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- Category: Accolades
- Third Octet Inc. places No.364 on The Globe and Mail’s third-annual ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies
- IGEL Partner of the Year
- Third Octet recognized as experts in Microsoft 365 delivery with Gold Cloud Productivity
- Third Octet Ranked in Channel Futures 2020 MSP 501 List
- IGEL Emerging Partner of the Year for Canada – Third Octet
- Breaking News – Third Octet Finalist for Ingram Micro 2018 Canadian Cloud Partner of the Year Awards
- Citrix Partner of the Year for Canada, 2017 – Third Octet
- Third Octet Inc. Ranked Among Top 100 Cloud Services Providers
- Category: Articles/Tips
- Changes Coming for Microsoft 365
- Cybersecurity Toolkit – Our Treat
- The Seven Ghosts of Cybersecurity
- People-Made Problems in the Digital World
- IGEL in Banking and Financial Services
- History of Cybersecurity Awareness Month
- Why Traditional VPNs Are Out, and Citrix Workspace is In
- 6 Security Concerns that Managed Services Providers Alleviate
- Can Digital Workspaces Help Us Bypass the Chip Shortage?
- Four Major Ways Citrix Workspace is Helping Teams Adapt to the New Normal
- Citrix on Microsoft Azure and Five Reasons to Migrate
- Cloud-delivered security for the digital workspace
- Modern Endpoints, IGEL OS and Lenovo
- Cybersecurity Assessment – Our Gift to Keep You Safer
- Microsoft 365. Secure your business. Drive success.
- IGEL Trade Up – It’s Easier Than Ever
- Accessibility and Video Content with Microsoft Azure
- Helping Small Businesses Protect Their Greatest Asset–Their Data
- Quantifying the value of collaboration with Microsoft Teams
- 5 Reasons to Move to the Cloud
- Learn Azure in a Month of Lunches
- 4 tips for working from home with Microsoft Teams
- Preparing for business as usual—from anywhere
- Six Must-haves for Application Delivery in Hybrid- and Multi-Cloud Environments
- How flexible work lowers stress, improves retention and creates work-life balance
- Securing your Remote Work Environment
- How to Get and Maintain Control of your Microservices with ADC
- Microsoft 365 – Enhance Security with Windows and Office
- Affordable Cloud – Bringing Apps and Start-ups Together
- WVD and Citrix – Value for a Hybrid Strategy
- Email and Endpoint Security Assessment Service
- The Business Benefits of Enabling the Modern Workspace
- The time for virtual desktops and WVD is now
- VPN, Workspace and User Experience
- Resources to Help Sustain Productivity
- Top Tips When Working from Home – From IGEL and the EUC Community
- Protect your organization from sudden disruption
- COVID-19 Fear and Uncertainty
- 5 signs you’re ready for the workspace revolution
- Moving to Microsoft Office 365? Make the most of it.
- Mining gold in the cloud
- IDC study reveals more organizations planning for unified application delivery.
- The Future of Work Requires the Modern Workplace
- Intelligent Workspaces for Better Employee Engagement
- Revolution of Work Excerpt: Get Bullish About Growth
- The 1 Biggest Secret to Success and Happiness
- The CIOs Guide to Artificial Intelligence – Gartner
- Managed Services Provider – 10 Most Important Things to Consider When Selecting One
- 10 Windows 10 Upgrade Tips
- Category: Cybersecurity Awareness
- Category: eBooks
- How financial institutions improve productivity and continuity with digital workspaces
- Leading Through Digital Disruption – a Gartner eBook
- What CIOs Need to Finish Strong in 2017 – Gartner e-Book
- eBook: Mining Management In the Cloud – It Is Possible!
