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  • New Microsoft 365 Security Baseline Tightens Enterprise App Protections, Plus Trust Focused Teams Admin Tools

    By Chris Paoli

    Microsoft released a pair of security and compliance updates this week designed to help IT administrators strengthen protections across Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise and simplify app governance in Teams.

  • ConnectWise Acquires zofiQ to Expand AI-Driven Automation for IT Providers

    Planned acquisition adds agentic AI capabilities aimed at improving efficiency and scalability for MSPs and IT solution providers.

  • 2025 Microsoft Conference Calendar: For Partners, IT Pros and Developers

    Here's your guide to all the IT training sessions, partner meet-ups and annual Microsoft conferences you won't want to miss.

  • Microsoft Dismantles RedVDS Cybercrime Marketplace Linked to $40M in Phishing Fraud

    By Chris Paoli

    In a coordinated action spanning the United States and the United Kingdom, Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) and international law enforcement collaborators have taken down RedVDS, a subscription based cybercrime platform tied to an estimated $40 million in fraud losses in the U.S. since March 2025.

  • The 2026 Microsoft Partner Marching Orders

    By Per Werngren

    A no-nonsense roadmap for the channel, from using AI as a competitive weapon to aligning tightly with Microsoft’s next big bets.

  • CrowdStrike's Acquisition of SGNL Aims to Strengthen Identity Security

    By John K. Waters

    CrowdStrike signs definitive agreement to purchase SGNL, an identity security specialist, in a deal valued at about $740 million.

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  • ServiceNow Taps OpenAI Frontier Models to Power Actionable Enterprise AI

    By Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff

    Collaboration focuses on embedding generative AI into business processes to move from insights to execution at scale. 01/20/2026

  • WatchGuard Open MDR Targets Faster, High-Margin Managed Security for MSPs

    By Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff

    New platform is designed to help MSPs deliver enterprise-grade MDR services across heterogeneous customer environments. 01/15/2026

  • Delinea and StrongDM Join Forces to Address Identity Security for Agentic AI

    By Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff

    Planned collaboration aims to extend privileged access management to human and non-human identities on single platform. 01/15/2026

  • Keepit Consolidates Global Channel Organization to Accelerate Partner-Led Growth

    By Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff

    New structure reinforces Keepit’s 100% channel-only model with unified global strategy and expanded regional leadership. 01/15/2026

  • Microsoft Details Zero-Downtime Migration Path from Oracle to Azure SQL

    By Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff

    New Striim partnership outlines how enterprises can modernize databases with minimal disruption while reducing operational and licensing complexity. 01/14/2026

  • Microsoft Unveils “Community First” Approach to AI Infrastructure Deployment

    By Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff

    New framework emphasizes local engagement, sustainability and transparency as Microsoft expands global AI and cloud infrastructure. 01/13/2026

  • Archive Intel Integrates With Microsoft Dynamics 365 to Automate Contact Whitelisting

    By Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff

    New integration helps organizations preserve trusted communications while improving compliance and supporting scalable AI-driven reviews. 01/12/2026

  • Microsoft Introduces Agentic AI Capabilities to Automate Core Retail Operations

    By Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff

    New tools apply autonomous AI agents across merchandising, supply chain and customer engagement to help retailers scale efficiency and responsiveness. 01/12/2026

  • Snowflake Intends to Acquire Observe to Add AI-Powered Observability at Scale

    By Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff

    Planned acquisition aims to bring native observability and telemetry analysis into the Snowflake AI Data Cloud for enterprise workloads. 01/09/2026

  • Fiserv and Microsoft Expand Collaboration to Accelerate AI-Driven Innovation

    By Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff

    Deeper partnership focuses on applying generative AI and cloud platforms to payments, banking and risk management workflows. 01/08/2026

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    Microsoft Acquires Osmos, Automating Data Engineering inside Fabric

    By Chris Paoli

    In a strategic move to reduce time-consuming manual data preparation, Microsoft has acquired Seattle-based startup Osmos, specializing in agentic AI for data engineering. 01/06/2026

  • Cognizant Completes Acquisition of 3Cloud to Expand Azure and AI Services

    By Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff

    Deal strengthens Cognizant’s Microsoft-focused capabilities in cloud engineering, data platforms and enterprise AI delivery. 01/05/2026

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    Linux Foundation Unites Major Tech Firms to Launch Agentic AI Foundation

    By Chris Paoli

    The Linux Foundation today announced the creation of a new collaborative initiative — the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) — bringing together major AI and cloud players such as Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic and other major tech companies. 12/30/2025

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    Microsoft 365 Commercial Subscription Prices Set to Hike Mid 2026

    By Chris Paoli

    Microsoft announced a pricing increase for many commercial Microsoft 365 subscriptions (and related Office/Enterprise suites), with the changes expected to take effect in July 2026. 12/29/2025

  • IBM Snaps Up Confluent in an $11 Billion Deal to Supercharge AI Data Infrastructure

    IBM Snaps Up Confluent in an $11 Billion Deal to Supercharge AI Data Infrastructure

    By John K. Waters

    IBM is acquiring data streaming leader Confluent for $11 billion in a bold move to bolster its AI infrastructure stack. 12/22/2025

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