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Welcoming Fresh Faces to the Channelnomics Team
Change is often the catalyst for growth, and at Channelnomics, we’re embracing this change with open arms. We’re excited to introduce you to the latest additions to our team, and they’re all set to transform the way we operate and deliver our services. These new team members are pivotal to our ambitious plan to unveil groundbreaking offerings in the upcoming fourth quarter.
How to Choose Better Partners
In an increasingly competitive business landscape, technology vendors are under pressure to optimize their go-to-market strategies. This includes getting the most out of their business partners.
Cisco and Nutanix Partner on Hybrid Cloud Solution
The strategic partnership between Cisco and Nutanix aims to accelerate hybrid multicloud adoption by providing an integrated on-premises and cloud solution.
Alliances May Open Doors, But Channels Close Deals
If there’s one thing that came across loud and clear at last week’s Partnership Leaders’ Catalyst conference in Denver, it’s the need to avoid confusing alliances and reseller channels.
Trend Micro Bets on MSSPs Amid Fierce MDR Competition
Trend Micro is making a strategic move to capitalize on the booming managed detection and response (MDR) market by leveraging managed security service providers (MSSPs).
Catalyst 2023: A Promising Work in Progress for the Next Generation
Partnership Leaders’ Catalyst conference has rapidly emerged as a premier industry event aimed at cultivating the next generation of channel leadership.
Deglobalization Will Spur the Reorganization of Channels
The shift to regional trade networks will create greater complexity for channel strategists and operators.
Shaping Partner Behavior with Incentives
The technology industry is facing challenges as customers reduce their information technology spending and demand lower prices.
Guide to Effective Partner Profiling
Channelnomics believes understanding partners’ compositions, models, and operational attributes is essential to building and maintaining sustained and productive go-to-market relationships.
Iceland: Where Global and Local Channels Diverge
The channel is global, enabling vendors to sell their products and services anywhere and everywhere. However, while the channel itself may be globalized, successfully entering new markets still requires local customization and strategy.
Eye on Partnership: How Solution Providers Choose Tech Vendors
“Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door” is a phrase often attributed to American intellectual Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Microsoft Focuses on Partners to Power AI Innovation
Microsoft is pressing multiple AI-related initiatives that have significant implications for its global army of technology and channel partners.
Veritas Bets on Expanding in Crowded MSP Segment
Distribution is indispensable for facilitating channel sales, expanding market coverage, and mitigating go-to-market risk.
Channelnomics Primer: Creating a Distribution Assessment Scorecard
Distribution is indispensable for facilitating channel sales, expanding market coverage, and mitigating go-to-market risk.
Vodafone Taps AppDirect for North America Expansion
Vodafone Business, the European telecommunications giant, selected AppDirect to expand its North America coverage and market share.
Dell Shifts Majority of Storage Sales to Partners
Dell has announced its new “partner-first strategy for storage,” which commits 99% of Dell storage sales to partners
Sustainability Takes Root in IT Channel
Tech vendors big and small are extending key parts of their corporate environmental sustainability initiatives to their go-to-market channel strategies.
Impartner Reimagines Referral Program Management
Impartner recently announced a new referral management module for its PRM platform.
KPMG and Microsoft Align to Infuse AI Into Professional Services
Partnership underscores AI’s increasing ubiquity in IT infrastructure, services, and workflows for channel partners.
Hitachi Vantara-Microsoft Partnership Gives Enterprises Cloud Flexibility
UCP for Azure Stack HCI combines Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform capabilities with Hitachi Vantara’s expertise in scalable on-premises infrastructure.
NetApp Aligns Channel Program With Cloud, AI Priorities
NetApp, one of several legacy hardware vendors transitioning to next-generation service- and software-based market needs, is evolving its channel partner program with the launch of Partner Sphere to better align with its strategic priorities around hybrid cloud, AI, and cloud data services.
Channelnomics at 13 (and Counting)
Thirteen years ago today, Channelnomics was founded with the mission of providing solutions and perspective for channel professionals.
ASK CHANNELNOMICS: Do Vendor Brands Matter?
At Channelnomics, we field questions about best practices, partner strategies, and channel programs every day. In this series, called “Ask Channelnomics,” we answer some of the questions we receive most from vendors.
Vendors Are Cutting the Channel to Grow
Recessionary conditions, inflation, and margin erosion are conspiring to put pressure on the channel to cut costs while maintaining high growth rates.
CCC RECAP: Sustainability Takes Root in the Channel
How tech vendors are extending corporate sustainability efforts to their partner networks and programs By