- 7 Benefits of IT Collaborative Services (aka IT Managed Services) eBook
- Mobility, Not the Device is the Future and the Future is Now…
- Category: Events
- Set Yourself Up to Win in 2022 with the Right Team and Right Equipment
- Citrix Launchpad Series
- The People Factor: Future of Work Beyond Tech
- Citrix PaaS – No Assembly Required
- Citrix Healthcare Summit
- IGEL DISRUPT UNITE
- Exploration is Waiting for You
- IGEL 101 – Who Knew a Hedgehog Could Make IT Easier?
- Join us at Citrix Summit Series
- On-Demand Webinar – Citrix Transitioning to Subscription
- Citrix Boot Camp – Build a Ready-for-Anything Network
- Digital Disrupt 2020
- Webinar – Citrix Remote PC
- Citrix Logon Experience – Best Practices and Troubleshooting
- Gain end-to-end Citrix visibility to sustain and improve user experience with ControlUp
- Enabling Secure, Uninterrupted Productivity with Citrix and IGEL
- Webinar – Upgrading the VDI User Experience with IGEL and ControlUp
- Live Stream VDI Showdown
- Webinar – The Experience of Work
- A Spectacular Workspace Experience VIP Event!
- Watch Webinar: Solutions to Create More High Value Work
- A Great Event in Niagara
- Join us for Beer & Barbecue at Oast House Brewers
- Our Inaugural Tech Chat a Big Success
- Charcuterie Pros!
- The Future of Work & Citrix Intelligent Workspaces Lunch’ n Learn
- A Packed House!
- Another Incredible VIP Event
- Join Us!
- Race to Win at iTech Toronto Downtown Conference
- Exclusive Cloud for Work.Life.Balance. Event
- IGEL Workshop a Success
- Citrix Workspace App & Cloud Lunch ‘n Learn at Terroni Adelaide
- Join Third Octet and IGEL for an End-User Computing Workshop
- Another Awesome Citrix Event
- Third Octet Attends the Better Business Expo Hamilton
- Amazing Turnout! Citrix Synergy & Workspace Lunch’ n Learn
- You’re Invited!
- Synergy Unplugged 2018 – An Awesome Event
- Another Awesome Event!
- The Revolution of Work Panel an Exceptional Event!
- You Are Invited to a Provocative Panel Discussion
- A Great Day at MTC – Mississauga
- Missed the Toronto Event?
- Join Third Octet, Citrix, and IGEL for an End-User Computing Workshop
- Collaborative, Microsoft Azure & Citrix Cloud Lunch’ n Learn a Great Success
- 2018 Inaugural TXA Women in the Channel Event
- Another Great Event!
- By Invitation Only…
- Join us at iTech – Metro Toronto Convention Center – November 2nd, 2017
- You’re Invited to a Complimentary Citrix Cloud Lunch n’ Learn at Terroni – October 25, 2017
- Citrix Productivity in The Workplace Panel – Toronto, October 4, 2017
- Citrix Synergy Unplugged – Networking Edition – Toronto, September 19, 2017
- Citrix Networking Solutions Master Class Event a Great Success!
- Citrix Synergy Unplugged – Toronto, June 27, 2017
- Third Octet CTO to Participate in ITWC Twitter Chat June 1st, 1:00pm EST
- Third Octet Proud Sponsors of Children’s Aid Gala
- Third Octet is Exhibiting at Apps for Health, April 27th – Booth #29
- Third Octet to participate in The Conference Board of Canada’s Panel, April 25th, 10:30 a.m.
- Join us for a Cisco Meraki Event & Reception on the Lake
- You’re Invited to a Complimentary Citrix Sharefile Lunch n’ Learn at Sopra Upper Lounge Copy
- PDAC International Convention (Booth 6731N)
- Silver Sponsors of LandPRO Conference 2017
- HealthAchieve
- Community Living’s 63rd Annual AGM & Conference
- Category: News
- Third Octet Achieves Citrix Platinum Workspace Specialist Status
- A 3-way relationship built on trust: Third Octet, Veritas and a leading Canadian healthcare company.
