Delinea and StrongDM are joining forces to combine PAM and just-in-time authorization for human, non-human, and AI agent identities. Here’s how this merger frames identity as the control plane for always-on, automated environments: https://ow.ly/9r9J50XXVwK #IdentitySecurity #DevSecOps #AgenticAI

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Keepit is consolidating its global channel org to strengthen a fully partner-led SaaS go-to-market, with more recruitment, certifications, and joint marketing planned for 2026. Learn more about what this signals for channel-first SaaS growth: https://ow.ly/9frl50XXVK3 #Channel #SaaS

Microsoft published new guidance detailing how to migrate from Oracle to Azure SQL with zero or near-zero downtime using real-time CDC with Striim. If an Oracle exit is on your roadmap, this is worth a read: https://ow.ly/8hMG50XXeof #AzureSQL #Oracle #DatabaseMigration

Microsoft is rolling out a “Community First” approach to AI infrastructure, promising early engagement, sustainability, and local economic benefits as data centers scale. See what this means for communities and AI governance: https://ow.ly/9CvZ50XXejN #Microsoft #AI #DataCenters

Manual whitelisting is the quiet failure point in message compliance. Archive Intel integrates with Microsoft Dynamics 365 to sync trusted contacts automatically so archives and reviews are cleaner and more defensible. Learn more: https://ow.ly/EBvE50XWGP6 #Compliance #DataGovernance

Retail AI is shifting from “assist” to “act.” Microsoft unveiled agentic AI for merchandising, inventory, and ops, including Copilot Checkout, Brand Agents, and catalog enrichment automation. Read more: https://ow.ly/8e3T50XWGME #RetailTech #AI #AgenticAI

crowdstrike.com signed a definitive agreement to acquire identity security firm SGNL for approximately $740M. Read the full article for what SGNL adds to Falcon, and why identity security is becoming a bigger battleground in cybersecurity: https://ow.ly/RUJ050XW6bO #CrowdStrike #ZeroTrust

Cloud costs creeping up in 2026? Let’s fix that. Join us, sponsor Nerdio, and speakers @johnkwaters.bsky.social and Howard M. Cohen on Jan. 27 for this webcast and learn practical ways to optimize performance, control spend, and boost ROI. Register now: https://ow.ly/1X2A50XW99M #CloudComputing

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Snowflake intends to acquire Observe to add AI-powered observability, unifying logs, metrics, and tracing to accelerate root-cause analysis. Snowflake also points to full telemetry data retention to reduce observability costs and cut tool sprawl. Read more: https://ow.ly/bkgW50XVz6z #SRE #DevOps

Fiserv and Microsoft expanded their collaboration to accelerate AI-driven innovation across financial services. Read the full article for what this expanded partnership signals for agentic AI adoption, governance, and financial services modernization: https://ow.ly/Tufi50XU14c #AzureAI #Copilot

Microsoft has acquired Osmos to bring agentic AI that automates data engineering workflows into Fabric. Osmos agents handle ingestion, transformation, validation, and data preparation with minimal human intervention. Read more: https://ow.ly/wYaQ50XTpK7 #MicrosoftFabric #Azure #DataEngineering

Cognizant has completed its acquisition of 3Cloud, combining the firms to create what it describes as one of the most credentialed Microsoft Azure and AI services partners globally. Read the full article: https://ow.ly/kAep50XSU0N #Azure #AI #CloudComputing #DigitalTransformation

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Happy New Year! ✨ We’re heading into the year with new ideas and plenty of conversations still to come. Looking forward to sharing more stories and insights with our community in the year ahead. Wishing you a strong start to the year. #HappyNewYear #NewBeginnings

Before we turn the page on 2025, we’re revisiting our editors' top 10 articles of the year. The top pick is “Microsoft Centers AI, Security and Partner Dogfooding at MCAPS” by Gladys Rama. Check out the full article: https://ow.ly/g8Q350XO4p9 #EditorsPicks #2025Rewind

