DataStrike announced an expansion of its Microsoft Fabric service offerings aimed at helping organizations deploy analytics and artificial intelligence solutions more quickly. The expanded services focus on helping enterprises adopt Microsoft Fabric for data integration, analytics and AI-driven insights. DataStrike provides consulting and implementation support designed to help organizations migrate data environments, build analytics pipelines and enable AI capabilities using the platform. The expansion helps customers on their Fabric journey by offering Fabric readiness and Proof-of-Concept (POC), Fabric Migration Services and Fabric Managed Services and Support for customers.
The aim is to provide hands-on guidance around Fabric architecture, migration, optimization and ongoing operations to ensure effective deployment with seamless execution to real workloads. Microsoft Fabric combines data engineering, data warehousing, business intelligence and machine learning tools into a single environment. Demand for integrated data platforms has grown as companies pursue AI initiatives that require large volumes of reliable data. Organizations could consider adopting the platform if they seek to consolidate multiple analytics systems and simplify how teams access and analyze enterprise data.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on March 10, 20260 comments
Microsoft says businesses are entering a new phase of digital transformation that centers on artificial intelligence and new ways of organizing work. In a blog post, the company described what it calls frontier transformation, a shift in which organizations use AI systems and digital tools to redesign business processes rather than simply digitizing existing workflows. The transformation creates a new business application, called agentic business applications, integrated with AI that is being used every day and moves beyond basic efficiency to create innovative opportunities for growth. The approach combines AI capabilities with enterprise data and collaboration platforms to automate tasks and support decision-making.
Agentic business applications will be brought to life across the Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platforms. These systems are increasingly designed to help employees analyze data, manage operations and complete routine tasks more efficiently. Companies are exploring how generative AI and automation technologies can reshape roles, processes and business operations across departments. At the core of this transformation is Work IQ which connects signals from Microsoft 365 with operational Dynamics 365 data and Power Apps. This ensures that business applications are able to be agentic, resolving entities and relationships across structured and unstructured sources to give agents a clear understanding of what is happening. Many of the planned updates in the way of agentic business applications are set to be in public preview by April 2026.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on March 10, 20260 comments
Simplilearn has launched the Applied Agentic AI: Systems, Design & Impact Program, an education initiative designed to prepare professionals to build and manage AI-driven systems within Microsoft’s technology ecosystem. The program targets product managers, architects and engineering leaders seeking practical skills in deploying agentic AI solutions at enterprise scale. Organizations face a critical talent gap for professionals to use agentic AI capabilities at scale. The program aims to address this gap by blending Microsoft's AI technological expertise with Simplilearn's expert training classes.
The curriculum emphasizes systems design, governance and applied implementation strategies, with a focus on Microsoft AI services and cloud infrastructure. By centering the program on agentic AI and Microsoft technologies, Simplilearn is positioning it to address real-world enterprise transformation needs. The launch reflects a broader trend toward structured, role-based AI education programs aimed at developing leadership capabilities beyond foundational model development.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on March 02, 20260 comments
Blue Cycle LLC has joined the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA), a partner program that brings together independent software vendors and managed security providers whose solutions integrate with Microsoft Security technologies. The membership reflects its alignment with Microsoft’s security stack and commitment to collaborative threat defense. As a cybersecurity advisory and systems integrator firm joining MISA reflects Blue Cycle's aim to deliver sharp advisory, strong security technologies and real integration between third-party products and the Microsoft Security ecosystem.
MISA includes security vendors and service providers that integrate with tools such as Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Sentinel and other Microsoft Security products. By joining MISA, Blue Cycle positions itself within Microsoft’s broader security partner network, which emphasizes shared threat intelligence and platform integration. For enterprise security leaders, the announcement underscores continued consolidation around integrated security ecosystems designed to streamline detection, response, and risk management across cloud and hybrid environments.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on March 02, 20260 comments
Cirrus Nexus announced that its solutions are now available in Microsoft Marketplace, enabling customers to procure its cloud mobility services directly through Microsoft’s commercial platform. The launch of TrueCarbon offers automatic analysis of every workload across AWS and Azure to deliver accurate workload spend, performance and emissions. This offers continuous cloud optimizations and periodic strategy reporting. The move is intended to simplify purchasing and align Cirrus Nexus offerings with Azure-based modernization initiatives.
