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October 2026 – ChannelBuzz.ca (opens the original)
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In The Channel sits down with BeyondID co-founder and CEO Arun Shrestha at Oktane 2026 to talk about the KeyData Cyber merger, Okta’s partner-first services transition, and why MSPs can’t afford to leave identity as an afterthought. Share the Buzz: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn More Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on Reddit (Opens in
Oktane 2026: BeyondID CEO Arun Shrestha on KeyData Cyber, AI agents, and the identity opportunity for MSPs (opens the original)
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In The Channel caught up with Arun Shrestha, co-founder and chief executive officer of BeyondID, at Okta’s Oktane 2026 conference in Las Vegas. Shrestha has been part of the Okta story since 2012, when Okta’s co-founders recruited him to build the company’s customer success and professional services organization, and he founded BeyondID in 2017. The company is one of fewer than three dozen Okta Apex partners worldwide – the top tier of Okta’s partner program – and a repeat Okta partner of the ye
The Buzz: AppDirect buys Soul Machines, CyberFOX lands TD SYNNEX deal, RSA takes on AI agent identity (opens the original)
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Today’s headline news for Canadian IT solution providers: Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Youtube Music | RSS Welcome to The Buzz from ChannelBuzz.ca, I’m Robert Dutt, today is Thursday, October 1, and here’s what’s happening in the channel today. AppDirect has acquired Soul Machines, the company best known for its digital people and AI avatar technology. The deal was announced Tuesday at AppDirect’s Thrive conference in Los Angeles, and terms were no
Okta Canada check-in: Agentic AI hits the boardroom, partner contribution doubles, and the pitch is ‘sell better, not more’ (opens the original)
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Ryan Sydor, head of Okta Canada Six months ago, Ryan Sydor, Okta’s area vice president and country manager for Canada, joined In The Channel to explain what the vendor’s Canadian investment actually looked like: a Canadian data cell based in Montreal , more than 600 employees in country, and a plan to triple the business. At Oktane 2026 in Las Vegas this week, we ran the conversation back – and the story has changed. The shift, Sydor says, is demand. Agentic AI has moved from conference panel fo
Okta rebuilds its channel program: the Partner Accelerator brings three tracks and a services-first bet (opens the original)
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Laura Padilla, senior vice president of global partners and alliances at Okta Okta is rebuilding its partner program from the ground up. Speaking to In The Channel at Oktane 2026 in Las Vegas the day after the event’s Partner Day, Laura Padilla, head of partners at Okta, confirmed the company has unveiled the Okta Partner Accelerator, a re-architecture of its Elevate program that goes live in early 2027. The headline change is structure. Where Elevate leaned on revenue and transactions, the Acce
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