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Congratulations to the companies selected for our fifth annual Edge Computing 100 list! You can learn about them all here: https://okt.to/cSpIdZ. These companies are playing a critical role by providing tailored offerings—from infrastructure deployment to AI integration and edge management—to help businesses adopt edge computing. The 2024 edition of the #CRNEdge100 list recognizes the top 25 cybersecurity companies, 25 IoT and 5G vendors, and 50 hardware, software and services edge companies.

Two years after launching its transformative Xvantage platform, distributor Ingram Micro is taking the next step in its plan to offer a highly personalized experience to solution providers with this fall’s launch of Ingram Micro Ultra. Partners are extolling the many advantages they see for their business, including an even more personalized approach and the use of AI to deliver deeper insights. Read the cover story of CRN Magazine’s latest special issue by CJ Fairfield to hear from the following Ingram Micro partners, along with Ingram Micro’s Sanjib Sahoo, executive vice president of global technology and chief digital officer, and Jennifer Baier Anaya, senior vice president of global marketing: - Mark Essayian, president, KME Systems - Joanna Muzzatti, president and CEO, Commerx - Robert Bell, director of operations, Integrated Data Technologies, Inc. - Chris Ploessel, president, RedNight Consulting - Robert Bello, vice president of sales, Bit by Bit Computer Consulting #ONE2024

Among Gartner’s boldest predictions for the biggest technology trends in 2025 include at least 15 percent of day-to-day work decisions being made autonomously through agentic AI by 2028, up from 0 percent this year.

Supermicro is ready to continue the rapid growth in the AI business as strategic partner Nvidia ramps up its Blackwell GPU production, but for now is focused on getting its financial records in order after its auditor, EY, resigned.

Solution provider supporters of Donald Trump said his election as the 47th president of the United States will provide the economic foundation for continued success of entrepreneurial channel businesses.

Cybersecurity vendor CrowdStrike is significantly boosting its Falcon platform with the acquisition of SaaS security startup Adaptive Shield. #AIsecurity #IdentitySecurity

Lumen Technologies, formerly CenturyLink, is betting big on #AI as a way for the telecom-turned-technology provider to continue its turnaround, but it will still take some time to show up in the company's financials, according to the company's top executives.

The fact that in the past quarter, AMD managed to unleash new data center AI chip sales opportunities equal to the full-year revenue goal that Intel now expects to miss is yet another reflection of how far behind Intel is in creating a meaningful AI chip business, Dylan Martin writes in his latest analysis for CRN.

In the latest episode of CRN Asks A CEO, Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins shares what he thinks partners should know about the tech giant's fully revamped partner program, Cisco 360, which was announced at #CiscoPS24 and is set to launch in February 2026. You can watch it here: https://okt.to/JRvB2Y. Plus: The following partner executives shared their initial thoughts on the program with Gina Narcisi: - Lane Irvine, network business solutions director, Long View Systems - Salim Gheewalla, vice president of marketing and alliances, Calian IT & Cyber Solutions - Brandon Harris, vice president, hybrid data center, LogicalisUS Cisco Partners

Schneider Electric’s board of directors voted unanimously to fire Peter Herweck one year and nine months into his role as CEO of the France-based battery and backup giant, telling shareholders that he and the company differed in the correct path forward. The company moved to immediately appoint Olivier Blum as CEO, a move which Schneider Electric wrote would “accelerate the execution of its strategy and engage into the next phase of its development.”