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Jan 16
MES Computing’s IT Leaders Spending Intent survey results show IT leaders are ready to spend on value-added resellers, managed service providers (MSPs) and cloud service providers in 2026.
Senior Editor Samara Lynn has the details on the survey’s results:
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Jun 12
The way vendors and partners work together is becoming a critical risk and decision point for midmarket IT leaders.
Samara Lynn breaks down how @solarwinds’ updated partner program reflects a bigger shift in midmarket delivery:
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Jun 11
Meet our newest #MESBrandAmbassador: Mike Hennessy. Mike recently joined @TheChannelCo, supporting recruitment for our three annual #MES events, plus custom programs and a handful of channel events. Meet him in-person at MES Fall in September: okt.to/QfqNCH.
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Jun 11
While there’s a lot of news around @Gartner_inc’s updated global IT spending forecast, the hype over AI spending simply does not match midmarket realities. Samara Lynn explains why:
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Jun 11
Big Tech is accelerating spending on AI while continuing to cut jobs, highlighting a clear shift in how enterprises allocate resources.
The pattern reflects a deeper shift in how companies are spending money. Here’s what it means for the midmarket:
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Jun 10
Challenging the narrative that generative AI is primarily responsible for weakening opportunities for entry-level workers, new research indicates that widespread remote work is what’s actually making employers reluctant to hire young people.
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Jun 10
Cyber Resilience Is A Must For Business Growth: @wef: okt.to/M1KhLr
For midmarket IT and other leaders, cyber resilience isn’t just an IT risk but a business one. Downtime not only brings productivity to a halt but also disrupts revenue, partners and customer trust.
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Password management company Dashlane recently confirmed it suffered a brute-force attack that targeted six-digit 2FA codes.
The incident reinforces a growing reality: Attackers aren’t just targeting platforms but how users authenticate into them.
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Meta’s Chatbot Hijack Offers Warning To Enterprise IT: okt.to/ZbKw4m
A recent security incident at Meta may look like just another social media hack. It’s not.
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My Old PC Ran World Of Warcraft For 12 Hours. My New Laptop Chokes On 3 Tabs. Why?: okt.to/bWqXOD
The slowdown you’re feeling isn’t about specs, but what happens when modern SaaS and AI workloads collide on the same device.
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While @nvidia’s conquest of the AI chip market continues, and with no signs of slowing, for the midmarket, the bigger question is whether this latest push arrives before most organizations are ready to use it.
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The way vendors and partners work together is becoming a critical risk and decision point for midmarket IT leaders.
Samara Lynn breaks down how @solarwinds’ updated partner program reflects a bigger shift in midmarket delivery:
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Meet our next #MESBrandAmbassador: Kristin DaSilva. For nearly 8 years, she has been a part of @TheChannelCo. She's the marketing lead on all things MES—events, podcast, awards, research, leadership network & media. Subscribe to the MES newsletters: okt.to/D6X9e7.
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GitHub has made a quiet but significant change: It’s moving Copilot from flat-rate pricing to usage-based billing.
AI pricing is starting to follow the same path cloud computing did, and midmarket executives should be aware. Samara Lynn has the details:
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While there’s a lot of news around @Gartner_inc’s updated global IT spending forecast, the hype over AI spending simply does not match midmarket realities. Samara Lynn explains why:
okt.to/2UGLV6
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Big Tech is accelerating spending on AI while continuing to cut jobs, highlighting a clear shift in how enterprises allocate resources.
The pattern reflects a deeper shift in how companies are spending money. Here’s what it means for the midmarket:
okt.to/O95B72
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GitHub has made a quiet but significant change: It’s moving Copilot from flat-rate pricing to usage-based billing.
AI pricing is starting to follow the same path cloud computing did, and midmarket executives should be aware. Samara Lynn has the details:
okt.to/bBn3iN
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Back-to-back outages from Microsoft and Anthropic highlight a growing risk for midmarket IT leaders: AI is becoming production infrastructure without production-grade resilience.
Samara Lynn has the details:
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Your inbox is filling up. Your priorities are stacking up. But what’s actually moving your IT strategy forward? If you’re heading into second-half planning mode, this is the reset you need. Join us at #MES Fall. Only 10 spots remain! Apply to attend today: okt.to/TPrmEn
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Here are five agentic automation platforms that are earning placement in midmarket IT stacks in 2026 by bringing measurable value to organizational workflows - from @Microsoft, @UiPath, @ServiceNow, @Appian and @AutomationAnywh:
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