Analysis

Demand for digitisation and AI-led workflow automation is rising sharply as organisations look for measurable improvements in productivity, security and sustainability. Quocirca’s Managed Print Services Landscape 2026 reports that managed print services (MPS) must progress beyond hardware optimisation and cost control to support wider workplace and infrastructure modernisation. Customers now …

Despite growing industry momentum behind passwordless authentication, passkeys remain a minority sign‑in method across major technology, ecommerce and payment platforms, according to new research from credential security firm Dashlane. The 2026 Passkey Power 20, published during Cyber Security Awareness Month, reports that passkeys account for 28% of measured Google logins, …

NordVPN has published its first flagship threat intelligence study, warning that generative AI and industrialised fraud techniques are reshaping the consumer cybersecurity landscape at speed. The Consumer Cybersecurity Report: Dismantling the Evolving Threat Landscape analyses data from January to June 2026 and highlights how cybercriminals are exploiting trust, urgency and …

A new Omdia study commissioned by Object First suggests technology leaders are losing ground in the fight against ransomware, with recovery outcomes deteriorating and confidence in existing backup storage eroding. The research, based on responses from global IT and business leaders, reports that 83% of organisations suffered a successful ransomware …

By Florie Lhuillier, Head of Cybersecurity, Hoffman Agency Over the past year, the cybersecurity industry has had to continually adapt to geopolitical tensions, economic uncertainty, and also – and most importantly – to AI adoption and advancements. With frontier AI models such as GPT‑5.5 and Claude Mythos supercharging vulnerability discovery, …

Almost nine in 10 channel partners (87%) are taking steps to protect customers and keep projects on track amid hardware pricing volatility and memory shortages, according to new Westcon-Comstor research.  The value-added technology distributor surveyed its global Tech Xpert community and found that partners view project delays as the single …

Most UK-based channel partners (57%) say they cannot yet design and deliver AI-ready networking solutions but confidence and capability levels are higher than in other countries, according to new research from global technology distributor Westcon-Comstor. The multi-country survey of senior decision makers at 500 partners, from managed service providers (MSPs) …

TD Synnex has released its Fourth Annual Direction of Technology (DoT) Report, identifying artificial intelligence, services, and specialisation as key drivers of IT growth in 2025. Drawing on feedback from more than 1,400 IT solution providers and resellers across 40 countries, the report outlines how partners are adapting to persistent …

UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) could be losing up to a third of their cloud budgets due to idle resources and underused licences, according to Flexera’s 2025 State of the Cloud report. The findings highlight a growing governance gap that leaves many SMEs exposed to unpredictable costs and inefficient …

As mid-sized businesses look to chase productivity gains and scale in the age of AI and automation, many are discovering that their biggest challenge isn’t technology or talent – it’s knowing what to prioritise. A growing ‘Advice Gap’ is leaving leadership teams divided, overstretched, and uncertain about where to invest …