Upcoming availability in the Pax8 Marketplace will help MSPs standardize and secure Microsoft 365 at scale while creating a clear path to managed intelligence for SMB customers.
Pax8, the global AI and cloud marketplace for small and medium-sized businesses (SMB), will add inforcer to the Pax8 Marketplace through a new partnership that makes the provider available via Pax8. With inforcer, managed service providers (MSPs) can more easily consolidate their offerings around the Microsoft ecosystem and deliver standardized services for identity management, device management, security policies and AI readiness. This helps SMBs adopt Microsoft 365 and Copilot in a secure, consistent and scalable way. inforcer will launch in the Marketplace this summer after the Pax8 Beyond 2026 conference.
“A prerequisite for MSPs today is rapid and responsible AI adoption, which requires a solid foundation in security and governance,” says Oguo Atuanya, Corporate Vice President of Vendor Experience at Pax8. By adding inforcer to the Pax8 Marketplace, we give our partners a powerful way to standardize Microsoft 365 environments. This practical capability strengthens the ecosystem as businesses transition to managed intelligence, where AI becomes part of day-to-day operations for small firms.
As SMBs accelerate AI use, MSPs increasingly need to move beyond one-off projects and provide continuous governance, compliance and operational guardrails. New Pax8 research explains why this matters: 62 percent of SMBs report using AI today, but only 18.5 percent say they use AI broadly across multiple business functions. That gap between AI adoption and operational readiness highlights the need for ongoing support. In the same study, 84 percent of SMBs said they would trust an external technical advisor to assist with AI implementation, underscoring the critical role MSPs play in turning AI interest into secure, long-term business outcomes.
inforcer helps MSPs operationalize that role by standardizing Microsoft 365 security and data governance across multiple customer tenants, automating configurations, monitoring compliance in real time and detecting deviations from established policies. The platform also supports MSPs building managed intelligence offerings with features such as inforcer Copilot Readiness Assessments, Copilot Manager and Shadow AI discovery. These capabilities give MSPs concrete tools to assess readiness, manage rollouts and monitor usage patterns in customer environments.
“MSPs need greater leverage and less complexity,” says Jamie Daum, CEO of inforcer. “By joining the Pax8 Marketplace, MSPs can more easily adopt inforcer as the platform underpinning their Microsoft services. They can standardize security and governance for customers, continuously validate compliance and package Copilot readiness and managed AI offerings. We look forward to the opportunities this creates for Pax8 partners and the SMBs they serve.”
Over the past twelve months, inforcer has seen rapid global growth, reaching more than 1,200 MSP partners, driven by increasing demand to standardize, secure and monetize Microsoft 365 at scale.
About inforcer
inforcer helps MSPs sell, secure and support Microsoft 365 and Copilot at scale by standardizing security and data governance policies across all customer environments, automating environment configuration, monitoring compliance in real time and reducing risk by detecting policy drift. The platform provides MSPs with tools to guide their customers into the AI era by assessing readiness, managing Copilot rollouts and governing AI usage at scale. Reporting and automation features reduce reliance on manual, error-prone scripts while enabling consistent, secure customer experiences—foundations for recurring and scalable AI services.
Since its 2023 launch, inforcer has been deployed by more than 1,200 leading MSPs across North America, EMEA and APAC, with over 100 new MSPs joining each month. The company is headquartered in Richmond, London, UK, and has built a global organization with offices in the United States, Australia, the Netherlands and Denmark.
For more information, visit the inforcer website.
About Pax8
Pax8 is the global AI and cloud marketplace for small and medium-sized businesses (SMB). Pax8 brings service providers and technology vendors together on one platform where they can discover, buy, sell, deploy and manage technology solutions for the SMB market. Tens of thousands of IT partners and hundreds of thousands of SMBs rely on Pax8 for expertise, automation and real-time insights that help them stay productive, protected and prepared for the AI economy. Learn more at Pax8’s regional site.
Pax8 and inforcer strengthen Microsoft 365 security and Copilot readiness for MSPs
Pax8 expands the Pax8 Marketplace with inforcer to give MSPs a stronger way to standardize, secure and govern Microsoft 365 environments at scale. The partnership reinforces the link between Pax8, inforcer, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Copilot, the MSP ecosystem, the SMB market, AI governance, compliance management and managed intelligence.
Pax8 Marketplace as a channel for Microsoft 365 services
The Pax8 Marketplace acts as a global AI and cloud marketplace where MSPs can discover, buy, sell, deploy and manage technology solutions for small and medium businesses. Adding inforcer gives Pax8 partners access to a platform that helps them build repeatable services around Microsoft 365 security, identity management, device management, data governance, compliance and Copilot readiness.
inforcer as a platform for Microsoft 365 governance
inforcer enables MSPs to standardize security and data governance policies across multiple customer tenants, automate configurations, monitor real-time compliance and detect policy drift. The platform bolsters MSPs’ ability to deliver continuous governance for Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Copilot, including Shadow AI discovery, Copilot Manager and readiness assessments.
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Copilot readiness and AI governance for SMBs
As SMBs increase AI use, MSPs must help customers deploy Microsoft Copilot in a secure, governed and scalable way. inforcer supports that need with tools for Copilot readiness, Copilot Manager, Shadow AI detection, policy governance, compliance monitoring, tenant management and AI adoption governance.
Managed intelligence for Pax8 partners
The Pax8–inforcer collaboration supports the shift from traditional managed services to managed intelligence. For Pax8 partners, this opens new ways to package services around Microsoft 365 security, Copilot readiness, AI governance, compliance, tenant management and continuous monitoring of customer environments.
What this means for Swedish companies
For Swedish companies, the Pax8–inforcer partnership offers improved options for adopting Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Copilot with stronger security, data governance, compliance and control. Nordic SMBs can rely on MSPs to reduce risk, detect Shadow AI, manage policy drift and build a safer path to AI adoption.
What this means for MSPs in the Nordics
For MSPs in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland, inforcer in the Pax8 Marketplace creates new opportunities to build scalable, recurring services around Microsoft 365 security, Copilot readiness, AI governance, tenant management, compliance, device and identity management, and managed intelligence—strengthening Pax8 partners across the region.
Risks and opportunities
The opportunity lies in MSPs creating recurring revenue through standardized Microsoft 365 services, Copilot readiness packages and AI governance offerings. The risk is that organizations adopt Copilot and AI without adequate security, governance and compliance, which can lead to Shadow AI, policy drift, data leakage, loss of control and heightened cybersecurity exposure.
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