As enterprises reassess virtualization strategies and evaluate cloud migration paths, marketplace availability has become an increasingly important channel for procurement. Cirrus Nexus focuses on workload migration, hybrid cloud optimization, and cross-cloud mobility, helping organizations transition from legacy virtualization environments to Azure and other cloud platforms. By listing its services in Microsoft Marketplace, the company aims to streamline engagement with Microsoft-aligned customers and support joint go-to-market efforts within the Azure ecosystem.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on March 02, 20260 comments
At MWC 2026, Amdocs announced a collaboration with Microsoft to bring AI-accelerated application capabilities to communications service providers and enterprises. The initiative is designed to integrate advanced AI services with cloud-native application environments, enabling faster innovation and more efficient operations. The collaboration uses Amdocs Agentic services into coordinated multi-agent workflows. Leveraging Microsoft services include Foundry, Azure, Migration Agents, GitHub Copilot and Fabric IQ, the agents aim to automate and orchestrate modernization activities to enterprises at scale.
The collaboration centers on leveraging Microsoft’s AI and cloud platforms alongside Amdocs’ expertise in telecommunications software and services. As telecom operators modernize networks and customer engagement systems, AI is increasingly embedded into billing, customer care, network optimization and service orchestration workflows. By aligning with Microsoft, Amdocs aims to enhance application performance and intelligence while supporting scalable cloud adoption.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on March 02, 20260 comments
Structured has launched an AI-native Partner Marketing Execution Platform (PMEP) designed to help companies plan, coordinate and measure joint marketing initiatives with ecosystem partners. Microsoft has deployed the platform to its global partner enterprise network, representing a shift in partner marketing and its ability to work at real enterprise scale. The platform centralizes campaign execution, content distribution and performance tracking, using artificial intelligence to streamline workflows that are often managed manually across spreadsheets and email threads. The platform features a "Just Ask" AI feature that allows partners to describe their goal which is then built, personalized and fully integrated with compliance to the task needed. Structured's AI-native architecture offers agentic and generative AI capabilities, centralized content, automated localization, configurable campaigns, full-funnel campaign orchestration and performance visibility.
Partner marketing has become increasingly complex as B2B organizations expand channel ecosystems and co-sell motions. By positioning its offering as AI-native, Structured aims to embed intelligence directly into planning, execution, and reporting stages rather than layering automation on top of legacy workflows. For marketing and channel leaders, the launch reflects broader efforts to modernize partner engagement models as ecosystem-led growth becomes central to enterprise go-to-market strategies. The platform is cloud-flexible and designed to support multiple AI environments, with support for a broad spectrum of AI models.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on February 25, 20260 comments
White Rock Cybersecurity has launched Microsoft Professional Services, a set of customized services designed to help organizations modernize, secure and manage their Microsoft environments. The Dallas-based firm claims the offering provides end-to-end support across Microsoft 365, Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams and hybrid infrastructure, with a focus on migrations, configuration and security baseline implementation.
Core offerings include email migrations from on-premises Exchange, Google Workspace and legacy systems; file server migrations to SharePoint; Microsoft 365 configuration and administration; and security hardening aligned with Microsoft-recommended baselines. The company also offers support for cloud and virtual infrastructure environments, including Hyper-V and VMware.