- Citrix Discontinuing Perpetual Licensing for On-Premises Offerings
- Citrix and What If Scenario
- Find your Own Work. Life. Balance.
- IGEL Announces Work from Home (WFH) Kit to Ease and Accelerate Working from Home
- Doing Our Part
- A First for Us
- Norrie Davidson Team Spirit Award at Charity Golf Tournament
- Third Octet names Matthew Metelsky CEO
- In Memoriam – CEO Norrie Davidson
- Microsoft Partner of the Year Nomination
- Flexible Work Options Can Help Solve Employee Burnout
- Third Octet Achieves Microsoft Gold Level in Cloud Platform Competency
- Another Fantastic Women in the Channel Event
- Third Octet Adds IGEL to their Vendor Partner Portfolio
- Third Octet adds another Solutions Architect to the Team
- Watch Webinar: Solutions to Create More High Value Work – Watch
- Third Octet Hires New Cloud Account Executive
- Third Octet Turns 10!
- Third Octet Inc. Accepted into Forbes Communications Council
- Let’s Talk About Women in STEM
- Inaugural Meeting of Canadian Women in The Channel
- Rapid Acceleration of Technology Posing Challenges for Businesses
- Category: Partners
- Traditional vs. Digital Workspaces (Infographic)
- Success Through Business Alignment with Citrix
- Successful Partnerships: Third Octet and Citrix
- Creative Disruption Podcast Guest: Ching Mac
- 6 Reasons to Revisit ShareFile
- Out With the Old, In With the New! (Infographic)
- Video: HPE Hyper Converged, from a Partner Prospective
- Category: Thought Leadership
- Cloud Journey #6: Cloud Desktops
- Cloud Journey #5: Moving Applications to the Cloud
- Paradox of Choice and Your Business
- Cloud Journey #4: Cloud File Sharing and Storage
- Cloud Journey #3: Your Cloud Journey
- Cloud Journey #2: Outdated IT is Weighing you Down
- Part 1: The Start of your Journey to Cloud
- Modern Workforce Entropy
- Beyond Citrix Experts: Closing Argument
- Beyond Citrix Experts: Experts in Operations
- Beyond Citrix Experts: Experts in Users
- Beyond Citrix Experts: Experts in Access
- Beyond Citrix Experts: Experts in Resources
- Beyond Citrix Experts: Experts in Control
- Beyond Citrix Experts: Experts in Hardware
- Beyond Citrix Experts
- Work. Life. Balance is a Strong Predictor of Happiness
- Exploring Cloud: Getting Started with Hybrid Cloud
- Exploring Cloud: The Hybrid Cloud
- Exploring Cloud: Back to the Good and Bad
- Exploring Cloud: A Brief on Cloud Security
- Exploring Cloud: The Good, the Bad, and the Hybrid
- Exploring Cloud: Cloud Models
- Exploring Cloud: Laying the Framework
- The Revolution of Work Panel – Key Outcomes
- Working Remotely Could Save You Thousands of Dollars Per Year
- Our CTO’s Thoughts on Digital Transformation
- Paradox of Choice Whitepaper
- The Digital Employee Experience and Workplace Wellness
- Technostress and Work-Life Balance
- Workplace Wellness among Top 10 Workplace Trends for 2017
- The Cost of The Paradox of Choice to Your Business
- Category: Upcoming Events
- Category: Use Cases
- Manufacturing Customer Story – Vale
- Financial Services Customer Story
- Manufacturing Customer Story – Andrew Peller Limited
- Healthcare Customer Story
- Not-for-Profit Customer Story – 360°kids
- Global Financial and Audit Services Customer Story
- Category: Collaboration
- Category: Digital Workspaces
- University of Toronto Mississauga Fuels New Model for Education with Citrix® and Third Octet
- Third Octet a finalist for 2021 Citrix Innovation Award for Partners
- On Employee Experience and Engagement, Will HR influence IT direction? We think so.
