Think Tank

The Channel Futures Podcast Episode No. 7: Rackspace, ScanSource and Snow Software

• November 1, 2017

In this episode, I celebrate 30 years in the channel with interviews with Rackspace Channel Chief Lisa McLin, ScanSource CTO Greg Dixon and Snow Software Chief Storyteller Matt Fisher.

What is ‘Digital Transformation’ & What Is It Doing to the Channel?

• October 22, 2017

The Doyle Report: The Channel Think Tank Podcast, Episode No. 2

• September 20, 2017

Career advice and insights from Lenovo Software CRO Sal Patalano, CompTIA CEO Todd Thibodeaux and more.

The Doyle Report: The Best Career Advice Ever

• September 19, 2017

Career advice from five industry thought leaders

The Channel Podcast Episode 5: SD-WAN and VMware’s Shawn Toldo

• September 12, 2017

In this episode we zero in on opportunities and changes in the market for SD-WAN with Masergy’s Paul Ruelas and TPx’s Jared Martin. We also discuss channel evolution with VMware’s Shawn Toldo, a member of the Channel Think Tank. (He’s pictured at right.) Finally, there’s info on the upcoming Software-Defined Enterprise Conference & Expo (SDxE) event in […]

The Future Is Now

• July 19, 2017

The very fabric of our industry is changing every day. And, ready or not, the future is now.

Channel Futures Think Tank Interview: Dawn Lindsey, Big Commerce

• June 8, 2017

Insights from Penton Channels Think Tank thought leader Dawn Lindsey of Big Commerce.

Channels Futures Think Tank Interview: Greg Dixon, ScanSource

• June 8, 2017

Business insights from Penton Channels Think Tank thought leader Greg Dixon, CTO, ScanSource.

Update June 2017: Penton Technology’s Channel Think Tank Asserts Industry Thought Leadership with New Members, eBook and Video Series

• June 8, 2017

The latest from some of the industry's channel thought leaders.

Update June 2017: Penton Technology’s Channel Think Tank Asserts Industry Thought Leadership with New Members, eBook and Video Series

• June 8, 2017

New members represent Google, SAP, VMware, Fortinet, Ciena and CenturyLink.

Update June 2017: Penton Technology’s Channel Think Tank Asserts Industry Thought Leadership with New Members, eBook and Video Series

• June 8, 2017

The Penton Technology Channel Think Tank today introduced new members, a new eBook entitled, “The New Channel for the Digital Transformation Era,” and a new video series as part of its mission to advance the industry’s collective intelligence around go-to-market strategies and channel partnerships.

The Digital Primacy eBook: The New Channel for the Digital Transformation Era

• June 8, 2017

According to Gartner Group, functional business leaders will account for 80 percent of all ICT spending by 2020, leaving smaller and smaller sums available to managers who work in traditional ICT departments and find themselves tasked to “keep the [digital] lights on.

SaaS Spotlight: The Opportunity and Threat SaaS Apps Bring to the Channel

• March 20, 2017

As the IT industry continues its transformation, SaaS developers have emerged as some of most powerful agents of change. Today, SaaS developers are disrupting traditional vendors and giving challenge to many channel companies. At the same time SaaS companies offer tantalizing new opportunities for the channel IT consultants, MSPs, and cloud services providers.

SaaS Spotlight: The Opportunity and Threat SaaS Apps Bring to the Channel

• March 20, 2017

As the IT industry continues its transformation, SaaS developers have emerged as some of most powerful agents of change. Today, SaaS developers are disrupting traditional vendors and giving challenge to many channel companies.

SaaS Spotlight: The Opportunity and Threat SaaS Apps Bring to the Channel

• March 20, 2017

As the IT industry continues its transformation, SaaS developers have emerged as some of most powerful agents of change. Today, SaaS developers are disrupting traditional vendors and giving challenge to many channel companies.