Channel Futures

Channel Futures is a media and event platform designed for businesses in the information and communication technologies (ICT) channel sector. We offer valuable insights, industry analysis, peer networking, business resources, and live events. Our goal is to provide information, perspectives, and connections for everyone in the channel ecosystem, which includes technology and communications consultants, integrators, sellers, managed service providers (MSPs), agents, vendors, and other service providers. Our offerings include the Channel Futures MSP 501, showcasing the top and fastest-growing managed service providers in the tech industry. We also host Channel Partners events, featuring exceptional in-person gatherings like the Channel Partners Conference & Expo, the MSP 501 Summit, and Channel Evolution Europe. Additionally, we are committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) through our DEI Community Group, which focuses on education and support within the ICT channel. Channel Futures is the hub for the channel community, driving progress for Channel Partners everywhere.

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Bussinesses Unprepared for Incoming Ransomware Attacks

1 day ago | channelfutures.com | Christopher Hutton

VEEAMON — Nearly all companies are under attack by malicious actors in cyberspace, and most companies' defenses are unprepared for them according to new research from Veeam.
Veeam Adds CrowdStrike Falcon Extensions

1 day ago | channelfutures.com | Christopher Hutton

VEEAMON —Veeam is combining its data resilience offerings with CrowdStrike's cybersecurity platform in hopes of delivering centralized visibility of critical data and advanced threat detection. Veeam and CrowdStrike will collaborate to create two new integrations that will combine the companies' functionality into one and provide new visibility tools.
$1 Billion Goal, Data Resilience in Focus

1 day ago | channelfutures.com | Christopher Hutton

CEO Anand Eswaran's goal to become a multibillion-dollar company and Veeam's new model for data resilience were at the center of the company's annual event. VEEAMON — Veeam affirmed its commitment to partners and to protecting against ransomware during its annual event. The data resilience-focused provider hosted VeeamOn 2025 this week, wrapping Wednesday, where it offered a plethora of announcements around new products and partnerships.
Veeam CEO Says Cybercrime Is 'Booming'

2 days ago | channelfutures.com | Christopher Hutton

VEEAMON — Veeam's CEO warned about the growing wave of cybersecurity attacks and successes during his opening remarks at VeeamON 2025 and how widespread the threat is. Channel Futures is there. "Cyber crime is a business, and that business is booming," Veeam CEO Anand Eswaran told attendees at VeeamON 2025 in San Diego on Tuesday.
Veeam Expands Data Cloud Services to Microsoft Entra ID

2 days ago | channelfutures.com | Christopher Hutton

VEEAMON — Veeam is collaborating with Microsoft to protect customers' digital identity and essential assets. Veeam on Tuesday unveiled Data Cloud for Microsoft Entra ID at VeeamOn, its annual event hosted in San Diego. The addition of Entra ID is the latest expansion of Veeam's Data Cloud service. It aims to provide a SaaS backup solution that will simplify data resilience for Entra ID users.
AvePoint Adds Life Cycle Management to Elements

2 days ago | channelfutures.com | Christopher Hutton

Data security and governance-focused AvePoint is integrating capabilities from its recent Ydentic acquisition as features for tracking user life-cycle and device management into its own platform. AvePoint on Tuesday introduced user life-cycle management and unified device management into its Elements platform. Thee user life-cycle management aims to help MSPs address the complexities around onboarding, security and governance through the automation of user provisioning and management.
What Went Wrong in 'Plagued' Mitel-RingCentral Team-Up

3 days ago | channelfutures.com | James Anderson

After ending a RingCentral partnership "plagued with numerous disputes," Mitel executives say they're well-positioned for the long term with their Zoom partnership. Mitel in March entered chapter 11 bankruptcy, with a goal of reducing a debt load and getting liquidity for future investment. The company recently received the green light to continue with a prepackaged restructuring plan, which appears to be keeping business as usual for channel partners and customers.
Partner Payments Continue

6 days ago | channelfutures.com | James Anderson

Unified communications vendor Mitel has received approval for a restructuring plan during its chapter 11 bankruptcy process. The company filed for bankruptcy March 9, with leadership ensuring that business would continue as usual for partners as Mitel attempted to trim $1.15 billion in debt. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas on Thursday approved Mitel's prepackaged restructuring plan, which reportedly cuts about $135 million of the company's annual interest payments.
North American Partners Want to Cooperate

6 days ago | channelfutures.com | Christopher Hutton

While political tensions between the United States and Canada continue to grow due to the Trump administration's economic and foreign policies, technology companies from both sides of the border working in the channel are still eager to collaborate, says Bill Brandel, the new Ingram Micro executive vice president for North America.
Week's Top Stories

6 days ago | channelfutures.com | Christopher Hutton

The impacts of tariffs on partners, leadership changes at Kaseya and a revamped partner program at Palo Alto Networks were among the top channel stories this week. The Channel Futures editorial team handpicked the headlines that we believe are the most impactful to channel leaders, from technology advisors to managed service providers and everything in between. Here's our selection of the week's top channel stories in no particular order.