Channel Chat

How has the Broadcom acquisition of VMWare affected the channel? Marc asked Mike Norris at Channel Chat LIVE “The way they treated the channel hasn’t surprised me or anybody else, I don’t think. The way they treated the end-user customer has surprised me, because they haven’t been particularly pleasant to them either.” How have you been affected? Channel Chat LIVE is sponsored by Cameo #Broadcom #Acquisition #channelchatlive

Broadcom: An Opportunity or a Challenge? Marc Sumner raised the question, and Steve Rigby noted Broadcom’s “aggressive financial engineering” and potential impact on customers. For the channel, this shift brings both challenge and opportunity. Thoughts on how the channel should respond? Channel Chat is sponsored by Cameo #ChannelChat #Broadcom

Are salespeople in distribution overpaid and valued properly? Marc Sumner recently asked Miriam Murphy at Channel Chat LIVE. Do you agree with Miriam that the sales organisation is absolutely critical to the success of the organisation and vital to understanding customer needs and wants and feeds into what and how products and services are built? Channel Chat LIVE is sponsored by Cameo #Sales

Can smaller partners still break through? Mike Norris says yes – but only if you're good enough... Curious what it takes to stand out? Watch the full conversation for real insights. Channel Chat LIVE sponsored by Cameo #ChannelChat #TechInsights #SamsungKX

“We’re in this very early stage of not really knowing where AI will go. There’s no doubt AI is critical for customers, but I think it’s going to be small language models, not large language models, that will make the real difference.” Steve Rigby talked about a productivity shift, some jobs being moved into other regions, and also the adoption of smaller language models. Will AI create more jobs than are lost? Channel Chat LIVE sponsored by Cameo #Ai

Every company in the room is looking to grow... But what is the most effective strategy? Organic growth or growth via M&A activity? Marc asked Adele Every Channel Chat LIVE Channel Chat LIVE is sponsored by Cameo #Growth #MandA #channelchatlive

What an incredible time at the Infinigate CyberVerse event in Central London yesterday! 🎤 It was great to see Marc Sumner hosting the panel discussion + Q&A alongside Matt Payne, Akamai Technologies; Nick Hogg, Fortra; Jon-Marc Wilkinson, WatchGuard Technologies; Mark B., Yubico; Dean Watson and Lewis Dick, Infinigate UK & Ireland A huge thank you to Infinigate UK & Ireland for organising such a successful event and to all the vendors for their valuable insights on the future of cybersecurity. A special thanks to Andrea Horton and Justin Griffiths for the invitation. Exciting conversations, great engagement, and a privilege to be part of such an important discussion around the challenges and innovations in our industry. #ChannelChat #Cybersecurity #Infinigate #CyberVerse #Collaboration #PanelDiscussion

How has the Broadcom acquisition of VMWare affected the channel? Marc asked Mike Norris at Channel Chat LIVE “The way they treated the channel hasn’t surprised me or anybody else, I don’t think. The way they treated the end-user customer has surprised me, because they haven’t been particularly pleasant to them either.” How have you been affected? Channel Chat LIVE is sponsored by Cameo #Broadcom #Acquisition #channelchatlive

Are salespeople in distribution overpaid and valued properly? Marc Sumner recently asked Miriam Murphy at Channel Chat LIVE. Do you agree with Miriam that the sales organisation is absolutely critical to the success of the organisation and vital to understanding customer needs and wants and feeds into what and how products and services are built? Channel Chat LIVE is sponsored by Cameo #Sales

“We’re in this very early stage of not really knowing where AI will go. There’s no doubt AI is critical for customers, but I think it’s going to be small language models, not large language models, that will make the real difference.” Steve Rigby talked about a productivity shift, some jobs being moved into other regions, and also the adoption of smaller language models. Will AI create more jobs than are lost? Channel Chat LIVE sponsored by Cameo #Ai