Jordan Smith

Azul elevates its Java Channel Program leadership, driving 30% YoY growth, larger deals, stronger partners, and expanded services worldwide.

Commvault launches Cloud Unified Data Vault, extending air-gapped, immutable, policy-driven protection to S3, AI, and modern workloads without agents.

Check Point and Apono integrate to enforce Zero Trust with real-time, temporary access, eliminating persistent permissions across cloud environments.

Syspro partners with SugarCRM to deliver integrated ERP and CRM for manufacturers, enabling precision selling, unified data, and faster time to value.

Coralogix names U.S. Federal Student Aid as sponsor for FedRAMP Moderate after launching Olly, an autonomous AI agent for real-time observability.

Structured appoints Stacey Epstein as CEO to scale its AI-native partner marketing platform and expand enterprise growth ahead of a new Q1 rollout.

Integris launches CMMC Managed Services with IntelliGRC to help defense contractors achieve and maintain CMMC Level 2 compliance with confidence.

Red Hat updates its partner program with new incentives and efficiency gains, while expanding NVIDIA collaboration to deliver rack-scale, enterprise AI.

Exabeam introduces AI-driven security workflows to analyze AI agent behavior, unify investigations, and help organizations manage and mitigate AI usage risks.

December 2025 saw a surge of channel M&A, with ServiceNow, IBM, Alphabet and more making AI-driven acquisitions shaping how 2026 will begin.

Consolidation, automation, and resilience will shape channel I&O in 2026 as MSPs modernize infrastructure, rethink virtualization, and prioritize security.

Channel Insider’s December leadership recap highlights major C-suite and channel appointments across tech, cloud, AI, and cybersecurity companies.