- SASE, Security, and Digital Workspaces
- Employee Experience improvements through HR & IT Alignment
- Lenovo is IGEL Ready, and so are we.
- Why invest in employee experience?
- Citrix Security Summit Recap
- Citrix Workspace Summit Recap
- Citrix Cloud Summit Recap
- Higher Education – Enable the New Normal
- Deliver a secure digital workspace with next-gen remote access solutions
- Webinar – IGEL UD Pocket – A secure workspace for home working
- Telco Use Cases with IGEL
- Ontario Regional Hospital Use Case with IGEL
- Transforming Financial Services through Citrix Workspaces and Azure
- Category: Modern Endpoints
- Category: Platform Evolution
- Category: Security
- Category: Services
- Category: Videos
- Category: Webinars
- The Digital Society is Emerging but What Will it Look Like?
- Citrix NetScaler Master Class – June 7, 2017 1:00pm EST
- How to Stop Worrying About Security and Embrace the Cloud
- Top 10 Emerging Digital Workplace Technologies to Transform Your Business
- A Checklist Approach to Digital Workplace Success
- Cloud Computing and the Enterprise-Defined Data Center
- Digital Business KPIs: Goals and Metrics That Define Success
- Category: White Papers
FAQs
- What is a Digital Workspace?
- How does a Digital Workspace tackle remote work requirements?
- What environmental benefits are there to remote work?
- What I can expect to save by transitioning to modern endpoints?
- How can I learn more about IGEL?
- What is a Modern Endpoint?
- What services does Third Octet offer to help?
- How do I get started with Digital Workspaces?
- Where can Third Octet help?
- How do I get started in Cloud?
- What is IGEL Cloud Gateway (ICG)?
- What is the IGEL UD Pocket (UDP)?
- What is IGEL Universal Management Suite (UMS)?
- What is IGEL OS?
- What is IGEL Universal Management Suite (UMS)?
- What is IGEL OS?
- How can Citrix and IGEL help us optimize, re-use, and save?
- How can Citrix and IGEL help streamline workflows and enhance security?
- How can Citrix and IGEL help simplify management and increase IT agility?
- How can Citrix and IGEL help simplify our Cloud Journey?
- How can Citrix and IGEL help simplify my Cloud Journey?
- How does Third Octet help me reduce operating costs?
- Which industries are your services best suited for?
- What solutions does Third Octet offer?
- Why should I complete the complimentary cybersecurity assessment?
- What are the benefits of being a Citrix Partner and Platinum Workspace Specialist?
- What other benefits are there to Third Octet DaaS?
- Is DaaS secure enough for my business?
- Is DaaS scalable?
- Which is more cost-effective?
- What’s the difference between Desktop as a Service and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure?
- How does Third Octet patch management help me save on operating costs?
- What about bugs? Can you fix them quickly?
- Can you fast-track a patch for users who need it more urgently?
- What is your screening process for patches?
- How secure is Third Octet CaaS?
- Will the service be reliable and reduce downtime?
- Will there be compatibility issues with essential software or hardware?
- What if I need to maintain compliance for specific elements of my business?
- Why is location-based management so important?
- Do you offer disaster recovery solutions as part of managed IT?
- What if I only need a few key services?
- How does SaaS benefit my remote workers?
- Is the Microsoft Azure for Citrix workshop worth it?
- What about data retention and ownership? Are our files safeguarded?
- Do you manage all security patches and updates?
- Will I need to worry about physical servers?
- Do you provide custom solutions for specific workloads?
- Will migrating improve our end-user device management efficiency?
- What if important credentials were lost? Will that impact migration efficiency?
- Can you bring VMs over to the new infrastructure, even if from an existing cloud setup?
- Do you provide data reports?
- What cloud foundations do you support?
- Can you ensure our access and permissions are actively managed?
- Do I need to invest in servers and other expensive equipment?
- Do you assist with buildouts and deployments?
- Are all workstation applications covered?
- How does Third Octet help me maximize uptime?
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