A heartfelt thank you to our incredible #MES Fall 2026 sponsors! 👏 Your partnership, support, and commitment helped make the event an unforgettable experience. From insightful conversations and meaningful connections to innovative ideas and real business impact, your contributions were instrumental in bringing this community together. We’re grateful for your continued investment in the midmarket IT ecosystem. 🙏 Thinking about joining us as an MES Spring sponsor (April 25-27 | Orlando, FL)? ➜ event.thechannelco.com/mes-s….

A huge congratulations to the finalists and winners of the XCellence Awards at #MES Fall 2026! 🎉 🏆 Addigy Anders AVATAR Managed Services BlackHawk Data Freshworks Harmony JBS Dev | Strategic Technology Experts Kipling Secure Inc. KnowBe4 Lenovo N-able NetCov NinjaOne Opkalla Sophos Synoptek TechTrust ThreatLocker zLinq The caliber of talent, innovation, and leadership recognized this year was truly inspiring, showcasing the impact IT leaders and solution providers continue to make across the rapidly evolving midmarket landscape. Congrats to the Best in Show Winner @NetCovLLC ⭐

✨ New for the 2026 CRN Women of the Year Awards: Two Exciting New Categories This year, we're expanding our recognition of excellence across the channel with the introduction of: 🏆 Alliance Marketing Executive of the Year Celebrating exceptional women driving strategic partnerships, alliance growth, and channel success. 🏆 Employer of the Year Recognizing organizations that foster workplaces where women can thrive, lead, and make a lasting impact. Congratulations to all of this year's finalists in these inaugural categories! The winners will be revealed live at the CRN Women of the Year Awards Gala in NYC on December 8. 🎟️ Join hundreds of channel leaders as we celebrate the achievements, innovation, and leadership of women across the IT channel. Reserve your individual tickets or secure a table for your team today and be part of one of the industry's most inspiring nights. bit.ly/4yL4QFc #CRNWOTY #WOTC #ChannelLeadership #WomenInTech #Awards #ITChannel

What a way to close out #MES Fall 2026! ✨ Three incredible days filled with powerful connections, practical insights, and honest conversations that challenged IT leaders to think bigger and lead stronger. From inspiring keynotes and strategic boardroom appointments to engaging executive sessions, the momentum never stopped. 👉 What moment, session, or conversation stood out most to you? Follow MES Computing for continued IT leadership insights.

The success of #MES Fall 2026 wouldn't have been possible without our incredible sponsors. 👏 We asked several to reflect on their experience and share their biggest takeaways from the event.

Rounding out Day 3 at #MES Fall💫 The energy remains high as attendees wrapped up their final Boardroom Appointments and headed into the last round of Executive Sessions at #MES Fall. ⭐️ “From Click to Doorstep - Automating eCommerce Order Flows Across Three Fulfillment Paths” Led by Bryan Caporlette, Chief Technology Officer, G&G Outfitters A practical session that showcases how end-to-end automation transformed eCommerce fulfillment, seamlessly routing orders through multiple fulfillment paths while eliminating manual handoffs, reducing errors, and enabling scalable operations. ⭐️ “From AI Pilots to Enterprise Value - A Practical Framework for Governance and Scale” Led by Blaine Carter, Global CIO, FranklinCovey An insightful session that provides technology leaders with a proven framework for moving AI initiatives beyond pilot programs by balancing governance, innovation, and measurable business value at scale. Next up: our Solutions Pavilion – more chances to network with peers and connect with sponsors 🔥 Follow @MES_Computing for event updates and insights.

As Tracy Fischer, Global VP of Audience, The Channel Company reflects on the experience at #MES Fall 2026, we're reminded why this community continues to grow stronger with every event. Thank you to everyone who joined us in Marco Island and helped create three days filled with meaningful connections and actionable insights. We're already looking forward to bringing this community together again at the next MES event. See you there! ✨

Refueled from lunch and valuable networking in the Solutions Pavilion, #MES Fall attendees are diving back into Solutions Tracks, selecting the sessions most relevant to their organization's needs and future initiatives. • What Can Your AI Agents Access? From Discovery to Control Saurabh Sandhir, CEO & Co-Founder, Kipling Secure examines how IT leaders can gain visibility into AI agents, applications, and MCP connections, understand what data and systems they can access, and establish governance controls that enable secure, productive AI adoption. • What Can Your AI Agents Access? From Discovery to Control Warren Gouws, Senior Manager - Solution Engineering, Freshworks shares how organizations can successfully scale agentic AI by balancing autonomy with governance, using the Mission Control framework to maintain visibility, guardrails, and human oversight while accelerating business outcomes. Follow @MES_Computing for live moments and highlights throughout the event.

🚶‍♂️ One walk through the #MES Fall 2026 Solutions Pavilion tells the whole story. Every booth, every conversation, and every introduction is an opportunity to discover a new solution, solve a pressing challenge, or make a connection that could change what's next for your organization. This is why IT leaders come to #MES Fall.

From AI and cybersecurity to business expenses and strategy, #MES Fall attendees are diving into Solutions Track sessions aligned with their biggest priorities. 🔸 Your Employees Already Chose Your AI Stack – What Next? Joel Cedano, Senior Product Manager, Addigy shares how IT leaders can identify unmanaged AI tools already in use across their organizations, establish practical governance guardrails, and enforce AI policies without slowing productivity. 🔸 Telecom Is Boring … Until It Grounds The Nation Tatiana Finkelsteyn, CEO of zLinq, highlights how telecom infrastructure, often overlooked as a routine IT expense, can become a major source of outages, overspending, and security risk, and shares strategies for helping IT leaders better manage and optimize this mission-critical technology. 👉 Which session would have been at the top of your list? Catch every moment by following @MES_Computing throughout the day.

