In Case You Missed Feb. 23, 2026: Microsoft AI Cloud partner benefits, partner program updates from Palo Alto and monday.com

Today is Monday, February 23, 2026. Welcome to In Case You Missed It, our weekly five-minute rundown of important channel news stories that might have flown under the radar last week.

In this edition:

  • Microsoft AI Cloud Partner benefits expanded: Microsoft has updated its AI Cloud Partner Program with new Copilot-related benefits, enhanced security and Azure credits, and additional go-to-market resources to help partners accelerate AI-enabled solutions.
  • Palo Alto Networks NextWave Program: Palo Alto Networks has revamped its NextWave Partner Program to reward platform-based security delivery, emphasize recurring revenue, and recognize partners with specialized AI and cloud security expertise.
  • monday.com Partner Program update: monday.com has introduced structured reseller and distributor tracks, an AI-powered Go-To-Partners marketplace, and a new AI Genius tier to support partners selling and implementing AI-enabled workflow solutions.
  • Rocket Software IT leader survey: A new Rocket Software study shows 69% of IT leaders cite data security as their top concern and highlights the opportunity for partners to help customers modernize hybrid environments for AI readiness.
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