Park Place Technologies: VxRail support is now available

• Hardware & Software support offered for short-term/long-term purposes
• VMware perpetual license support available
• Flexible contracts (90-day cancellation policy)
• Buy clients time to survey the market on where to migrate to

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Everbridge: Everbridge’s 2026 Global Risk & Resilience Outlook equips security and business continuity leaders with data-driven insights on the top risks shaping the year ahead. Leverage this flagship report to strengthen executive conversations, resilience planning, and strategic decision-making in an increasingly complex global environment.

Key Highlights:

• Identifies the top 10 global risks for 2026, from cyber and AI to climate and geopolitics
• Combines global survey data with Everbridge risk intelligence
• Features a CEO foreword from Dave Wagner
• Designed for security and business continuity leaders

Access the full report

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• Microsoft Surface: Effective April 1st, 2026, a pricing increase will occur for Microsoft Surface products. More details will follow once communicated from Microsoft.

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• Scale Computing: Remains a stable and trusted technology provider, committed to delivering reliable infrastructure solutions despite ongoing hardware constraints across the market. While global supply conditions continue to evolve, Scale Computing has taken proactive steps to strengthen forecasting, diversify components, and secure inventory in advance of customer demand. These actions allow us to maintain flexibility and continuity without compromising product quality or support. We continue to work closely with manufacturing partners to adapt quickly as conditions change. Most importantly, our focus remains on supporting our customers with consistent delivery, clear communication, and dependable solutions. Scale Computing is well positioned for the future and remains fully committed to our customers’ long term success.

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• Plurilock: Continuous Red Teaming and Purple Teaming Services available through Partner One IT! This engagement simulates real-world adversary behavior to test your organization’s defenses end to end. Using a collaborative purple-team approach, we help you understand attack paths while improving detection and response capabilities. Through continuous testing aligned to PTEF and MITRE attack frameworks, combined with real-time visibility via Plurilock’s integrated portal, we identify exploitable weaknesses before adversaries do. 

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• HP Hardware:
  • HP desktop & notebook pricing increases began 2/2 due to component cost spikes
  • Memory configs shifting to single-DIMM (workstations not affected)
  • Cost-control options: 16GB RAM and 512GB storage where appropriate
  • Best value notebooks through 2026: EliteBook 8 G1i & EliteBook X G1i

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• Trend Micro: Trend Micro is rebranding our enterprise business unit to TrendAI™. Name and brand updates will roll out throughout 2026, with more details to come. TrendAI™ is not just a brand refresh. It represents our evolution as a leader in the AI era. By infusing AI across every layer of our platform, we deliver proactive, intelligent security that helps organizations stay ahead of emerging threats.

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• Sophos: Acquired Arco Cyber, a UK-based cybersecurity assurance company. If you are not familiar with Arco, the company was founded in 2022 to help organizations continuously understand and improve their security posture. Arco’s platform ingests data from across a customer’s existing security stack, validates whether controls are actually effective, maps that reality to governance and compliance frameworks, and translates it into clear, executive-ready insight.

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• Cisco: Please be advised that Cisco has announced a hardware price adjustment effective February 14, 2026, primarily due to rising global costs for memory components. As the demand for AI infrastructure continues to strain the global supply of specialized memory, Cisco and other major vendors are adjusting hardware pricing to reflect these increased component costs. Contact your account manager for a personalized strategy session to mitigate these impacts on your 2026 budget. The increase is largely attributed to a global shortage and “skyrocketing” costs of system memory driven by the AI data center boom. While hardware – particularly networking appliances and UCS products – is the primary focus, associated technical services may also see nominal adjustments. Your orders are not price-protected until it ships.

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• KnowBe4: The rise of AI-powered attacks has made the problem of social engineering more complex and widespread. Generic SAT is no longer effective in your complex work environment. Your organization may struggle to deliver content that changes user behavior and resonates. Introducing AIDA — Artificial Intelligence Defense Agents: a suite of agents that up-levels your approach to human risk management. With AIDA you can:
  • Ensure your SAT is consistent with your organization’s broader security initiatives by aligning with the NIST Phish Scale Framework
  • Dramatically free up your security team’s time by reducing how long it takes your admins to create remedial training
  • Improve relationships between your security team and other departments by ensuring users are aligned with security objectives
  • Ensure flexibility in your security budget to invest in other key initiatives by actively managing human risk

Request a demo here

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• Adobe: Adobe has announced several upcoming changes impacting Higher Education licensing and pricing. We encourage customers to review these updates to ensure proper planning, budgeting, and renewal alignment. Our team is available to help evaluate alternatives and minimize disruption.
  • Creative Cloud for Teams All Apps & single-app products retire 3/31/2026 (Stock bundle LOD 4/1/2026)
  • Captivate for Teams remains available
  • Adobe Animate discontinued 3/1/2026
  • Acrobat Standard price increase effective 4/1/2026 (12–13%)
  • Creative Cloud Pro Plus, Acrobat Studio & Adobe Express recommended

Contact us to hear about all P1 capabilities to support your technology needs.  

A BIG thank you to AI4IT Services LLC: Synergy Micro Solutions, Adobe, APC, ViewSonic, FLUX Creativity, Inc, Caliber Security, The Joy Factory, LapLink, Barracuda, Microsoft, Apple, Park Place Technologies, Everbridge, Microsoft Surface, Scale Computing, Plurilock,HP Hardware, Trend Micro, Sophos, Cisco, and KnowBe4, for participating in the Partner One IT newsletter!