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Mar 05, 2026
Digital Workspace
Infographic: AI Productivity that’s Secure and Simple with Copilot+ PCs from CDW
Article
8 min
Explore how you can ensure security while bringing AI-powered productivity to your organization. Unlock deployment, licencing and managed services benefits with Copilot+ PCs from CDW.
Mar 03, 2026
Digital Workspace
Video How CDW Helped Turn a Defunct Hall into an Esports Arena for Loyola School
Video
7 min
Learn how CDW's technology acumen helped St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Secondary School in Oakville rebuild an unused lecture hall into a high-tech esports arena for learning and cross-curricular innovation.
Mar 01, 2026
Data Center
4 Ways You Can Build Sustainable AI Data Centres with Data Sovereignty
Article
13 min
Canada’s growing AI ambitions are colliding with rising power demands, environmental pressures and data sovereignty needs. This blog explores key strategies for Canadian data centres that can boost sustainability while ensuring data residency.
Feb 23, 2026
Digital Workspace
How CDW Can Help You Navigate the Microsoft 365 Pricing Update
Article
7 min
Microsoft has announced a pricing update to its Microsoft 365 plans coming in July, 2026. Discover what the update means for your organization and how CDW can help you protect costs, optimize licences and prepare for long‑term value.
Feb 06, 2026
Security
How CDW Helped a Professional Services Firm Attain ISO 27001 Certification
Article
8 min
As a critical step in ensuring its information security management systems were aligned with industry standards, the firm sought an expert team to aid its internal security teams with structured and proven guidance during the certification process.
Jan 23, 2026
Digital Workspace
How CDW Helped Loyola School Turn a Defunct Lecture Hall into an Esports Arena
Article
6 min
With CDW’s support, St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Secondary School in Oakville reimagined a dated space into a vibrant hub for esports, collaboration and cross-curricular innovation.
SECURITY
Create a Secure Digital Environment
Helping to protect you—and your end users—from security breaches.
Feb 06, 2026
Security
How CDW Helped a Professional Services Firm Attain ISO 27001 Certification
Article
8 min
As a critical step in ensuring its information security management systems were aligned with industry standards, the firm sought an expert team to aid its internal security teams with structured and proven guidance during the certification process.
Jan 09, 2026
Security
Strengthen Your Security with Continuous Penetration Testing and CDW’s PTaaS
Article
8 min
As cyberattacks become faster and more frequent, are annual penetration tests enough to keep you safe? Discover how Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS) bridges security testing gaps with CDW’s targeted security services.
Nov 24, 2025
Security
Infographic: Microsoft Copilot+ PCs: Business-Ready AI for Real-World Benefits
Article
1 min
Empower your organization to work smarter, faster and more securely with Microsoft Surface Copilot+ PCs and CDW Canada. These devices are built for mobility, powered by strong performance and now enhanced with AI to meet today’s dynamic workstyles.
Oct 09, 2025
Security
Which Cybersecurity Solutions Will Survive the Security Sandbox?
Video
32 min
In this pitch-show parody, five security partners present their satirical solutions to our panel... before explaining how their actual solutions can help secure your organization.
Sep 16, 2025
Security
5 Ways to Address AI Security Challenges During the PoC Phase
Article
9 min
Canadian organizations, while keen on GenAI adoption, face critical barriers across skill, data and security functions. Uncover five key strategies that can help bridge GenAI gaps right from the PoC stage.
Aug 31, 2025
Security
6 Strategies to Help Bridge Your Zero-Trust Security Gaps
Article
9 min
This blog unpacks the key challenges Canadian organizations face in operationalizing zero trust and provides six actionable strategies to bridge gaps in adoption alongside how CDW Canada can help streamline zero-trust security implementation.
DATA CENTRE
Enhance your Data Centre
Learn about the cutting edge technology that makes up the modern data centre.
Mar 01, 2026
Data Center
4 Ways You Can Build Sustainable AI Data Centres with Data Sovereignty
Article
13 min
Canada’s growing AI ambitions are colliding with rising power demands, environmental pressures and data sovereignty needs. This blog explores key strategies for Canadian data centres that can boost sustainability while ensuring data residency.
Dec 23, 2025
Data Center
How to Bring High Performance Computing and AI to Your Campus with CDW
Article
9 min
Canadian universities are advancing research to the next level but face several hurdles in adopting high-performance computing and AI. This blog shares CDW Canada’s expert advice and roadmap for simple, scalable HPC implementation.
Nov 26, 2025
Data Center
CDW, AMD, NVIDIA & Dell Help M&E Studios Meet Their Rigorous Computing Demands
Article
19 min
CDW StudioCloud’s Global Director of Business Development for M&E, Kris Kostiuk and Principal Solution Architect for M&E, Joe D’Amato, discuss how animation and VFX studios can take on their most ambitious projects with high-performance computing.
