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Our Three Secrets to Managing Change

Partner Path

Change management is leading to sleepless nights. More than 80% of the attendees at our last partner programs roundtable indicated it’s keeping them up at night (yowza). After two decades of partnership model and program consulting experience, we’ve seen all the warning signs of failure. Without organizational channel management, your new program, compensation plan, or portal initiative is pretty much worth the paper it’s printed on.

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How to Negotiate Enterprise Software Contracts for Cost Savings: A Step-By-Step Guide

Jake Jorgovan

Negotiating enterprise software contracts is critical for any business looking to optimize costs. These contracts are complex and can significantly impact your organization's budget. Understanding how to navigate these negotiations effectively can lead to substantial savings. This guide provides a step-by-step approach to securing the best possible terms.

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7 steps to finding the right contact 

Stellar Partnerships

How is your partnership prospecting going? Unless you’ve got a Rolodex like a legendary PR guru, I suspect you don’t have the connections to the corporate partners you want. We often hear from non-profits that the board is full of technical experts or they’re not well-connected businesspeople. They claim they can’t provide connections or introductions to help the partnership team.

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New Enablis CISO Leonard Kleinman’s Vision for Cyber Security

Channel Insider

Australian MSSP Enablis recently announced that it had appointed Leonard Kleinman as its new CISO, as a strategic move to strengthen the company’s managed services and consultancy practices. Kleinman is a veteran of more than 30 years in cyber security, with roles including Adjunct Professor, Deakin University, the ACT Branch Executive at the Australian Information Security Association (AISA), and the Field CTO – Cortex for Palo Alto Networks APAC and Japan.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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FPGA vs. GPU: Which is better for deep learning?

IBM Business Partners

Underpinning most artificial intelligence (AI) deep learning is a subset of machine learning that uses multi-layered neural networks to simulate the complex decision-making power of the human brain. Beyond artificial intelligence (AI) , deep learning drives many applications that improve automation , including everyday products and services like digital assistants, voice-enabled consumer electronics, credit card fraud detection and more.

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Top Compliance Investigation Companies, Services, Consultants, & Consulting Firms

Jake Jorgovan

In the world of business operations, compliance ensures integrity and adherence to laws and regulations. However, navigating the intricate web of compliance requirements can be daunting for many organizations. This challenge is made even tougher by the constantly changing legal and regulatory frameworks that demand constant vigilance and adaptation.

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Building Your First Board: Lessons for Founders

INSEAD Knowledge

Sooner or later, every successful entrepreneur confronts the challenge of establishing a board of directors. Yet many founders approach this task too casually, relying on intuition rather than learning from empirical research or other entrepreneurs’ experience. Such founders tend to become disillusioned with the board they assembled, losing faith in its capacity to empower management to create shareholder value and foster sustainable organisations.It doesn't have to be this way.

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How To Get New Insights from Surveillance Video with Kibsi

Channel Insider

Computer vision is a field of artificial intelligence that enables computers to interpret and understand visual information from the real world, such as images and videos. The technology can be complex and costly due to the need for advanced hardware and software and the expertise required to develop and implement practical solutions. That’s the problem Kibsi set out to solve.

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Unlocking business value: Maximizing returns from your SAP investments

IBM Business Partners

Amid the dynamic realms of modern business and technology, organizations seek to maintain a competitive edge and elevate business outcomes and user experiences through their SAP investments. The crux of this endeavor lies in fostering continuous value creation throughout the journey. Drawing from my experience with clients across expansive, multi-year SAP engagements, there are three areas where collaborative value creation and charting future roadmaps intertwine seamlessly. 1.

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Maximize Productivity and Simplify IT Management with Conversational AI

ChatGPT has dominated boardroom conversations for months now. From drafting a stock trading program, to creating a SQL query to model data, there are practically no limits to the applications of the AI language model assistant. At ManageEngine, we have been working on our own AI-assistant, Zia. Zia is a fully-trained analytics assistant that can perform a range of functions such as creating and adding reports to dashboards, providing conversational support to data analysis, insight discovery, bu

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Maximising Hotel Profitability with Cloud Property Management Systems

TRG Blog

As global macroeconomic conditions and geopolitical factors remain challenging, achieving financial goals necessitates a strategic approach that leverages new technology. This is where a cloud-based property management system (PMS) steps in, offering a powerful tool to streamline operations, enhance guest experiences, and ultimately, drive profitability.

