The content team at the MSP Summit site tracks stories of interest to the managed services provider community. Anyone selling managed services or partnering with MSPs will want to know about these developing stories or catch up on stories they have missed. With the help of ChatGPT, Claude, and AI tools developed by our parent company Informa, we're tracking top stories based on web traffic, mentions, impressions, reposts, and social media engagement. All links are current as of Jan. 5.
2025 Review: Top Channel Stories of the Year
Computer Weekly’s Microscope takes a look back over the main events of 2025 impacting the channel. It was a long year, with numerous cases of consolidation, a plethora of partner programs being launched and an unquantifiable volume of references to artificial intelligence (AI). Read the Microscope 2025 review.
Predictions 2026: How the Channel Will Evolve This Year
For channel partners, 2025 was a year of AI growth, constant technology upheaval, and increasing competition for customer dollars. And 2026 is expected to bring more of the same, according to a sampling of vendor executives who shared their predictions with ChannelE2E about how the channel and its service providers will continue to evolve in the new year. Read the ChannelE2E story.
Channel Experts on AI’s Channel Influences
Another ChannelE2E predictions story focuses on AI adoption and use around the world in 2025, as AI agents, AI-enabled applications, and deeper AI capabilities continued to emerge and find new use cases inside a broad range of enterprises. Read the ChannelE2E story.
Big Shifts Facing MSPs and the IT Channel in 2026
IT channel leaders share predictions on AI, MSP evolution, verticalization, and vendor strategy shaping partner success in 2026. Channel Insider’s conversations with MSP executives, vendors, and channel strategists reveal many leaders expect the evolution of partner business models to continue into 2026, with growing pressure on MSPs to rethink how they deliver value beyond traditional managed services. Read the Channel Insider predictions.
Managed Services to add $608B to B2B Tech Growth: Omdia
Omdia Chief Analyst Jay McBain made a case at the MSP Evolution virtual event that managed services have become perhaps the biggest, fastest-growing engine in the entire tech stack. The managed services market is 1.5 times larger than both the global SaaS industry and all the hyperscalers combined, yet it still doesn’t get “the same love from Wall Street,” McBain said. Read about it on Channel Dive.
Nvidia Reportedly Shopping for More AI Talent
Chip giant Nvidia is in advanced talks to acquire AI21 Labs, one of the few Israeli startups developing a large-scale language model for artificial intelligence, Calcalist has learned. According to estimates, the deal could be valued at $2-3 billion, up from AI21’s last known valuation of $1.4 billion, set during a fundraising round completed in 2023. Read the Calcalist exclusive.