Nov 26, 2025
Data Center
3 Ways to Accelerate AI for Work with Microsoft Copilot and CDW
Article
11 min
In this blog, we shed light on the key challenges of AI adoption and how Microsoft Copilot, with its agentic capabilities, can help employees accelerate productivity with AI.
Mar 24, 2025
Data Center
How Lenovo & AMD Help You Build Data Centres That Can Run on Less Energy
Article
7 min
In this blog, we discuss how to amplify the energy efficiency of data centres alongside innovative solutions from our partners at Lenovo and AMD.
Mar 04, 2025
Data Center
How NVIDIA® NIMs Bring Speed, Scale and Simplicity to Your AI Project
Article
6 min
NIMs are small self-contained microservices running in a Docker container. NVIDIA makes them easy to deploy, streamlines the means of leveraging GPU resources and allows consumers to deploy NIMs using Helm Charts – a package manager for containers.
Improve space utilization and organization, resulting in a cleaner and more efficient work environment.
DIGITAL WORKSPACE
Embrace new ways of working
Mar 05, 2026
Digital Workspace
Infographic: AI Productivity that’s Secure and Simple with Copilot+ PCs from CDW
Article
8 min
Explore how you can ensure security while bringing AI-powered productivity to your organization. Unlock deployment, licencing and managed services benefits with Copilot+ PCs from CDW.
Mar 03, 2026
Digital Workspace
Video How CDW Helped Turn a Defunct Hall into an Esports Arena for Loyola School
Video
7 min
Learn how CDW's technology acumen helped St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Secondary School in Oakville rebuild an unused lecture hall into a high-tech esports arena for learning and cross-curricular innovation.
Feb 23, 2026
Digital Workspace
How CDW Can Help You Navigate the Microsoft 365 Pricing Update
Article
7 min
Microsoft has announced a pricing update to its Microsoft 365 plans coming in July, 2026. Discover what the update means for your organization and how CDW can help you protect costs, optimize licences and prepare for long‑term value.
Jan 23, 2026
Digital Workspace
How CDW Helped Loyola School Turn a Defunct Lecture Hall into an Esports Arena
Article
6 min
With CDW’s support, St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Secondary School in Oakville reimagined a dated space into a vibrant hub for esports, collaboration and cross-curricular innovation.
Jan 23, 2026
Digital Workspace
6 Ways You Can Digitize Manufacturing Floor Processes with Zebra and CDW
Article
9 min
Manufacturing floors often face efficiency challenges from labour shortages to manual processes that can slow down productivity. Learn how rugged tablets digitize plant-floor operations, offering greater speed, accuracy and data access to workers.
Nov 11, 2025
Digital Workspace
Bridge the AI Readiness Gap: How Canadian Firms Can Move Pilots to Production
Article
9 min
As Canadian firms plan to launch new AI pilots, they may face hurdles in moving to production. This blog unpacks the hidden readiness gaps and explains how a structured, outcome-driven approach can turn AI promise into measurable business impact.
CLOUD
Complete your Cloud Journey
Dec 12, 2025
Cloud
Break Free from On-Premises Virtualization: Why Now’s the Time to Migrate to AWS
Article
11 min
Migrating to AWS is not just a technical project, it’s a strategic decision that unlocks new possibilities. AWS offers a spectrum of strategies to fit your business goals, technical requirements and risk tolerance.
Jun 20, 2025
Cloud
How OpenText and Dropbox Simplify Cloud Data Management for Small Businesses
Article
7 min
Our partners at Dropbox and OpenText offer tailored solutions to help SMBs overcome hurdles. In this blog, we discuss 5 ways their solutions can assist in your cloud journey, whether you’re moving data to the cloud or looking to scale your services.
May 30, 2025
Cloud
BTEX 2025: How to Move to the Public Cloud with CDW and AWS
Article
4 min
In this session from CDW’s Business Technology Expo, experts from CDW and AWS discuss some of the challenges and solutions around public cloud infrastructure.
May 20, 2025
Cloud
5 Solutions that Can Help Simplify & Accelerate Your Hybrid Cloud Journey
Article
9 min
While IT teams gain the flexibility to design secure and scalable solutions with hybrid cloud, it may come with architectural complexities. These five solutions from our partners tackle key hybrid cloud challenges while simplifying adoption.
Apr 08, 2025
Cloud
Hybrid Cloud vs Public Cloud
Article
8 min
We break down the key differences between hybrid and public cloud so you can confidently choose the one that best supports your organization’s growth, flexibility and future needs.
Apr 08, 2025
Cloud
Advantages and Disadvantages of Hybrid Cloud
Article
8 min
Understand the nature of the hybrid cloud and learn about its advantages, challenges and best practices.
