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The Journey of Partner Business Transformation

We recently did some work with the senior management team of a mid-market VAR/Service Provider on how they adapt their business model with the continuing growth of Cloud & XaaS. Our analysis identified several external forces acting upon their business, as well as internal pressures, and helped them create a set of priorities of what … Continued

Sizing Up The Security Spectrum

Cam Wayland recently participated in an ARN roundtable discussion with a variety of vendors to explore the Security Spectrum and where the channel can really play a role. The discussions that were held were informative and productive in fleshing out what the security market and issues are looking like for 2017 and beyond. It seems … Continued

Generation Y Should Be Plotting A Revolution

The recent ANZ CompTIA Community meeting was focused on the fact that today we have a multi-generational workforce. Given people are remaining in the workforce for longer, there have never been more generations working together than there are now, so we are in unchartered waters. Further to this, it interesting that it’s the youngest generation … Continued

Forget The Pecking Order At Work

Margaret Heffernan is a well know ‘Management Thinker’. She has been the CEO of 5 different organisations and has a wealth of experience when it comes to the management, success and productivity of teams. In this TED talk Margaret looks at the concept of the ‘star performer’ and how the general assumption is that the … Continued

Ten Lessons From Trump For Channel Managers

On the 20th January 2017, Donald J. Trump, an American businessman and television personality with no prior government experience, became the 45th President of the United States, in what many consider to be one of the biggest upsets in American political history. Since then, he has gone on to lead what many consider to be … Continued

Managing a Multigenerational Workforce

Today’s workforce is multigenerational and this can present both opportunities and challenges to those charged with management positions. How do you get the best from a multigenerational workforce? What will motivate and inspire a millennial is going to very different to what will motivate and inspire a baby boomer. So how do managers work with … Continued

Successful Sales Qualification

For those of you that work in a sales role you know how important sales lead qualification is. It is the step in the sales process that can ultimately lead you to winning more business, and wasting less of your time. This brief article and video from Engage Selling by Colleen Francis is short and … Continued

The Top 7 Ways To Sell Your IT Services Business

When it comes to your Managed Services business, we talk a lot about what your business model should look like and what you need to be doing in order to be successful. What is not often discussed is how you should approach or even start to consider the steps and process associated with the sale … Continued

Do You Honestly Believe You Are A Disruptor?

If “Cloud” was the most overused word for 2015, then “Digital Disruption” would have to be my #1 pick for 2016. I’m struggling to think of a vendor event that I attended last year that didn’t reference at least Uber, AirBnB or Netflix in the opening slides; the message of course being … Disrupt (like … Continued

Time To Make The Cloud Rain

The Cloud and it’s aaS business model has promised to offer businesses a more consistent revenue stream. It has also offered businesses the promise of being a potentially much more profitable business model than traditional IT business models. The latest research however is showing that this is not actually always the case and there are … Continued