Worldwide PC shipments totaled 62.8 million units in the first quarter of 2026, a 4% increase from the first quarter of 2025, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. “The 4% year-over-year PC shipment growth in the first quarter of 2026 was artificially inflated,” said Rishi Padhi, Research Principal at [...]
Global PC shipments grew 2.5% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2026, reaching 65.6 million units, according to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. Despite deteriorating macroeconomic conditions and memory shortage issues, the PC market recorded another quarter of positive growth, mostly [...]
D&H Distributing has launched its “Success Path to MSP Toolkit,” designed to help VARs, resellers, and small IT providers evolve into full Managed Service Providers (MSPs) or Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs). “Many VARs, resellers, and smaller IT providers want to evolve into full Managed Service Providers or Managed Security [...]
D&H Rolls Out New MSP Toolkit to Support Partner Service Transitions D&H Distributing has launched its “Success Path to MSP Toolkit,” designed to help VARs, resellers, and small IT providers evolve into full Managed Service Providers (MSPs) or Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs). “Many VARs, resellers, and smaller IT providers [...]
The unevenness that has characterized the technology employment market for several months continued in March, according to analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data by CompTIA. The suburban Chicago-based industry association reports that tech industry employment decreased by estimated 15,000 jobs last month. The largest share of staffing reductions were [...]
SonicWall, a Milpitas, California-based cybersecurity company, has outlined a series of preventable security gaps that are placing SMBs at serious risk. The SonicWall 2026 Cyber Protect Report, which draws on data from the company’s global network of more than one million security sensors, claims that high and medium severity attacks [...]
Supply chain management (SCM) software with agentic AI capabilities will grow from less than $2 billion in 2025 to $53 billion in spend by 2030, according to Gartner. “Simple AI agents are capable of executing discrete supply chain tasks, increasingly enabling organizations to automate routine workflows and freeing up [...]
Gartner Projects Growth for Supply Chain Management Software with Agentic AI Supply chain management (SCM) software with agentic AI capabilities will grow from less than $2 billion in 2025 to $53 billion in spend by 2030, according to Gartner. “Simple AI agents are capable of executing discrete supply chain [...]
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 [...]
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