Wade Tyler Millward

Journalist at @CRN. Writing about cloud computing and channel partner programs. He/him/his. Go Gators.

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CEO of @Microsoft’s commercial business, @judsonalthoff, says AI agents and @Copilot create massive managed services opportunities for partners, and the CEOs of EY, @SoftwareOne, @5Ktech and Alvarez Technology Group agree.

Read our May cover story by @WadeMillward to learn more:

@msPartner
https://t.co/qmluTHLoOA

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New tomorrow: In this week’s edition of CRN Channel Essentials, @CRN Senior Associate Editor @WadeMillward digs into the keys to solution provider success in the agentic AI era, according to @Microsoft’s Commercial CEO, @judsonalthoff.

In our May cover story, Althoff reflects on the importance of Microsoft’s 500,000-strong partner ecosystem in dominating enterprise AI.

To hear from the following Microsoft partner CEOs on how they’re transitioning into the AI era with the tech giant, subscribe here to receive CRN Channel Essentials in your inbox: https://t.co/ReYKPOib3s.

- Janet Truncale, global chair and CEO, EY
- Melissa Mulholland, co-CEO, @SoftwareOne
- Corey Kirkendoll, CEO, @5Ktech
- Luis Alvarez, CEO, Alvarez Technology Group

CRN Channel Essentials is a weekly newsletter written by a CRN editor on a particular news story, topic or trend that is pertinent to the channel community.

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Microsoft’s Commercial CEO, @judsonalthoff, has a bold goal for @Microsoft’s 500,000-member partner ecosystem over the next 12 months: He hopes to see more “impactful frontier transformation scenarios come to life across our customer base” through applied AI enabled by partners.

Read @WadeMillward’s Q&A with Althoff to learn more about the opportunity for solution providers to unlock AI transformation for customers:

@msPartner
https://t.co/aameiWcGlb

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CRN Senior Associate Editor @WadeMillward breaks down @Microsoft Commercial CEO @judsonalthoff’s AI channel strategy in this month’s episode of CRN Uncovered, a series highlighting our monthly cover stories. You can watch the entire episode here: https://t.co/5JClC2ltE1.

Althoff says the vendor’s 500,000 partners give it a major competitive edge in the AI race, and that winning isn’t just about models or silicon.

@msPartner

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After covering @NVIDIAGTC for @CRN this week, Senior Editor @DylanOnChips discusses the most important news from the event for the channel, including @nvidia’s answer to OpenClaw with NemoClaw, Vera Rubin AI data center platform and BlueField-4 STX storage architecture, in the latest episode of CRN In Depth.

You can watch the entire episode, hosted by Senior Associate Editor @WadeMillward, here: https://t.co/sZzsnVVcAI.

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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff continues to assert that growing demand for AI and agentic AI will have a multiplier effect on Salesforce’s core cloud-based products, and that concerns that AI will destroy its SaaS business are overblown.

$CRM
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Journalists have been assaulted, hit with projectiles, tear-gassed, and forced out of public areas during the L.A. protests that began June 6.

We're tracking almost 50 attacks — mostly by law enforcement.

Watch West Coast reporter @ByBrianaE explain.

[Andrea Medeiros @AndreaAMedeiros]

Here's where you'll find all of @CRN's news coverage of the inaugural #XChange LATAM conference:
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Microsoft cloud product management platform vendor @GetNerdio is taking its platform beyond use cases in virtualization with new innovation supporting @Microsoft’s Windows 365 cloud PC offering and its Intune endpoint management service.

#NerdioCon2025
https://t.co/utgm2rqkf9

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Multiple Microsoft solution providers have told @CRN about a recent wave of phone calls, emails and even unsolicited calendar invites to their customers by Microsoft contractors without prior notice to partners.
https://t.co/lckXcgfYki

[Andrea Medeiros @AndreaAMedeiros]

CRN’s @StevenJBurke and @WadeMillward share the #CRNChannelMadness matchups they’ll be keeping a close eye on for CRNtv. Watch their conversation here and vote for your favorite channel chief in Round 1 of Channel Madness now! 🔗 https://t.co/UR3CTffYe6

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On my way to FOIA the info you wouldn't give me

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In the latest episode of @CRN In Depth, @StevenJBurke and I discuss the DOJ’s surprising lawsuit to block the $14B HPE-Juniper megamerger, baffled partners and what’s next for the two networking companies against competitor market giant Cisco 🔗 https://t.co/7wrdRZ4N4F.

[Wade Tyler Millward @WadeMillward]

Chiefs should bench mahomes and bring in jake from state farm

[Wade Tyler Millward @WadeMillward]

E-l-g-s-e-s Elgses!

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The Trump administration’s decision to impose new tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico could hit the expected PC refresh wave as buyers face higher prices to upgrade to next-generation devices, @Gartner_inc’s Ranjit Atwal told @CRN.
https://t.co/f6gjYf2Aod

[Joe “Joe Kovar” Kovar @ChannelWritrGuy]

My colleague CJ Fairfield had a great Q&A with @ArvindParthiban, CEO of @Superops_com discussing that company's new $25M funding round.

Details @CRN

https://t.co/rY1MkmsMdI

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Yves Sandfort, CEO and founder of Comdivision, one of Broadcom-VMware’s top partners in Europe, discusses Broadcom’s 2025 channel strategy and what types of partners will come out on top while others might be left by the wayside.
https://t.co/j3IkN4R2rD

[Joe “Joe Kovar” Kovar @ChannelWritrGuy]

Talked w/ Peter Melby, CEO of Charter New Technologies, a platform MSP (i.e. MSP with private equity backing to acquire other MSP) about CNT's latest buy, ProTech IT.

We covered not only the acquisition, but the MSP environment.

Details @CRN

https://t.co/lzD7KRbaSE

[Jennifer Follett @jfollett]

In the latest episode of @CRN In Depth, @WadeMillward discusses his exclusive interview with Citrix Co-President Hector Lima on the company’s acquisition of Unicon, recent layoffs as the company moves toward its unified client goal and more 🔗 https://t.co/xHrPmfnGPH.