The Ultimate Guide to Artificial Intelligence

2026 · Canadian Edition

Also known as AI.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming industries, reshaping business operations, enhancing customer experiences, and driving innovation across sectors globally and in Australasia. From the surge in AI-driven cybersecurity threats and the adoption of AI in cloud infrastructure to the integration of generative AI in customer service, marketing, and financial sectors, this dynamic field demands close attention.

Experts emphasise the critical role of robust data management and infrastructure in successfully leveraging AI technologies, while organisations face challenges including skill gaps, ethical considerations, and regulatory developments. As AI adoption accelerates, businesses must balance innovation with security, sustainability, and human-centric strategies to thrive in this evolving landscape.

Readers exploring this tag will gain insights into the latest AI trends, practical applications, organisational strategies, technological advancements, and the collaborative efforts shaping the future of AI. Understanding these developments is essential for anyone interested in the impact of artificial intelligence on business, technology, and society.

Canadian Artificial Intelligence news
Analyst Insights
Kong launches Agent Gateway for multi-agent AI traffic
Gartner · AI · Data Protection
Yesterday
Check Point tops Miercom hybrid mesh security benchmark
Miercom · AI · Firewalls
Yesterday
Check Point tops Miercom hybrid mesh security benchmark
Miercom · AI · Malware
2 days ago
Extreme says Platform ONE cuts network costs by 32%
Enterprise Management Associates · AI · EduTech
3 days ago
Data centre market set to hit USD $1.08 trillion by 2034
Polaris Market Research · AI · UC
3 days ago
Reviews
Hands-on review: Samsung Galaxy A57 5G smartphone
Mobile gaming
Last month
Expert columns
Proof beats promise: The trust crisis AI is creating
By Lakshmi Hanspal of DigiCert
4 days ago
Tariffs and sustainability: Why master data is a supply chain game-changer
By Bobby Joseph of Melissa
Last week
Microsoft April Patch Tuesday reveals 167 vulnerabilities
By Adam Barnett of Rapid7
Last week
5 key take aways for CIOs from Celonis' 2026 Process Optimisation Report
By Pascal Coubard of Celonis
Last week
Why Legal Services demand is about to grow, not shrink
By Jamie Ng of Ashurst
Last week
From DSPM to data protection: Closing the last mile on sensitive data in the era of AI
By Franklin Nguyen of Cyberhaven
This month
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
World Backup Day 2026: In the age of AI, what are you really backing up?
By Robert Falzon of Check Point Software Canada
This month
Why AI-powered security needs network telemetry across the hybrid cloud
By Ryan Mahoney of Gigamon
Last month
Agent computers: The PC era, amplified
By Alexey Navolokin of AMD
Last month
Data governance vs. data quality: Which comes first in 2026?
By Bobby Joseph of Melissa
Last month
Agentic AI demands stronger cyber security governance
By Steve Giguere of Check Point Software Technologies
Last month
Adapting to change: How SEO specialists can leverage Google's generative AI update
By Haekal Aditya of Manning & Co
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
AI hallucinations "symptom not disease" in Canada's courts
Discussing Copyright
Yesterday
Kia Ora New Zealand: Microsoft AI Tour delivers a dose of He Tangata
Discussing Productivity
2 days ago
Exclusive: Grafana Lab's Jen Villa on targeting the AI observability gap
Discussing Unified Communications
3 days ago
Recent news
Commvault extends Clumio support to Google Cloud Storage
About Software-as-a-Service
Today
Commvault brings cloud resilience tools to Google Cloud
About Cloud Services
Today
Elastic ties security platform to Google's air-gapped cloud
About Public Sector
Today
CrowdStrike launches AI security coalition with partners
About Managed Security Services Provider
Today
OpenAI rolls out GPT-5.5 with coding & research gains
About Software engineering
Today
Komodor to host AI SRE summit on ops & reliability
About Virtualisation
Today
ClickHouse deepens Google Cloud tie-up with four updates
About Software-as-a-Service
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
Check Point wins Frost & Sullivan recognition for WAF
About Cloud Services
Today
GE Appliances rolls out 800 AI agents across operations
About Cloud Services
Today
EcoVadis deepens Google Cloud AI partnership for growth
About Software-as-a-Service
Today
ConstructConnect launches AI takeoff boost for estimators
About Storage
Today
FIS upgrades trading & risk suite for buy-side firms
About Productivity
Today
Job moves
Scality appoints Greg DiFraia to lead AI alliances
Move at Scality
Today
Syspro names Tom Loeffert as Chief Human Resources Officer
Move at SAP
Yesterday
Cogna appoints former Amazon AI leader Sam Ng as CTO
Move at Microsoft
Yesterday
Sovos appoints David McCann as Chief Technology Officer
Move at Sovos
3 days ago
OpenX appoints new product chief as it expands curation
Move at Retail media
3 days ago
Spinnaker Support names Castello & Smith to leadership
Move at VMware
3 days ago
NeuReality taps Amazon & Maersk veteran for AI push
Move at Google
Last week
Anthropic appoints Novartis Chief Executive Officer to board
Move at Anthropic
Last week
Applause appoints Aatish Salvi as Chief Technology Officer
Move at Applause
Last week
iManage appoints Ryan Begin & David Zember to partner roles
Move at Salesforce
Last week
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