Jordan Smith

April 2026 brought major IT channel leadership changes, including new CEOs, CROs, CTOs, and channel executives across cybersecurity and AI.

SAS unveils a cloud-native data management refresh with AI-ready governance, agentic AI, and quantum AI plans to help enterprises scale trusted, efficient AI.

Tanium & ServiceNow launch ITOM AI Prime, combining real-time endpoint data and AI workflows to enable autonomous IT, faster remediation, and improved efficiency.

SAS’s John Carey shares how partnerships, marketplaces, and human-centric AI are shaping growth, cloud strategy, and responsible innovation in 2026.

SAS showcases industry AI use cases, digital twins, and Quantum Lab to drive real-world impact and explore next-generation AI innovation.

SAS unveils AI Navigator and Viya updates to help enterprises govern, scale, and operationalize AI with trusted, integrated platforms.

MSPs must evaluate AI on ROI, error tolerance, auditability, and latency – helping customers move from hype to practical, scalable, and trustworthy deployments.

AMD report shows AI PC adoption accelerating as enterprises scale AI, embed workflows, and prepare for agentic AI-driven productivity and operations.

Google Cloud unveils Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, AI Hypercomputer upgrades, and Agentic Data Cloud to power scalable, autonomous enterprise AI workflows.

Scale Computing outlines a unified edge strategy, combining resilient infrastructure with a partner-first approach to drive scalable, cost-efficient deployments.

Scale Computing used its Platform//2026 Summit to outline an expanded edge platform strategy and partner growth opportunity, including cross-sell potential.

Over 90% of executives see managed services as vital for agentic AI, accelerating adoption, reducing costs, and overcoming talent and technical debt challenges.