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TPx cancels bankruptcy auction with no qualified bids
The managed service provider turned to creditors for relief from a $1.1 billion debt.
By James Anderson • Aug. 14, 2026 -
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Lumen’s voice exit: no end date and no plan for partners
The vendor touted revenue gains in digital and advanced networking products during its second quarter, as it pivoted away from legacy offerings.
By James Anderson • Aug. 6, 2026 -
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Palantir touts forward deployed engineers, reports record revenue growth
“Our entire business nearly doubled in the span of 12 months,” Palantir Cofounder and CEO Alex Karp said Monday in a letter to investors.
By Matt Ashare • Aug. 5, 2026 -
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Logicalis lands New Mexico security shop Loial and its SLED book
The Datatec-owned managed services provider added schools and government agencies to its customer base with the aquisition.
By James Anderson • Aug. 4, 2026 -
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Coeo boosts its Fortinet, Cisco chops with $14.5 million NetWolves buy
It’s Coeo’s second acquisition in three months, and Vaso’s second IT-related sale in nine months.
By James Anderson • Aug. 3, 2026 -
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Gartner raises 2026 IT spending forecast on AI demand
The research firm now expects global technology spending to reach $6.37 trillion this year, up 14.2% from 2025.
By Alexei Alexis • July 31, 2026 -
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Microsoft adds 88 data centers in a year and says it needs more
CFO Amy Hood pointed to the breadth of Microsoft's backlog as evidence the buildout holds up, even if AI demand cools.
By Paige Gross • July 30, 2026 -
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Partners eye AI cost control as token bills outrun budgets
Customers can’t forecast what AI will cost them. Omdia’s Alastair Edwards says that uncertainty is a partner opportunity.
By Christine Horton, Channel Dive contributor • July 30, 2026 -
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Cognizant bets big on closing the ‘AI velocity gap,’ but there’s plenty left to do
The IT services firm is recasting itself as an “AI builder” as solid second-quarter results and a trimmed outlook capture the nuance.
By Phil Harvey • July 29, 2026 -
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SMB purchasing is slowing. Partners can help
As committees grow and budgets tighten, SMBs are leaning on third-party advisors to vet vendors and negotiate.
By James Anderson • July 28, 2026 -
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Partners leave MDF money on the table and can’t say why
More than 2 in 5 partners aren’t sure which market development fund activities work, according to Omdia. Vendors aren’t helping.
By Christine Horton, Channel Dive contributor • July 23, 2026 -
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Google hikes capital expenditures to $205B, citing demand growth
Overall capacity of U.S. data centers is expected to double over the next three years, according to a report published Thursday by Synergy Research Group.
By Makenzie Holland • July 23, 2026 -
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IBM attributes mainframe revenue collapse to delays, not destruction
Customers redirected budgets to beat server price hikes, CEO Arvind Krishna said during a Wednesday earnings call.
By Matt Ashare • July 23, 2026 -
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Microsoft taps CSP partners to distribute free Copilot trials
The company will let registered cloud solution providers sell a free 365 bundle to small and midsize businesses beginning Aug. 1.
By Matt Ashare • July 22, 2026 -
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The channel owns less than two-thirds of global IT spend
As hyperscalers invest billions in data center hardware, the partner share of an expanding pie will decline this year and next, according to Omdia.
By Christine Horton, Channel Dive contributor • July 21, 2026 -
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Cyber insurers encroach on managed service providers
MSPs are under siege from brokers bundling services into policies.
By James Anderson • July 20, 2026 -
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TD Synnex CEO bullish on hardware as token costs rise
“AI is becoming a threat for software and an opportunity for hardware,” Patrick Zammit said.
By Matt Ashare • Updated July 20, 2026 -
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Lumen clarifies product cuts
Despite a partner memo detailing updates to its legacy products, questions remain about the vendor’s channel strategy.
By James Anderson • July 17, 2026 -
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TSMC makes another $100B US investment
The funding will result in four additional advanced semiconductor manufacturing facilities, bringing the company’s total in the country to 12, the National Institute of Standards and Technology said.
By Jeff Kinney • July 17, 2026 -
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Amplix chases services, AI-driven sales with latest acquisitions
The firm has 275 employees after closing its 15th acquisition since 2022.
By James Anderson • July 15, 2026 -
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IBM stock tumbles after Q2 infrastructure revenue warning
Enterprises are forgoing hardware upgrades amid chip supply constraints, according to IDC analyst Ashish Nadkarni.
By Makenzie Holland • July 14, 2026 -
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Why channel incentive program ROI starts to slip (and how to fix it)
Stagnate channel incentives diminish ROI. Modernize your strategy to evolve alongside market changes.
By Jasmyne Green • July 13, 2026 -
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CBTS stockpiles hardware as chip shortages shred price quotes
The reseller is taking hardware onto its books, betting that customers who are stuck in approval cycles will pay for price certainty.
By Matt Ashare • Updated July 14, 2026 -
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Lumen confirms cuts to commercial organization
Approximately 90 Global Partner Solutions employees will lose their jobs following the carrier’s second major layoff of the year.
By James Anderson • July 9, 2026 -
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Lumen’s voice pullback leaves partners uneasy
Partners want details on the compensation rules and rivals are circling Lumen’s voice customers as contracts near expiration.
By James Anderson • July 8, 2026
