Pax8 adds inforcer for Microsoft 365 security tools
Wed, 17th Jun 2026 (Today)
Pax8 is adding inforcer to its marketplace, expanding the Microsoft 365 security and governance tools available to managed service providers.
The addition gives providers access to inforcer's software for standardising Microsoft 365 environments across customers. The offering is intended to help manage identity, device controls, security policy enforcement and preparation for Microsoft Copilot deployments.
The agreement comes as service providers face growing demand from small and medium-sized businesses for help with AI adoption. Pax8's research found that 62% of SMBs are already using AI, but only 18.5% use it extensively across multiple functions.
That gap creates an opening for providers that can offer ongoing governance and compliance support rather than one-off deployments. The same research found that 84% of SMBs would trust an external technology adviser to help implement AI.
inforcer focuses on Microsoft 365 management for managed service providers. Its software is designed to standardise security and data governance policies across customer tenants, automate configuration tasks, monitor compliance in real time and identify policy drift.
The company also offers tools tied to Microsoft's AI assistant, including Copilot Readiness Assessments, Copilot Manager and Shadow AI detection. These products are intended to help providers assess whether customers are ready for AI tools, oversee deployments and track usage patterns across different environments.
For Pax8, the addition broadens its catalogue for providers looking to consolidate services around Microsoft software. According to company information, the marketplace operator serves more than 47,000 IT partners and 800,000 SMBs.
Oguo Atuanya, Corporate Vice President of Vendor Experience at Pax8, linked the tie-up to demand for AI projects built on stronger controls.
"Prerequisite for MSPs today is quick and responsible AI adoption, which requires firm foundations in security and governance," said Atuanya.
"By adding inforcer to the Pax8 Marketplace, we're giving our partners a powerful way to standardize Microsoft 365 environments. This practical enablement supports the ecosystem as it transitions to managed intelligence and AI becomes a day-to-day reality for small businesses," Atuanya said.
Partner demand
inforcer says it has expanded quickly over the past year as providers look for ways to turn Microsoft 365 administration into repeatable services. It has more than 1,200 managed service provider partners across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific, with more than 100 new providers joining each month.
That growth reflects a broader shift in the managed services market. Providers are under pressure to reduce manual administration and show that customer environments continue to meet internal and external standards.
Microsoft 365 estates can be difficult to manage consistently when customers have different settings, user policies and device rules. Software that applies standard rules across multiple tenants can reduce the scripting and one-off configuration work required from technical teams.
Jamie Daum, Chief Executive Officer of inforcer, said the marketplace listing would make adoption easier for providers that already use Pax8 to source software.
"MSPs need more leverage and reduced complexity," said Daum.
"Joining the Pax8 Marketplace makes it easier for MSPs to adopt inforcer as the platform underpinning their Microsoft services, standardizing security and governance across customers, proving compliance continuously and building packaged offerings around Copilot readiness and managed AI. We're excited about what this availability unlocks for Pax8 partners and the SMBs they support," Daum said.
Microsoft focus
The relationship also underlines how strongly many managed service providers are centring their operations on Microsoft's cloud software stack. Demand for help with identity management, endpoint controls, governance and AI policy has increased as SMB customers adopt Microsoft 365 and consider adding Copilot tools to everyday workflows.
For distributors and software marketplaces, that has created demand for products that fit within a single-vendor ecosystem while still addressing operational and compliance challenges. inforcer's role in that market is to offer managed service providers a layer of standardisation across customer estates rather than a standalone security product for one organisation.
The company, launched in 2023 and headquartered in Richmond, London, has built a presence in the US, Australia, the Netherlands and Denmark. Its expansion through Pax8 gives it access to a larger reseller base at a time when providers are looking for packaged services around Microsoft governance and AI oversight.
Pax8 said the marketplace availability would give service providers a way to build services around secure Microsoft 365 management and AI readiness for smaller business customers. Both companies are positioning the relationship around the operational work needed before broader AI use becomes routine in SMB environments.