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Podcast Series: Exploring the Intelligent Endpoint with Intel and Kyndryl
In this three-podcast series, Intel and Kyndryl explore how AI-enabled PCs use dedicated NPU, GPU, and CPU components to run AI locally for speed and privacy. The series shows senior tech executives how Kyndryl secures and manages Dell Pro AI PCs powered by Intel Core Ultra Processors with vPro and AMT, using real-world examples to demonstrate how that protects businesses and keeps them running smoothly during disasters. It also covers how Kyndryl uses modern Dell Pro AI PC capabilities to combine device health, application performance, and employee experience into a single connected view, and how small language models run directly on the AI PC to help the endpoint manage itself and improve the employee's working day. Episode one discusses how the Blue Friday outage revealed that Intel AMT had shipped in business PCs for nearly 20 years but few IT teams had turned it on due to the time-consuming activation process, and how vPro deployment has collapsed from a 26-step provisioning into a six-step cloud service.
CIO Dive Trendline on Digital transformation
Magnum Ice Cream (which owns brands such as Ben & Jerry's and Magnum) is preparing for a two-year comprehensive IT system overhaul following its spin-off from Unilever in 2025. Michael Friedlander, the company's CIO for the Americas, calls this a 'once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,' emphasizing a foundation of clean data, selecting partners deeply invested in AI, and adopting configuration over customization to accelerate AI adoption.
CIO Dive Trendline on Agentic AI
Enterprises are accelerating the deployment of AI agents, but the associated security risks and governance challenges are also expanding. Analysts at Gartner, Forrester, and other institutions point out that security responsibility is shifting from the CISO to cross-organizational sharing, and governance and security need to be treated separately and reviewed periodically.
AI hype vs. hard reality: How channel partners can thrive in 2026
In 2026, the IT channel faces dual pressures from AI hype and market consolidation. Vendors are adjusting partner programs to meet scale requirements, and small VARs and MSPs need to expand service capabilities or risk being left behind. Distributors like Arrow are positioning themselves as 'change agents,' emphasizing customer needs. Industry research shows that automation without organizational change only yields hollow productivity gains, but the 'AI tax' creates opportunities for channel partners to bridge the gap between deployment and business value.