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

ScanSource gives hardware reps a clear path to the cloud

“We have a group of people who want to do more, and we weren't letting them sell the new technologies,” ScanSource Chairman and CEO Mike Baur said.

By James Anderson • 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

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

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

The IT boom is real but the channel’s share is shrinking

Vendors are driving a surge in technology spending as hyperscalers continue to pour capital into AI infrastructure buildouts.

By Christine Horton, Channel Dive contributor • 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

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

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

Avaya takes partner C1 to court for ‘interfering’ with customers

The legal action stems from a dispute over C1 marketing competitive products to Avaya customers.

By James Anderson • 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

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

Channel sales to top $4 trillion this year

Partner-driven deals will account for two-thirds of global IT spend in 2026, according to analyst firm Omdia.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 26, 2026

Oracle falls in line with Broadcom’s VMware license portability mandate

The hyperscaler follows AWS, Microsoft and Google Cloud in adopting the bring-your-own-license model for VCF cloud deployments.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 23, 2026

Omdia untangles TSD market, revealing double-digit IT sales growth

Tech services distributor billings grew nearly 15% year over year in 2024 to $16.6 billion, according to new Omdia research.

By James Anderson • Jan. 22, 2026

Confusion clouds Microsoft partners’ path on discount changes

Microsoft wants its partners to drive Copilot adoption and expand Microsoft 365 usage in their clients. That’s easier said than done.

By James Anderson • Jan. 21, 2026

IBM takes the reins off AI deployment platform

The company’s consulting division unlocked access to an internal resource for scaling use cases across hybrid cloud environments.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 21, 2026

Microsoft 365 licensing revamp ripples across channel

Partners are reshaping their Microsoft practices as the hyperscaler pushes its software customers toward third-party providers

By James Anderson • Jan. 21, 2026

Blue Mantis maintains reseller roots amid managed services push

The company has shifted 60% of its revenue to recurring managed services while still growing its data center hardware and software sales.

By James Anderson • Jan. 16, 2026

Managed services market poised to rebound: ISG

Enterprise MSP contract revenue fell for the second consecutive quarter despite record cloud spending.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 16, 2026