The new practice is intended to reduce operational complexity and strengthen security posture as organizations increasingly rely on Microsoft platforms for collaboration and productivity. For IT leaders, the launch underscores growing demand for security-first services that combine migration expertise with ongoing governance and baseline management in hybrid and cloud-first environments. The services focus on minimizing disruption, tightening controls and providing clients with a simpler environment that is better positioned to defend against threats.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on February 25, 20260 comments
Commvault has expanded its integration with CrowdStrike to deliver bi-directional visibility between Commvault Cloud and CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM, strengthening coordination between security and IT teams during cyber incidents. The integration allows Commvault to feed AI-powered anomaly alerts and data integrity insights directly into Falcon Next-Gen SIEM, while leveraging CrowdStrike telemetry to help identify compromised backup data. The goal is to enable organizations to verify backup integrity more quickly and confidently before initiating recovery workflows.
Key benefits of this update include a reduction in reinfection risks, safe recovery workflows, faster detection, and strong security and IT alignment during incident. The shared telemetry supports faster detection and investigation by giving SecOps and IT teams a unified operational view. By combining Falcon SIEM signals with Commvault’s threat scanning, data integrity analytics and Synthetic Recovery capabilities, organizations can reduce reinfection risk and restore from known-clean backups. The integration is available through the CrowdStrike Marketplace at no additional charge.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on February 25, 20260 comments
IBM has introduced IBM Enterprise Advantage, a new initiative designed to help organizations deploy agentic AI solutions in collaboration with Microsoft. The offering brings together IBM Consulting’s industry expertise with Microsoft’s AI and cloud platforms, aiming to accelerate enterprise adoption of intelligent automation and AI-driven workflows. IBM Consulting Advantage will run on Azure and scales agentic solutions while preserving existing Microsoft data, operations and investments. The offering provides a pathway to unify fragmented AI pilots with a governance that complements Azure Policy, Defender for Cloud and Agent 365.
The announcement builds on the long-standing partnership between IBM and Microsoft, particularly around Azure, Microsoft 365 and generative AI services. The new Enterprise Advantage approach focuses on embedding agentic AI into core business processes to improve productivity and decision-making. For CIOs and transformation leaders, the collaboration reflects a broader industry trend in which systems integrators and hyperscalers work jointly to deliver structured, enterprise-ready AI solutions rather than standalone model deployments. Microsoft's foundation, together with Enterprise Advantage accelerator capabilities, positions the offering as a responsible option to power AI at scale with measurable impact.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on February 24, 20260 comments
Zero Networks announced continued expansion of its global partner ecosystem, highlighting accelerated growth in channel engagement and a high-velocity go-to-market model centered on partners. The company has built a global partner engine designed to drive faster customer acquisition and broader adoption of its identity-based segmentation and lateral movement protection platform. The update to the Zero to Sixty partner program features a new tier structure rewarding investment, revamped discounting, enhanced sales, marketing development and a modernized partner portal. This update grow momentum across the enterprise ecosystem benefitting MSPs, enterprise VARs and offers global distribution.
Zero Networks' partner program emphasizes enablement, streamlined deal registration, and joint marketing initiatives to accelerate deployment cycles. As cyber resilience becomes a board-level priority, channel-centric security models are emerging as a key pathway for vendors to scale globally while helping partners address escalating breach risks. Zero Networks offers scalable, identity-first foundation for limiting business disruption with its partner ecosystem.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on February 24, 20260 comments
TQA has announced a new agentic-focused identity, alongside expanded technology partnerships with Microsoft and ServiceNow, aimed at helping enterprises accelerate AI adoption. The shift reflects growing demand for structured, secure AI orchestration within complex enterprise environments, where integration challenges often slow large-scale deployments. Given the multi-platform needs of global enterprises, TQA integrates Microsoft's Copilot, Power Platform and Azure AI to provide secure, scalable enterprise solutions. The partnership aims to deliver AI agents that actually work for real-world business challenges.
The updated strategy centers on aligning identity, workflow automation and AI services across Microsoft and ServiceNow platforms. By strengthening its alliances with Microsoft and ServiceNow, TQA is positioning itself as a bridge between AI capabilities and enterprise operational frameworks. For CIOs and digital transformation leaders, the announcement underscores how identity management and platform interoperability are becoming central to scaling AI initiatives beyond isolated pilots.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on February 23, 20260 comments