Small businesses are losing jobs, midmarket firms are reorganizing with AI — and MSPs must shift how they deliver valueI’m going to start us off with some data about the broader market, because that’s our... By: Dave Sobel/December 8, 2025/Business Strategy
Microsoft’s 2026 M365 Price Hike Highlights Its Market Power—and Forces MSPs to Reframe Value With CustomersMicrosoft will raise the prices of its Office productivity software subscriptions for commercial and government clients starting July... By: Dave Sobel/December 5, 2025/Business Strategy
AWS Expands Full-Stack AI Strategy From Chips to Private Regions, Raising Governance and Lock-In Stakes for MSPsAmazon Web Services’ re:invent has been in Vegas this week, so let’s take a look at... By: Dave Sobel/December 4, 2025/Product & Company Updates
New AI, Collaboration, and Fraud Threats Underscore That Identity—not Infrastructure—is the Real Security BattlegroundPrompt injections present a significant security challenge as OpenAI’s new ChatGPT Atlas browser integrates advanced AI... By: Dave Sobel/December 3, 2025/Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Pauses Ads Amid “Code Red” While Buying Into MSP Rollup, Raising Platform–Competitor ConcernsOpenAI is reportedly preparing to introduce advertisements within its ChatGPT platform. As noted in a recent... By: Dave Sobel/December 2, 2025/Product & Company Updates
SMB Costs Surge, Hiring Drops, and Confidence Splits—Forcing IT Providers to Tie Tech Directly to Business ValueSmall-business owners are increasingly concerned about inflation, which remains their top challenge according to a recent... By: Dave Sobel/December 1, 2025/Community Sentiment
AI Accountability Tightens as German Court Orders OpenAI Transparency While U.S. Launches Federal AI Research EffortSo this will prove notable. A German court has ruled against OpenAI, determining that the training... By: Dave Sobel/November 26, 2025/Regulation
Sanctions Hit a Russian Hoster While the U.S. Says It’s Time for a More Aggressive Cyber ApproachThe United States, United Kingdom, and Australia have announced sanctions against the Russian bulletproof hosting provider... By: Dave Sobel/November 25, 2025/Security
Cloud Demand Surges, CEO Priorities Shift, and MSP Performance Splits Into Clear Winners and LaggardsU.S. businesses are increasingly turning to public cloud managed service providers to enhance their cloud operations... By: Dave Sobel/November 24, 2025/Business Strategy
Targeted Federal Cyberattacks Surge as FCC Rolls Back Telecom Rules and SEC Ends SolarWinds Case, Leaving MSPs to Fill the Governance GapSo, while the government was shutdown, Cyberattacks against U.S. government employees have surged by 85%, with... By: Dave Sobel/November 21, 2025/Security
AI Isn’t Just a Tool Anymore — It’s Reshaping MSPs, Risk Strategy, and the Future of Agent MarketplacesTime for some big ideas. A recent report from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan Management... By: Dave Sobel/November 21, 2025/Artificial Intelligence
New AI Models, Embedded Integrations, and Automation Marketplaces Signal the Next Shift in How MSPs Evaluate and Govern AI ToolsGoogle has officially launched its latest artificial intelligence model, Gemini 3, which is being touted as... By: Dave Sobel/November 20, 2025/Product & Company Updates
House Renews Cybersecurity Grants, Advances AI Support for Small Businesses, and FedRAMP ApprovalsThe House has approved legislation to renew the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program for a... By: Dave Sobel/November 20, 2025/Regulation
Microsoft Signals Shift to an “Agentic OS” as Microsoft Deepens Anthropic Partnership and Expands AI Across Windows and Microsoft 365The buzziest news was Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Anthropic have announced new strategic partnerships aimed at enhancing... By: Dave Sobel/November 19, 2025/Product & Company Updates
AI-Powered Attacks Accelerate as SMB Security Transitions Toward Autonomous SOC Models, Exposing a Governance Gap Around Shadow AITechAisle highlights a shift in how small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and midmarket companies are approaching... By: Dave Sobel/November 18, 2025/Security
Rising Budgets, Overwhelmed IT Teams, and Sovereignty Demands Signal a Market Shift Toward Modernization — and a Strategic Opening for MSPsAccording to the 2026 State of IT report previewed by Spiceworks, computer and IT occupations are... By: Dave Sobel/November 17, 2025/Business Strategy
New Reports Show AI Failing in Deployment and Hiring Due to Strategy Gaps, Not Technology LimitationsA recent survey by Omdia reveals that nearly a third of companies report almost complete failure... By: Dave Sobel/November 14, 2025/Artificial Intelligence
Consumer AI Habits Spill Into the Workplace: High Trust, High Risk, and Little Ownership Across OrganizationsLet’s talk about how AI is being used. We’ll start with broad individual usage. A... By: Dave Sobel/November 13, 2025/Artificial Intelligence
AI Use Surges Beyond Guardrails: IT Leaders Face Challenges Amid Shadow AI and New ModelsNew research indicates that the hiring freeze experienced by many U.S. employers in recent months may... By: Dave Sobel/November 13, 2025/Artificial Intelligence
U.S. Cyber Defense Falters as CISA Act Expires, Threat Sharing Plummets 70% Amid Budget CutsThe expiration of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, or CISA, on September 30, 2025, has created... By: Dave Sobel/November 12, 2025/Security