Record iPhone Sales and a $2 Billion AI Acquisition Signal Apple’s Long-Term Control Strategy Apple reported a significant 16% increase in revenue for its fiscal first quarter, driven primarily by... By: Dave Sobel/January 30, 2026/Business Strategy
As Managed Services Stall Globally, Distributor-Led IT Buying Gains MomentumThe latest report from the Information Services Group indicates a slowdown in global demand for managed... By: Dave Sobel/January 26, 2026/Business Strategy
Global Managed Services Slowdown and Distributor Growth Highlight Shifting IT Service ModelsGlobal managed services contracts are experiencing reduced momentum as buyers display notable hesitation to commit to... By: Dave Sobel/January 26, 2026/Business Strategy, Product & Company Updates
Why AI ROI Is Elusive: Model Drift, Personal Data Use, and Workflow LiabilitiesAnthropic’s disclosure of model drift within its Claude AI system highlights growing risks surrounding governance and... By: Dave Sobel/January 23, 2026/Artificial Intelligence, Business Strategy, Regulation
AI Boosts Executive Productivity While Frontline ROI and Employee Experience LagA recent survey conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers reveals that over half of CEOs are not seeing any... By: Dave Sobel/January 23, 2026/Business Strategy
PC Rebounds, AI Surges, MSPs Expand, Guardz & Rae, OpenAI FocusesPC spending has seen a significant rebound, with Gartner reporting a 9.3% rise in worldwide PC... By: Dave Sobel/January 21, 2026/Business Strategy, Product & Company Updates, Regulation
MSP Growth Paths Diverge as Corsica, Net at Work, and Rhubarb IT Make Different Strategic BetsCorsica Technologies announced a 105% year-over-year growth in managed services bookings for 2025 and the expansion... By: Dave Sobel/January 21, 2026/Business Strategy
Report Warns 40 Percent of IT Skills May Become Obsolete as AI Reshapes WorkA recent report from the tech talent firm Draup indicates that by 2027, more than 40% of IT... By: Dave Sobel/January 14, 2026/Artificial Intelligence, Business Strategy
Microsoft’s AI Data Center Commitments Highlight the Growing Cost and Governance Risks of AI InfrastructureMicrosoft has unveiled a five-point plan aimed at minimizing the impact of its AI data center expansion on... By: Dave Sobel/January 14, 2026/Artificial Intelligence, Business Strategy
Slowing Job Growth, Rising Productivity, and AI Adoption Shift Operational Responsibility to ProvidersThe U.S. economy added only 50,000 jobs in December, marking the weakest year for job growth... By: Dave Sobel/January 12, 2026/Business Strategy
MSP AI Automation Shifts Risk, Pricing, and Operational ResponsibilitySlowing U.S. job growth alongside rising labor productivity highlights how organizations are replacing hiring with automation... By: Dave Sobel/January 12, 2026/Business Strategy, Product & Company Updates
TechAisle Data Shows SMB Focus Moving From Digitization to Autonomous, Outcome-Driven SystemsSmall and midmarket businesses are shifting their focus from digitization to autonomy, according to TechAisle’s latest... By: Dave Sobel/January 12, 2026/Business Strategy
AI for MSPs: Navigating Automation, Accountability, and Governance ChallengesIntel has launched its Core Ultra Series 3 central processing units, utilizing its new 18A process... By: Dave Sobel/January 9, 2026/Artificial Intelligence, Business Strategy, Product & Company Updates
Agentic AI, Action-First Platforms, and the End of Forgiving IT Systems Put New Accountability on MSPsRich Freeman in Channelholic with the evolving landscape of managed services, focusing on the distinction between... By: Dave Sobel/January 9, 2026/Business Strategy
MSP AI Risk Management as Shadow AI Adoption Reshapes Trust and AutomationArtificial intelligence adoption is accelerating without formal ownership as employees, customers, and patients integrate AI tools... By: Dave Sobel/January 6, 2026/Artificial Intelligence, Business Strategy, Product & Company Updates
AI and MSP Automation Are Converging on the Same Bottleneck: Expert JudgmentTwo surveys I wanted to share. As the demand for artificial intelligence systems evolves, the need... By: Dave Sobel/January 6, 2026/Business Strategy
MSP Hiring Challenges: Navigating Labor Shortages and AI Impact on Workforce StrategyThe U.S. economy demonstrated robust growth in the third quarter of 2025, with a gross domestic... By: Dave Sobel/January 5, 2026/Business Strategy, Product & Company Updates
AI Is Driving Hardware Shortages, Cloud Growth, and Outcome-Based Pricing—Raising Cost Risk for MSPsI’m tracking the warnings about chip and memory shortages. A global shortage of RAM is expected... By: Dave Sobel/January 5, 2026/Business Strategy
MSP Cybersecurity: Navigating AI Accountability and Job Market Shifts in 2025Conflicting jobs data indicates a complex economic landscape for IT service providers, as the unemployment rate... By: Dave Sobel/December 19, 2025/Artificial Intelligence, Business Strategy, Community Sentiment, Security
Broadwing Launches MSP Platform to Standardize Scale, Signaling Growing PE Pressure on MSP OperationsBroadwing Capital, a private equity firm based in Dallas, has launched an IT Managed Services Platform... By: Dave Sobel/December 19, 2025/Business Strategy