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Cynet, a Boston-based cybersecurity company, has announced the “Cynet Ignite Partner Program,” which is designed to accelerate partner revenue growth through simplified engagement, expanded benefits, and faster rewards. The program features “Growth Ignition Dollars,” a new approach to MDF intended to streamline access, remove administrative friction, and drive measurable business [...]

ServiceNow has announced its intent to acquire Veza, a leader in identity security. The acquisition is primed to extend the capabilities of ServiceNow’s Security and Risk portfolios to include Identity Security. This is intended to enable organizations to understand and control who and what has access to their critical data, [...]

Fifty-six percent of consumers are already spending as if the economy is in a recession or making changes to prepare, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc. which adds that active adoption of recessionary behaviors signals a profound shift in consumer attitudes toward money and spending. A Gartner survey of [...]

Gartner: Most Consumers Are Already Spending Like It’s a Recession Fifty-six percent of consumers are already spending as if the economy is in a recession or making changes to prepare, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc. which adds that active adoption of recessionary behaviors signals a profound shift in [...]

Rackspace Technology, a San Antonio-based hybrid cloud and AI solutions company, has announced “Rackspace AI Launchpad,” a managed service designed to enable organizations to evaluate, pilot and deploy AI workloads. The service can be tailored to a variety of industries, including healthcare, banking, finance, securities and insurance (BFSI), and energy. [...]

Pax8 has announced the release of its new Managed Intelligence Provider Playbook, a guide designed to help managed service providers (MSPs) evolve into managed intelligence providers (MIPs); the architects of agentic AI-powered transformation for small and mid-sized businesses. The resource is intended to equip partners with the tools and frameworks [...]

Sixty-five percent of CMOs believe advances in AI will dramatically transform their role within the next two years, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc. The survey was conducted online from August through October 2025 among 402 senior marketing leaders. In addition, a Gartner survey of 426 business leaders, conducted [...]

Gartner: 65% of CMOs Say Advances in AI Will Dramatically Change Their Role in the Next Two Years Sixty-five percent of CMOs believe advances in AI will dramatically transform their role within the next two years, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc. The survey was conducted online from August [...]

Employer job postings for information technology occupations are at their highest monthly volume in a year, according to analysis by CompTIA, an industry association based in suburban Chicago. Based on an analysis of Lightcast job posting data, CompTIA measured 474,293 active employer job postings for technology positions in October, an [...]

AWS has rolled out strategic updates to its 2026 partner programs in an effort to establish stronger incentives, simplified benefits, and additional capabilities. Enhancements for solution providers and distributors include a streamlined base benefit that consolidates the previous base incentive and technical capability discount. A new customer incentive rewards partners [...]