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Time To Rethink Channel Partnership

By Lawrence M. Walsh, Editor-in-Chief, Channelnomics.com Influencing behavior changes often takes place through a system of rewards and penalties. Do something right, you get treated well and are allowed to advance. Do something poorly or, worse, negatively, and you’ll be punished.  It’s the classic “carrot and stick” approach. The channel is built on just such […]

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SaaSMAX Expands Cloud App Distribution Platform

 SaaSMAX, an online distributor marketplace that connects and facilitates commerce between resellers and cloud-based app vendors, will be educating resellers on the variety of business opportunities available in the SaaS and Cloud App market. At this year’s SMB Nation 2012 Fall Conference, to be held October 11 through 13 at the Rio Hotel in Las […]

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ChannelEyes Offers New Ways For Vendors, Partners And ISVs To Connect

The Problem: More channel players are turning to social media to build relationships with partners and end-users. While sites such as LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook provide an open forum for vendors to share information, announcements and resources with partners, these sites may not be the most efficient way to get heard.   The Solution: ChannelEyes was […]

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Partnerpedia Offers Platform To Build Partner Ecosystems, Drive SaaS Growth

The Problem: More organizations are noting the benefits of making enterprise applications, data and resources available in the cloud. In fact, recent research from CompTIA indicated that 63% of IT organizations are focusing on establishing cloud-based delivery models within the next year. However, once organizations make apps and cloud-based services available to end-users, how can […]

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D-Link To Expand Its Channel With SaaSMAX

D-Link, a provider of cloud and networking infrastructure, has joined the SaaSMAX network to offer its Fuzion and CloudCommand Managed Wireless Access Points solutions. The SaaSMAX platform was designed to connection solution providers with app vendors. As a result, D-Link will be able to increase awareness of its solutions to the site’s network of solution […]

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The Cloud And Managed Services: The Incentive Impact

Industry shifts and market changes — such as the continued shift to cloud operations and managed services — also are motivating vendors to rethink their incentive strategies. Rather than implementing short-term initiatives, organizations are honing in on more long-term, loyalty-generating strategies that will contribute to yearly lead gen and sales goals.

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DOCUWISE And Artisan Infrastructure Partner To Deliver Cloud-Based Managed Print Solutions

DOCUWISE, a Managed Print Solutions (MPS) provider and Artisan Infrastructure, the wholesale Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provider, have partnered to provide VARs and Managed Service Providers (MSPs) a turnkey managed print solutions to deliver to their customers. DOCUWISE’s Print Environment System Organizer platform is now available as a template in Artisan Infrastructure’s Certified Solution Ecosystem, to allow […]

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New Study Points To Evolution In IT Channel Partner Programs

A new study released from CompTIA has reaffirmed the growing influence of cloud computing and managed services.  Findings from CompTIA’s Second Annual State of IT Channel Programs study has revealed 63% of IT firms will focus on establishing cloud-based delivery models within the next year. Additionally, 46% of companies are moving to a managed services […]

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Cisco Study Reveals The Current State Of IT Cloud Migration

The growing prominence of cloud computing and cloud-based solutions is coming more to the forefront, especially within the IT sector. Although industry benchmarks have pointed to this transition to the cloud and managed services, new research from Cisco indicates that IT decision-makers are facing an array of challenges during their transition to cloud-based applications.

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ChannelViews: Channel Incentives In An Evolving Landscape

By Tracy Delphia, Senior Marketing Analyst and Vaughn Aust, VP, Client Solutions, hawkeye Like most ecosystems, the channel is continuing its evolution to adapt to a changing environment.  The Great Recession, which started around 2008, punctuated channel change and quickly drove adoption of Software-as-a-Service and created quite a cloudy outlook for the channel.  We are […]

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