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    Bear Creek Partners backs ARG as new investment wave floods the channel

    A new crop of investors is prioritizing tech advisory platform development over revenue acquisition.

    By • Updated Feb. 23, 2026
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    VMware customers shrink deployments in lieu of full-scale migrations: survey

    While a mass exodus from the virtualization software never materialized after Broadcom bought the company, scale-backs are underway, CloudBolt found.

    By • Feb. 20, 2026
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    Oxide bets $200M that the channel can win back the data center

    A funding round will kickstart the company's channel program, which one of its execs tagged as “the single largest opportunity for channel partners in decades.”

    By • Updated Feb. 20, 2026
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    NWN pushes network-as-a-service offering as AI prompts a hardware refresh cycle

    The technology solutions provider has expanded its technology reach and service models over the last six years.

    By • Feb. 18, 2026
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    IT teams scramble to justify mounting AI costs

    IT budgets are rising despite a lack of confidence in returns on investments in AI, cybersecurity and other key technologies.

    By • Feb. 13, 2026
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    Most CIOs regret AI vendor, platform decisions: report

    IT leaders are also contending with widening governance gaps and rising use of shadow AI within enterprises, according to Dataiku. 

    By Makenzie Holland • Feb. 13, 2026
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    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
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    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 • Feb. 11, 2026
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    DXC fast-tracks adoption of AWS AI agent builder

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

    By • Feb. 11, 2026
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    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
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    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 • Feb. 9, 2026
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    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 • Feb. 6, 2026
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    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 • Feb. 6, 2026
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    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
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    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 • Updated Feb. 5, 2026
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    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 • Feb. 2, 2026
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    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
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    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 • Jan. 30, 2026
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    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 • Jan. 29, 2026
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    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
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    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 • Jan. 29, 2026
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    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 • Jan. 29, 2026
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    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
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    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 • Jan. 26, 2026
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    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 • Jan. 23, 2026