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Top CASA (Cloud Application Security Assessment) Consultants, Audit Companies, Services, and Consulting Firms

Jake Jorgovan

Understanding the hyper-technical world of cloud application security can often seem daunting, but finding the right consultant to conduct a thorough Cloud Application Security Assessment (CASA) is beneficial for protecting your digital assets. In this article, we’ll highlight the top CASA consultants, audit companies, and consulting firms that excel in ensuring robust security measures for cloud applications.

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Managing Risk Vs. Reward for AI-Generated Content

SEO Magazine

AI tools, like chatbots, change how we work. They’re easy to use and can do a lot quickly. Many people got excited about these AI helpers quickly because they were useful in many ways. For example, ChatGPT talks back with good answers right away and gets better from feedback. It became very famous super quick, faster than other big apps before it.

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Video: Why Fresh Thyme Market Chooses ITsavvy as its IT Partner

Channel Insider

Fresh Thyme Market works with ITsavvy to bring technology to their farmer’s market-style grocery stores. In part 2 of host Katie Bavoso’s Channel Insider: Partner POV interview with ITsavvy CEO Munu Gandhi and Fresh Thyme Market IT Director Craig Diggs, Diggs explains how Fresh Thyme Market wanted to bring technology to their 70 grocery store locations in a way that was “seamless to our customers.” Solutions provider business, ITsavvy, had the people, expertise, technolog

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How to Leverage Intent Data for Better Outcomes

Speaker: Susan Spencer, Principal of Spencer Communications

Intent signal data can go a long way toward shortening sales cycles and closing more deals. The challenge is deciding which is the best type of intent data to help your company meet its sales and marketing goals. In this webinar, Susan Spencer, fractional CMO and principal of Spencer Communications, will unpack the differences between contact-level and company-level intent signals.

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The CFO’s role in the age of generative AI

IBM Business Partners

CFOs are the stewards of investment capital, orchestrating a movement with transformative technology and innovation to evolve businesses, accelerate revenue streams and drive meaningful outcomes. The current business environment has CFOs facing headwinds for decision-making in less-than-ideal conditions with rapidly shifting regulations, tedious reporting standards, ESG requirements and inflationary pressures; however, the need for growth and profit expansion remains, and as CEOs look for ways t

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HUB Organoids B.V. Awarded Frost & Sullivan’s 2024 Technology Innovation Leadership Award for Transforming Drug Development with Highly Advanced Organoid Technology

Frost & Sullivan

SAN ANTONIO , May 14, 2024 – Frost & Sullivan recently researched the organoids landscape and, based on its findings, recognizes HUB Organoids B.V (HUB) with the 2024 Global Technology Innovation Leadership Award. HUB is a global leader in patient-derived organoid (PDO) technology that enables drug developers to identify and validate clinical candidates in a patient-relevant in vitro system.

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Top ISO Certification Services, Companies, Consultants, & Consulting Firms

Jake Jorgovan

Achieving ISO certification is a crucial step for companies striving to ensure their operations meet international standards of quality and safety. ISO certifications serve as a badge of trust and excellence, reassuring stakeholders and customers about the company's commitment to maintaining the highest standards. This certification can open new markets, enhance customer satisfaction, and improve operational efficiency.

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AI and Creative Industries: Redefining Art, Music, Entertainment, and Marketing

SEO Magazine

Imagine a world where art springs not just from human hands but also through the circuits of artificial intelligence. Every day, AI reshapes how tunes are composed, stories get told, and images come to life. Those who craft music or design visuals now have tech mates that open new doors to innovation—not replacing them but expanding their palettes of expression.

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The Essential Guide to the Buying Experience of the Future

Your buyers’ lives, preferences, and expectations have changed. Over two-thirds of buyers prefer remote or digital interactions — and they expect those interactions to be substantive and valuable. They hold sellers to a high standard, and that means the buying experiences of the past — in-person meetings, transactional conversations, and linear sales funnels — no longer deliver.

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Video: ITsavvy Innovating the Retail Experience at Fresh Thyme Market

Channel Insider

The IT director of Fresh Thyme Market explains why he chooses to work with IT solution provider, ITsavvy. In part 1 of this episode of Channel Insider: Partner POV, host Katie Bavoso is joined by the director of IT for grocery store chain Fresh Thyme Market, Craig Diggs, and CEO of ITsavvy, Munu Ghandi. The two businesses partnered together when Diggs joined Fresh Thyme Market nearly one year ago.

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Simplifying IAM through orchestration

IBM Business Partners

The recent validated what many of us in the industry already knew: Identity has become the leading attack vector. The 2024 report showed a 71% increase in valid identities used in cyberattacks year-over-year. What really puts it into perspective is the realization that you are just as likely to have your valid identity used in a cyberattack as you are to see a phishing attack in your organization.

