It’s not easy to cut a channel influencers list down to only 50 people, but The VAR Guy (whoever he is) is trying his best to do just that.

The VAR Guy’s Top 50 Channel Influencers list will be hitting the streets Monday, April 6. Thank you for your patience as The VAR Guy works to compile the inaugural list, culled from hundreds of nominations.

In case you missed it, The VAR Guy’s Top 50 Channel Influencers list recognizes the men and women blazing new trails and effecting real change in the channel — those guys and gals embracing the new era of IT and making the cloud, software-defined networking and other next-generation technologies work for them; and those helping channel partners push beyond their boundaries and realize greater success.

You’ll have to check back on April 6 to find out who made the cut.

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