Transformation Takes Courage
Vendors talk about the need for transformation, but many companies wait too long to make necessary changes to remain competitive and relevant because they lack the courage to take risks....
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Jul 2017
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May 2017
Elevating Channel Effectiveness for the Cloud
Want an engaged channel? First, show partners the benefits of teaming up with you; then train them, communicate with them, measure their performance, and reward them. ...
24
May 2017
Plotting the March to the Cloud
Ingram Micro and 2112 launch the Cloud Altimeter Project, an ongoing effort to measure channel transformation and facilitate partner success in the cloud era. ...
24
Apr 2017
Podcast: Plotting Next-Generation Cloud Services
Ingram Micro Cloud's Renee Bergeron joins Pod2112 to talk about the evolution of cloud computing, cloud marketplaces and how IT vendors and solution providers can chart their cloud strategies....
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Apr 2017
Podcast: Getting Visibility into the Interconnected Future
In this debut episode of the pod2112 podcast, Larry Walsh sits with Ixia’s Lori Cornmesser to discuss how network visibility and security helps partners and enterprises ensure networks deliver the performance needed in the next-generation, cloud-based era....
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Jan 2017
The ‘Real’ Cloud Conversation to Have With Partners
The message vendors need to convey to partners has little to do with reselling cloud products; it’s all about leveraging the cloud to make businesses more efficient, agile, and competitive....
02
Aug 2016
Automated Services Dominate the Channel
The line of demarcation between managed and cloud services is blurring fast – and is virtually invisible already on solution provider balance sheets....
21
Jul 2016
Microsoft Shows Cloud Revenue Doesn’t Come Easy
Vendor earnings put it on a course for cloud nine. ...
22
Jun 2016
Trailblazing Specialized Channels
The 2112 Group and Baptie & Co. have partnered to define and expand the evolution of niche and emerging channels with a new research project that culminates in the new Specialized Channel Focus conference....
04
May 2016
Making Cloud Money Is Hard and Will Remain So
Cloud computing is the future of the technology marketplace. The services-led, recurring-revenue model is transforming earnings and profit streams. Capitalizing on the cloud opportunity isn’t easy for vendors or partners. By Larry Walsh Escaping the cloud is practically an impossibility. End users are increasing spending on...
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Mar 2016
Cloud Forcing Hardware Vendors to Make Choices
Amazon CTO Werner Vogels admits the cloud provider builds its own servers and reveals how open architectures are more advantageous than buying hardware from traditional vendors. This trend will force hardware vendors and their partners to make choices about their future. ...
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Jan 2016
Cloud Success Requires Cultivating Cloud Partners
Cloud computing in the channel focuses largely on commodity services....