Leading up to the Cloud Comm Alliance event this week, I have been thinking a lot about why partner programs don’t work. Two years ago, one speaker talked a lot of nonsense about “The Channel”. Quite a few CEOs of cloud comm providers were angry at … [Continue reading]
Why is Everyone So Confused About The Channel?
Someone sent me this Podcast with James Anderson & Kameron on Spotify. James is a writer for Informa TechTarget that posts on Channel Dive – what kind of name is that? Kameron spent 3 years at Telarus and now runs a family business called … [Continue reading]
MVNOs are Just CLECs
In the cellco space, DISH is crashing. Almost filed BK, own billions to Crown Castle, Am Tower and other supplies for towers and fiber after they acquired Boost Mobile from T-Mo to be the 4th Cellco. Well, now DISH – well, Echostar really, because … [Continue reading]
AI is really ML
Great read from an opinion piece by an analyst on Fierce about AI and the hype. The main point that AI is really machine learning is interesting. The term “Artificial Intelligence” was coined in 1956. IBM Watson was launched in 2010 on Jeopardy! … [Continue reading]
The TSBs Don’t Act Alike
Channel Dive (Informa) has been writing about the only public TSB, Scansource/Intelisys. The hardware distributor side of the business can’t understand why the TA side of the business (Intelisys) won’t sell hardware. TA’s don’t bill, collect … [Continue reading]
