The Knowledge Center

How Canadian IT Leaders Are Responding to Tariffs (and What You Can Do Now)

Tariffs are top of mind for businesses — and while the next wave is delayed until July, IT leaders across Canada aren’t waiting to see how things play out.

Quadbridge Reveals Shift in Priorities for IT Leaders: From Firefighting to Forward-Thinking

New insights from QBITS 2025 and Quadbridge’s annual customer survey show IT leaders claiming a central role in business strategy

Navigating VMware's Pricing Changes: How Organizations Are Adapting and Exploring Alternatives

VMware’s recent pricing changes are pushing IT leaders to rethink their virtualization strategies. This shift is sparking a broader exploration of cost-effective alternatives that don’t compromise performance or scalability.

Quadbridge Celebrates Outstanding Collaboration with Partner Awards

How AI is Changing Data Center Strategy

AI is no longer optional—it's a strategic necessity. This blog explores how businesses can modernize their data centers to meet the demands of AI workloads, with insights on infrastructure upgrades, industry benchmarks, and best practices.

QBITS: Quadbridge’s Premier IT Leadership Conference Unites 300+ Attendees in Montreal for a World-Class Fusion of Tech and Professional Development

Balancing Cybersecurity: A Framework for Reasonable Investment and Impact

Striking the right balance in cybersecurity spending is crucial. Our latest guide offers a practical framework to help you evaluate and allocate your cybersecurity budget for maximum protection and impact.

Is Your Microsoft Security Holding Up? A Checklist to Identify Hidden Gaps

Is your Microsoft environment truly secure? Our latest blog explores common security gaps and includes a self-assessment checklist to help you strengthen your cybersecurity posture.

Webinar: Navigating the Path to AI Adoption with Microsoft Copilot

Microsoft’s 2025 pricing and licensing changes are set to shake up IT budgets everywhere. Dive deep into the details with Microsoft experts as we explore the upcoming price increases and licensing changes, the end of life for Windows 10, and other pivotal updates.

Microsoft Purview: The Key to Smarter Data Governance in 2025

With new updates rolling out in 2025, Purview is evolving to help businesses tackle their toughest data challenges across hybrid and multi cloud environments.

Navigating Microsoft's 2025 Pricing and Licensing Changes

Discover how to optimize your strategy and stay compliant with Microsoft's 2025 pricing and licensing updates. Our guide covers key changes and offers actionable tips to avoid unexpected costs.

The Microsoft Governance Playbook

Effective data governance is crucial in today's information management landscape. Microsoft offers a powerful ecosystem of tools and best practices to help organizations strengthen their data governance strategies.

Modernizing your Data Center: How to prepare for 2025

Modernizing your data center is no longer a luxury—it’s a necessity to stay competitive, agile, and ready for 2025 and beyond. Here are some actionable tips and examples to help guide your data center modernization efforts.

How to use IT Expense Amortization

Let’s face it, IT managers and accountants don’t always speak the same language. But something that will always perk up your accountings ears and help gain their buy in on big projects is understanding and leveraging "amortization".

Are You Wasting Money on Microsoft Licenses? Here's How to Fix It

Many organizations spend more than necessary on Microsoft licenses due to common inefficiencies. Here's a closer look at the ways companies lose money and practical steps to optimize licensing and reduce costs.‍

Quadbridge Spreads Holiday Cheer with Donations to Food Banks Across North America

Quadbridge is proud to spread cheer during this holiday season with donations to food banks across North America.

What to Look for in AI-Ready End-User Devices

In today’s AI-driven world, the tools you choose can make or break productivity. Equip your team with devices designed to handle the demands of AI applications—boosting efficiency, security, and future-readiness.

Quadbridge Hosts Women in Tech Event in Collaboration with Concordia University

Quadbridge,a leader in the IT solutions industry, recently welcomed female students from Concordia University to its Montreal headquarters for a Women in Tech event.

