Channel chiefs

Here are the people moves we've tracked during the week of January 12 - January 16.

Here are the people moves we've tracked during the week of January 05 - January 09.

As 2026 arrives, channel executives from several IT vendors share their predictions on how channel partners will change to better serve customers in the year ahead.

2025 exposed the strain on the MSP model. In 2026, rising customer expectations, tighter margins, and AI will force MSPs to simplify platforms, prove value faster, and step into a more strategic role without charging more.

Michael Slater, Microsoft & Security Lead at Sherweb on how Sherweb is helping MSPs navigate Microsoft’s evolving CSP requirements while bringing structure to AI adoption already in motion.

Here are the people moves we've tracked during the week of December 15 - December 19.

Inside Pax8’s managed intelligence push and what MSPs need to rethink as AI becomes a service customers expect, not a novelty.