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Strategy & Disruption · Jaxon Navarro · Mar 27, 2026
Microsoft Just Told You the Resale Business Is Dead. Did You Hear It?
Microsoft's 2026 CSP overhaul cuts margins on license resale by 15-20% while paying more for services and Copilot adoption. The partners who don't adapt won't get a warning.
From the Field · Danny Brunson · Mar 27, 2026
The Attack That Impersonates You
Microsoft Teams vishing is surging — and it's especially dangerous for MSPs because attackers are pretending to be exactly what you are.
Strategy · Claire Bennett · Mar 26, 2026
Google Cloud Just Hired Its Best Argument Against Microsoft
Colleen Kapase's sudden departure and the arrival of 30-year Microsoft channel vet David Smith tells you everything about where Google's partner strategy is headed.
Strategy · Grace Tanaka · Mar 26, 2026
Microsoft Is Cutting License Margins. Here's Why They're Not Wrong.
Partners are furious about Microsoft's CSP restructure. Most of the anger is fair. Some of it is also aimed at the wrong thing.
Strategy & Disruption · Jaxon Navarro · Mar 26, 2026
62% of Your SMB Clients Are Already Using AI. What's Your Plan?
Pax8's inaugural Pulse survey found that SMBs are adopting AI faster than they can govern it. For MSPs still 'evaluating their AI strategy,' the window is closing.
Tech & Tools · Cole Hartley · Mar 25, 2026
Microsoft's April 1 Deadline Is Real. Here's What to Do Before It Hits.
MFA enforcement, ASPX, Sentinel promo extension, and E7 incentives — Microsoft's March Partner Center update has four moving pieces, and one of them will break your API integrations if you miss it.
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