Best Practices for Applying Firmware Updates

Firmware updates are a critical part of IT maintenance, ensuring your hardware run sufficiently and securely. Here’s a guide to help you navigate the process with confidence and minimize risks.‍

VMware vSphere Standard and Enterprise Plus Are Back: Here’s What It Means for Your Virtualization Options

VMware has reintroduced its vSphere Enterprise+ licensing. Read on for more information and how this impacts your virtualization technology decisions.

Your 2025 IT Budget Guide: Top Tips and Industry Benchmarks

Getting your IT budget right is about more than just balancing the books—it’s about setting up your organization to thrive in a tech-driven world. In this blog, we'll explore essential tips for IT budgeting and planning, along with benchmark numbers to support decision-making.

Quadbridge renews commitment to women pursuing business and tech with $60,000 gift to Concordia

Webinar: Navigating the Cloud Landscape: Maturing, Securing, Transforming

In this webinar we explore the critical elements of building and securing your hybrid cloud infrastructure. Presented in partnership with Ayman Botros from HPE, this session offers actionable insights to help you leverage emerging opportunities and ensure your cloud infrastructure is secure and resilient

Quadbridge awarded Platinum Canadian Partner of the Year during the inaugural Lenovo Partner of the Year Awards

QBITS 2024 Workshop: Tomorrow's Storage: HPE's Vision Unleashed

Discover why HPE is uniquely positioned to support your organization's business outcomes through an interactive Q&A session. Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable knowledge and insights to drive your business forward.

QBITS 2024 Workshop: Future-Proof Your Network

Work smarter, not harder. In this session, we’ll look at challenges that your business is currently facing and think of ways to solve them while preparing for threats that don’t even exist yet.

QBITS 2024 Workshop: Living on the Edge

Edge computing platforms, technologies, and applications.

QBITS 2024 Workshop:Using AI and Telemetry to Revolutionize Device Management and Security

Join us to learn how HP's Workforce Experience Platform (WEX) enables employee productivity while providing IT with deep levels of compliance, visibility and security. We'll unpack how HP's Workforce Experience Platform allows you to Leverage Predictive Analytics, Maximize Employee Productivity, Simplify IT Management, Deliver Optimal Employee Experiences.

QBITS 2024 Workshop: Lessons from a Breach Coach: Responding to a Cybersecurity Incident

Join Molly Reynolds and Rosalie Jetté of Torys LLP who have helped organizations navigate over 400 cybersecurity incidents through their breach coaching. Learn about the trends they're seeing in cyber attacks and ransomware negotiations and gain tips for how to respond to protect your organization from legal, reputational and financial risks.

QBITS 2024 Workshop: HPE GreenLake: Hybrid by Design

Explore the Ways HPE can help you optimize your environment across edge to cloud with a flexible, scalable, and secure hybrid platform.

QBITS 2024 Workshop: Microsoft 365 Copilot: Understanding, Preparing, Inspiring

This practical workshop will focus first on demystifying the different ‘copilots’ that are available and explaining the different considerations businesses should take to prepare for copilot, including from the perspectives of compliance, security, and general best practices. We will share tips and tricks to get the maximum impact out of your copilot, as well as examples of practical uses.

QBITS 2024 Workshop: Leading Through the Skills Gap in IT

Led by Roger Bruce, Quadbridge’s leader in Professional and Managed Services delivery, this interactive session will deliver insights, strategies, and real-world examples on overcoming the gap in IT skill. Discover tips for structuring scalable teams, training and retaining talent, leveraging automation and AI to reduce workload, and more. With over 90% of technology managers reporting difficulties in finding skilled talent, we all have experience and advice to share. Come prepared to engage and exchange.

QBITS 2024 Workshop: AI in 2024, the Impact of AI on IT Strategy

In 2024, AI will play a key role, not just in delivering new user experiences, but in how it continues to reshape IT strategy across Canada. In this session, how the transformative forces of AI will empower organizations to make informed decisions and shape IT strategies in 2024.

