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. All links are current as of Aug. 31.
AWS Pushes Partners to Rethink Pricing for AI Era
AI is putting pressure on the sprawling, multi-year software contracts common in the channel. As companies seek to control spending in the token economy, AWS partners are experimenting with flexible pricing, including pay-as-you-go and outcome-based models. Read the Channel Dive story.
Anthropic Signs $45 Billion AI Deal with Nscale
Anthropic is writing another eye-popping check. The Claude developer agreed to spend roughly $45 billion over six years to lease cloud computing power from London-based infrastructure startup Nscale. The deal secures Anthropic around 460 megawatts of power capacity from the first building at Nscale’s flagship Monarch data center campus in West Virginia. Read the Channel Insider story.
Nvidia’s $3.5B MediaTek Bet Reveals Plan for Tackling Big Tech's AI Chip Buildout
Nvidia is investing $3.5 billion into Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek. As part of the deal, MediaTek will adopt Nvidia’s technology that will help it design custom chips for AI companies and hyperscalers that can be plugged directly into Nvidia-based data centers. Read the TechCrunch story.
Flashpoint: AI Makes Cybercrime Faster and Cheaper
AI is reshaping the economics of cybercrime by making attacks faster and cheaper to launch, according to Flashpoint, which found ransomware victims rose 45% in the first half of 2026 as the average underground price of initial access fell 69%, from $1,427 to $439. Read the Channel Insider story.
Ransomware Surges As Criminals Find New AI Tools
Ransomware attacks hit their highest level so far this year in July, according to security player NCC Group, due to tools such as the autonomous AI agent JadePuffer. The 894 ransomware cases NCC Group recorded in July included 41% in North America. Read the Microscope story.
Barracuda Merges MSP and Reseller Tracks for Hybrid Partners
Cybersecurity platform provider Barracuda Networks brought managed service providers into its Partner Success Program, formerly reserved for resellers, back in March. It has since added a through-channel marketing automation platform, co-marketing resources, account mapping, customer propensity data and a soon-to-be-launched Partner Locator website. Read the Channel Dive story.
Nutanix Grabs 3,000 New Customers in a Year, Many From VMware
Nutanix CEO Rajiv Ramaswami said the vendor added 3,000 new customers during the past 12 months, marking its third straight year hitting that mark. Nutanix continued to snatch its fair share of disgruntled VMware customers, momentum that Ramaswami expects to continue over the next several years while also looking to tap into new market opportunities bolstered by reinvestment plans tied to recent job cuts. Read the SDxCentral story.