Jan/Feb 19 - ChannelVision Magazine

january – february, 2019 Emergent 8 Data management plans 8 AT&T & Blockchain 10 Auto transceivers 10 AI early returns Core Communications 12 Channel Revenue Changes Emerging technologies move toward the core By Martin Vilaboy 16 Talking Business Chat Apps Microsoft Teams gains steam By Martin Vilaboy Mobile & Wireless 20 FEMA picks MetTel 20 5G to replace Wi-Fi 20 Telarus adds vMOX 22 Wi-Fi’s Next Step The march to WPA3 By Gerald Baldino Virtual Reality 24 SD-WAN Challenges Are IT Channel Opportunities By Joe O’Connor Cyber Patrol 26 Flawless Phishes, Moneti- zation and Intelligence A look at cybersecurity in 2019 By Brian Pinnock 30 Layer on the Security Sales Five reasons cloud-based MFA makes perfect sense for VARs and MSSPs By Himanshu Verma 32 Channel Partners Seek Security By Gerald Baldino Channel Management 36 Clouds Lifting IT channel firms head into 2019 optimistic about transformation By Martin Vilaboy 42 When Emergent Matters Channel partners need services not technology By Peter Radizeski International Agents 44 Africa’s Overlooked Opportunities Explosive growth abounds in this not-so-dark-anymore continent By Martin Vilaboy 48 PCCW, Orange Land PEACE 48 Equinix in Helsinki 48 EdgeConneX in Poland At Your Service: XaaS 50 Exodus to Cloud UC By Gerald Baldino 52 Online Tech Acquires Neverfail 52 CRM investment up 6 Editor’s Letter 54 PTC Show Guide 63 ICYMI 66 Ad index CONTENTS Volume 18 – Issue 1 4 Channel Vision | January - February, 2019