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Kicking off Channel Partners Conference & Expo, a panel of respected technology executives discussed whether or not cloud marketplaces have a place in the IT channel. The panel featured Vince Menzione, CEO of Ultimate Partner; Ryan Walsh, Chief Strategy Officer at Pax8; Dai Vu, Managing Director, Cloud Marketplace & ISV GTM Programs at Google; and Laurent Mechain, Vice President of Strategic Alliances for Elastic.
When cloud marketplaces first emerged from major hyperscalers in recent years, channel solution providers worried they may be a new form of competition. Now, supporters say it’s time to embrace cloud marketplaces.
Katie Bavoso is a 2017 Regional New England Emmy-nominated broadcaster with over a decade of professional content creation, production, hosting, and interviewing experience. Starting her career off in TV news, she pivoted to the IT channel to help connect vendors, solutions and services providers, and IT buyers through exciting video content and storytelling. Katie is now the host of Channel Insider: Partner POV, a video and podcast series shining a light on the most innovative solution providers of the IT channel.
