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The Peer-to-Peer blog is a forum for Channel Partners readers with the goal of stimulating discussion among partners about important issues impacting their business. The opinions expressed here are those of the authors and not necessarily those of Channel Partners editors or publishers. If you are interested in submitting a blog, please contact Managing Editor Buffy Naylor, bnaylor@vpico.com.

03/12/2013

Transform Your Business With Hosted Communications

The latest market data shows why it's time to add hosted communications to your product portfolio.
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03/12/2013

What the 'L' — Colocation, Collocation or Co-location?

An informal poll revealed that people have a variety of spellings — and just as many reasons for doing so.
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03/11/2013

Vindicated! Don't Close a Sale Without These Criteria

For years I've been telling channel partners that the buying criteria of enterprises are based on the basic business drivers — but don't just take my word for it! ...
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03/08/2013

Telecommuting: Yahoo's Mayer Has It Wrong

Telecommuting is innate to the IP community which — are you listening Yahoo? — must walk the walk after years of talking the talk.
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02/28/2013

Why Can't Communications Carriers Communicate?

Telecommunications carriers should use terminology our customers understand, instead of speaking in "telepanese." ...
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02/27/2013

The Telco Agent in the Growing Managed Services Market

The products, training and support that partners receive need to evolve as partners compete for business in a marketplace marked by the confluence of IT and telecom.
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02/26/2013

What Would the World Be Like If It Were Invented Now?

A lot of technology's progress is impeded by an inability to think outside the hardware — the legacy — framework.
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