QBITS 2024 Workshop: Activating AI Transformation: Opportunities and Challenges

This session will cover how to enable AI transformation along with real-world implementations, the partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI, the importance of establishing digital trust and the building blocks for AI transformation.

QBITS 2024 Keynote: Decrypting AI: Building the Foundation for AI and Digital Transformation

Building the Foundation for AI and Digital Transformation

QBITS 2024 Panel Discussions: Future-proofing your technology & business

With the advance of technology, ensuring future proofing with your team, company and partners is key .

QBITS 2024 Workshop: Taking Control of IT Asset Management

In this workshop led by Quadbridge's VP of IT (and the mastermind behind the QB Zero Touch IT asset deployment solution) delve into a comprehensive exploration of best practices for optimizing the management and deployment of IT assets.‍

Quadbridge announces Partner of the Year and Fastest Growing Partner Award winners

QBITS 2024 Keynote: Decrypting Security

Sharing an update on current cyber security landscape, emerging threats and coming regulations.

QBITS 2024 Workshop: Controlling Cloud Costs: Don't Learn your Lesson the Hard Way

Joe Shockman is an ex-YouTube employee with two decades in DevOps and extensive experience with cloud at scale. When it comes to cloud, he’s seen it all – the good, the bad, and the wasteful. In this session he’s sharing the best practices he’s learned to drive down your cloud costs and build lasting discipline around cloud cost containment.

QBITS 2024 Workshop: Resilience Reimagined: Navigating Ransomware and DR in a multi-cloud Landscape

As organizations increasingly adopt a blend of on-premises and multi-cloud infrastructures, the challenge of safeguarding against ransomware attacks while maintaining continuous business operations has never been more paramount. This session will explore the latest technological advancements and procedural strategies that can fortify your organization's defenses against the evolving threat landscape.

QBITS 2024 - Sizing Workstations for Today’s Workloads

As workloads evolve, data storage rises, and end users work from anywhere, sizing workstations is becoming increasingly complex. This session focuses on sharing leading edge technologies and how to leverage them to size your next workstation purchase for local and remote users.

QBITS 2024 Workshop: Using AI and Telemetry to Revolutionize Device Management and Security

Join us to learn how HP's Workforce Experience Platform (WEX) enables employee productivity while providing IT with deep levels of compliance, visibility and security. We'll unpack how HP's Workforce Experience Platform allows you to Leverage Predictive Analytics, Maximize Employee Productivity, Simplify IT Management, Deliver Optimal Employee Experiences.

QBITS 2024 Panel Discussions: Translating Tech Into Approvals - The Art of Selling Up

As technology continues to advance, IT leaders find themselves with unprecedented opportunity to drive innovation and competitive edge. Yet, getting these projects off the ground and ensuring their success is dependent on your ability to rally your organization's leaders. Join this panel discussion where seasoned IT leaders will share their strategies and firsthand experiences in leading transformative IT projects and garnering executive support for them. Discover how to turn “no” into “yes” by translating technology investments into outcomes that resonate.

QBITS 2024 Workshop: Automation Services

Lenovo Configuration Services streamline the setup of device fleets by transferring setup tasks from your IT team to Lenovo's experts. This service includes a tailored approach to meet your specific needs. It's designed to reduce operational costs, minimize downtime, and enhance productivity with ready-to-use PCs.

QBITS 2024 Workshop: Beat Attackers Before the Breach

Understand real-world threats, what organizations get wrong, and how to avoid a breach in your environment. This session will dive into active adversary behavior and how to develop an incident response plan against them.

QBITS 2024 Workshop: Bridging the Gap from Home to Office

Hybrid work is emerging as the dominant model for many companies, and it is clear that one size fits no one. Companies are learning that hybrid work is a completely different paradigm, unique to each organization. And we need fresh thinking to make it work. Inclusion, equity, and collaboration are their guiding principles. At Logitech, we are driven to meet this moment with solutions that optimize hybrid work for employees, IT, and business leaders.