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The Strength of a Team

Collaboration LLC

In any business, no matter how stable or successful, leadership transitions are inevitable and can present significant challenges. At JW Design, founder and President Jerry Williams has been a strong and influential leader, driving the company's success. Yet, as the time for transition approached, both Jerry and his successor, Derek, realized that due to how strongly Jerry has led the organization, transferring Jerry's role would be complex.

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Top Compliance & Legal Risk Assessment/Management Services, Consultants, & Consulting Firms

Jake Jorgovan

The myth that compliance and legal risk assessment is a mere bureaucratic formality has been thoroughly debunked. Today, executives recognize these services as critical shields against potential financial and reputational catastrophes. This article explores some of the leading compliance and legal risk management services, consultants, and consulting firms to help you make a more informed choice.

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5 Essential Virtual Selling Practices Every Company Must Have by 2023

Speaker: Erika Bzdel - Vice President of Sales and Craig Simons - Director of Marketing

Virtual sales success requires new ways of thinking. Sales managers, trainers, sales enablement managers, and sales reps across all industries must adjust to this digital transformation. That doesn’t mean, however, that you can transfer the old ways of doing business to the new blended selling environment. You need to implement essential virtual selling processes or you will get left behind.

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Are You Ready to Drive Growth with Metering Solutions in Water Utilities?

Frost & Sullivan

Frost & Sullivan’s Sustainability and Circular Economy webinar series explored the theme ‘ Rapid deployment of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) in water utilities across North America.’ Led by experts in the field, the session emphasized the significant megatrends affecting smart water metering, disruptive innovations, and growth opportunities.

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How to Use Schema Markup to Enhance Your Auto SEO Efforts

SEO Magazine

Schema markup is like a secret code, giving search engines clear clues about what your content means. This tool helps auto SEO by delivering precise data to Google and others, improving how they display your site’s information. Think of it as making your website speak the same language as search engines; this boosts web visibility. By adding specific tags for products, reviews, or articles on pages, our clients enjoy an enhanced presence in searches, which often translates into more clicks

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Empowering security excellence: The dynamic partnership between FreeDivision and IBM

IBM Business Partners

In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, businesses are constantly seeking robust solutions to fortify their defenses and navigate the complex challenges posed by cyberthreats. FreeDivision, an IBM Business Partner, stands out in the field by understanding the local needs of its clients. Operating as a security service partner, FreeDivision leverages IBM’s endpoint detection and response (EDR) solution, IBM Security® QRadar® EDR, as part of its solution, freedivision.io,

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impact.com Welcomes Several Large, Global Brands, Receives Top Affiliate Network Ranking During Strong First Quarter of 2024

Impact

Q1 highlights include welcoming over 500 new brands and partners, being ranked top affiliate network by multiple industry analysts, and launching new product features and innovations. NEW YORK—May 8, 2024 —impact.com, the world’s leading partnership management platform, announced continued strong performance so far in 2024, adding more than 500 brands and partners to its total client roster, welcoming leading brands including Gatorade, Forever 21, Under Armour, and AG1 (formerly Athletic Greens)

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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Top Telecommunications (Telecom) Expense Auditing, Consulting, Management, Contract Negotiation, Audits, & Cost Reduction Services

Jake Jorgovan

The world is more interconnected than it has ever been in any period in history. Efficient management of telecom costs has become paramount for businesses of all sizes. Our comprehensive list highlights the top Telecommunications Expense Auditing, Consulting, Management, Contract Negotiation, Audits, & Cost Reduction Services. From industry veterans to cutting-edge innovators, these services excel in navigating the complexities of telecom expenses, ensuring maximum savings and operational ef

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Are you aware of the growth potential within the smart water meter ecosystem?

Frost & Sullivan

Water utilities around the globe are exploring new solutions to adapt to climate change. This has driven decision makers to implement water conservation policies that prioritize leak reduction and a holistic approach to minimizing non-revenue water (NRW). This shift necessitates continuous collaboration within the smart water meter ecosystem. Further, strategic partnerships, mergers, and acquisitions are fueling this collaboration, allowing stakeholders to expand their offerings towards building

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Advanced Strategies for Optimizing Photos and Videos with AI

SEO Magazine

Today, we have cool AI tools to make our photos and videos better. These smart helpers can look at what’s in a video, pick out the best parts, and put it all together nicely. They even suggest music or how to switch from one scene to another, making everything look professional with less work for us. But that’s not all. Making voices for videos often takes lots of time and money, but now AI can do this, too!