As part of our 2025 rewind, our editors selected their top 10 picks of the year. No. 2 on the list is “Microsoft Shares Azure Revenue for First Time as Q4 2025 Earnings Beat Forecasts.” Check out the full article: https://ow.ly/MJA750XO4lr #EditorsPicks #Azure #2025Rewind

Coming in at No. 3 in our Editor’s Picks Top 10: “Ahead of AGI, Microsoft and OpenAI Redefine Their Partnership” by Ammaarah Mohamed. A clear look at what changed, what's exclusive, and how the AGI rules are evolving. Check it out: https://ow.ly/ouHv50XO4j0 #EditorsPicks

Not every AI pilot becomes real ROI, and this one put numbers to the gap. No. 4 in our Editor’s Picks Top 10 series is “MIT Finds Only 1 in 20 AI Investments Translate into ROI” by David Ramel. Read it here: https://ow.ly/X8Wz50XO4hm #EditorsPicks #AI #2025Rewind

Our editors’ Top 10 rewind keeps going, with no. 5 on the list being “Build 2025: Microsoft Charts Wider Path for AI Agents” by @chrispaoli.bsky.social, which covers Entra Agent ID, multi agent Copilot Studio, and Azure AI Foundry updates. Check it out: https://ow.ly/vBXF50XO4fk #EditorsPicks

If 2025 was the year of agents, governance became the real conversation. No. 6 in our Top 10 Editor’s Pick series is “Meet Agent 365, Microsoft’s Solution for Enterprise AI Orchestration” by @chrispaoli.bsky.social. Check it out: https://ow.ly/ub3f50XO4bb #EditorsPicks #AI

This one felt like a turning point for Copilot’s direction. No. 7 in our Top 10 Editor’s Pick series is “Microsoft Adds ‘Mico’ Virtual Assistant to Copilot in Major Fall Update” by @johnkwaters.bsky.social. Read it here: https://ow.ly/naiC50XO45J #EditorsPicks #Copilot

Happy Holidays from all of us! As 2025 wraps up, we want to wish you a happy holiday season and a strong finish to the year. Thanks for reading, sharing, and engaging with our work. Wishing you a festive season filled with rest and moments that make you smile. #HappyHolidays

Looking back on 2025, our editors selected 10 of their favorite articles of the year. No. 3 on the list is “Microsoft Gives Security Partners First Dibs at New Windows Security Platform” by Gladys Rama. Check it out here: https://ow.ly/lvgt50XNYgB #EditorsPicks #WindowsSecurity #2025Rewind

Cognizant and Microsoft have expanded their partnership to help organizations accelerate AI transformation and deliver what they describe as frontier firm experiences, where AI is embedded deeply across operations. Read more: https://ow.ly/AjhW50XNYZU #EnterpriseAI #AgenticAI #Azure #Copilot

Coming in at no. 9 in our Top 10 Editor’s Pick series is “Report: Cloud Marketplaces a ‘Defining Characteristic’ of Modern Software Sales” by David Ramel. Check it out: https://rcpmag.com/articles/2025/05/05/cloud-marketplace-software-sales.aspx #EditorsPicks #Cloud #AWS #Azure

Before we turn the page on 2025, we’re revisiting the stories our editors kept coming back to. No. 10 on our editors' top 10 picks of 2025 is “Broadcom Revamps VMware Partner Program Again” by David Ramel. Check it out: rcpmag.com/articles/202... #EditorsPicks #VMware #2025Rewind

@commvault.bsky.social’s new integration with Pinecone adds immutable backups, point-in-time recovery, and compliance-ready resilience for AI vector data across cloud environments. If AI data matters to your business, this is worth a closer look: rcpmag.com/blogs/rcp-ch... #EnterpriseAI

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A cyberattack has already hit 43% of U.S. SMBs, yet many still lack incident response plans or cyber insurance. New data from Guardz highlights where preparation makes the difference and why SMBs are increasingly turning to MSPs for help. Read more: rcpmag.com/blogs/rcp-ch... #SMB #MSP

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BitTitan used MS Ignite 2025 to launch new migration tools, including Directory Sync, a Migration Agent, and a PowerSyncPro partnership that supports smoother identity and workstation moves. Explore what the new capabilities unlock: rcpmag.com/blogs/rcp-ch... #Microsoft365 #EntraID

