Distributor Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions (ECS) has begun price increases in the U.S. due to rising costs from the Trump administration’s tariffs, according to a letter sent to solution providers this week, CRN reported.
Arrow started passing along the 20% China tariff starting March 4, 2025, and the 25% Canada and Mexico tariffs last week on March 16, according to a March 11 letter sent by Ben Klay, president of North America for Arrow ECS.
As Dan Maycock, analyst and technical leader at Agerpoint, told ChannelE2E last month, the administration is using tactics similar to those it used during Trump’s first term from 2017 to 2021.
“MSPs should prepare by building strategies to handle the ‘shock and awe’ period during the negotiations taking place, but they should not throw in the towel and treat any tariff-related activity as a long-term trade resolution,” said Maycock. “Not to say there will not be disruptions that occur as a result of what is taking place, but every company on either side of the border should have plans in place to shore things up until such a time as a longer-term trade resolution is reached and the tariffs are put back on the shelf.”
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Today’s Tech, Channel and MSP News
1. Cynet's new CMO: Meghan AuBuchon is joining Cynet as Chief Marketing Officer, the company announced today. AuBuchon will lead Cynet’s global marketing strategy, brand positioning and demand generation initiatives, the company said. Her appointment builds on the announcement of Jason Magee as Cynet CEO, as well as the recent additions of experienced leaders Karen Ward and Jeannine Edwards, to advance Cynet’s commitment to channel partnership as a strategic growth priority. Congratulations!
2. TNS expands anti-spoofing solution to channel partners: Transaction Network Services (TNS) announced today its Enterprise Product Suite is now available to technology service distributors (TSDs) and other channel partners. TSDs, MSPs, resellers, integrators and the broader channel partner community can now offer enterprise customers an anti-spoofing and secure outbound engagement solution. TNS's Enterprise Product Suite goes beyond existing CCaaS and CPaas platforms to ensure only verified calls can reach customers and blocks non-authenticated calls.
3. VulnCheck Series A: Exploit intelligence company VulnCheck announced a $12 million Series A funding round led by Ten Eleven Ventures, with participation from existing investors, including Sorenson Capital and In-Q-Tel. The latest investment brings its total funding raised to nearly $20 million. VulnCheck will use the funds to fuel international expansion, add feature enhancements for its exploit intelligence platform and scale go-to-market initiatives.
4. Leaseweb teams up with CDNetworks: Cloud services provider Leaseweb Global announced a strategic partnership with CDNetworks, an APAC-based network with over 2,800 global Points of Presence to offer content delivery solutions across Asia and global markets. The partnership will strengthen Leaseweb's as a content delivery services provider for businesses in AdTech, media, gaming, and SaaS sectors and expand its reach to more areas worldwide.
5. Nerdio lands $500M Series C funding: Microsoft and cloud services provider Nerdio has landed a $500 million minority investment from General Atlantic, a leading global growth investor, with participation from Lead Edge Capital and StepStone. Upon closing, the investment will quadruple Nerdio's valuation in just two years to $1 billion+. Nerdio said it will use the funding to speed up innovation for its End-User Computing (EUC) market and for MSPs, including enhanced Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, and Microsoft 365 management solutions, expanding internationally and hiring more engineers and customer success teams.
