CDW Cuts Jobs As AI Cost-Cutting Drive Takes Hold

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    "url": "https://www.crn.com/news/channel-news/2026/cdw-cuts-jobs-as-ai-cost-cutting-drive-takes-hold",
    "title": "CDW Cuts Jobs As AI Cost-Cutting Drive Takes Hold - crn.com",
    "excerpt": "‘CDW recently made organizational changes - which included coworker reductions - to sharpen our operating discipline and reinvest in the highest-return, highest-growth opportunities, including focusing our resources where our customers need us most,’ a CDW spokesperson confirmed. CDW in July initiated a round of layoffs, sources told CRN. Vernon Hills, Ill.-based CDW, ranked No. 5 on CRN’s 2026 Solution Provider 500 , declined to provide details about the layoffs, but in a statement emailed to CRN, a CDW spokesperson confirmed that layoffs have indeed been happening. “CDW recently made organizational changes - which included coworker reductions - to sharpen our operating discipline and reinvest in the highest-return, highest-growth opportunities, including focusing our resources where our customers need us most. These changes further position CDW to continue delivering the outcomes our customers need and expect in the AI era,” the statement said. The company did not disclose the number of impacted employees. [Related: The 10 Biggest Tech Company Layoffs Of 2025 ] The possibility of layoffs at CDW was brought up in May during the company’s first fiscal quarter 2026 financial conference call . After discussing how CDW’s “Geared For Growth” AI-first initiative, which targets cost savings of up to $200 million, will “supercharge” the company as it embeds AI throughout the $23.2...",
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