The Ultimate Guide to Software-as-a-Service
A curated Canadian edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS).
What to know about Software-as-a-Service
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) has become a transformative model in the delivery of software, enabling businesses to access applications over the internet on a subscription basis. This approach offers agility, scalability, and cost efficiency, eliminating the traditional need for on-premises installations and enabling seamless updates and integrations.
The vast array of recent developments in the SaaS sector showcases its role in driving digital transformation across industries. Topics such as cloud migration, security challenges, partner ecosystems, and AI-powered innovations feature prominently. Readers can explore how organizations navigate complex software portfolios, leverage analytics, and address cybersecurity in a rapidly evolving cloud environment.
Whether you're interested in the market growth drivers, emerging technologies like AI and edge computing, or strategies for optimizing SaaS adoption and management, the stories under this tag provide valuable insights. They highlight evolving vendor models, reseller roles, and the increasing importance of multi-cloud strategies, offering a comprehensive view of how SaaS solutions continue to reshape business operations worldwide.
Canadian Software-as-a-Service News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Premier Construction Software adds early payment tool
Premier Construction Software partners with Quickly to embed automated early payments in its cloud ERP, easing cash flow pressure for contractors and suppliers.
DoBusiness.com joins Payments Canada as member in shift
DoBusiness.com joins Payments Canada after rule changes open the door to payment service providers, widening access to Canada's core payments governance.
Motorola Solutions buys Hyper AI 911 call handling solution
Motorola Solutions expands public safety AI with Hyper deal to automate non-emergency calls and ease pressure on understaffed dispatch centres.
Miovision launches Mateo AI agent for traffic engineering
Miovision introduces Mateo, a generative AI tool for traffic engineers, promising faster analysis, audit trails and natural-language access to network data.
PWL Capital selects d1g1t for wealth tech overhaul
PWL Capital taps d1g1t to replace spreadsheets with a bilingual, API-driven wealth platform for its USD $7 billion advisory business.
AI-fuelled cyberattacks put Canadian businesses at risk
AI-powered cyberattacks are rising sharply, leaving Canadian businesses exposed as legacy systems meet rapid AI adoption and automated threats.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Software-as-a-Service
Boomi gains analyst praise across integration & AI
Temenos named Forrester leader in digital banking tech
Amplitude launches AI Assistant for in-product support
AI dominates US CEO calls as Iran references surge
Appspace named Gartner leader in workplace experience
Featured News
Milestone turns video data into AI-driven intelligence
Milestone Systems' Project Hafnia uses AI video language models to turn CCTV streams into real-time, multi‑modal security insight.
Exclusive: Orderfox pushes into autonomous execution with Gieni ABX
Orderfox readies Gieni ABX, an autonomous execution layer to turn its industrial AI insights into completed tasks across enterprise systems.
Expert Columns
Atlassian scales AI search with OpenSearch on Kubernetes
Why legal literacy is the ultimate empowerment for women in tech
What a stressed market taught me about marketing
AI surge exposes cloud security gaps, report warns
Stop renting intelligence: Why Canada needs to build its own AI stack
Agentic AI to redefine channel partners' business models
Time to converge networks, security and AI to beat the CISO blues
How AI is driving the convergence of networking and security
Expert warns of 'AI wrappers' masquerading as SaaS products
Keep them coming back: How to reduce SaaS churn rates
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Recent Software-as-a-Service News
Mailchimp boosts eCommerce tools with wider SMS rollout
Mailchimp expands eCommerce tools and AI-driven automation, rolling out SMS to 34 new EMEA markets to boost small business marketing ROI.
David Owasi on turning missed calls into an AI business
After losing his job, David Owasi grew OutreachGenius into an AI call-handler for trades - and now has his sights set on space technology.
BDO Canada buys GrantMatch to boost grants advisory
BDO Canada acquires GrantMatch, adding grants specialists and a funding-tracking platform to expand its Credits & Incentives services.
Stop renting intelligence: Why Canada needs to build its own AI stack
Canada's GBP £925.6 million AI pledge backs chips and servers, but critics say true sovereignty needs home-grown models, not US black boxes.
Saskatchewan invests CAD $2.2M into early-stage Prairies tech
The province's incubators commit to nine early-stage tech projects in mining, agtech, health and logistics to drive innovation.
TELUS acquires TELUS Digital to integrate AI & SaaS
TELUS plans to buy all remaining shares of TELUS Digital for USD $539 million, valuing the deal at USD $2.9 billion to boost AI and SaaS capabilities.
Caseware unveils new executive team to drive AI in accounting
Caseware has revamped its executive team to champion AI-driven innovation and efficiency in accounting technology globally.
Flare reveals costly impact of account takeover attacks
Flare's latest report reveals a staggering rise in account takeover attacks, exposing organisations to losses of tens of millions annually due to session hijacking.
Glean & Gainsight integrate customer signals into AI
Glean and Gainsight add customer health, risk and sentiment signals to Work AI, giving teams a shared account view inside existing workflows.
Tech Mahindra deepens UKG partnership in North America
Tech Mahindra deepens UKG tie-up to deploy workforce software for its own staff and expand services for North American clients.
KPMG expands ServiceNow alliance in USD $40 million AI push
KPMG and ServiceNow expand alliance with USD $40 million agreement to speed AI workflows across finance, HR and IT.
Tanium, ServiceNow launch autonomous IT operations tool
Tanium and ServiceNow unveil ITOM AI Prime powered by Tanium, promising live endpoint data, governed remediation and faster patching for enterprises.
Flora launches on-canvas tools & dollar usage pools
Flora adds 21 on-canvas editing tools and shifts to dollar-denominated usage pools, aiming to simplify creative work and billing.
Karbon launches AI community platform for accountants
Karbon opens The Loft, an AI-focused forum with workshops, benchmarking and a readiness scorecard as accountants seek practical training.
Origin partners ServiceNow to embed benefits answers
Origin and ServiceNow embed Cuido in Employee Centre, letting workers get benefits answers from structured data without raising HR tickets.
Animoca Brands launches USD $10 million Minds AI fund
Animoca Brands backs early-stage developers with USD $10 million Minds AI fund to spur agentic web products across gaming, finance and productivity.
New Relic launches AI knowledge layer for IT incidents
New Relic adds AI knowledge layer to observability platform, helping engineers and agents link live telemetry with past incidents, changes and service data.
Westcon-Comstor joins Microsoft Marketplace resale programme
Westcon-Comstor joins Microsoft Marketplace resale programme as distributors and resellers rush to cloud platforms, with partner services and renewals support.
Telxius joins Synamedia on multi-CDN streaming push
Telxius and Synamedia team up to give streaming customers easier multi-CDN switching, boosting resilience and quality of experience.
Klaviyo launches Custom Skills for Customer Agent AI tool
Klaviyo adds Custom Skills to Customer Agent, letting brands tailor AI service workflows for returns, bookings and gifting.