They’re Here! The CompTIA Channel Community Meetings for the ANZ Channel are happening this month. We have meetings in Sydney, Melbourne, and for the first time, Auckland. Our Sydney and Melbourne meetings will feature Brent Valle, founder of The Future Phase, speaking about adopting a Leadership mindset (for both managers, and those aspiring to be … Continued
Over the last 12 months, the training course I have delivered most often has been our Dynamic Sales Presentations workshop. This has been incredibly gratifying for me personally, as I have long been an advocate of the importance of presentation skills for Channel Account Managers, particularly when dealing with partners/MSPs, where the challenge is not … Continued
For decades, channel professionals have used channel incentives to drive behaviour, whether establishing new behaviours, suppressing old ones, or repositioning partners for a new opportunity. Incentives are also effective in masking deficiencies in business value propositions. However, several converging trends have challenged traditional thinking in channel incentive programs. In this article, Jay McBain – Principal … Continued
It doesn’t matter what our role is within the channel, we are constantly in situations where we have to negotiate… whether it’s with partners, customers, suppliers, staff, management, or colleagues. While we might often strive for a Win/Win outcome, our tendency is to slip into old habits and immediately look for ways to haggle or … Continued
Have you ever wondered some innovations become as prevalent as smartphones, while others, such as jet packs, don’t take off? In this article Peter Schwarz, a Technology Futurist, explains how to choose technology winners. Although this is not a fail-safe method, there are three key factors he identifies for improving your chances of choosing a … Continued
Slow performance even with a good internet connection? Sluggish response times? There may be a solution. Technology is constantly improving and smart devices and personal computers are now more accessible to a broader range of users than ever before. At the moment nearly all data we generate is processed via the internet in a cloud. … Continued
The fifth generation of wireless technology promises lightning-fast speed, incredibly low latency, and the capacity to carry massive numbers of connections simultaneously. Carriers around the world are now trialling 5G wireless communications with the networks and technology going live during 2019. There have been numerous terms to describe the potential impact 5G will have on … Continued
The new Executive Council have been very busy developing plans for the May Community Meeting. We would be thrilled if you would save the date for this Sydney Community meeting, being held on May 14th at Doltone House, Pyrmont in Sydney. The theme for this meeting is ‘Adopting a Leadership Mindset’. The EC have organised a … Continued
Smart Cities are not a new concept. We have been hearing about these since the push into 4G, so why will it be different with 5G? The real benefit to Smart cities from 5G comes from its capacity and low latency. It is these attributes that enable the deployment of more IoT sensors which can … Continued
Change has such a prominent place in the IT industry. We deal with it constantly, help our customers prepare for it and are always on the lookout for the next big technology change coming our way. The fact is however that most people don’t like change. Technology changes can often result in organisational changes and … Continued
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