SonicWall, a Milpitas, California-based cybersecurity company, has rolled out updates to its SecureFirst Partner Program, introducing new enablement offerings designed to help partners drive predictable growth. Updates include revamped partner specializations, now awarded at the partner firm level. Areas of focus include Network Security, Security Service Edge, SonicSentry XMDR, Managed [...]
By 2028, over 50% of customer service organizations will double their technology spend, without an equivalent reduction in talent, according to Gartner, Inc. “Leaders are hoping that AI will deliver immediate cost savings, but most organizations are understating the talent required to make AI successful,” said Kathy Ross, Vice President [...]
The latest research from Omdia shows that US PC shipments (excluding tablets) grew 3% year-on-year in Q4 2025 to 18.2 million units, reversing two consecutive quarters of annual decline. The report says the return to growth was driven by a combination of the peak of Windows 11 commercial refreshes, holiday-season [...]
Omdia: US PC Market Returned to Growth in Q4 2025 The latest research from Omdia shows that US PC shipments (excluding tablets) grew 3% year-on-year in Q4 2025 to 18.2 million units, reversing two consecutive quarters of annual decline. The report says the return to growth was driven by [...]
Anthropic has launched the “Claude Partner Network,” committing an initial $100 million to support partners leveraging the “Claude” AI model. A significant proportion of the $100 million investment is promised to go directly to partners as direct support for training and sales enablement, and for market development, and co-marketing for [...]
Quest Software, an Austin, Texas based company specializing in data management, cybersecurity, and platform modernization, has released findings from its annual global security survey examining how organizations approach Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR). The survey found that more than 75 percent of organizations are not practicing disaster recovery plans [...]
Cloudflare, Inc., a San Francisco-based cloud connectivity company, has issued a new research report suggesting that threat actors are using DDoS attacks of unprecedented scale, leveraging AI systems to exploit vulnerabilities, and continuing to strike at traditional weak spots like email to find ways to “log in” versus “break in.” [...]
Study: Nation-State Actors and Cybercriminals Shift from 'Breaking In' to 'Logging In' Cloudflare, Inc., a San Francisco-based cloud connectivity company, has issued a new research report suggesting that threat actors are using DDoS attacks of unprecedented scale, leveraging AI systems to exploit vulnerabilities, and continuing to strike at traditional weak [...]
SecureW2, a Seattle-based passwordless security vendor, has launched its new global channel program, designed to drive partner growth, open new revenue streams, and offer high rewards through a performance-based tiering framework aligned to partner engagement and deal involvement. Program features and components include higher margins for partner-sourced opportunities, deal protection [...]
Technology employment experienced modest job growth in February, with employers in the tech sector and the broader U.S. economy adding workers, according to analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data performed by CompTIA, a suburban Chicago-based industry association. Tech industry employment increased by an estimated 5,100 jobs in February, according [...]
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