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 our parent Informa has developed, we're tracking top stories based on web traffic, mentions, impressions, reposts, and social media engagement. All links are current as of Dec. 1.
Chip Makers Warn of DRAM and SSD Shortage
Hyperscalers and server manufacturers are ordering too many memory components for their AI infrastructures - more than the market can produce. As a result, prices are rocketing, and a shortage could last until 2027. Read the Computer Weekly story.
MSP Events Shift From Mega Conferences to Micro Communities
More than 352 channel partner events were staged globally in 2024, but only about 40 of them truly define the managed services ecosystem. Omdia’s new report, From mega-conferences to micro-communities: the new MSP events landscape, reveals how those 40 events affect vendor strategy, community engagement, and investment priorities in the channel’s most dynamic segment. MSP events embody a distinct culture that is frequently as much about peer networking as it is about vendor roadmaps. These are community-first ecosystems where competitors exchange playbooks and best practices, share operational insights, and even collaborate to fill staffing gaps. Read the Omdia blog.
Managed Services Market Surges Through Outsourcing of IT, Cloud & Cybersecurity Operations
The managed services market is expanding quickly as organizations across the globe outsource IT operations, cloud management, cybersecurity, and digital infrastructure to reduce costs, enhance performance, and close the widening technology skills gap. With businesses adopting hybrid and multi-cloud ecosystems, MSPs have become essential partners in digital transformation. Read the story from Exactitude Consultancy.
MSP Evolution Summit: Acceleration Towards Services Model
The idea of becoming a managed service provider (MSP) has been gathering momentum for the past decade or more, but this year has seen an increased shift in the breakdown of where a partner’s revenues are coming from. At the Informa TechTarget MSP Evolution Summit, Omdia chief analyst Jay McBain said there had been an acceleration towards the managed services model. Read the Computer Weekly story.
NinjaOne Introduces MSP NXT Conference
NinjaOne, the automated endpoint management platform, today announced its inaugural conference for managed service providers (MSPs), MSP NXT, hosted by NinjaOne. The event will take place from Oct. 27-29, 2026, at the Marriott Austin Downtown. MSP leaders will join MSP NXT for industry innovations, business and technical education tracks, and collaboration to foster growth of the MSP market. Read about it on the NinjaOne site.
What MSPs Need to Know About Microsoft Copilot for SMBs
Microsoft used its Ignite conference to send a clear message to the channel: AI isn’t just for the enterprise anymore. The tech titan announced Microsoft 365 Copilot Business for organizations with up to 300 seats. Microsoft designed this version of Copilot as an AI-powered productivity tool specifically for smaller organizations, the company said in a blog post. The offering — available worldwide on Dec. 1, 2025 — gives MSPs a fresh, high-demand opportunity in the SMB market. Read the ChannelPro Network story.
How To Use Cybersecurity to Drive Revenue
Kaseya channel development manager Miles Walker reveals five must-do cybersecurity moves for MSPs to stay competitive, profitable, and relevant. Read about this growth playbook on ChannelPro Network.
Container Security Hitting the Mainstream
Revenue opportunities around secure containers is expanding in the channel as MSPs, VARs, system integrators, and other partners begin to dip their toes into this market. At the KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025 conference, a growing group of secure container vendors brought their wares to busy booths on the show floor. Read about it on ChannelE2E.
What Nutanix’s Earnings Beat and Deeper Microsoft Azure Integration Mean
Nutanix last week reported quarterly earnings for the period ended Oct. 31, 2025, posting revenue of $670.58 million and net income of $62.1 million, both up from the previous year, while also announcing guidance for the next quarter and full fiscal year 2026. This analysis examines how Nutanix's strong quarterly results and deeper Microsoft Azure integration may reshape its long-term outlook for enterprise growth. Read the Simply Wall St. report.
Why VMware’s new vSAN hardware requirements matter for the channel
In a rare win for partners, Broadcom-owned virtualization software provider VMware recently did something rare in enterprise tech: it admitted it overshot. Specifically, VMware disclosed that it has, for years, overestimated the hardware provisioning requirements for its storage technology, vSAN. And now the Broadcom-owned company is walking back its guidance, with measurable implications for partners who build, size and support VMware Cloud Foundation environments. Read the Channel Dive story.