How strong vendor partnerships help MSSPs grow

Jonathan BrowningAugust 17, 2026

The right cybersecurity vendor relationships can help MSSPs improve service quality, work more efficiently and build stronger margins.

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Channel Brief: As AI agents move into production, channel partners have a new job

Suparna Chawla BhasinAugust 14, 2026

Enterprises are giving AI agents more control in production, creating new work for partners around guardrails, governance and oversight.

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Changes in the channel: Leadership moves and shakeups August 10 – August 14

ChannelE2E TeamAugust 14, 2026

Here are the people moves we've tracked during the week of August 10 - August 14.

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Power Infrastructure Assessments: The hidden revenue engine for partners

ChannelE2E TeamAugust 14, 2026

Schneider Electric's Power Assessments can help partners find infrastructure risks and new services opportunities.

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ConnectWise, SentinelOne deepen MSP security strategy

Suparna Chawla BhasinAugust 13, 2026

The companies are building on their Managed EDR partnership with a broader plan around AI and MSP security, with packaging and pricing details still to come.

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ConnectSecure gives MSPs M365 remediation and security training tools

Suparna Chawla BhasinAugust 13, 2026

The new tools give MSPs more ways to manage Microsoft 365 security findings, client training and remediation across customer environments.

Channel partners

ChannelCon 2026: Why partnerships are becoming part of the MSP growth strategy

Anjali FlukerAugust 12, 2026

GTIA’s message in San Diego was clear: MSPs facing broader technology and security demands will need stronger peer, vendor and industry relationships to scale.

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SonicWall gives MSPs more flexibility to package endpoint security and MDR

Suparna Chawla BhasinAugust 11, 2026

SonicWall is giving MSPs more flexibility to package endpoint security and MDR as recurring services, with options to manage security in-house, use SonicSentry or combine both.

Top 250 MSSPs

The MSSP market is changing. Early Top 250 entries show how

Suparna Chawla BhasinAugust 10, 2026

Recurring revenue is rising, AI-native SOC models are taking shape, and MSSPs are under more pressure to prove outcomes as the 2026 Top 250 deadline approaches.