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Tech Edge hosted a fireside chat on June 9 at Pax8 Beyond 2026 in Salt Lake City with Chance Weaver, Vice President of AI Adoption at Pax8. The in-person interview was joined by Editor-in-Chief John Jannarone and they discussed how managed service providers can help small businesses adopt AI by focusing on measurable business outcomes, building managed intelligence services, and using automation to solve real problems rather than chasing AI trends.
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About Chance Weaver
Chance Weaver is the Vice President of AI Adoption at Pax8, where he leads efforts to accelerate artificial intelligence integration across the company’s expansive network of more than 39,000 managed service provider (MSP) partners.
A seasoned MSP leader and founder of IT Responsive, Weaver brings decades of experience, including leading Microsoft-focused and AI-driven initiatives at New Charter Technologies. In his role, he focuses on empowering partners to build, scale, and monetize AI solutions, including tools like Microsoft 365 Copilot, while shaping effective go-to-market strategies.
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AI Adoption & “Customer Zero” Strategy: Pax8 President & Chief Commerce Officer Nick Heddy, Live from Pax8 Beyond 2026
With over 28 years in technology and business development, Mr. Weaver is widely recognized for his commitment to innovation and was honored with the MSP 501 Lifetime Achievement Award in 2023. He is passionate about helping partners and their customers drive measurable business value through AI adoption.
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About Pax8
Pax8 is the global AI and cloud Marketplace for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Pax8 connects service providers and technology companies on a unified platform to discover, buy, sell, deploy and manage technology solutions for SMBs. More than 47,000 IT partners and 800,000 SMBs rely on Pax8 for expertise, automation and real-time insights to stay productive, protected and prepared for the AI economy.
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