ChannelVision Jan-Feb 2017

The digital edition of ChannelVision Jan-Feb 2017 is now available for online viewing. Download your copy today!


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CONTENTS:

EMERGENT
8 Connect Cars
10 Meta-Cloud
12 Robots at CES
13 2017 Thoughts

VIRTUAL REALITIES
14 Manage storage
14 TelePacific SD-WAN

16 SD-WAN Shines – by Tara Seals
Channel partner opportunities are bright for 2017

BUYER SIDE
20 Software slowdown?
22 Small biz optimism

24 What’s in Store for Cloud Storage – by Tara Seals
Hybrid cloud storage will support a variety of workloads in 2017

ZETTABYTES
26 Low-income broadband
26 GTT acquires Hibernia
28 Capex flatland

30 Gettin’ ‘Giggy’ with it – by Tara Seals
Carriers moving fast with gigabit fiber access

CYBERSEC
34 Mobile sec disconnect
35 MSP sales tips
35 An IT priority

36 Safe Transport – by Alison Gleeson
Securing businesses in the era of Pokemon Go

INTERNATIONAL AGENTS
42 Colt expands to SD-WAN
44 Telia Carrier gets Hungary
45 PCCW into Africa

48 Broadband Pushes Global Opportunities – by Tara Seals

CHANNEL MANAGEMENT
59 The Secret Sauce to Channel Sales – by Bruce Wirt

60 Portal and Your Pyramid – by Dave Taylor

CORE COMMUNICATIONS
64 Collaboration types

66 UC User Realities – by Martin Vilaboy
Unifying IT assumptions with user experiences

AT YOUR SERVICE: XAAS
68 Watch your WaaS
68 DaaS Direction

70 BCM One at 25 – by Tara Seals
Evolving to to a digital transformation

EDITOR’S LETTER

72 ICYMI

74 AD INDEX


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About ChannelVision Magazine:

ChannelVision is a bi-monthly digital and print magazine, read by channel partners selling all manner of voice, data, access, managed and business services (both on premise and “in the cloud”), as well as, technology, gear, and equipment.  ChannelVision is a highly focused and efficient way for service providers, hardware, and software companies to reach experienced channel partners targeting the small/medium business space.  Serving a controlled circulation of providers and indirect distributors of communications, network, IT and cloud-based business services, ChannelVision is telecom’s gateway to perspective on how to adapt, what to sell, and how to sell it.