@linuxfoundation.org has announced the Agentic AI Foundation with OpenAI, @anthropic.com, Block, @awscloud.bsky.social, Google Cloud, @microsoft.com, and Cloudflare on board. See why this move could reshape AI infrastructure: rcpmag.com/articles/202... #AgenticAI #AIStandards #Cloud

@microsoft.com 365 prices are increasing in July 2026, along with new Defender, Intune, and Copilot features across E3, E5, and Business plans. See what changes and how it affects organizations: rcpmag.com/articles/202... #Microsoft365 #M365

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IBM is buying Confluent for $11B to strengthen its AI and hybrid cloud stack. The Kafka pioneer will become a core piece of IBM’s real-time data backbone once the deal closes in 2026. Read more: rcpmag.com/articles/202... #AI #IBM #Confluent

@microsoft.com Entra is adding new partner integrations to make layered identity security easier to deploy. Organizations can now enable WAF protection, fraud mitigation, and identity verification services directly inside the Entra portal. Learn more: rcpmag.com/blogs/rcp-ch... #IdentitySecurity

Satya Nadella has brought back strategist Rolf Harms to help redefine how @microsoft.com funds, prices, and scales AI. Harms helped shape the company’s cloud pivot in 2010, and now he is advising on the economics of the AI era. Learn more: rcpmag.com/articles/202... #Microsoft #AI #Cloud

@microsoft.com has retired Mesh and moved its 3D meeting features into Teams. Immersive events are now generally available, offering customizable 3D spaces, avatar-based meetings, and new Action Groups for presenters. Learn more: rcpmag.com/articles/202... #Microsoft #Teams

Our 2025 rewind is here! This recap highlights the top 10 most-viewed articles of the year, including major shifts across the Microsoft ecosystem, developer tooling, and enterprise IT. Thank you to everyone who read, shared, and engaged with our coverage. #YearInReview

SonicWall has launched its Managed Protection Security Suite, a co-managed service that handles firmware updates, configuration monitoring, and 24/7 firewall health checks for MSPs. Learn more: rcpmag.com/blogs/rcp-ch... #CyberSecurity #MSP

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@microsoft.com unveiled Agent 365 at Ignite 2025, a centralized control plane that lets enterprises deploy and govern AI agents with full identity, access, and security controls. Read the full breakdown of the new enterprise agent ecosystem: rcpmag.com/articles/202... #AI #Microsoft

Microsoft introduced major Copilot upgrades at Ignite 2025, including Work IQ for personalized context, metadata-aware SharePoint reasoning, hands-free Outlook support and new security agents in Defender, Entra, Intune, and Purview. Learn more: rcpmag.com/articles/202... #Microsoft365 #AI

Meet one of the editorial voices shaping our coverage, @chrispaoli.bsky.social! Chris has covered Microsoft and enterprise IT since 2010, focusing on security, product releases, and the trends shaping the Microsoft ecosystem, always with an eye on how tech decisions affect IT pros. #MeetTheEditor

In this article, Per Werngren breaks down the real ingredients behind recurring partner revenue, emphasizing affordability, ROI, and consistent service quality. Take a look at the practices that continue to define strong partner businesses: rcpmag.com/blogs/guest-... #PartnerEcosystem

Calling all MSPs! Our new Partner Directory is live, giving IT pros an easy way to search and filter for the right providers. If you’re an MSP, update your listing, add your org, or explore sponsorship options for more visibility. Explore now: rcpmag.com/partners/lis... #MSP

Meet @gladysmrama.bsky.social, our Editorial Director! With nearly two decades in enterprise tech journalism, she’s seen it all, but says the last five years have been “especially captivating.” Her take: “The commodification of gen AI is transforming what’s possible.” #EnterpriseTech #AI

How vendors became MSP enablers. In this article, Howard M. Cohen explores how developers shifted from selling software to empowering managed services, reshaping the IT channel in the process. Read more: rcpmag.com/blogs/the-ev... #MSP #ITServices #Cloud