AI Week 2026

For 2026’s Artificial Intelligence Week, CRN is providing an expansive look at artificial intelligence during a full week of targeted coverage. In a series of articles and slideshows CRN editors will look the impact AI is having on the IT channel and the opportunities this emerging technology area is creating for solution providers.

Topics will include a look at the emerging implications of AI for cybersecurity , AI use cases driving real productivity gains for MSPs, a roundup of the latest AI PCs the channel needs to know about and more.

AI News And Analysis From CRN:

AI From A To Z: A Solution Provider's Field Guide To Success
This channel field guide explores many of the elements solution providers need to take into account as they bring AI to their customers in meaningful ways.

Best AI PCs 2026: Top Business Laptops And Workstations
AI PC adoption within customers has been led by innovators, and ‘those innovators can come from any department,’ says Mark III Systems, Vice President of Sales Chris Bogan.

As Neocloud GPU Demand Surges, Partners Are Winning AI Deals And Making Profit
“Imagine a one-year deal for 1,000 [Nvidia] B300s chips at $5 an hour. That would be $45 million for one year. So if you just take 5 percent of that, it’s a couple million dollars for WWT,” said World Wide Technology’s Chris Campbell.

How AI Agents Are Making Identity Security More ‘Critical’ Than Ever: Partners
When it comes to identity, ‘we see it as that really necessary piece to help manage anything in the AI space—but specifically agentic,’ says GuidePoint Security identity security leader Kevin Converse.

10 AI Use Cases Driving Real MSP Productivity Gains Right Now
By deploying AI and automation internally, MSPs are uncovering use cases that bring productivity improvements and customer service enhancements.

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