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Microsoft Patch Volumes and AI Shifts Deliver More Work, Less Margin for MSPs
The dominant structural mechanism highlighted in this episode is the compounding effect of ungoverned AI adoption and accelerated patch cycles, which shifts risk and accountability onto IT service providers. Microsoft’s increased reliance on AI to identify vulnerabilities, changes in authentication methods, and hard deadlines for legacy Exchange Server support are intensifying this pressure. At the same time, research and survey data expose a governance gap: nearly all providers have implemented AI in some form, yet only a small fraction have formalized rules or boundaries for its use within…
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