Sometimes less is more, especially when you’re on the hunt for useful information. The fewer places you need to look, the better. And when you’ve found one place that offers a virtual gold mine of useful information, you’ve hit the jackpot.

That’s the idea behind IdeaXchange, a new platform at Penton (which publishes The VAR Guy, in addition to sister sites Talkin’ Cloud and MSPmentor). IdeaXchange is a user-driven content platform where we’ve gathered a healthy (and growing) list of experts to answer questions you have on anything from data stores to employee relations.

Take a look at the IdeaXchange page, and you'll find a list of our dedicated "Xperts." They each have their own page containing a few things: interactive features, a brief biography and available articles. The interactive features area is where you and our Xperts connect. You can email them directly or follow them to find out what they've been up to (you can view your follow feed on your user profile page). Content and conversations will focus on industry trends, challenges and opportunities, as well as other topics of interest to you, the audience.

What's in it for the Xperts? Contributors are motivated by affiliation with our brand—and our audience. They'll be recognized by our readers for their numbers of followers, contributions and comments, and their status will be displayed next to their comments and contributed content.

If you don't agree with a contributor, let them know by participating in the conversation. Users will need to register to comment, follow contributors and create their own profiles.

So what are you waiting for? Start sharing insights and inspirations with IdeaXchange, and let the conversations begin!