January 2026 Update
What’s New?
Financial Flexibility with CF Corporate
We’ve partnered with CF Corporate to offer businesses flexible financing options when purchasing Microsoft solutions. This means you can upgrade your IT infrastructure without high upfront costs.
Free Open Source Threat Assessment
Cyber threats are evolving, and we’re here to help you stay ahead. Through our collaboration with 3B Data Security, we’re offering a Free Open Source Assessment to help businesses identify vulnerabilities and secure their operations.
Celebrating 5 Years with National Museums Liverpool!
We’re proud to celebrate five years of partnership with National Museums Liverpool, supporting their IT needs and helping them deliver exceptional experiences.
Celebrating 5 Years with National Museums Liverpool!
The Ballicom team recently gathered at Flight Club to celebrate a strong year of partnership with APC by Schneider Electric and to set the tone for another successful year ahead. The evening was a chance to recognise the progress delivered together in 2025 and to look forward to deepening the partnership in 2026 as we continue to support our customers with secure, resilient and high-performing power and infrastructure solutions.
Industry Updates
Channel prepares for shortages as AI demand accelerates
AI-driven demand is tightening component supply and creating unpredictable lead times. Therefore, early planning is becoming essential for organisations relying on component-heavy or time-sensitive hardware upgrades.
Security experts warn of rising autonomous AI attack threats
Security experts warn that autonomous AI-driven cyberattacks are emerging as a serious new threat, forcing organisations to reassess how they detect, respond and recover in an environment where attacks can adapt without human control.
Microsoft Q2 preview signals strong cloud and AI Momentum
Microsoft’s upcoming Q2 earnings are expected to highlight strong Azure and Azure AI momentum, along with steady growth in Copilot adoption as organisations scale their use of Microsoft 365. Analysts also expect pricing changes and the ongoing shift from Windows 10 to continue shaping customer behaviour, with the Windows 11 refresh cycle still influencing device planning and procurement across early 2026.
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