Katalyst, e4n Partner To Build AI-Enabled Cybersecurity, Infrastructure MSP Platform
Katalyst, e4n Partner To Build AI-Enabled Cybersecurity, Infrastructure MSP Platform
Publish Date: 2026-05-08 13:57:00
Source Domain: www.crn.com
“Midmarket organizations are facing real complexity around what we call the ‘digital backbone.’ Hybrid infrastructure, cybersecurity, cloud environments … all of those things businesses depend on every day. What they need is a partner who takes accountability for that foundation and stays proactive so their leaders can focus on leading the business rather than worrying about critical IT,’ says Luke Johnson, Katalyst CEO.
A newly launched partnership between Katalyst and e4n aims to build an AI-enabled cybersecurity and infrastructure platform that will scale through potential acquisitions and advanced automation.
Katalyst is now the founding company of e4n’s managed services platform, which will combine Charlotte, N.C.-based MSP Katalyst’s managed services business with New York-based MSP e4n’s operational expertise, acquisition strategy and AI engineering resources. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Luke Johnson, Katalyst CEO, said the broader goal is to create a next-generation MSP platform built around cybersecurity, AI-enabled workflows and the company’s “digital backbone:” the cloud infrastructure, networking and connectivity systems businesses increasingly rely on.
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“I think there’s a few unique things about this,” Johnson told CRN in an interview. “We are bringing a lot of AI into the MSP business. We have some great expertise there that we will be launching, and all of the companies that join us will be able to leverage that.”
Going forward, Katalyst plans to acquire more MSPs to bring into the platform.
Hervé Tessler, co-founder and CEO of e4n, said his MSP’s approach combines operational discipline with practical AI deployment for internal MSP operations and customer-facing services.
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