Managed Service Provider (MSP) stories
The seed cash will speed product development as managed service providers seek better ways to capture and use scattered IT knowledge.
Channel partners in Australia and New Zealand gain Microsoft Teams-based customer service tools, as Tech Data adds AnywhereNow to its portfolio.
MSPs could cut manual vulnerability work as RoboShadow's automation tools reach Pax8's 47,000-strong partner base through the cloud marketplace.
SMB customers can now buy browser-based security, access and AI controls through MSPs, reducing the need for multiple point products.
Businesses using AI in the European Union face new pressure to prove compliance, as the rules also reach overseas suppliers and service providers.
The update gives service providers new AI controls and a simpler billing model as demand grows for outsourced security governance.
The deal gives Evergreen a bigger foothold in Australia and New Zealand as demand for outsourced IT support and cybersecurity keeps rising.
Regulated firms can now run GitLab's DevSecOps platform on Google Cloud with partner management, tighter data residency controls and new Gemini models.
As AI use spreads, MSPs can now monitor and govern employees' interactions with AI tools through Check Point's expanded platform.
Pay by Bank providers face rising pressure to win digital payments share as Token.io adds a veteran engineer to its leadership team.
The move bolsters Paysecure's expansion plans as the payments firm seeks tighter finance oversight across growing international operations.
Partners will gain clearer oversight of subscriptions and revenue as Pax8 adds analytics, reporting and integration tools to its Marketplace.
Partners can now package AI advice and delivery into recurring services as Pax8 opens access to its new programme, services and Agent Store.
Website operators face rising infrastructure and commercial pressure as AI-generated requests on Fastly's network climbed 30% in five months.
Customers with data-heavy workloads can now buy compute, connectivity and storage from one provider, avoiding egress fees and internet bottlenecks.
Trust at the point of payment is the key hurdle, with 50.1% of European consumers unwilling to share card details with AI agents.
Canadian businesses gain a single supplier for IT and endpoint security as Canon broadens its managed services with ESET products.
Faster cross-border payouts for US businesses are at the heart of the payments firm's latest push into one of its biggest markets.
Australian solution providers will gain simpler access to PagerDuty's incident management tools as the vendor taps Ingram Micro's reseller network.
Replacement demand in business communications is sharpening the value of channel partners as Mitel expands its global partner ecosystem.