AI & Automation: Page 2

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    Snowflake targets AI agent adoption with AWS deal, acquisition

    The data warehousing and analytics vendor is targeting the “agentic enterprise” with additional compute and governance capabilities.

    By Makenzie Holland • May 28, 2026
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    Zscaler secures systems integrators, courts VARs

    The zero-trust vendor is reaching out to the channel as it expands its cybersecurity platform.

    By • May 27, 2026
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    MSP platform providers pile on features

    Industry heavyweights added AI and cybersecurity capabilities, consolidating their IT service management offerings, Omdia researchers found.

    By Kelly Teal, Channel Dive contributor • May 27, 2026
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    The data sanitization paradox: report

    Despite confidence in end-of-life device management practices, most organizations need help, according to Blancco Technology Group.

    By • May 26, 2026
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    Data center boom to push electrical equipment market to $65B by 2030

    Despite transformer shortages and labor constraints, research firm Wood Mackenzie expects data center infrastructure to consume up to 40% of electric grid gear within the next few years.

    By • May 22, 2026
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    Nvidia eyes $200B CPU market

    The GPU giant has its sights on compute needed for AI agent orchestration, CEO Jensen Huang told investors Wednesday.

    By • May 21, 2026
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    Blackstone, Google launch new compute-as-a-service venture

    The TPU cloud offering seeks to increase flexibility for enterprises running AI workloads as cloud infrastructure spend continues to rise.

    By Makenzie Holland • May 20, 2026
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    Zendesk deploys customer service agents, raising the bar for its channel partners

    The CRM vendor wants to put an end to chatbots with automation that requires deep industry knowledge and governance support from trusted advisors.

    By Kelly Teal, Channel Dive contributor • May 20, 2026
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    ERP vendor Infor goes all in on the channel

    The company saw partner growth outpace direct sales last year, according to Jeanne Newberry, Infor SVP of ecosystem and business development.

    By Christine Horton, Channel Dive contributor • May 20, 2026
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    Anthropic unseats OpenAI in the enterprise as AI model spending spikes

    Claude was the leading LLM for business use last month, according to the Ramp AI Index.

    By • May 19, 2026
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    xAI joins crowded coding agent race with Grok Build

    The company’s beta release works directly from the terminal, and focuses on developers and their ability to review and make coding changes.

    By Paige Gross • May 18, 2026
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    Dell rewards systems integrators amid AI partner program revamp

    The shift ties larger incentives to customer outcomes and rewards consultants regardless of where final sales are logged.

    By • May 18, 2026
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    Partners pick up on mixed customer signals amid Microsoft’s E7 push

    As $99 per user annually, the AI-infused 365 bundle may be too pricey for immediate mass adoption.

    By • May 15, 2026
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    AI sparks platform consolidation push

    Organizations have clamped down on app sprawl to corral data for agent-to-agent workflows, according to the Futurum Group.

    By • May 15, 2026
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    AI inference is a channel opportunity hiding inside an infrastructure problem

    Latency, egress and sovereignty issues are pushing workloads into distributed architectures, according to Akamai. Partners can guide the shift.

    By Kelly Teal, Channel Dive contributor • May 15, 2026
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    Microsoft runs afoul of UK regulators again

    The Competition and Markets Authority opened an antitrust investigation into Microsoft’s business software ecosystem on Thursday.

    By • May 14, 2026
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    Cisco slashes 4,000 jobs as AI revenues soar

    The tech giant will reduce its workforce by nearly 5% despite record growth in its hardware segments.

    By • May 14, 2026
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    SAP creates single platform for building, deploying AI

    The release of SAP Business AI Platform and SAP Autonomous Suite follows a series of acquisitions by the ERP giant to bolster its data foundation. 

    By Makenzie Holland • May 13, 2026
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    Google Cloud is hiring an army of AI deployment engineers

    The hyperscaler has job postings for 59 roles related to moving customers beyond experimentation, as deployment muscle becomes a front in the battle for AI talent.

    By • May 13, 2026
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    Opinion

    How platform consolidation eases AI adoption

    Organizations simply don’t have the governance and compliance support needed to scale use cases.

    By Scott Sacket • May 13, 2026
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    SonicWall doubles down on MSP strategy with firewall platform upgrade

    The launch parallels Palo Alto Networks, Proofpoint and other vendors streamlining managed security services offerings.

    By • May 13, 2026
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    Enterprise AI execution gaps open a path for partners

    Despite growing confidence in AI capabilities, most companies still can’t deliver returns on their investments, according to ERP vendor Infor.

    By Kelly Teal, Channel Dive contributor • May 12, 2026
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    Google Cloud calls on TAs to sell contact center. Salesforce, are you watching?

    The hyperscaler gave Ujet unfettered access to its CCaaS platform to distribute to Avant’s technology advisor community.

    By • May 12, 2026
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    VC firm bets $28M that MSP software is the market’s missing middle

    Top Down Ventures closed its first fund above target. Now it’s making a case for the software layer supporting MSPs.

    By • May 11, 2026
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    Tech job postings hit 3-year high

    Tech unemployment dropped to 3.5% in April. Meanwhile, companies such as Cloudflare and Coinbase announced AI-related layoffs.

    By Makenzie Holland • May 11, 2026