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From the Field · Danny Brunson · Mar 10, 2026
The only vendor at Enterprise Connect that won't steal your customer
Twelve years on this floor. Every vendor says channel-first. Wildix is the only one that means channel-only. Here's what zero direct sales actually looks like.
Strategy & Disruption · Jaxon Navarro · Mar 10, 2026
The agentic AI race has an accountability problem
Every major vendor at Enterprise Connect Day 1 shipped agentic AI. The question nobody answered: are enterprise buyers ready? The channel owns the implementation gap.
Strategy · Claire Bennett · Mar 10, 2026
Zoom just declared war on Microsoft 365
AI-native Docs, Sheets, and Slides. AI Companion 3.0. Developer APIs. Zoom walked into Enterprise Connect a comms company and walked out a productivity platform contender.
Strategy · Claire Bennett · Mar 10, 2026
Salesforce Gutted Its Partner Program and Rebuilt It Around Agentforce
Four tiers collapsed to two. 170 badges replaced with 28 competencies. Salesforce is telling its consulting ecosystem: pivot to AI or lose your seat.
From the Field · Danny Brunson · Mar 10, 2026
Cisco's SD-WAN Just Got Owned by a Nation-State Actor and Nobody Told Your Partner Manager
A perfect 10.0 CVSS vulnerability. Active nation-state exploitation. Five-eyes intelligence scramble. And most partners found out from a blog.
Strategy & Disruption · Jaxon Navarro · Mar 10, 2026
Your Perimeter Is Gone. ConnectWise's Threat Report Proves It.
Attackers stopped breaking in. They're logging in. ConnectWise's 2026 threat report shows why the MSP security playbook needs to start at identity.
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