The final day of #MES Fall 2026 is off to a strong start as Nadia Hansen, AI Strategist, Educator & Founder, CLV Enterprise Inc., takes the stage with a practical session on budgeting for agentic AI, helping technology leaders forecast usage-based costs, estimate token consumption, and build scalable financial models that can withstand executive and finance scrutiny. Day 3 is off to a powerhouse start, and the momentum keeps building! Follow @MES_Computing for live updates throughout the day.

The final day of #MES Fall 2026 is off to a strong start as Nadia Hansen, AI Strategist, Educator & Founder, COV Enterprise Inc., takes the stage with a practical session on budgeting for agentic AI, helping technology leaders forecast usage-based costs, estimate token consumption, and build scalable financial models that can withstand executive and finance scrutiny. Day 3 is off to a powerhouse start, and the momentum keeps building! Follow @MES_Computing for live updates throughout the day.

Watch the room come to life. ⚡ What starts as an empty ballroom quickly transforms into a packed house of IT leaders ready to learn, share, and connect. This is #MES Fall 2026 in action.

Day 2 of #MES Fall 2026 delivered. 💥 ✔ Strategic conversations ✔ Meaningful new connections ✔ Actionable insights from industry peers Thank you to the raffle sponsors: AMD Supermicro, Anders, BlackHawk Data, Freshworks, KnowBe4, Lenovo, PKA Technologies, Inc., Safetica, ThreatLocker, Trinity Cyber and VIPRE Security Group! Attendees: What's been your biggest takeaway so far? 👇 Follow MES Computing for continued IT leadership insights.

🔥🎤 Two powerful keynotes to close out Day 2 at #MES Fall! ✦︎ Jeff Ready, Founder and Operating Partner, Ready Operating Group “Name the Quest - Leadership When the Data Isn't Enough” Through personal stories and hard-earned lessons, Jeff Ready reveals how great leaders inspire action, alignment, and confidence when uncertainty is high and data alone isn't enough to guide the way forward. ✦︎ Brandon Carden, Principal Solutions Engineer, Sophos “The Risks and Realities of Modern AI Defense” A timely session that cuts through AI hype to examine the real cybersecurity risks posed by AI-enabled attackers and the strategies organizations are using to defend against them. What an incredible way to close out the second day! Follow @MES_Computing for event highlights.

Things aren’t slowing down in Marco Island. #MES Fall attendees head into Executive Sessions, selecting the discussions most aligned with their business goals and leadership priorities. 🔹 Maximizing Human Potential - The Competitive Advantage AI Can’t Replace Byron V. Garrett, Chief Executive Officer, Genesys Works shares how organizations can gain a lasting competitive advantage by combining AI innovation with the uniquely human qualities of creativity, curiosity, adaptability, and purpose-driven leadership. 🔹 Cybersecurity in the Boardroom: The Executive Conversation Vina Morris, Head of Technology and Security, Vera Institute of Justice leads a timely session that helps technology leaders elevate cybersecurity from a technical concern to a boardroom priority by communicating cyber risk in business terms and driving more informed, resilience-focused decision-making. Which session would have earned a spot on your agenda? Follow @MES_Computing for live updates and key takeaways from MES Fall 2026.

IT leaders are charting their own path at #MES Fall, choosing the Solutions Track session that matters most to their organization and future success. • "From 4 Hours to 7 Seconds - How a 3-Person IT Team Automated the Service Desk Without Building a Thing" Led by Gadi BenMark, Chief Marketing Officer, Harmony. A compelling session that showcases how a lean IT team leveraged out-of-the-box AI agents to automate service desk operations, dramatically reduce response times, and refocus staff on higher-value initiatives. • "The Work Your Team Is Never Going to Do - Local AI for Operational Debt Without Putting Your Credentials in Someone Else’s Cloud" Led by Jason Caparoso, Co-Founder & CTO, BlackHawk Data. A powerful discussion that explores how local AI can help IT teams eliminate operational debt, automate neglected tasks, and protect sensitive infrastructure data without relying on third-party cloud services. Keep up with the action – follow @MES_Computing for event updates.

💪 Momentum is still going strong at #MES Fall as attendees returned from their networking lunch and jumped back into the final round of Day 2 boardroom sessions! IT leaders are diving into dynamic peer groups while top vendors deliver 25-minute sessions full of innovation, fresh thinking, and practical solutions. The conversations are heating up, let the insights roll! 🔥 Follow @MES_Computing for updates from the event floor.

Day 1 at #MES Fall 2026 delivered powerful insights, meaningful connections, and candid conversations among some of the brightest minds in IT. 🎥 In this video, Adam Dennison, VP of MES at The Channel Company, shares the biggest takeaways from Day 1 and previews the can't-miss sessions, networking opportunities, and discussions awaiting attendees today, on Day 2. The momentum is building. 🚀

Concurrent Solutions Tracks are underway at #MES Fall, empowering IT leaders to focus on the issues that matter most to their organizations. ⭐️ We Need Intelligence, Not Another Dashboard Dave Blatt, Principal and Technology Practice Leader, Anders and Doug Martin, President, Treat Planet share how Treat Planet transformed siloed data and spreadsheets into a modern data foundation that fuels visibility, automation, and enterprise-ready AI. ⭐️ Building Custom Agentic AI for Real Business Impact Joseph Rose, President, JBS Dev | Strategic Technology Experts shares how custom agentic AI can be embedded into existing workflows to drive real business outcomes, automate decision-making, and transform data into intelligent, action-oriented systems. 👉 Which session would you have joined? Don’t miss a moment! Follow @MES_Computing for updates from the event floor.