QBITS 2024 Workshop: Living on the Edge

Edge computing platforms, technologies, and applications. During this session: Where, exactly, is the edge? Turning data into dollars, Make…. All the things smart!

Webinar: Navigating the Path to AI Adoption with Microsoft Copilot

Navigating the path to AI adoption with Microsoft Copilot. Hear from Microsoft experts on different approaches for AI adoption, what to watch out for, and get answers to your Microsoft Copilot questions.

Quadbridge announces the transition of Founder & CEO PJ Emam to the role of Chairman and the appointment of Steve Leslie as CEO

Microsoft 365 Copilot: Everything you need to know

In this article, we’re reviewing everything you need to know about Microsoft Copilot including what you should be doing now while waiting for its release.

Webinar: Microsoft 365 Copilot: The artificial intelligence that will revolutionize your everyday life

During this webinar recording, guest Microsoft expert will be sharing everything you want to know about Microsoft 365 Copilot - including what it can do, when you can get it, how licensing will work, and more.

Webinar: The hidden tips to right-size and secure your M365 environment

In this 20-minute webinar recording, our Microsoft experts will reveal insights for optimizing your Microsoft expenses. Plus, they will also share our top tips for securing your data and users on the platform.

How to Set Up Laptops for Employees

To create a more efficient work process for employees, businesses need to make sure all their endpoints are properly set up and secured. By following the necessary steps and opting for professional IT assistance, you can set up employee laptops optimally to enhance work efficiency and reduce the risk of a data breach.

How AI is changing security

How is AI transforming security? Discover the difference between threat detection and response (EDR) and threat prevention, and unravel the power of machine learning vs. deep learning AI. Dive into our latest blog to explore the future of security solutions.

How Remote Device Management Can Help Your Business

As the work-from-home movement continues to grow in popularity, more and more businesses are turning to remote device management software to help them manage and monitor their connected devices. But what is remote device management software? And how can it help your business? In this article, we'll answer those questions and take a look at the practice of remote device management.

5 Signs Your Technology is NOT Enterprise-Ready

In today's fast-paced business environment, technology plays a crucial role in the success of any enterprise. However, not all technologies are created equal, and not every solution is suitable for the unique demands of an enterprise setting. In this article, we will explore five key signs that indicate your technology may not be ready for the enterprise environment.

Think Microsoft 365 doesn’t need backup? Think again

Think your Microsoft 365 data is safe? Think again. Learn why you need additional backup solutions to protect your business from data loss and other risks.

The threats to your Office 365 data

Understand what you are responsible for protecting when it comes to your Office 365 data and look at the top 3 threats.

How to drive digital transformation while continuing to support IT infrastructure – getting the IT professionals you need

IT departments are leading digital transformation projects and companies are increasing spending on emerging technologies. However, budget cuts may leave IT departments struggling to prioritize competing projects.

Quadbridge’s proactive service drives productivity and resilience for law firm

Duncan Linton LLP made the decision to focus on being lawyers and rely on Quadbridge to handle their IT. We take full responsibility for their IT, supporting their end users and continuously driving business resilience and productivity initiatives.

Quadbridge expertise improves IBM i security posture

After supporting Waterloo Biofilter with an office move, they quickly switched from their current Managed Services Provider to Quadbridge. We now manage their entire IT environment and support their end-to-end IT needs.

Quadbridge modernizes insurance company with IBM Power cloud solutions

When a large Canadian insurance company needed to integrate with an acquired company, they trusted the expertise, quality services, and project management of Quadbridge to help them move, manage, and secure core applications in the cloud.

Webinar: how can you keep your IT infrastructure operational & implement key projects?

Whether in growth mode, facing cost pressures on the IT budget, or simply struggling to complete important IT initiatives, organizations are looking for alternate approaches to maximize their IT spending.

Taking IT complexity out of your world.

