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PwC, Equinix and Xero weigh in on Liberal's Budget 2025

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Canada's federal budget backs AI infrastructure, data sovereignty, and consumer-driven banking, aiming to boost small businesses and drive economic growth.
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The Access Group boosts SaaS resilience with Pure Storage

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The Access Group enhances SaaS resilience and global data management by adopting Pure Storage, securing services for 160,000 organisations worldwide.
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Snowflake unveils new AI-powered data tools & expands platform

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Snowflake launches AI-enhanced data tools and expands its platform with Horizon Catalog, Openflow, and Snowflake Postgres for secure, integrated data management.
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Snowflake Head of Canada Eng calls Intelligence AI "game changer"

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Snowflake launches Intelligence AI platform, enabling over 12,000 firms to access enterprise data with natural language, boosting decision-making and insights.
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Budget 2025: Leaders say AI and infrastructure key to growth

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Canada’s federal budget pledges CAD $2.4 billion to AI and tech, aiming to boost innovation and global competitiveness in a rapidly evolving sector.
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Celonis & Databricks go hand in hand to drive enterprise AI adoption

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Celonis and Databricks have partnered to enable live data sharing and AI-powered process intelligence, boosting enterprise AI adoption and operational efficiency.
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Vertiv unveils gigawatt AI data centre blueprints with NVIDIA

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Vertiv has launched gigawatt-scale AI data centre blueprints with NVIDIA, cutting deployment time by up to 50% using flexible, prefabricated designs.
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Rising AI demand puts data centres in Canada’s energy spotlight

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As AI adoption grows, Canadians evaluate data centres as critical infrastructure, prioritising power to support the nation’s digital and economic future.
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Pure Storage & Cisco unveil unified platform for AI at scale

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Pure Storage and Cisco launch a unified FlashStack platform with NVIDIA support, enabling enterprises to deploy generative AI at scale efficiently by 2026 Q1.
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Ping Identity to acquire Keyless, boosting privacy in biometrics

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Ping Identity will acquire London-based Keyless to enhance its platform with privacy-preserving biometric authentication, boosting security and user privacy.
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Arca to deliver 300,000 tonnes of carbon removal to Microsoft

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Arca will supply Microsoft with 300,000 tonnes of durable carbon removal over ten years through industrial mineralization, repurposing mining waste to offset CO2.
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OpenText launches AI-driven security tools to boost enterprise compliance

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OpenText unveils AI-driven security tools in Cloud Editions 25.4 to help enterprises enhance compliance and manage risks while adopting AI safely.
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Data quality hinders AI adoption in finance despite pilot surge

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Despite 99% of finance firms piloting AI, just 3% deploy it enterprise-wide, hindered by data quality issues and legacy system inconsistencies.
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Siemens report finds energy resilience now outranks climate goals

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Siemens finds national energy resilience and independence now outrank climate goals for executives amid geopolitical risks and supply chain volatility.
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Salute launches direct-to-chip cooling service for AI data centres

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Salute launches a Direct-to-Chip liquid cooling service to help AI data centres manage risks and optimise high-density computing operations.
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Akamai & NVIDIA launch global edge AI platform for real-time use

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Akamai and NVIDIA have launched Akamai Inference Cloud, a global edge AI platform delivering real-time, low-latency AI inference closer to users.
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Boomi named exemplary vendor for data integration & MDM in 2025

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Boomi has been named an Exemplary Vendor in ISG's 2025 Buyers Guide for Data Integration and Master Data Management, lauded for real-time AI-powered solutions.
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QueerTech pushes to hard-wire inclusion into Canadian tech

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A growing movement aims to diversify the tech world by empowering 2SLGBTQ+ creators to shape the future of AI development and innovation.
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BC celebrates tech innovation with 2025 TIA awards

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The 2025 Technology Impact Awards in Vancouver celebrated BC's tech innovation, spotlighting CAD $3bn deals and Clio's Deal of the Year win.
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Couchbase 8.0 boosts AI scalability with advanced vector search

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Couchbase 8.0 enhances AI scalability with new vector search options, boosting speed, accuracy, and AI data management across hybrid cloud environments.