Vendors Structure MSP Demand; MSPs Absorb the Operational CostPartner Programs FormalizedThe signal is that vendor-to-MSP growth is becoming less informal and more systematized. Vendors... By: Dave Sobel/May 27, 2026/Artificial Intelligence, Business Strategy, Community Sentiment, Product & Company Updates
AI Governance Hurdles in Defense: Jason Tierney Examines CMMC Barriers for MSPsThe episode details a tightening regulatory environment driven by new enforcement timelines for Cybersecurity Maturity Model... By: Dave Sobel/May 26, 2026/Artificial Intelligence, Community Sentiment, Guest Interviews, Regulation, Security
Search Is Now an Agent—and MSPs Who Don’t Govern It Will Pay for ItBeyond Blue LinksGoogle I/O just happened, and the clearest signal from that week is not another... By: Dave Sobel/May 22, 2026/Artificial Intelligence, Product & Company Updates
AI Governance Hurdles in Defense: Jason Tierney Examines CMMC Barriers for MSPsThe episode details a tightening regulatory environment driven by new enforcement timelines for Cybersecurity Maturity Model... By: Dave Sobel/May 21, 2026/
Google Redesigns Search: Automation Control Emerges as Core MSP ResponsibilityThe structural shift outlined in this episode is the rapid evolution of search and productivity interfaces... By: Dave Sobel/May 21, 2026/
AI Liability and Data Risk Shifts: Veeam’s Platform Pivot and Rich Freeman on MSP ReadinessThe episode reveals a growing governance gap as the central structural shift in the IT services... By: Dave Sobel/May 20, 2026/
MSPs Are Getting Breached, and Clients Are Already Planning to LeaveBreach, Then SwitchThe observable shift starts with four facts showing up at the same time: MSPs... By: Dave Sobel/May 20, 2026/Artificial Intelligence, Business Strategy, Community Sentiment, Product & Company Updates, Regulation, Security
Security Proof Becomes an MSP Service: Insurance, Trustmarks, and the Evidence Operating ModelSecurity operations for MSPs are undergoing a structural shift from simply deploying additional tools to establishing... By: Dave Sobel/May 19, 2026/
Small Business AI Is No Longer Experimental — It’s Embedded and UngovernedWorkflow TakeoverAI is showing up in small business operations in a way that is more concrete... By: Dave Sobel/May 19, 2026/Artificial Intelligence, Business Strategy, Security
Vendor-Integrated AI Increases Liability Exposure for MSPs Managing Client SystemsThe dominant structural shift highlighted in this episode is the migration of AI from experimental tools... By: Dave Sobel/May 18, 2026/
Chad Gaydos on AI Moving Procurement from Record-Keeping to Automated Decision ExecutionThe episode highlights a structural transition from software systems that record tasks to platforms that actively... By: Dave Sobel/May 18, 2026/Artificial Intelligence, Business Strategy, Guest Interviews
Chad Gaydos on AI Moving Procurement from Record-Keeping to Automated Decision ExecutionThe episode highlights a structural transition from software systems that record tasks to platforms that actively... By: Dave Sobel/May 15, 2026/
AI Enters MSP-Managed Systems, Bringing Governance Gaps and Unpriced LiabilityManaged AI RiskThe signal is that AI is moving out of isolated experiments and into the... By: Dave Sobel/May 15, 2026/Artificial Intelligence, Business Strategy, Product & Company Updates, Security
AI Integration Into PSA and Security Platforms Forces New Governance Demands on MSPsThe core structural shift described in this episode is the integration of AI as an active... By: Dave Sobel/May 14, 2026/
AI Compresses Exploit Timelines and Evidence Burden—MSPs Must Deliver BothZero-Day AIWe’re seeing a very specific shift in the security landscape: artificial intelligence is showing up... By: Dave Sobel/May 13, 2026/Artificial Intelligence, Community Sentiment, Product & Company Updates, Security
AI Accelerates Exploit Creation and Evidence Burden for MSPs, Says Google and ProofpointThe central structural shift identified is the acceleration and scaling of cyber risks due to artificial... By: Dave Sobel/May 12, 2026/
Unmanaged AI Participants Are Creating Records, Liability, and Audit Gaps MSPs Don’t Own YetAgents UncheckedWIRED has a new, ugly data point on what happens when “anyone can ship software... By: Dave Sobel/May 12, 2026/Artificial Intelligence, Business Strategy, Regulation, Security
AI Agents Create New Accountability Risks for MSPs Managing Cloud EnvironmentsAI systems are increasingly embedded as non-human participants within managed environments, driving a structural shift in... By: Dave Sobel/May 11, 2026/
The Bottleneck Has Shifted: AI Demand Is Real, Governance Isn’t Ready, and MSPs Are in the MiddleAI Infrastructure SurgeWe’re seeing a specific pattern across the largest tech platforms: AI is no longer... By: Dave Sobel/May 11, 2026/Artificial Intelligence, Business Strategy
New AI Metering Forces MSPs to Rethink Contracts and Prove Control Over UsageThe episode reveals a structural shift in the technology landscape: artificial intelligence is becoming a new... By: Dave Sobel/May 8, 2026/