Think Tank

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

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

The Doyle Report: The Best Career Advice Ever

Career advice from five industry thought leaders

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

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

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

Dawn Lindsey of the Channel Futures Think Tank

Channel Futures Think Tank Interview: Dawn Lindsey, Big Commerce

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

Channels Futures Think Tank Interview: Greg Dixon, ScanSource

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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Is the Channel Ready for What Is to Come?

The IT channel is poised for monumental change, and a lot of the existing players, whether they are traditional IT partners or others, need to prepare for what’s to come.

The Think Tank’s members include some of the industry’s most influential channel chiefs and business practitioners from the world of hardware and software, telecommunications and ICT services delivery.

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

The Doyle Report: The Best Career Advice Ever

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

The Future Is Now

Channel Futures Think Tank Interview: Dawn Lindsey, Big Commerce

Channels Futures Think Tank Interview: Greg Dixon, ScanSource

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

7 Reasons Your Merger or Acquisition Could Fail

Sponsor Content

Is the Channel Ready for What Is to Come?

Galleries

Symantec, Sophos, NTT Lead Massive Cybersecurity M&A Surge

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Webinars

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How to Prepare Your Customers for SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 End of Support

White Papers

Mastering the Art of Selling Security-as-a-Service

Uncovering the Harsh Realities of Endpoint Management

Endpoint Management Buyer’s Guide

Events

Channel Partners Evolution

Channel Evolution Europe

Channel Partners Conference & Expo

Videos

Avant Renames BattleApp, Beefs It Up with Data Center Comps, Network Analytics

Autotask PSA Explained

[Video] RMM Made MSPeasy

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