The Ultimate Guide to Partner Programmes

2026 · Irish Edition

Explore the dynamic landscape of Partner Programmes in the technology sector, where collaborations between vendors and service providers are pivotal. These programmes are designed to equip partners with tools, resources, training, and incentives to jointly drive growth, innovation, and customer success across diverse IT domains including cloud services, cybersecurity, data management, and digital transformation.

By engaging with the latest stories, readers can gain insights into how partner ecosystems evolve to meet emerging challenges and opportunities. From new initiatives aimed at enhancing partner profitability to programmes fostering talent development and technical expertise, these narratives showcase how strategic partnerships are shaping the future of technology delivery and creating mutual value in a rapidly changing market.

Irish Partner Programmes news
Analyst Insights
Rafay & Argentum AI strike software orchestration deal
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Last week
Arctic Wolf wins Gartner Customers' Choice for MDR
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Last week
Everest names Sapiens Decision a Luminary in AI report
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Whatfix study warns AI adoption gap costs mid-sized firms
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This month
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Last month
Expert columns
Why Legal Services demand is about to grow, not shrink
By Jamie Ng of Ashurst
2 days ago
The biggest shift in M&A: Strategic and cultural fit first (then financial)
By Matt Reck of Fortra
Last week
Pivoting marketing strategy in the face of a recession
By Azadeh Williams of AZK Media
Last week
Why the next phase of AI adoption will be determined less by models and more by data foundations
By Will LaForest of Confluent
Last week
How Apograph uses proactive firewall upgrades to protect clients and control costs
By Gaëlle Perrin of SonicWall
Last week
The evolving role of the CSO: From technical guardian to business strategist
By Bill O’Connell of Commvault
Last month
How cybersecurity partner programs are evolving in 2026
By Allison Clarke of SonicWall
Last month
How Sourcepass turns firewall upgrades into a competitive edge
By Gaëlle Perrin of SonicWall
Last month
AI agents vs AI automations: how to get the mix right in your future marketing strategy
By Pipin Firmansyah of Manning & Co
Last month
Consistent security, less overhead: Help your customers do more with SonicWall NSM
By Suriti Singh of SonicWall
Last month
Trust as a measurable asset for CMOs in the age of AI
By Geoff Main of Passionberry Marketing
Last month
Upgrade advantage: Future-proofing for partners, MSPs and MSSPs
By Sarah Choi and Mahpara Banday of SonicWall
Last month
Inside Wialon's Partner Challenge: How telematics went off road at Dakar Rally
By Aliaksandr Kuushynau of Wialon
Last month
The Golden Triangle of marketing in the AI era
By Gemma Manning of Manning & Co
Last month
Secure by default: Moving beyond secure by design
By Chandrodaya Prasad of SonicWall
Last month
Interviews
Scale By Avec says strategic hiring is the key in the age of AI
Discussing Collaboration
Last month
Milestone turns video data into AI-driven intelligence
Discussing Software-as-a-Service
Last month
Recent news
WatchGuard & HaloPSA integrate security tools for MSPs
About IT services
Today
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About Resellers
Today
AI agents set to transform software development - study
About IT Industry
Today
AppDirect buys PartnerStack to expand B2B sales platform
About Software-as-a-Service
Today
Sparq launches The Shop to test AI in live systems
About IT services
Today
CIOs rank AI as a growing cyber risk, survey finds
About Malware
Yesterday
Nearly 18% of marketing emails miss inboxes, study finds
About Marketing
Yesterday
Oracle adds Lucinity AI investigation tools for banks
About Outsourcing
Yesterday
Celonis expands Oracle cloud tie-up for enterprise AI
About Cloud Services
Yesterday
Valliance hires Palantir specialists amid AI deployment gap
About Business Intelligence
2 days ago
Adeptia Automate 5.2 adds AI access to integrations
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8x8 wins Gold for Engage at New York design awards
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System1 adds AI-led tools to Test Your Ad platform
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Last week
Job moves
Portnox names Jonathan Skinner as Chief Marketing Officer
Move at Symantec
Today
Backblaze names Anuj Kumar as chief revenue officer
Move at VMware
Today
Hyland appoints Lubor Ptacek as Product Marketing Chief
Move at OpenText
Yesterday
Mail Metrics appoints Chief Revenue Officer Karl Kohler
Move at Avanade
2 days ago
ADAPTOVATE appoints Jim Cundiff to boost North America
Move at ADAPTOVATE
Last week
Synthflow appoints Matt Alexander as Channel Chief
Move at Ericsson
Last week
Freshworks names Vahalia to lead global partner push
Move at Freshworks
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Creative ITC hires Lewis Pinner as Chief Revenue Officer
Move at Cisco
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Climb names Mike Holt as Ireland Territory Manager
Move at EMEA
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Delinea names Scott Goree to lead global partner strategy
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