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Scaling cybersecurity and unlocking third-party risk management for MSP growth

In this discussion, David Primor, CEO of Cynomi, and Dennis Boone, President of SlashBlue, explore why third-party risk management is rapidly becoming essential for MSPs and MSSPs. They share real-world insights on scalability, client education, and how platforms like Cynomi are helping to transform vendor risk into a major growth opportunity.

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AI tools to digital employees: why traditional security models are falling behind

As AI tools evolve into a rapidly growing digital workforce, organisations are being forced to rethink how they secure them. In this conversation, Steve Wilson, Chief AI Officer at Exabeam, explains why AI agents should be treated like employees with identities, access controls, and oversight, and why the future of cybersecurity lies in human-agent teams rather than fully autonomous SOCs.

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From remote access to real control: how MSPs are rethinking security and operations

In this interview, Francisco Ordillano, Founder (DE) & Founding Partner (UK) at CyberPlus, discusses why secure remote access has become a critical control point for modern organisations. He explores how partnerships, evolving platforms, and real-world use cases are helping MSPs address complexity, improve visibility, and adapt to increasingly distributed IT and operational environments.

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AI continues to drive UK datacentre market expansion

Daniel Thorpe, Head of EMEA Data Centre Research at JLL, discusses the scale of demand for UK data centre real estate driven by AI, alongside the challenges and opportunities around power availability.

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Westcon-Comstor cuts carbon emissions, accelerates shift to renewables

Laura Mozden, Global Head of ESG at Westcon-Comstor, discusses the company’s recent Responsible Business Report, which reveals that it now sources 50% of electricity globally from renewables and that Scope 1 and 2 emissions – those that Westcon-Comstor owns or controls either directly or indirectly – fell by 8% and 29% respectively year-on-year, with a total reduction of 24% since FY22, meaning the company is nearly halfway to its 2030 target of a 50% reduction. Having joined Westcon-Comstor earlier this year, Laura outlines how her role will in the coming months at an organisation which prioritises an ESG focus – both as an individual organisation and a as a key influencer within the IT channel.

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Transformation drivers which can deliver for the channel

Rakesh Parbhoo, Executive Vice President Middle East and Africa at Westcon-Comstor, outlines how the company is marking its 40th birthday by sharing key channel trends and a future-ready vision. Hybrid IT, cybersecurity, AI, data orchestration, cloud, networks and SMBs all feature in terms of opportunities for a future-ready IT channel.

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DEI matters more than ever - in the IT industry and beyond

Liz Blackman, Chief Marketing Officer at Avantra, discusses the continuing importance of DEI, despite some recent ‘push back’, explaining the importance of women's perspectives in creating balanced leadership teams, how diverse viewpoints lead to better solutions and innovation in technology, the responsibility of current women leaders in challenging stereotypes for future generations and some practical approaches to creating more equitable environments in male-dominated industries.

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WOMEN IN IT – Jenny Briant, Academy Operations Director, Ten10 Academy

Jenny Briant, Academy Operations Director at the Ten10 Academy, shares valuable insights on empowering women in tech and promoting inclusive workplaces – including building a career in tech without a traditional tech background; the importance of DEI representation in AI and tech leadership; AI in recruitment: the need for human oversight; empowering women and Gen Z in tech; and just why a well-crafted DEI strategy can bring so many benefits to an organisation when it comes to both employee and customer interactions.

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Channel partners eye cloud growth but need to upskill

Aaron Rees, Senior Vice President, AWS Business at Westcon-Comstor and CEO, Rebura discusses how the channel is poised to grasp the huge growth opportunities presented by the cloud market, but faces certain gaps around skills, capabilities and expertise. He also explains how distributors can support, enable and empower partners in pursuit of these aims by harnessing and deploying their own cloud expertise.

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Remote managed services from the MSPs’ MSP

Richard Eglon, CMO at Nebula, discusses the ways in which subscription-based and consumption-based services complement each other – before explaining the company’s new Channel Service to MSPs and resellers alike that provides remote managed services in terms of Level 3 technical resource that MSPs can dovetail into their own service proposition. Additionally, Richard explains how Nebula is helping MSPs who are finding it increasingly difficult to absorb the associated costs of their teams as well as other new costs, by providing consumption-based remote and onsite resource that MSPs can use from a Pay As You Go perspective.

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MS(S)P-native solutions - a better Channel proposition?

Lance Williams, CTO, Distology, provides some brilliant insights into the existing relationships between vendors, distributors/aggregators and MSPs and MSSPs and outlines a future where solutions designed specifically for service providers can ensure that the ultimate customers – end users – are best served by a new Channel model. Lance also discusses Distology’s strategic partnership with Vercara and previews the company’s new MSSP offering, arriving later this year.

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Acronis has introduced its GenAI Protection to help manage and secure AI usage in business environments, reflecting a growing focus on controlled AI integration.
NinjaOne Backup is gaining traction for its integrated IT management approach, offering backup capabilities aimed at improving efficiency and supporting data resilience.
Westcon-Comstor outlines its role in RISK Conference 2026, emphasising regional collaboration and cybersecurity advancements in the Balkans.
Ping Identity has received the 2026 Google Cloud Security Partner of the Year Award for Identity & Access Management, recognising its work in enterprise identity and access security within the Google Cloud...

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