Microsoft Entra has expanded its identity security capabilities through a set of new partner integrations designed to simplify how organizations implement layered defenses. Generally available through the Microsoft Security Store, these integrations allow customers to activate services such as edge-level Web Application Firewall protection, bot and fraud mitigation and account recovery with secure access to resources directly within the Entra portal. Partners include Cloudflare, Akamai, Arkose Labs, HUMAN Security, and identity-verification vendors such as Au10tix, TrueCredential and IDEMIA, bringing previously complex integrations into a streamlined, in-product experience.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on December 02, 20250 comments
Cybersecurity vendor SonicWall has launched its Managed Protection Security Suite (MPSS), a co-managed service offering aimed at managed service providers (MSPs) who want to deliver enterprise-grade firewall security without growing internal headcount. As described by partner CT Solutions, the MPSS bundle enables rapid deployment and risk mitigation by offloading firmware updates, configuration monitoring and firewall health checks to SonicWall. The service includes 24/7 monitoring of connected firewalls and alerts for offline devices or configuration changes.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on November 19, 20250 comments
Microsoft is preparing to bring together its partner ecosystem at Ignite 2025 with an agenda built around four pillars: improving employee experience, reinventing business processes, deepening customer connections and driving industry innovation. Driven by the acceleration of AI and cloud adoption, the event aims to help partners build differentiation, scale go-to-market (GTM) practices and evolve the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program. Keynotes, breakout sessions, hands-on labs and networking events are structured to support technical, sales and strategic roles. The partner-centric programming features hundreds of sessions spanning topics such as Copilot and agentic AI, Azure and data modernization, unified security operations and industry-specific growth strategies. To make the most of it, partners are encouraged to register (in-person or digital), plan their personal agenda, secure sessions early and define follow-up actions for their business.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on November 18, 20250 comments
BitTitan spotlights a new partnership with PowerSyncPro along with two new solutions: Directory Sync and Migration Agent. Showcases at Microsoft Ignite 2025 (Nov 17-21, San Francisco), these solutions show the broadening of MigrationWiz towards modernizing Mircosoft 365 and Entra ID for AI adoption. The launch follows the release of MigrationWiz Active Directory allowing users to migrate accounts, groups and objects across Active Directory into Microsoft Entra ID. Ehnancements also include preserving user SID history during migrations, seamless tenant-to-tenant moves, automatic generation of passwords and alignment of users. The PowerSyncPro launch features a user-friendly approach with seamless workstation transitions, preservation of user profiles and application reconfiguration.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on November 18, 20250 comments
AvePoint has introduced AgentPulse, a new command center for monitoring and governing enterprise AI agents as organizations scale production use of agentic AI. Built into the AvePoint Confidence Platform, AgentPulse acts as a centralized registry that shows which agents are active, what data they can access and how frequently they’re interacting with corporate systems. The goal is to give security and IT teams a consolidated view of agent permissions and behavior—areas where traditional identity and data governance tools offer limited coverage.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on November 18, 20250 comments
Cognizant Technology Solutions has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 3Cloud Technologies, a U.S.-based specialist in Microsoft Azure, data and AI services, to enhance its global footprint in enterprise AI and cloud transformation. 3Cloud brings more than 1,000 Azure-certified engineers and a track record of 20 percent annual growth driven by demand for Azure-native business transformation.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on November 13, 20250 comments
A new Microsoft-sponsored IDC study examining more than 4,000 AI decision-makers across 16 countries identifies a category of “Frontier firms” achieving significantly higher returns from generative and agentic AI. Most organizations report 2.8x ROI from generative AI projects and 2.3x ROI from agentic AI, reflecting deeper integration across business workflows rather than isolated pilots.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on November 13, 20250 comments
Action1, an AEM solutions provider, has introduced an enhanced integration that extends Microsoft Intune to bring advanced cross-platform patching and risk-based vulnerability management to endpoints. Through this integration, organizations can execute real-time scanning of both operating system and third-party application vulnerabilities, automate patch deployment policies and gain live dashboards into endpoint compliance. The solution supports hybrid and remote environments and aims to close visibility and remediation gaps.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on November 13, 20250 comments
Microsoft has expanded its Dynamics 365 ERP Model Context Protocol (MCP) framework, introducing a dynamic MCP Server, now in public preview, which allows real-time use by agents, developers and applications. A new Dynamics server for analytics, specifically, makes hundreds of thousands of ERP functions callable for automation, workflow orchestration and intelligent analytics. This companion MCP Server for Analytics—launching in December—extends this standardized model-context approach to business intelligence use cases.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on November 13, 20250 comments
Rapid7 has expanded its partnership with Microsoft, unveiling a new Managed Detection and Response (MDR) for Microsoft solution that integrates directly with Microsoft Defender and the broader Microsoft security ecosystem. The joint offering combines Rapid7’s AI-native operations platform and SOC expertise with Microsoft’s telemetry and analytics, delivering unified detection and contextual response across endpoints, email, cloud and identity services.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on November 04, 20250 comments
WatchGuard Technologies has expanded its Professional Services Automation (PSA) integrations and introduced a Unified Agent for centralized management across its security portfolio. The new integrations support ConnectWise Manage, Autotask PSA and HaloPSA, allowing managed service providers (MSPs) to automate ticketing, billing and service deployment workflows within WatchGuard Cloud. The integration consolidates endpoint, identity and network security management, simplifying visibility across customer environments.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on November 04, 20250 comments
Microsoft posted $77.7 billion in revenue for the first quarter of its fiscal 2026, up 18 percent from last year, fueled by continued growth in cloud and AI services.
Operating income rose 24 percent to $38 billion, while net income climbed by 12 percent to $27.7 billion (GAAP). Microsoft Cloud revenue hit $49.1 billion, a 26 percent increase, with Azure and other cloud services revenue up 40 percent. Revenue in Productivity and Business Processes increased by 17 percent to reach $33 billion.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on October 30, 20250 comments