Nerdio has launched version 7.0 of its MSP platform, targeting managed service providers supporting Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Cloud environments. The platform is designed to help MSPs optimize costs, streamline operations and scale deployments more efficiently. Key updates to MSP 7.0 include the prospect tenant assessment wizard, PSA integration, Purview solution baselines and a reporting engine across Azure Virtual Desktops, Microsoft 365 and Azure. The aim is to make it easier for MSPs to deliver, manage and grow their Microsoft Cloud practices across every customer, all from a single platform.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on May 04, 20260 comments
SAP announced plans to acquire Dremio, a data platform provider, as part of an effort to unify enterprise data environments and support artificial intelligence initiatives. The acquisition is intended to help organizations integrate SAP and non-SAP data sources, enabling more consistent access to data for analytics and AI applications. Dremio’s technology focuses on data lakehouse architecture, which allows users to query and manage data across distributed systems. Dremio also focuses on eliminating data fragmentation and integration friction, complementing the SAP Business Data Cloud and SAP HANA Cloud offerings with seamless data integration that accelerates AI-ready context.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on May 04, 20260 comments
AvePoint announced updates to its Confidence Platform aimed at strengthening support for agent-based artificial intelligence and multicloud data resilience. The enhancements are designed to help organizations manage and secure data as AI agents interact with enterprise systems. The platform focuses on providing visibility, governance and protection across environments where data is distributed across multiple cloud providers. Key updates include multicloud cyber resiliency and infrastructure protection, active governance and security for AI agents and scalable multi-tenant IT operations with governance for partners.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on April 28, 20260 comments
10ZiG announced expanded collaboration with Nerdio alongside updates to its 10ZiG Ready Technology Partner Program, aiming to simplify the deployment and management of digital workspace environments. The company's deeper partnership with Nerdio focuses on supporting Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) and Windows 365 deployments, with the goal of reducing the total cost of ownership and streamlining management. The integration is designed to help organizations optimize cloud desktop infrastructure while improving performance and scalability. Customers can benefit from cloud cost optimization, endpoint lifecycle extensions, simplified management and improved economics for AVD and Windows 365.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on April 28, 20260 comments
Accenture is expanding its use of Microsoft 365 Copilot across a workforce of roughly 743,000 employees, aiming to integrate generative AI into everyday business processes. The deployment focuses on using Copilot to support tasks such as document creation, data analysis and internal communications. The goal is to improve productivity by embedding AI assistance directly into tools employees use daily, including Microsoft 365 applications.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on April 27, 20260 comments
Microsoft and Tieto have announced a strategic partnership aimed at delivering artificial intelligence solutions to enterprise customers across multiple industries. The collaboration will focus on integrating Microsoft’s AI technologies with co-selling AI solutions to customers and offering AI adoption for Tieto's internal operations. The goal is to help organizations deploy AI applications, modernize operations and improve decision-making through data-driven insights. The partnership aims to upskill 5000 consultants with the latest Microsoft AI technologies, accelerating Tieto's Tech Consulting business roadmap.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on April 23, 20260 comments
Accenture and Avanade are collaborating with Microsoft to develop an agentic factory concept designed to help manufacturers reduce downtime using artificial intelligence. The approach integrates AI agents into manufacturing environments to monitor systems, analyze data and automate responses to operational issues, moving beyond traditional manufacturing analytics, dashboards and oversight tools.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on April 21, 20260 comments
Aptean has introduced an artificial intelligence platform, AppCentral, and AI agents designed for organizations using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central in on-premises environments. The offering enables businesses to integrate AI-driven automation and analytics into existing ERP workflows without requiring a full move to the cloud. The platform is intended to support tasks such as process automation, data analysis and decision support across finance, operations and supply chain functions. The release also introduces 10 AI agents, accessible to Aptean's AI hub with the newly launched AppCentral.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on April 21, 20260 comments
ConnectWise has launched Modern Threat Protection, a managed threat protection service designed using AI-powered cybersecurity to provide managed service providers (MSPs) with defined security outcomes and service guarantees. The offering combines threat detection, response and remediation capabilities into a single service, with delivery guarantees intended to ensure consistent performance. The platform is designed to help MSPs protect client environments while reducing the complexity of managing multiple security tools. Offering a holistic cybersecurity approach, the offering centralizes three critical threat layers including the ConnectWise Managed EDR, ConnectWise SIEM and ConnectWise Email Security.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on April 09, 20260 comments
Nutanix announced it is extending its agentic AI offerings to help neocloud providers deliver AI-driven services, with a focus on automating operations and enabling new revenue opportunities. The approach will enable neoclouds to deliver a broader catalog of AI services including GPU-as-a-service, Kubernetes-as-a-service and an enterprise-ready AI platform service powered by Nutanix Agentic AI. Enhancements to the Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) is aimed at helping service providers monetize AI infrastructure as a service.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on April 07, 20260 comments
Nutanix and NetApp announced updates aimed at helping service providers expand cloud offerings and support enterprise workloads across hybrid environments. The partnership aims to integrate NetApp Intelligent Data Infrastructure with the Nutanix Cloud Platform (NCP). The aim is to offer customers modernized virtualization, hypervisor layers, faster migration, simplified operations, built-in cyber resilience and VM-Granular operations. The collaboration accelerates AI innovation aimed at business transformation.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on April 07, 20260 comments
Eastwall has achieved the Microsoft AI Apps on Azure specialization, a designation that validates its ability to deliver artificial intelligence solutions on Microsoft’s cloud platform. The certification reflects its experience in developing, deploying and managing AI applications using Azure services. The specialization is awarded to partners that meet Microsoft’s requirements for technical expertise, customer success and implementation capabilities. Having demonstrated deep expertise across Azure AI, data, cloud-native application builds and real-world success in deploying AI solutions that are compliant, secure and scalable positions Eastwall as a top-tier systems integrator (SI).
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on April 06, 20260 comments