EPlus Sees FY26 Sales Boom As AI Is ‘Becoming Embedded’
ePlus reported double‑digit growth in FY26, with gross billings reaching $3.8 billion, a 17% increase, and net sales climbing 22% to $2.4 billion. Adjusted EBITDA surged 49.5% to $204.8 million, reflecting strong demand for AI‑driven infrastructure, security and cloud services. CEO Mark Marron said AI is now embedded in enterprise planning, creating opportunities across the company’s portfolio. Despite the earnings beat, the stock fell nearly 10% to $80.11 per share.
Anthropic Raises $65B As It Scales Partnerships
Anthropic announced a $65 billion Series H round that lifts its post‑money valuation to $965 billion, more than double the figure disclosed in February. The funding surge coincides with a reported run‑rate revenue exceeding $47 billion, up from $14 billion three months earlier. Anthropic is...
Petra Security CEO: If MSPs Can Master Business Email Compromise Security, ‘They Win’
Petra Security, a San Francisco‑based startup founded in 2024, is targeting Managed Service Providers (MSPs) with AI‑driven identity threat detection for Microsoft 365. The company says its platform can automatically purge phishing emails across all of an MSP’s customers, reducing BEC exposure...
MSPs Turn To Specialization, AI To Stand Out
Managed service providers (MSPs) are turning to AI‑driven services and niche specializations to overcome a steep drop in new customer acquisition, with 71% naming sales as their biggest hurdle. Conversations about AI quickly surface data‑visibility and security gaps, prompting MSPs...
Expansion Of Mythos-Level LLMs Makes Exploitability The Key Focus: CISO
Anthropic’s Claude Mythos, a frontier LLM designed for automated vulnerability discovery, is expected to become publicly available within the next six to twelve months. Optiv CISO Rob Gregory says this development forces organizations to move from counting total vulnerabilities to prioritizing...
Microsoft’s Althoff Brings His Sales, Channel Expertise To Newly Created Role
Judson Althoff was elevated to Microsoft commercial CEO, a newly created role that places him in charge of roughly 75% of the company’s revenue and unifies sales, marketing, operations, finance and engineering. A veteran of Microsoft’s channel business and former...
Extreme Networks CEO Ed Meyercord: ‘We’re Giving Predictability To The Channel’
Extreme Networks CEO Ed Meyercord announced a price‑guarantee through Nov. 1 to shield channel partners from supply‑chain volatility. The company highlighted its Platform ONE and Agent ONE suite, promising autonomous network management with human‑in‑the‑loop oversight. At Extreme Connect 2026 the firm showcased Extreme Fabric,...
MSP Valuation Scorecard: Sales Engines, Operational Maturity Drive M&A Value
ITPartners+, led by Kevin Damghani, has completed seven MSP acquisitions since mid‑2023, including four in 2026 with two more slated. The firm targets independent MSPs with $1‑5 million in revenue, emphasizing operational maturity, a dedicated sales team, and vertical expertise to...
Accenture Director Joins Google Cloud Star Quantiphi As New CEO To Lead ‘Global Scale’
Quantiphi, a Google Cloud Premier Partner and 2026 Databases Partner of the Year, has appointed former Accenture senior managing director Jim Reesing as its new CEO. Reesing brings three decades of experience in AI‑enabled enterprise transformation from Accenture, IBM and...
Google To Build $15B Data Center Next To Amazon Center In Missouri
Google announced a $15 billion, 900‑acre data center in Montgomery County, Missouri, positioned directly beside Amazon’s $35 billion, 1,000‑acre project. The investment is part of Alphabet’s $190 billion capex plan for 2026, emphasizing AI‑driven infrastructure. Google will bring more than 1 gigawatt of capacity...
Snyk Boosts Partner Services For AI Security With Launch Of New Delivery Program: Exclusive
Snyk announced a new services delivery program aimed at partners, targeting the growing need for AI‑security solutions. The initiative will start with partner training for onboarding and implementation, then expand to mature managed‑services offerings around Snyk’s platform. Platinum‑level partners receive...
10 Hot MSP Tools To Expand Automation, AI, Agentic AI Capabilities
CRN highlighted ten emerging tools that enable managed service providers (MSPs) to embed AI, automation, and agentic capabilities into their service stacks. Solutions range from Acronis Workflow Automation’s no‑code orchestration to SuperOps’s AI‑native unified endpoint management platform. Many offerings, such...
Analysis: Amid Claude Mythos FUD, Don’t Forget About Identity
The rise of AI‑driven vulnerability scanners such as Anthropic’s Claude Mythos is intensifying the urgency of patch management, but experts warn that fixing code alone won’t stop attackers. Identity remains the most exploited ingress point, with modern IT architectures tying critical...
Dell Technologies World 2026: Seven Big Channel Game-Changers
At Dell Technologies World 2026, Dell announced a suite of channel initiatives aimed at accelerating AI, cloud and cyber‑resilience sales through its partner ecosystem. The company highlighted double‑digit revenue growth across all lines of business and unveiled a new technology...
Partners: Dell Supply Chain Superiority Is Driving Sales Growth Versus Competitors
Dell Technologies' robust supply chain is driving significant sales growth and partner wins amid a global memory shortage. The company posted record fourth‑quarter revenue of $33.4 billion, a 39% year‑over‑year increase, and channel partners such as World Wide Technology, Ahead, DXC...