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Ontario Teachers'​ Pension Plan leads Grafana Labs’ $150 million tender offer. “This investment reflects the strong confidence our investors have in our vision for open, AI-powered observability,” said Raj Dutt, CEO and Co-Founder of Grafana Labs. Rick Prostko | Raj Dutt #Secondaries #SecondaryMarket #AlternativeInvestments #PrivateMarkets #Venture #VentureCapital #VC #Deals https://lnkd.in/eGP-b6NN

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Migration isn’t just about moving files—it’s about handling API quirks, rate limits, and metadata mismatches without disrupting business. Our very own Louis Beaudoin-Allaire, Principal Software Engineer, joined Scott Hanselman on Hanselminutes to talk about the real challenges of Microsoft 365 migrations and how ShareGate helps IT teams navigate them. They covered: • Why migrations are more complex than just a "for loop" • The power (and occasional pitfalls) of Microsoft Graph • How we optimize performance while keeping things user-friendly • And yes, why SOAP APIs are still around in 2024 If you’re into deep dives on Microsoft 365, APIs, and IT efficiency, this one’s worth a listen. 👇 #Microsoft365 #ITAdmin #CloudMigration #Hanselminutes #ShareGate

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F12.net Acquires AMTRA Solutions to Strengthen Microsoft Cloud and AI Capabilities for Canadian Mid-Market We're excited to announce that F12.net has acquired AMTRA Solutions, a premier Microsoft technology partner with over 20 years of experience delivering Azure, Modern Work, and AI solutions to Canadian businesses. This acquisition positions F12 as a leading provider of integrated Microsoft cloud, AI, and security services for mid-market organisations across Canada. "This partnership allows us to accelerate value for clients who need to navigate AI, compliance, and cloud complexity," said Alex Webb, CEO of F12.net. "Together, we're positioned to deliver an unmatched blend of managed services, cyber security, and Microsoft expertise." AMTRA will continue operating under its brand as a division of F12, with founder Tasso Chondronikolis remaining as Managing Partner to ensure seamless continuity for all clients. Read the full announcement: https://lnkd.in/gUjsJffY #F12net #AMTRA #Microsoft #CloudMigration #CyberSecurity #CanadianBusiness

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Tired of rising call volumes and support costs? See how one of Canada's leading telecom companies completely transformed its customer service with AI. By partnering with Onix for a Customer Care AI solution powered by Google Cloud they achieved: ✅ 34% Increase in First Call Resolution (FCR) 🚀 50% Faster service delivery 💰 Support costs reduced to 30% of the previous expense The solution provides intelligent, automated, and seamless bilingual support. Read the full case study on driving operational efficiency and customer satisfaction: https://bit.ly/4po2Azh #AI #CustomerService #Telecom #DigitalTransformation #CustomerExperience #GoogleCloud #Onix

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Broadpeak recently announced that TELUS is using its Origin Packaging solution on Google Cloud to enhance video streaming while reducing infrastructure costs. ☁️ The high-performance packager optimises CDN caching, minimising demand on the origin and supporting features like just-in-time packaging, encryption, and VOD thumbnails! This will enable TELUS to efficiently manage its 150,000-asset VOD library and supports time-shifting, catch-up, and cloud DVR. 🤯 #neuco #TELUS #Broadpeak #CDN

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AI isn’t taking over engineers’ jobs, yet. Alan Shimel, Techstrong CEO, sat down with Sylvain Kalache, Head of Rootly AI Labs, to unpack how AI is evolving inside engineering teams and how it’s reshaping incident response. Watch the full interview on Techstrong TV (linked in the comments).

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Larrie Carr, VP of Solutions Engineering, will deliver a keynote at Open Compute Project Foundation Canada Tech Day: "AI Workloads Driving a New Era in Network Connectivity and Architecture." As AI adoption accelerates, traditional infrastructure is being pushed to its limits. Scalable, high-performance connectivity is now critical to support the data movement and compute demands of next-generation AI platforms. Discover how Alphawave Semi’s silicon connectivity solutions are enabling efficient, high-throughput architectures across data centers and the edge. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/g-kjJRQS Thursday, June 12 | 4:35–4:55 PM ET #AlphawaveSemi #OCP #OCPCanada #AIInfrastructure #NetworkConnectivity #Semiconductors #DataCenterArchitecture #FromIdeasToImpact

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🚀 Say goodbye to DevOps headaches — and hello to natural language cloud deployments. Vancouver’s Defang Software Labs has launched a major upgrade to its AI-enabled cloud deployment tool, now powered by the Model Context Protocol (MCP) — the new industry standard for real-time AI interaction. 🔌 Think of MCP as a USB-C for AI: it lets models securely access tools, pull live data, and execute tasks — all from your IDE. With Defang’s new MCP Server, developers can now deploy scalable, secure applications to the cloud using simple commands like “deploy,” directly from VS Code, Cursor, or Windsurf. 🧠 “We’re building for a future where developers can launch scalable applications by simply asking their tools to do it,” says co-founder Lionello Lunesu. Defang is one of Techcouver.com’s Startups to Watch in 2025 and an alum of the Google for Startups Accelerator. And now? They’re leading the charge into AI-integrated development workflows. #DevTools #CloudComputing #AIIntegration #ModelContextProtocol #MCP #Defang #CanadianStartups #DeveloperExperience #NaturalLanguageDev https://lnkd.in/dYgib3pS

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Last month, Martin Bazinet told us at #AWSSummit Toronto how Canadian enterprises are getting ready when it comes to implementing Gen AI solutions. Discover his insights below. 🤖 AI has become a market requirement, and organizations are now using generative and agentic AI to innovate and stand out. #AWSCanada #generativeAI #agenticAI

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