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    Sophos aims to help MSPs become better CISOs

    The cybersecurity provider launched a platform to give managed service providers automated compliance and risk assessment capabilities.

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    Accelerate Partners fires up FinOps for private equity

    The tech advisor teamed up with Procure IT to integrate total cost of ownership into the broker model.

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    VMware users continue to grapple with cost, licensing headaches

    Three years after Broadcom’s acquisition of the virtualization software provider, customers are planning full and partial migrations, according to Rimini Street.

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    AI security tools trigger alert fatigue

    As automation floods into cybersecurity, teams are having trouble focusing on actual threats, according to N-able.

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    Software providers sweat AI costs

    Vendors want better visibility into how the tech is being used amid shifts in pricing structures, a Revenera study found.

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    IFS plans AI marketplace for partners

    The software vendor wants partners to monetize industry-specific capabilities as automation changes traditional implementation services.

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    SolarWinds aims to automate first-line IT tasks

    The company's Avior AI system acts more like an experienced principal than an intern, Avior Product Manager Abigail Norman said.

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    Viirtue bets that IT teams want chatbot choice

    MCP server access will be table stakes for AI-assisted connectivity services, the voice provider’s cofounder and CEO said.

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    Broadcom reinforces VMware hypervisor cyberdefenses

    The company unveiled HyperArmor to give customers tools to prevent AI-assisted incursions.

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    Acture deepens education services with latest MSP acquisition

    The IT services firm purchased Digital BackOffice, expanding its presence with regulated Northeast organizations.

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    IFS hands partners new midmarket deals in $336M channel push

    Partners will own new customer opportunities at companies with less than $200 million in annual revenue, IFS said Tuesday at its Unleashed conference.

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    TD Synnex gives partners 53 agentic tools to ease reselling

    The technology distributor added automation and an MCP connector to its PartnerFirst platform at its annual Inspire event.

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    JAC launches partner program for technology advisors without a TEM platform

    The program will give independent TAs its expense management software, client process and back office in exchange for a cut of their commissions, as private equity reshapes the advisor market.

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    SMBs lack AI governance: report

    Midmarket firms have moved from using prebuilt tools to tailoring use cases amid a proliferation of shadow AI, according to Pax8.

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    11:11 Systems buys IBM’s VMware Cloud Service Provider business

    The move marks the managed infrastructure provider’s eighth VMware services acquisition since Broadcom took over the virtualization vendor.

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    VMware competitor Virtuozzo challenges Broadcom with partner program roll out

    The virtualization platform provider prioritized flexibility and input from its channel as it built the V/Partner framework.

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    Microsoft Copilot reveals AI governance lapses

    Agentic tools are accessing customer, financial and HR data despite policies meant to protect sensitive information, according to ShareGate.

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    What the C-suite needs to know about AI governance: PwC

    As AI adoption surges, executives are learning tough lessons about security, oversight and accountability.

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    Avant offers relief to cash-strapped partners

    The technology services distributor rolled out a capital program that advances TA commissions to provide financial relief.  

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    US authorities crack down on IT outsourcing

    The Department of Labor suspended Microsoft and Adobe, along with Cognizant, Infosys, TCS, Wipro, HCL and Capgemini, from the permanent labor certification program Thursday.

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    VMware renewals are still a channel opportunity

    Many customers are facing their first major decision since Broadcom acquired the virtualization software provider. IT services providers can help.

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    Avant wields 17 years of data to combat AI-assisted purchasing

    The tech services distributor rolled out the Orion platform Wednesday at Avant Special Forces Summit.

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    Hammerhead brings an AI power boost to the channel

    The software provider partnered with TD Synnex to deliver a power-as-SKU offering.

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    Avant pairs tech advisors with professional services firms

    The technology services distributor launched the partner matchmaking program with Zoom at its annual summit.

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    Top channel conferences in 2027

    Partners will have plenty to discuss at this year’s events as AI deployments expand and the channel consolidates.