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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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    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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    Kaseya tempts MSPs with wait-and-see agentic platform pricing

    “We need to really better understand the cost of goods sold, and the best way to do that is to see usage over a few months,” Kaseya CPO Jim Lippie said.

    By • May 13, 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
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    Supply chain anxiety is one of CDW’s best sales tools right now

    The company enjoyed a Q1 surge in hardware revenues that cut into its cloud and IT services segments as customers raced to beat price increases.

    By • May 6, 2026
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    Meter launches $100M partner fund to take on traditional networking vendors

    The managed infrastructure vendor is betting big on the channel with rebates, spiffs and MDF as enterprise networking demand picks up.

    By Christine Horton, Channel Dive contributor • May 6, 2026
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    ForgeOS takes the tedium out of TA accounting

    The professional services firm aimed to eliminate spreadsheets with its technology advisor platform.

    By • May 5, 2026
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    SAP buys Dremio, Prior Labs for AI data push

    The ERP vendor is on a spending spree as it builds out infrastructure capabilities for enterprise AI initiatives.

    By Makenzie Holland • May 5, 2026
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    Intel banks on a CPU resurgence as AI workloads shift

    Intel has seen demand for Xeon servers outplace supply and its business mix shift toward AI during the first three months of the year.

    By • May 1, 2026
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    Inseego acquires Nokia’s FWA business; partners wait for their moment

    As the deal creates a carrier-focused fixed wireless access powerhouse, it leaves partners in a familiar limbo.

    By • April 30, 2026
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    Cloud’s Big 3 spent more than a billion a day on AI last quarter

    Amazon, Microsoft and Google together threw $110 billion at data center chips and hardware to stay ahead of projected computing demands.

    By • April 30, 2026
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    Tech market consolidation accelerates as global IT spending hits record high

    Gartner expects global technology spend to reach $6.31 trillion this year, driven by data center capital investments and unceasing demand for managed services.

    By • April 27, 2026
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    Global business travel optimism drops sharply in Q1, GBTA survey shows

    Pessimism among business travel professionals has nearly tripled since the start of the year amid concerns over geopolitical conflict. Weakened sentiment could impact U.S. hotels.

    By Jenna Graber • April 23, 2026
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    Spectrotel, AireSpring merge into a major telco force

    Two of the largest network MSPs combined forces to take on Granite and MetTel.

    By • April 23, 2026
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    The math CFOs are using to dismiss tech advisors doesn’t add up

    Finance leaders object to residual commissions. A new study argues they’re benchmarking costs too narrowly.

    By • April 20, 2026
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    Wipro buys Alpha Net service contracts to fuel AI push

    The India-based global consulting firm paid $70.8 million for the acquisition, which is expected to close June 30, it stated in a BSA filing.

    By • April 17, 2026
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    The MSP AI gap is about governance, not skills

    Fewer than half of IT service providers are ready to deliver compliance at scale, according to research by Omdia and AvePoint.

    By Christine Horton, Channel Dive contributor • April 17, 2026
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    AI, automation restart MSP growth engines: report

    Nearly three-quarters of managed service providers are struggling to find new customers as existing contract values shrink, Kaseya found.

    By • April 16, 2026
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    Scale up or get out: M&A remakes the channel

    The channel is consolidating fast. Here's what partners need to know.

    By • April 15, 2026
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    AI infrastructure budgets set to triple as demand soars: Deloitte

    Most enterprises are seeking a hybrid infrastructure model to support compute, increasing spending in the process.

    By Paige Gross • April 14, 2026
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    AppDirect buys PartnerStack, targets fragmented channel partner ecosystem

    AppDirect is betting that consolidating partner management, sales and billing in one place is the channel’s next big shift.

    By • April 14, 2026
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    Bridgepointe beefs up on capital courtesy of The Carlyle Group

    The $1 billion-plus technology advisory firm will continue to work with Charlesbank Capital Partners and keep its executive leadership team.

    By • April 9, 2026
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    ‘Memflation’ pushes semiconductor market across $1.3 trillion threshold

    Gartner expects DRAM and NAND flash costs to more than double this year, disrupting component supplies into 2028, the firm said Wednesday.

    By • April 8, 2026
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    Avant, Hyperion partner on mobile market practice

    Wireless carriers are finally paying partners recurring revenue, paving the way for mobile programs at tech service distributors.

    By • April 8, 2026