Tech Advisors Saw Staff Growth, Channel Conflict in Q1

Forty-four percent of agents grew their headcounts in Q1, but talent recruiting and retention poses a top challenge.

• April 28, 2023

UCaaS Market 'Overbloated,' More Consolidation to Come

“We are seeing fewer resources dedicated to the channel and a shift from channel to direct.”

• April 17, 2023

Copper Price Hikes, Shutoffs Rock Telecom Customers, Partners

“Can you imagine a T1 increasing from $250 to $2,500? That is what we are dealing with right now,” an aggregator leader said.

• March 10, 2023

T-Mobile Sells Wireline Business to Cogent in 'Excellent Move'

T-Mobile was no longer using its wireline unit to support its wireless business.

• September 7, 2022

Rackspace Won't Divest, Eyes Public, Private Cloud Realignment

Rackspace executives say the company will form two divisions, one for public cloud and one for private cloud.

• August 25, 2022

Vonage Channel Leader: Ericsson's Acquisition Opens Opportunities for Partners

What does this deal mean financially for channel partners?

• July 28, 2022

Lumen, Upstack Sign Deal: What Does This Mean for the TSBs?

The deal marks Upstack’s largest direct supplier agreement yet.

• June 2, 2022

M&A Stunner: Avant Acquiring PlanetOne as TSB Consolidation Continues

Avant first announced its private equity investment from Pamlico Capital in October.

• May 11, 2022

Cisco Tops Fortinet, VMware in Latest SD-WAN Study

On the other hand, hardware-based access routers are falling in demand.

• March 11, 2022

MDF and the Channel: What Happened to the Customer?

“I’m trying to see what this has anything to do with growing business… and I’m not,” Hilary Gadda said.

• February 4, 2022

AT&T, Verizon Compromise on Airport 5G Controversy, Launch 'Secret Sauce' C-Band

C-band could create new use cases for businesses. But do partners actually want to sell 5G?

• January 19, 2022

Zayo Acquires QOS Networks in Managed SD-WAN Play

Zayo gets a managed SD-WAN powerhouse that has deployed more than 45,000 devices.

• January 12, 2022

American Tower Spending $10.1 Billion to Buy CoreSite, Tackle Wireless-Wireline Convergence

Executives said the deal will improve the company’s mobile edge compute business.

• November 15, 2021

PlanetOne, SHI, CDW Among Winners of Inaugural 8x8 Channel Partner Awards

Evangelist, deal of the year and channel manager were also awarded.

• July 28, 2021

MSPmentor 250: Page 8 of Our 2011 Edition

Each year, the MSPmentor 250 identifies the world’s top managed services experts, entrepreneurs and executives — including professionals who have mastered business leadership, marketing, sales, technology, coaching and other areas within the managed services market. For our 2011 edition, here’s page 8 of 10…

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• August 5, 2011