Global sovereign cloud spend to increase 35.6% in 2026

Cloud customers will seek more local infrastructure options in an effort to retain full control of their data, according to Gartner.

By Makenzie Holland • Feb. 11, 2026

DXC fast-tracks adoption of AWS AI agent builder

The IT services and consulting firm is pressure-testing the Amazon Quick Suite workspace internally as it stands up a client-focused practice.

By Matt Ashare • Feb. 11, 2026

Tech spending to hit $5.6 trillion as AI reshapes IT services

Forrester forecasts record 7.8% growth in 2026, with hyperscalers capturing half of AI infrastructure spend and partners shifting to software-led consulting.

By Kelly Teal, Channel Dive contributor • Feb. 10, 2026

Amazon adds $200B to AI spend blitz

“We’re monetizing capacity as fast as we can install it,” said CEO Andy Jassy. The company joins Google and Microsoft in escalating 2026 capital expenditures.

By Makenzie Holland • Feb. 10, 2026

Kyndryl reassures investors as revenue flattens

The IT services firm also revamped its finance team and commenced an audit of its cash management practices, company executives said Monday.

By Matt Ashare • Feb. 9, 2026

Workday fires CEO, seeks to digest recent AI acquisitions

The ERP software provider’s stock hit a three-year low when it revealed it was replacing its CEO with co-founder Aneel Bhusri.

By James Anderson • Feb. 9, 2026

AI is saving customer support teams time, survey finds

Other benefits include scaling support without growing headcount and reduced cost to serve, according to an Intercom survey.

By Bryan Wassel • Feb. 6, 2026

Neoclouds capture growing AI workload traffic, Backblaze says

The storage provider saw sustained traffic growth to GPU specialists in Q4, signaling an ecosystem opportunity beyond hyperscale platforms.

By Kelly Teal, Channel Dive contributor • Feb. 6, 2026

Google’s $185B bet on rising customer demand for AI

CEO Sundar Pichai said Wednesday the surge in CapEx spend will let the company set "an eye toward the future" amid a boom in cloud revenue.

By Roberto Torres • Feb. 5, 2026

Cognizant CEO warns AI won’t magically produce value

“You can't apply this technology on existing old processes,” Ravi Kumar S said Wednesday. “You have to reinvent and reimagine the process.”

By Matt Ashare • Feb. 5, 2026

AI creates identity sprawl crisis for channel partners

Automation and non-human identities are changing attack strategies, according to separate reports from Netwrix and the Cloud Security Alliance.

By Kelly Teal, Channel Dive contributor • Feb. 4, 2026

Autonomous attacks ushered cybercrime into AI era in 2025

Malwarebytes urged companies to adopt continuous monitoring and lock down identity systems as AI models get better at orchestrating intrusions.

By Eric Geller • Feb. 4, 2026

Lexful looks to untangle MSP documentation with AI

The software startup built a platform with embedded AI search to guide IT services providers through legacy specs and records.

By James Anderson • Feb. 4, 2026

HP CEO Enrique Lores steps down

After more than three decades, Lores departed Tuesday to become the CEO of PayPal. The PC giant appointed Bruce Broussard as interim CEO.

By Matt Ashare • Feb. 3, 2026

IT services help drive global tech spend above $6 trillion: Gartner

Despite surging data center investments and substantial year-over-year growth in software, third-party IT services will remain the largest segment in 2026.

By Matt Ashare • Updated Feb. 5, 2026

AWS, Nutanix deliver sovereign cloud that partners can work with

Geopolitical developments are creating challenges and opportunities for IT service providers, resellers and consultants.

By Kelly Teal, Channel Dive contributor • Feb. 2, 2026

Verizon plans to fight churn with better end-to-end experience

CEO Dan Schulman said the company will deploy AI at scale to help it reduce complexity, anticipate customer pain points and personalize interactions.

By Bryan Wassel • Feb. 2, 2026

Enterprise infrastructure still not ready for AI

Most tech leaders report feeling ill equipped to manage rising infrastructure demands as AI compute ramps up.

By Scarlett Evans • Jan. 30, 2026

SAP leans on partners to drive mid-market ERP migrations

“The mid-market is actually by far now the fastest-growing market within our customer base,” CEO Christian Klein said during a Wednesday earnings call. 

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 30, 2026

IBM enjoys a mainframe sales boost as its software segment soars

The company reported its highest annual revenue for zSystems units in two decades coupled with record growth in software revenue for the 2025 fiscal year.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 29, 2026

Microsoft AI investments raise questions about long-term strategy

CEO Satya Nadella reported rising interest in cloud and AI sovereignty, which analysts warned could lead to more selective enterprise buying patterns.

By Makenzie Holland • Jan. 29, 2026

AI hype vs. hard reality: How channel partners can thrive in 2026

The 2026 channel partner playbook: Survive vendor consolidation, dodge the AI hype trap, and figure out how to actually make money from all this automation.

By Phil Harvey • Jan. 29, 2026

Thrive puts ServiceNow agents to work in AI push

The IT services provider has poured money and headcount into its security and AI practices in the last two years.

By James Anderson • Jan. 28, 2026

Amazon cuts 16K jobs citing ongoing culture shift

The company tied the cuts back to the reorganization push that drove 14,000 layoffs in October. 

By Roberto Torres • Jan. 28, 2026

3 forces redirecting the flow of channel business in 2026

IDC analysts say build-based platform strategies are gaining traction as vendors and partners increasingly overlap in their sales approaches and value propositions.

By Christine Horton, Channel Dive contributor • Jan. 27, 2026