: The trust crisis AI is creating
By Lakshmi Hanspal of DigiCert
4 days ago
Mythos changes everything: Is your AI agent security ready?
By Dev Rishi of Rubrik
4 days ago
5 eCommerce trends set to define 2026
By Bobby Joseph of Melissa
This month
Why the next phase of AI adoption will be determined less by models and more by data foundations
By Will LaForest of Confluent
This month
AI can inspire travel, but it still can't book it. That's about to change
By Mike Putman of Custom Travel Solutions
This month
Agent computers: The PC era, amplified
By Alexey Navolokin of AMD
Last month
Agentic AI demands stronger cyber security governance
By Steve Giguere of Check Point Software Technologies
Last month
Atlassian scales AI search with OpenSearch on Kubernetes
By OpenSearch
Last month
Agentic AI: The potential and the problems behind the new wave of autonomous systems
By Kristina Holt of Foot Anstey
Last month
AI agents vs AI automations: how to get the mix right in your future marketing strategy
By Pipin Firmansyah of Manning & Co
Last month
Trust as a measurable asset for CMOs in the age of AI
By Geoff Main of Passionberry Marketing
Last month
AI proof over hype: In a market obsessed with scaling AI, smart organisations are obsessed with proof
By Slavena Hristova of ABBYY
Last month
Why the next endpoint and SASE disruption will not come from a security vendor
By Chandrodaya Prasad of SonicWall
Last month
Upgrade advantage: More value, less effort for partners, MSPs & MSSPs
By Sarah Choi and Mahpara Banday of SonicWall
Last month
How the universal adoption of AI can help women in insurance balance the scales
By Laura Drabik of Guidewire
Last month
Interviews
Exclusive: Google Cloud accelerates shift to agentic data
Discussing Data Warehousing
Yesterday
Exclusive: Google sees success with niche AI playbooks
Discussing Cloud Services
Yesterday
Google sees retail success with agentic commerce push
Discussing Unified Communications
Yesterday
AI hallucinations "symptom not disease" in Canada's courts
Discussing Copyright
Yesterday
6G in Canada: Terahertz research drives early work
Discussing Unified Communications
Last week
Recent news
Wiz expands AI security coverage across cloud & edge
About Shadow IT
Today
Elastic ties security platform to Google's air-gapped cloud
About Public Sector
Today
EDB pitches intelligence per watt for AI data layer
About Sustainability
Today
Komodor to host AI SRE summit on ops & reliability
About Virtualisation
Today
DTEX warns Telegram & WhatsApp AI agents risk exfiltration
About Bring Your Own Device
Today
Explainer: How Adobe is building agentic marketing
About Marketing
Today
ServiceNow & Google Cloud widen AI agent partnership
About IT service management
Today
IP Fabric launches MCP server for network operations
About Firewalls
Today
EcoVadis deepens Google Cloud AI partnership for growth
About Software-as-a-Service
Today
GE Appliances rolls out 800 AI agents across operations
About Cloud Services
Today
Temenos report says five trends will reshape banking
About Software-as-a-Service
Yesterday
Tredence launches agentic AI suite with Google Cloud
About IT Industry
Yesterday
Alteryx launches AI Insights Agent on Google Cloud
About Data Analytics
Yesterday
Cognizant launches Gemini Enterprise practice with Google
About Cloud Services
Yesterday
SAP & Google Cloud launch multi-agent marketing AI
About Marketing
Yesterday
Job moves
Ledger appoints Ian Rogers to lead AI security push
Move at Ledger
Last week
Synthflow appoints Matt Alexander as Channel Chief
Move at Ericsson
This month
Yubico appoints chief marketing officer as phishing grows
Move at Yubico
Last month
Singulr AI expands Richard Bird role to steer agentic risk
Move at Singular AI
Last month
Quiq hires Jen Grant as CMO to drive scaled AI agents
Move at Google
Last month
KnowBe4 appoints Kelly Morgan as Chief Customer Officer
Move at DocuSign
Fri, 20th Feb 2026
KnowBe4 appoints Yuneeb Khan as Chief Financial Officer
Move at PwC
Fri, 20th Feb 2026
DryRun Security adds Andrew Peterson to drive AI shift
Move at Palo Alto Networks
Thu, 19th Feb 2026
NeuBird AI names Venkat Ramakrishnan president & COO
Move at Cisco
Thu, 5th Feb 2026
Zendesk names Craig Flower COO to drive AI first shift
Move at HP
Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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