GTDC Summit: Distributors Pitch AI On-Ramp as Hyperscalers Compress Their MarginAnd I wanted to dive into some of the coverage of the GTDC Summit I was... By: Dave Sobel/February 24, 2026/Artificial Intelligence, Business Strategy
Rising Daytime Work Preferences Challenge 24/7 MSP Service ContractsA longitudinal analysis from the National Bureau of Economic Research highlights a sustained shift in the... By: Dave Sobel/February 23, 2026/
IT Salary Compression, AI Trust Decline, and Vendor Consolidation Impact MSP StrategiesRecent data highlights a growing disconnect between technology spending and measurable business outcomes, with small business... By: Dave Sobel/February 23, 2026/
AI Productivity Gap Widens as Trust Drops — MSPs Selling Outcomes They Can’t Measure Face CFO AuditsRecent economic data indicates that the US economy remains resilient, with inflation reported at 2.5% higher... By: Dave Sobel/February 23, 2026/Artificial Intelligence, Community Sentiment
IT Median Salary Dropped 20% in 2024, But Only 7% of Hiring Managers Can Fill AI and Cloud RolesIT professionals show surprising resilience in their outlook, with 81% expressing job security despite declining salaries.... By: Dave Sobel/February 23, 2026/Business Strategy
IT Inflation Hits 6.9% as CFOs Concentrate Spend; Western Digital Fully Booked Through 2026A recent Gartner survey reveals that three-quarters of Chief Financial Officers globally expect their technology budgets... By: Dave Sobel/February 23, 2026/Business Strategy
N-Able Beats Revenue, Misses Earnings as 2026 Growth Guidance Drops to 8–9%N-Able had their earnings call, and announced its fourth quarter and full-year results for 2025, reporting... By: Dave Sobel/February 23, 2026/Product & Company Updates
Managed Services and AI Integration: Interview with Brian Harmison on Corsica Technologies’ StrategyCorsica Technologies’ reported 105% year-over-year growth in managed services bookings stands out as the primary development,... By: Dave Sobel/February 21, 2026/
Jessica Yeck on AI Project Challenges and Partner Strategies at TD SYNNEXThe discussion centers on the implementation challenges and partner enablement strategies for artificial intelligence (AI) within... By: Dave Sobel/February 21, 2026/
Jessica Yeck on AI Project Challenges and Partner Strategies at TD SYNNEXThe discussion centers on the implementation challenges and partner enablement strategies for artificial intelligence (AI) within... By: Dave Sobel/February 21, 2026/Artificial Intelligence, Business Strategy
Managed Services and AI Integration: Interview with Brian Harmison on Corsica Technologies’ StrategyCorsica Technologies’ reported 105% year-over-year growth in managed services bookings stands out as the primary development,... By: Dave Sobel/February 17, 2026/Artificial Intelligence, Business Strategy
Deploying Agentic AI at Scale: Infrastructure, Reliability, and Risk with Ran Aroussi of MuxiAgentic AI is being deployed as production infrastructure in enterprise settings, but prevailing frameworks remain unreliable... By: Dave Sobel/February 16, 2026/Artificial Intelligence
Generative AI Drives Tech Spend Shift as Channel Margins Face PressureGlobal technology spending is projected to reach $5.6 trillion by 2026, with nearly two-thirds of this... By: Dave Sobel/February 13, 2026/
Tech Spending Hits $5.6T but MSPs Face Margin Squeeze Without AI Pricing ResetGlobal technology spending is projected to reach $5.6 trillion in 2026, marking a 7.8% increase as... By: Dave Sobel/February 13, 2026/Artificial Intelligence
VirtuaCare Ships Apple Support; Mizo Announces Roadmap—One’s Testable TodayA tale of two press releases. Virtua Consulting has launched VirtuaCare, a support solution tailored for... By: Dave Sobel/February 13, 2026/Product & Company Updates
MSPs Must Capture AI Efficiency Value or Face Margin CompressionIn this week’s Big Ideas, I want to highlight two essays that have been getting attention... By: Dave Sobel/February 13, 2026/Artificial Intelligence, Community Sentiment
AI Operational Risk, Sovereign Cloud Mandates, and MSP Compliance Liabilities ExaminedMid-market organizations are transitioning from pilot projects to operationalizing generative AI and agentic workflows, according to... By: Dave Sobel/February 12, 2026/
Midmarket Shifts to Agentic AI as Europe Triples Sovereign Cloud Spending by 2027A recent Techaisle article highlights a significant shift in the midmarket sector, moving from experimental digital... By: Dave Sobel/February 12, 2026/Artificial Intelligence
Most Security Chiefs Say They’re Not Ready for AI-Powered Cyberattacks Coming This YearA recent report from LevelBlue reveals that only 53% of Chief Information Security Officers, or CISOs,... By: Dave Sobel/February 12, 2026/Regulation
CISA 2015 Reauthorized Through 2026; CIRCIA Mandates Expose Voluntary Sharing FailureThe Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 has been reauthorized, extending its provisions through September 30,... By: Dave Sobel/February 12, 2026/Regulation, Security