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    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 • Jan. 22, 2026
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    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 • Jan. 21, 2026
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    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 • Jan. 21, 2026
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    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 • Jan. 21, 2026
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    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 • Jan. 16, 2026
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    Managed services market poised to rebound: ISG

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

    By • Jan. 16, 2026
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    IBM tackles cloud, AI sovereignty with new platform

    Built on Red Hat's open source foundation, Sovereign Core aims to inherently provide control over the environment.

    By Makenzie Holland • Jan. 15, 2026
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    What to expect from the AI boom this year

    Global spending on AI will surpass $2.5 trillion as M&A activity gains steam and agentic tools infiltrate software, according to Gartner’s 2026 forecast.

    By • Jan. 15, 2026
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    Azul revamps partner program and aims for high-value deals

    The Java platform developer is prioritizing partner profitability and consistency as its channel-involved bookings track toward 30% growth.

    By • Jan. 13, 2026
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    11:11’s timely VMware partner landgrab

    The cloud infrastructure provider is growing its VCF services portfolio as Broadcom whittles away at the virtualization software vendor’s channel ecosystem.

    By • Jan. 13, 2026
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    Google Cloud wants to help brands build their own agentic AI bots

    With Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience, companies can create shopping and customer service agents that support contact center operations.

    By Bryan Wassel • Jan. 13, 2026
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    AI demand shakes up semiconductor hierarchy

    Nvidia extended its GPU dominance as Intel lost ground last year, analyst firm Gartner said in a Monday report.

    By • Jan. 12, 2026
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    11:11 Systems expands VMware services with Ntirety deal

    The move marks the company’s sixth VMware-focused acquisition in three years as Broadcom continues to shrink the VCSP ecosystem.

    By • Jan. 9, 2026
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    5 channel trends for 2026

    Vendor programs are changing, and not everyone’s going to make it.

    By • Jan. 8, 2026
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    Flexera expands its FinOps footprint to take on data cloud costs

    The company broadened its spend management capabilities with the acquisition of ProsperOps and Chaos Genius this week.

    By • Jan. 7, 2026
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    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
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    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 • Dec. 22, 2025
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    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
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    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 • Dec. 19, 2025
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    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 • Dec. 17, 2025
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    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 • Dec. 17, 2025
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    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
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    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 • Dec. 16, 2025
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    Cloud cost management just got easier

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

    By • Dec. 15, 2025
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    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 • Dec. 15, 2025