Whether you realize it or not, your business relies on the health and uptime of your IT infrastructure. IT is the backbone of every business powering operational capabilities, team productivity, and capacity for growth. Unfortunately, as technology complexity continues to explode, most business environments are unknowingly undermanaged. This leaves businesses vulnerable and hinders their potential.

Is Managed Services the Right fit for you?

Big or small, all businesses share the same goals for their IT: they want to enable and empower their teams, secure and protect their intellectual property and confidential information, avoid unplanned downtime, and minimize risks – all at the lowest cost possible.

Quadbridge expertise improves IBM i security posture

When Brydens Trinidad & Tobago needed guidance on securing their multiple IBM ienvironments, they trusted the experts at Quadbridge. Working in partnership, Quadbridge defined and drove their path to IBM i security.

Microsoft Teams productivity tips

While video conferencing and file sharing are the most popular features of Microsoft Teams, the platform offers users much, much more. Discover Teams starting with these productivity tips.

IT efficiency, security, user experience – is Citrix DaaS for you?

As the world of work has changed, most especially over the last few years with the pandemic, IT has become more complex, making it harder for organizations to understand their options. The customers we work with here at Quadbridge have different goals, and Citrix DaaS has helped them achieve them all. Let’s take a closer look at what it has to offer.

Why Multi-Factor Authentication is essential for IBM i

The objective of implementing a native IBM i MFA solution is to add additional layers of security to your environment beyond the standard network login MFA. It is not only best practice to utilize a layered approach to implementing your IT security infrastructure, but it will help you qualify for, and reduce the cost of, your next cyber insurance policy.

Benefits of IBM i Cloud Migration

Moving to the cloud has proven to be a winning solution - especially for IBM i. Learn about the benefits, including cost reduction and improved security and scalability.

8 IBM i Security tips

Learn from our 30+ years of IBM i security experience and find out our top 8 tips to think about for your IBM i security.

Why you need an IT Environment Assessment

Find out why getting an IT Environment Assessment is a good practice to keep your business running - especially now as IT has been quick to adapt to the pandemic, opening new vulnerabilities and unexpected issues.

Webinar: Top security practices to reduce risk - according to cyber insurance providers

This session will help you understand your risk, prioritize your cyber security initiatives, and explain everything you want to know about cyber insurance.

Traditional Barcoding or RFID? Which should you choose?

The right scanning solution can redefine accuracy and performance to implement operational visibility. Read this blog to learn more about the differences between traditional barcoding and RFID.

Traditional Barcoding or RFID? Which should you choose?

Cyber-attacks are becoming more pervasive and more successful, causing many organizations to turn to cyber insurance. Check out this article to learn more.

Avoiding the impact of another Rogers outage

Worried about another Rogers outage or an outage for your carrier? Find our top tips for what you can do to be prepared on a budget.

4 Ways Intelligent Automation is Streamlining Delivery.

To keep your warehouse efficient and your deliveries running smoothly, your workers need and deserve intelligent automation and mobility solutions. The demand for building more efficient warehouses and smoother deliveries is why Zebra and Quadbridge partner.

Inflation is Disrupting Supply Chains. How will Your Operations Respond?

A combination of higher inflation rates and persistent shortages continues to challenge supply chains. Higher inflation increases the costs of production, shipping, raw materials, energy, and transportation, which severely impacts businesses. Furthermore, these costs can slow the rates of production, shipping, and transportation, ultimately stalling supply chains.

Quadbridge continues to grow its IT services by acquiring Able One

Quadbridge Inc. is pleased to announce it has added to its customer offering the capabilities of Able-One Systems Inc. (Able One), a prominent end-to-end IT solutions provider based in Ontario, through a recently concluded acquisition.

User Experience & Security – Citrix Cloud makes it possible

In this webinar, Terry Rebstein, our VDI and Virtualization expert, will present how Citrix Cloud can deliver.

Illumio Workshop

In this 30-minute workshop by Faraz Aladin, you will learn more about how to prevent breaches from becoming cyber disasters with Zero Trust Segmentation.

