Jordan Smith

CrowdStrike Fal.Con 2026 brought new integrations with Rubrik, VAST Data, Commvault and Sublime Security across AI, identity and cyber recovery.

August saw a wave of channel leadership changes, with NVIDIA, ConnectWise, Keepit, Optiv, KnowBe4, and others appointing new executives.

NVIDIA, AWS, Fortinet, Infoblox, and other tech companies drove August M&A activity as AI, security, and MSP consolidation reshaped the IT channel.

CrowdStrike unveils an agentic identity provider to give autonomous AI agents verifiable identities, just-in-time access, and continuous accountability.

CrowdStrike adds real-time software supply chain protection that blocks malicious packages at endpoints before embedded scripts can execute.

CrowdStrike expands its Agentic SOC with coordinated AI agents that simultaneously investigate endpoint, identity, SaaS, cloud, and network threats.

CrowdStrike expands Project QuiltWorks with Falcon IQ, giving partners new tools to help customers assess AI risks and securely accelerate AI adoption.

CrowdStrike unveils Falcon Guardian to provide visibility, control, and detection for autonomous AI agents across endpoints, cloud, SaaS, and browsers.

Reach Security finds that configuration drift is an urgent cybersecurity risk, with misconfigurations leading to breaches, near misses, and persistent exposure.

Pigment is launching an enhanced global partner program and adding two partnership leaders as it scales its consulting and technology ecosystem.

TechnologyMatch partners with Get IT Sense to add deeper IT buyer discovery before organizations connect with an MSP or technology provider.

TD SYNNEX expands PartnerFirst with lifecycle analytics, AI assistants, CRM integrations, quoting tools, and a new Services Marketplace for partners.