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Dell moved 10k partners to distribution-led buying – and says they’re growing faster for it

Dell’s Anthony Tanoury unpacks the structural shift underway in how Dell goes to market through distribution – including a significant move to distribution-led buying, the promise of deal reg in hours instead of days, and why AI accelerator programs are the most underutilized resource in the channel right now.

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The Buzz: Dell unveils PowerStore Elite, Clarke sounds the tokenomics alarm, and Intezer formalizes its channel program

From Dell Technologies World, PowerStore Elite arrives with a 6:1 data reduction guarantee and built-in ransomware detection. Plus, Jeff Clarke’s keynote surfaces a quiet cost crisis hiding inside the AI boom, and Intezer launches the Amplify Partner Program.

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Dell pre-sales leader on agentic AI, the AI Factory, and 13-to-1 server consolidation

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The Buzz: Dell warns of incoming supply constraints, CIRA targets MSPs, and an active zero-day threat

On today’s episode of The Buzz, we look past the keynote glitz at Dell Technologies World to focus on a stark warning regarding incoming hardware supply constraints. Plus, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) prepares a major push into the MSP channel, and security teams are warning of active exploitation of the PraisonAI authentication bypass vulnerability.

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Lenovo’s two Taylors on simplifying the channel, the services shift, and life after Accelerate

Fresh off Lenovo 360 Accelerate in Austin, we sat down with Jeff Taylor, global head of partner ecosystems and programs, and Craig Taylor, Canada channel chief, to dig into sweeping changes to Lenovo 360 – including a 92 per cent reduction in active incentives – and what they mean for Canadian partners navigating a services-led future.

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Threat briefings, not statistical talks: ESET’s Cameron Tousley and Pedro Kertzman on making CTI work for MSPs

Cyber threat intelligence has long been framed as an enterprise discipline – but the threat landscape doesn’t respect that boundary anymore. Cameron Tousley and Pedro Kertzman of ESET make the case for why CTI belongs in the MSP practice, and what getting started actually looks like.

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The Buzz: Acronis launches IaaS for MSPs, Citrix rethinks secure access, and Upwind brings agents to cloud security

Acronis debuts a new IaaS platform for MSPs, Citrix rethinks secure application access, and Upwind adds agentic AI to cloud security. Plus: Nerdio’s AI warning, a Boomi and Red Hat collaboration, the Canvas ransomware probe, and Plurilock’s latest contract wins.

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Top Down Ventures closes oversubscribed C$38M Founders Fund I, with a 5.3x agentic AI exit already in the books

Top Down Ventures has closed Founders Fund I at C$38 million, oversubscribed, as the first institutional VC fund focused exclusively on early-stage MSP software and AI. Managing partner Joel Abramson joined In The Channel on announcement day to unpack the thesis, the zofiQ exit, and the market shift that has the fund bullish on the decade ahead.