Jabra Workshop

In this 30-minute workshop by Tim Hernquist, you will learn more about why hybrid work is here to stay and how Jabra fits in that equation.

Intel Workshop

In this 30-minute workshop by Eric Chong, you will learn more about Intel's vPro while diving into real-life examples.

QBx Portal Workshop

In this 30-minute workshop by Hans Kompasz, you will learn how to get the maximum benefit from Microsoft 365 while saving time and money with QBx Portal.

Sherweb Keynote Session

In this 45-minute keynote session by Guillaume Boisvert, you will learn how Office Protect helps to keep your Microsoft 365 tenants safe.

Digital Transformation Guide: The Essential Components

Digital transformation is more than just a buzzword. It's a critical business process that can improve your company's efficiency and bottom line. While the initial thought of undertaking a digital business transformation can seem daunting, it's well worth the investment.

Apex Portfolio Workshop

In this 30-minute workshop by Christopher Kuppek. vou will learn everything you need to know about the Apex portfolio. From the cloud services to the custom infrastructure and services solutions.

QB Zero Touch Workshop

In this 30-minute workshop with Quadbridge's president, Nelson Pacheco, you will discover how simple the process is and why this is the future of remote onboarding.

4 Reasons Why Frontline Workers Prefer (and Need) Enterprise Technology

Consumer expectations and labour shortages pose a challenge for frontline workers as they struggle to meet demands with significantly fewer resources and more pressure. Enterprise devices aren’t just something that can improve the frontline; they are a necessity. Discover 4 Reasons why Frontline Workers Prefer (and Need) Enterprise Technology.

Professional Services Workshop

In this 30-minute fireside chat. You will learn more about Quadbridge's professional services and how we can help you drive success through technology.

How to Automate Onboarding with QB ZeroTouch Provisioning

As we shift into a post-pandemic workforce, companies that continue to support remote or hybrid work options will likely find they have a competitive edge. And those that use zero-touch provisioning for employee onboarding will be ahead of the game.

Keynote Session: Frances Edmonds

In this 30-minute keynote session, Frances Edmonds talks about: The impact of technology on climate and biodiversity, sustainability solutions by HP and how IT managers can benefit from practicing sustainable IT purchasing.

Keynote Session: Pamela Pelletier

In this 30-minute keynote session, Pamela Pelletier speaks about the social impact of Dell Technologies. You will learn about their advanced solutions for sustainability, the way they are transforming lives with technology, and their inclusive culture.

Keynote Session: Steve Wozniak

In this 1-hour Fireside chat, Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Inc., spoke about the story behind Apple, the birth of the first Apple product, the future of technology and much more.

Keynote Session: Claudia Contreras-Gomez

This outstanding 30 minutes keynote session by Claudia Contreras-Gomez, Executive director at Lenovo will get you thinking about sustainability in IT.

What is Cloud-based Software License Management?

As remote workplaces gain popularity, so too does the use of cloud-based web applications. With so many applications moving to the cloud, it’s imperative for businesses dealing with multiple subscriptions to start thinking about cloud software licence management.

Hardware Inventory Management Problems: 6 Ways to Overcome Them

Hardware asset management has always been an important consideration for IT managers, but the recent rise of remote work has made assigning and managing the hardware devices distributed to new employees an even greater logistical ordeal than ever before.

Get Office 365 License Usage Report in a Few Clicks

Staying on top of your Microsoft licensing isn’t complicated, but it is time-consuming. Nevertheless, the continual monitoring of your Microsoft 365 activity is key to improving operational decision-making, increasing ROI, and reducing costs. In this article, we walk you through the simple process of accessing and exporting your usage reports.

Managed Services vs Professional Services: Understanding the Difference

Most small companies need to outsource their IT services. There may be a few designated IT employees, but most small to medium businesses simply do not have the budget for an entire IT department. This is where it’s important to know the difference between managed services vs. professional services.