Microsoft Unveils “Community First” Approach to AI Infrastructure Deployment

Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on January 13, 20260 comments

Archive Intel Integrates With Microsoft Dynamics 365 to Automate Contact Whitelisting

Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on January 12, 20260 comments

Microsoft Introduces Agentic AI Capabilities to Automate Core Retail Operations

Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on January 12, 20260 comments

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

Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on January 09, 20260 comments

Fiserv and Microsoft Expand Collaboration to Accelerate AI-Driven Innovation

Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on January 08, 20260 comments

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

Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on January 05, 20260 comments

Cognizant and Microsoft Expand Partnership to Accelerate Enterprise AI Transformation

Cognizant and Microsoft have expanded their long-standing partnership to help enterprises accelerate AI transformation and deliver what the companies describe as frontier firm experiences—organizations that embed AI deeply across operations rather than limiting it to isolated pilots. The collaboration will embed agentic AI and Copilot into mission-critical workflows. Along with this, the partnership expands the Cognizant Neuro AI Suite of offerings and combines Microsoft's trusted cloud and AI with Cognizant's industry platforms. Other improvements in the pipeline include scaling up Azure, Azure AI Foundry, MS 365 Copilot, GitHub and related technologies.

Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on December 19, 20250 comments

Commvault Partners With Pinecone to Add Cyber Resilience for Enterprise AI Vector Data

Commvault has announced a partnership with Pinecone aimed at strengthening cyber resilience for vector databases that underpin retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and other enterprise AI applications. The integration extends Commvault’s cloud-based resilience platform to protect Pinecone vector workloads, enabling immutable backups, point-in-time recovery, and extended retention without affecting query performance. The companies say the approach is designed for organizations that rely on vectors as a core data type but face strict compliance, governance, and recovery requirements. Key features include accelerated PITR, enhanced data protection, unified cyber resilience and compliance support with audit readiness.

Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on December 18, 20250 comments

Guardz Report Finds Nearly Half of U.S. SMBs Have Experienced a Cyberattack

Nearly half of U.S. small and midsize businesses have already been hit by a cyberattack, according to Guardz’s 2025 SMB Cybersecurity Report, which surveyed 800 SMB owners across multiple industries. The report found that 43 percent experienced at least one attack in the past five years, with phishing, ransomware and employee error cited as the most common threats. Despite rising awareness—80 percent of respondents said cyber risk has increased—more than half of SMBs still rely on business owners or untrained staff to manage security, often without professional support.

Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on December 17, 20250 comments

Enavate Expands Xcelerate Portfolio to Give SMBs More Flexible Paths to Business Central

Enavate has expanded its Xcelerate portfolio, a rapid-implementation offering designed to help SMBs deploy Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central in as little as 12 weeks. The update adds modular add-ons and curated integration options, giving organizations more flexibility to start with core financial capabilities and layer on additional functionality over time. The methodology emphasizes fixed-price, fixed-scope delivery and predictable timelines—an implementation model Enavate has refined through hundreds of Business Central deployments and embeds each module within Business Central seamlessly for optimal growth.

Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on December 05, 20250 comments

Microsoft Entra Adds New Partner Integrations to Strengthen Defense-in-Depth Identity Security

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.

Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on December 02, 20250 comments

SonicWall Introduces MPSS to Simplify Firewall Management and Accelerate MSP Growth

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.

Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on November 19, 20250 comments