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Logicalis US announced the acquisition of New Mexico security services provider Loial; the transaction amount was not disclosed and does not require shareholder approval. Approximately 70% of Loial's revenue comes from state, local, and education customers, and its founder will lead the New Mexico region.
Accenture's "Pulse of Change" report shows that agentic AI exceeds expectations in improving productivity and employee satisfaction, but only 23% of companies report quantifiable business value, down from 32% earlier this year. Experts suggest companies should focus on deep application rather than broad deployment.
Lemongrass announced on Tuesday the expansion of its SAP practice, adding an AI assessment tool and a frontline deployment engineering team, and introducing a migration methodology called Brightfield, aimed at shortening the time for customers to realize returns from cloud ERP investments. This move comes as SAP plans to end mainstream maintenance for its legacy software, including on-premise ERP Central Component systems, next year, leaving customers who have not migrated to S/4HANA needing third-party support. Lemongrass Chief Commercial Officer Abe Iruegas stated that the 2027 timeline is a catalyst but should not be the core of the business case; the real opportunity lies in building more agile, AI-ready operational platforms.
A survey by WitnessAI of 300 enterprise decision-makers shows that AI security incidents cause average losses of over $2 million per enterprise, with 91% of respondents concerned that AI agents increase financial risks, and IT departments becoming the primary source of shadow AI activities.
AWS announced raising capital expenditure to $220 billion to support AI infrastructure expansion. Enterprise cloud infrastructure spending reached $143 billion in the second quarter of 2026, up 43% year-over-year, an eight-year high. AWS maintains its lead with a 28% market share, followed by Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.
Coeo Solutions announced on Monday the completion of its acquisition of NetWolves, with a base purchase price of $14.5 million. This acquisition will enhance Coeo's service capabilities across Fortinet and Cisco technology stacks and expand its team size. Vaso Corporation thereby fully exits the IT market.
N-able issued a security update on Monday, stating that a critical vulnerability in its N-central remote monitoring and management platform was exploited over the weekend, and emergency fixes have been deployed. Currently, only a few customers have been breached. The vulnerability stems from a licensing issue that appeared after the latest version released on July 30, affecting both on-premises and cloud deployments. Attackers could remotely access managed endpoints via the Take Control feature. N-able has identified six related IP addresses.
The rising complexity of AI deployment has given rise to the front-end deployment engineering (FDE) model. Gartner predicts that by the end of 2026, over 85% of technology providers will adopt FDE. Microsoft has invested $2.5 billion, AWS $1 billion, and Google and others are also actively positioning themselves. Enterprises face pressure from CEOs and boards to accelerate deployment and demonstrate returns. Companies like Travelers and Liberty Mutual are pursuing both internal and external efforts, but talent scarcity and cost issues remain challenges.
Channel incentive programs often fall into a complexity trap due to copy-paste thinking when expanding across regions, partner tiers, markets, or solution categories. This article analyzes five common scaling mistakes and provides five key elements for scalable design, helping enterprises drive effective growth while maintaining flexibility.
Westcon-Comstor updated its climate commitments last week, targeting a halving of Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030. The company has reduced emissions by 42% since fiscal year 2022, with renewable energy accounting for 54%. Facing growth in Scope 3 emissions, the company calls on suppliers and partners to jointly participate, driving value chain decarbonization through dialogue and transparency.