AI security is fundamentally a cloud infrastructure problem, Palo Alto Networks says

Companies should prioritize identity security and integrate cloud monitoring into the SOC, according to the security firm.

By Eric Geller • Jan. 5, 2026

Hyperscaler capex ballooned this year, fueling AI bubble fears

Spending on data center infrastructure nearly tripled year over year during the third quarter, Synergy Research Group’s analysis found.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 22, 2025

IBM releases SAP tool as migration deadline looms

Fueled by generative and agentic AI, the IBM Consulting Application Management Suite for SAP aims to simplify the transition to S/4HANA.

By Makenzie Holland • Dec. 19, 2025

Gaia-X warns US hyperscalers about selling cloud sovereignty

Tech leaders at last month’s Gaia-X summit said sovereign branding can’t overcome the limits of what the cloud providers can offer European customers.

By Christine Horton, Channel Dive contributor • Dec. 19, 2025

TSD Avant lands historic recapitalization in Court Square deal

Court Square Capital Partners poured an undisclosed sum into the technology service distributor, adding horsepower to its Pathfinder platform.

By James Anderson • Dec. 17, 2025

AWS leans on partners to spin up mainframe modernization agents

The hyperscaler launched a platform called AWS Transform Composability aimed at speeding migrations with AI automation.

By Kelly Teal, Channel Dive contributor • Dec. 17, 2025

CISOs view hybrid environments as best way to manage risk, compliance

Security leaders are also focused on the convergence of IT and operational technology as business continuity becomes a major concern.

By David Jones • Updated Dec. 15, 2025

Google Cloud unveils revamped partner program

“This is not an update — this is a fundamental total transformation,” Phil Larson, managing director of partner programs at Google Cloud, said.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 16, 2025

Cloud cost management just got easier

The FinOps Foundation added contractual commitments to its unified billing data matrix.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 15, 2025

Zoom pushes partners to add services; partners push back

The vendor’s points-based program takes effect in October. Some tech advisors and services distributors worry they're being asked to do too much.

By James Anderson • Dec. 15, 2025

Making sense of Microsoft’s partner changes: A guide for MSPs

Microsoft is changing its Direct Bill rules. But there is a way forward.

By Liz Nunez • Dec. 15, 2025

Broadcom buoyed by AI boom, steady VMware growth

The company’s AI revenue shot up 65% year over year to $20 billion in 2025, driven by massive deals with OpenAI and Anthropic.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 12, 2025

Oracle defends infrastructure spending spree amid mounting AI demand

The company raised its fiscal year capital investments forecast by $15 billion as its cloud backlog surpassed $500 billion.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 11, 2025

Salesforce Agentforce 360 offers ‘revenue-ready’ AI for partners

Salesforce wants businesses to build, package and sell their own vertical products on the Agentforce 360 Platform.

By Christine Horton, Channel Dive contributor • Dec. 10, 2025

DXC rolls out AdvisoryX consulting unit amid AI-centric rebrand

The IT services giant is looking to capitalize on what its research confirms: Companies are drowning in AI hype but can't figure out how to actually make it work.

By Phil Harvey • Dec. 10, 2025

Latest AppDirect acquisition takes ISVs, TAs deeper into cloud marketplaces

The B2B commerce provider added hyperscaler sales platform Tackle.io to its portfolio earlier this month.

By James Anderson • Dec. 9, 2025

Intelisys targets high-growth partners in refocused strategy

Questions remain about how Intelisys’ parent company, ScanSource, can enable hardware sales for its tech advisors.

By James Anderson • Dec. 8, 2025

IBM shells out $11B for Confluent to help disparate data flow together

The acquisition will create public and private cloud integrations to help drive generative and agentic AI adoption, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said Monday.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 8, 2025

Snowflake expands data integrations amid mounting AI consumption

The data cloud company deepened partnerships with Accenture and Anthropic and doubled its AWS marketplace sales to $2 billion this year.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 4, 2025

AWS pitches enterprises on frontier agents built for scale, autonomy

IT teams stand to see the most benefit from AI that can continuously work in the background to put out fires, triage issues and monitor the tech stack.

By Makenzie Holland • Dec. 3, 2025

Broadcom underscores VMware channel changes

The company wants partners to know they'll be rewarded for helping customers achieve business outcomes, not just for sales.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 3, 2025

AWS, Google link up to ease multicloud deployments

Microsoft Azure will also join the service in 2026. It's the latest hyperscaler move to ease interoperability.

By Makenzie Holland • Dec. 2, 2025

AWS widens agentic AI channel

The hyperscaler will provide additional marketing funds to partners with expertise in developing and implementing enterprise AI capabilities.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 1, 2025

Workday shrugs off vibe coding upstarts amid AI push

The enterprise software provider is leaning on a trio of recent acquisitions and a strong partner ecosystem to drive adoption of its cloud-based data platforms.

By Matt Ashare • Nov. 26, 2025

Top channel conferences in 2026

Technology conferences next year will help IT service providers, resellers and distributors keep pace with rapidly changing partner ecosystems.

By Matt Ashare , Phil Harvey , James Anderson , John Moore • Updated Jan. 27, 2026