Managed IT & Cybersecurity Industry News & Insights
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Opti9 Acquires Hut 8 Canadian Managed Cloud Business: What It Means for SMB IT Leaders
Opti9 Technologies has acquired Hut 8’s Canadian managed cloud business, expanding its footprint and customer base across Canada. For SMB and mid-market IT and operations leaders, this consolidation impacts managed cloud choice, contract leverage, and alignment with cybersecurity and compliance requirements.
ConnectWise and SentinelOne Partner to Advance AI-Driven Managed Cybersecurity for MSPs
ConnectWise and SentinelOne have announced a unified AI-driven security strategy aimed at giving MSPs more automated threat detection, response, and management. For IT directors and operations leaders at SMB and mid-market firms, this partnership could materially change how you buy, monitor, and report on managed cybersecurity.
ScanSource to Acquire MicroAge: What Channel Consolidation Means for Managed IT Buyers
ScanSource’s $220.5M all-cash acquisition of MicroAge signals a major wave of channel consolidation in managed IT and cybersecurity. For IT directors, operations leaders, and business owners at SMB and mid-market companies, this deal could reshape how you source managed services, cloud, and security capabilities—and how you evaluate MSP partners going forward.
N-able N-central Auth Bypass Flaw: What IT Leaders Need to Do Now
N-able has issued an emergency patch for a critical N-central authentication bypass vulnerability actively exploited in the wild. For IT directors and business leaders relying on MSPs and RMM platforms, this incident is a wake-up call on third-party access risk, patch SLAs, and cyber incident readiness.
Zayo and Nvidia Network Capacity Deal: What SMB IT Leaders Need to Know
Zayo and Nvidia’s collaboration is aimed at easing AI-driven network capacity constraints for enterprise and data-center environments. For SMB and mid-market IT leaders, the story is less about hyperscale infrastructure and more about planning bandwidth, cloud, and security capacity before AI projects stall.
Microsoft CrowdStrike Outage: What SMBs and Mid-Market IT Teams Must Learn
Microsoft said about 8.5 million Windows devices were affected by a faulty CrowdStrike Falcon update that caused blue-screen crashes and operational disruptions worldwide. For SMB and mid-market IT leaders, the incident is a reminder to harden third-party controls, test recovery plans, and reduce single-agent dependency.
