Sunday, 27 September 2026

Where technology leaders come to think out loud

Format

The Brief

Channel news with a view. The facts, what it means for partners, and the quote that matters, in about three minutes.

Openreach

Openreach prices its PSTN safety net and adds broadband retention

IBM

IBM buys UK defense security consultancy Logiq Consulting

TD Synnex

TD Synnex posts record quarter and pitches AI factories to the channel

Great Place To Work UK

Softcat, TD Synnex and Westcon-Comstor make UK tech workplaces list

Raspberry Pi Holdings

Raspberry Pi’s early memory buy pays off as first-half revenue rises 90%

Microsoft

Microsoft puts advanced Copilot work on metered credits

Google DeepMind

DeepMind CEO questions OpenAI’s fast move to ads in ChatGPT

Extreme Networks

Extreme Networks refocuses partner program on predictable rebates and MSPs

Distology · Tenable

Distology Tenable deal signals shift toward value-led distribution

Nebula Global Services

Nebula Global Services ties partner loyalty to ESG outcomes

Broadcom

Broadcom channel chief outlines partner opportunity in private cloud and AI

Pulsant

Pulsant invests £10m in AI-ready data hall in Milton Keynes

Pure Storage

Pure Storage adds Ambassador tier and solution designations for partners

Dell Technologies

Dell raises incentives for partners that co-invest in growth

IBM

IBM’s Krishna urges partners to start early on enterprise AI

CrowdStrike

CrowdStrike’s Kurtz calls 2026 the breakout year for the agentic SOC

CrowdStrike

CrowdStrike CEO calls 2026 the ‘breakout year’ for agentic SOCs

Nutanix

Nutanix pitches hybrid multi-cloud for a ‘decade of platform wars’

NVIDIA

Nvidia’s channel chief sees neoclouds as the next partner opportunity