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Anthropic Just Pulled the Rug on Every AI Tool That Runs on Claude. Here's What It Means for the Channel.
Starting April 4, Claude subscriptions no longer cover third-party tools like OpenClaw. Thousands of businesses built on the assumption that their subscription covered everything. It doesn't anymore.
Fortra Just Made Its 21st Acquisition. The Channel Question Is Whether 21 Products Ever Become One.
Fortra acquired Zero-Point Security this week, adding red team training to its offensive security stack. The acquisition itself is fine. The harder question is whether the platform narrative Fortra is selling actually holds together — and what that means for MSPs evaluating the stack.
Microsoft Just Decided It Doesn't Have to Pick a Winner in the AI Model War
With Copilot's new multi-model Critique and Cowork features, Microsoft is embedding GPT and Claude into the same workflow. That's not a hedge. It's a strategic move with direct implications for how you sell Microsoft AI services.
Only 5% of Companies Trust Their Security Vendor. That Number Is Your Sales Pitch.
Sophos dropped a global survey this week showing vendor trust in cybersecurity is nearly nonexistent. If you're an MSP or MSSP, this report is not about the problem. It's about the opportunity.
AT&T OneConnect Is a Consumer Product. The Channel Implication Is Anything But.
AT&T's new fiber-plus-wireless bundle looks like a retention play against cable. It's also a window into where AT&T is positioning itself as a converged provider — and what that means for the partners selling around them.
Cato Just Broke the 'Buy the Whole Platform' Sales Pitch. Here's Why That's the Right Move.
Cato Networks just introduced a modular adoption model for its SASE platform. That's a bigger channel shift than it sounds — here's what it means for partners selling network security.
The AI Giants Just Decided They Own the Security Stack. Read the March M&A Data.
38 cybersecurity deals closed in March 2026. OpenAI bought Promptfoo. Databricks launched a SIEM. The channel security story just got a much bigger cast of characters.
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