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Today, we're announcing a strategic partnership with Canadian AI leader Cohere to create a sovereign, full-stack solution for governments and businesses. Building on our objective to empower Canada with world-class AI capabilities, this partnership gives customers access to Cohere’s advanced LLMs and customized applications all while keeping sensitive data on Canadian soil. These solutions will be available through Bell AI Fabric, our layered ecosystem that combines infrastructure, software, services, and applications, all underpinned by the Bell network and leading cybersecurity capabilities.  Together, we’re making it easier for Canadian organizations to adopt cutting-edge AI without compromising on data security and privacy. Read the press release to learn more: https://lnkd.in/eGNE3CGE

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Snowflake has completed the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security’s Protected B Assessment on AWS and Azure—meeting the Medium Cloud Security profile for the Government of Canada. 🇨🇦 Now, GC departments can combat fraud, improve citizen services, and power AI innovation with their most sensitive data—all while keeping it within Canada. Read how this milestone unlocks the future of government on Snowflake: https://bit.ly/4oHVC8r

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Not sure where to start with agentic AI? Don’t rush—start with intent. Shibani Ahuja explains how AI agents are shifting strategy across Canadian enterprises and what leaders need to know to stay ahead. Catch her take in The Peak: https://bit.ly/3UwRQ3I

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Downtown Toronto today with some of the Architech team at the Microsoft Partner event, and the message is clear: AI success starts with the right foundations. Microsoft put a spotlight on the technical advantages of the Azure stack (from cloud databases to enterprise-grade security) showing how they address real concerns around security posture, scalability, and speed to innovate. The reality is that AI doesn’t exist in a vacuum. To get beyond proofs of concept, organizations need solid infrastructure, governance, and cloud-native design. Other themes: 1. AI is everywhere. Microsoft is embedding AI into every partner motion. 2. Microsoft + Nvidia partnership is unlocking compute and model performance at a scale that makes once-intractable problems solvable, driving breakthroughs across industries from healthcare to manufacturing to agriculture. 3. Adoption is about alignment. Success with GenAI depends on matching the right technology and approach to a company’s goals, rather than chasing hype. The focus is shifting from experimentation to purposeful outcomes. 4. The rise of frontier firms. Leaders will rewire around agents that handle knowledge, workflows, and customer interactions. Those that master agentic delivery will set the pace, leaving others scrambling to catch up. The conversation today reinforced that the gap between leaders and laggards is about to widen. And tomorrow it continues with the #MicrosoftAITour in Toronto: a full day of keynotes, labs, and hands-on sessions to show how to put this into practice. We’ll be there. If you are too, let’s connect. #MicrosoftAITour #Azure #AI #Toronto

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