If you’re like us, summer went by in the blink of an eye. But that doesn’t mean August wasn’t chock full of important news to the channel — and you agreed, frequenting Channel Partners for a wide variety of articles.

For instance, AT&T Partner Solutions channel chief Stacey Marx updated us on what’s happening with the carrier’s channel program six months into her tenure as leader, including the latest with 5G and a “massive” IoT opportunity.

Telarus hosted its growing Partner Summit, attracting partners to the mountains of Colorado for networking, education, awards and more.

A big name in security – Symantec – said it would lay off 7% of its workforce, and two stories from earlier in the year proved to have the staying power to remain in our countdown another month.

But that’s far from all.

There are many more highly engaging stories in our top 12, compiled by combining those that get the most traffic on our website with their performance in our weekly newsletters. Sign up now for that.

Click through our gallery below to find out which story was No. 1 in August.

Missed the previous month’s top stories? Click here to see our most-read posts in July.

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