Congratulations to the companies on our 2026 Solution Provider 500 list! You can learn about the top 25 companies on this year’s list here: okt.to/LVrcmJ. They are: - Accenture - @TCS - @NTTDATA - @Capgemini - @CDWCorp - @Carahsoft - @Cognizant - @ibmconsulting - @Infosys - @wwt_inc - @LeidosInc - @SHI_Intl - @Kyndryl - Avanade - @hcltech - @DXCTechnology - @Computacenter - @CGI_Global - @Wipro - @CACIIntl - @InsightEnt - @PeratonCorp - @GDIT - @Ahead - @VirtusaCorp @CRN’s annual Solution Provider 500 list ranks the top VARs, systems integrators, strategic service providers and IT consultants with operations in North America by revenue. @tcs_na @NTT_DATA_NA

Pax8 has unveiled a series of new offerings to help managed service providers (MSPs) monetize AI while guiding their SMB clients through what executives described as a “once-in-a-generation technology transformation.” The strategy reflects what @pax8 CEO Scott Chasin described as a rapidly accelerating shift from traditional IT management to managed intelligence. CJ Fairfield has the details from Chasin’s #Pax8Beyond keynote, and MSP perspective from Nabil Aitoumeziane, president of FSi Strategies, Inc.: okt.to/QTCcN2

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Identity will be an increasingly crucial area of focus for solution providers seeking to prevent the potential for massive cyber exposure through the use of AI agents, security experts from @Darktrace, @Optiv and @okta told @CRN. okt.to/aFxrov

This week, inforcer unveiled its threat detection and response (TDR) offering to help managed service providers (MSPs) identify active threats, investigate incidents and respond to attacks across @Microsoft365 environments. The launch marks Inforcer’s expansion from left-of-boom prevention into right-of-boom detection and response. okt.to/Xy52KI

Oasis Security is focusing aggressively on partner-driven growth amid massive opportunities in non-human identity security, spurred by the rapid adoption of AI agents, according to @oasissec President Michael DeCesare. okt.to/HEXbPD

Torq is seeking to double down on driving growth of its agentic Security Operations Center (SOC) platform with the help of the channel, building on the proven effectiveness of the AI-powered capabilities, according to @torq_io Co-Founder and CEO Ofer Smadari. okt.to/r9oF2p

The #CRNWOTY Awards celebrate women shaping the future of the IT channel through leadership, innovation & impact! Know someone who deserves recognition? Submit an entry by June 16! okt.to/92HJBM Winners honored Dec 8 in NYC & featured on CRN.com. .

President and CEO of @HPE, @AntonioNeri_HPE, said he expects “demand will continue to be super strong” into the future, with customers refusing to postpone technology decisions in a supply constrained technology market. “Customers are prioritizing buying technology today and not postponing technology purchases into the future because they know the supply environment is going to be very, very constrained,” Neri said in an interview with @CRN. Read @StevenJBurke’s interview with Neri to learn more: okt.to/3iWeGr

A new alliance between @Pax8 and NOCDOC’s MSP-as-a-Service allows partners to turn over the keys to their help desk, helping them to scale faster without building out additional operational infrastructure. okt.to/fCcPQZ

The surging demand for cybersecurity driven by AI and agentic adoption is only leading to increased reliance on partners at @zscaler, channel chief Anthony Torsiello tells @CRN. “Partners are the elixir,” he says. #ZenithLive okt.to/cnDPOB

Data security technology developer @cyera_io has raised another $600 million in a funding round, putting the company’s valuation at $12 billion. The fast-growing data security vendor has tripled its annual recurring revenue each year for three years, the company disclosed. okt.to/xzeO1n

Here’s what you need to know about five of @OpenAI’s biggest hires so far this year, who came from ServiceNow, Meta, OpenClaw, Slack and Google Cloud. They are: - @colinjfleming - @ruomingpang - @steipete - @dhdresser - Colleen Kapase okt.to/jW7bNh

New tomorrow: In the June 11 edition of CRN Channel Essentials, @CRN Senior Editor @ChannelWritrGuy explores how @Cisco is pulling itself together via Cisco Cloud Control. Subscribe here to receive it in your inbox: okt.to/85vbzk. Joe’s edition includes partner perspective from Faisal Bhutto, president and CEO of solution provider Alykas. CRN Channel Essentials is a weekly newsletter written by a CRN editor on a particular news story, topic or trend that is pertinent to the channel community. -- @CiscoPartners

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Pegasystems and @awscloud have teamed up to integrate the Pega Blueprint AI application design agent into AWS Transform in a move the companies say will help businesses and organizations modernize legacy mainframe applications more quickly and with less friction. “This alliance is important because customers need to advance their businesses…they want to unleash AI on their business processes,” Omri Kessel, general manager, agentic AI modernization at AWS, said in an interview with @CRN. Here are more insights on the alliance from Kessel and @pega Founder and CEO Alan Trefler’s #PegaWorld 2026 keynote: okt.to/3ShdHb

Pax8 has unveiled a series of new offerings to help managed service providers (MSPs) monetize AI while guiding their SMB clients through what executives described as a “once-in-a-generation technology transformation.” The strategy reflects what @pax8 CEO Scott Chasin described as a rapidly accelerating shift from traditional IT management to managed intelligence. CJ Fairfield has the details from Chasin’s #Pax8Beyond keynote, and MSP perspective from Nabil Aitoumeziane, president of FSi Strategies, Inc.: okt.to/V5QcjB

Identity will be an increasingly crucial area of focus for solution providers seeking to prevent the potential for massive cyber exposure through the use of AI agents, security experts from @Darktrace, @Optiv and @okta told @CRN. okt.to/iuaj8h

ConnectWise has unveiled its new platform as a “purpose-built system of action” for MSPs as they enter the next phase of managed services: predictive IT. The @ConnectWise Platform is the product of the vendor completely dismantling its Asio platform, bringing together PSA, RMM, cybersecurity, automation, orchestration, agentic AI and third-party integrations into a single AI-native operating layer. CJ Fairfield spoke with ConnectWise CEO Manny Rivelo, Brian Miller, CEO of FusionTek, and Craig Fulton, M&A advisor at MSP holding company Evergreen, for the details: okt.to/SsWmL3