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AT&T, Microsoft, Verizon, Cisco and Dell Technologies are among channel companies that made the 67th Fortune 500 list of the largest corporations in the United States.

The revenue threshold for the 2021 Fortune 500 list was $5.4 billion. That’s down 5% from last year.

In total, the Fortune 500 companies represent two-thirds of the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) with $13.8 trillion in revenue. That’s down 3%.

In addition, the overall $859 billion in profits was down 30%, while $32.7 trillion in overall market value was up 60%. In all, the companies employ 29.1 million people globally.

Moreover, 41 companies on the latest list are led by women. That’s an all-time high.

In all, dozens of technology and telecommunications companies like HP, Lumen Technologies and IBM made this latest list. Many of them are active in the channel. Our gallery includes companies that have significant channel plays or were simply too big to ignore.

Apple is the most profitable company on the 2021 list. It’s also the only company on the list valued over $2 trillion.

Our slideshow above shows who made the list, their ranking, and some mindboggling stats.

CompTIA has chosen British technology entrepreneur, business owner and activist Tracy Pound to chair its board of directors.

Pound founded and is managing director of Maximity in Birmingham, England. She is the first industry executive from Britain to chair the CompTIA board of directors.

Maximity’s Tracy Pound

Pound also serves on the Channel Futures Editorial Advisory Board.

The new chairwoman identified three areas of focus for the board and the association in the coming months.

“CompTIA has made great advances in workforce development and in championing apprenticeships as an opening to careers in technology, and I look forward to expanding both of these programs,” Pound said. “Second, the CompTIA Information Sharing and Analysis Organization (ISAO) will be a huge help in fighting cybercrime. Finally, CompTIA’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion remains central to all that we do. I’d really like to see a great step change for the better in our industry.”

During her career, Pound has gone beyond owning and operating a business. She’s also championing initiatives to diversify the technology workforce, and elevating professionalism and skills within the industry.

Pound succeeds Gordon Pelosse, formerly an executive with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) in Canada, as board chair. Pelosse remains on the board as immediate past chair.

New Vice Chairs

In addition, Scott Barlow, vice president for global MSP at Sophos, and Quy Nguyen, CEO of Allyance Communications, are new vice chairs on CompTIA’s board for 2021-22.

CompTIA’s 2021-22 board also includes Steven Capper, CIO at SNC Lavalin Group; Toni Clayton-Hine, CMO at EY Americas; Georgette Fraser-Moore, founder and CEO of Transformation Lead; Eric Hughes, an entrepreneur whose latest venture is Nature’s Convoy; and Jason Magee, CEO of ConnectWise.

Other board members include Lisette Martinez, director of retail sales and marketing for Comcast; Rob Rae, senior vice president of business development for Datto; John Scola, global vice president of cloud channels and strategy lead at SAP; Raja Singh, solutions specialist for IoT and smart cities with Cisco; and Louis Stewart, head of strategic initiatives for the global developer ecosystem at Nvidia.

2020 was overwhelming as businesses struggled to keep their ships afloat. Now that we’re slowly emerging from the cluster that was COVID-19, organizations are adopting new technologies to adapt to the changing landscape. We wanted to know what those patterns look like, where profit outlooks stand, and the challenges partners still face.

Getting a Sense of the Industry with Our Benchmark Survey

Channel Futures recently launched a benchmark survey to get a pulse of the top trends and opportunities in the industry during the first quarter of 2021. 

We mentioned in our last article that the results highlight an emphasis on security, and encouraging upticks in recurring revenue. We decided to take a deeper dive into some of the more intriguing data points. What we found gives a really good indication of the health and outlook of the industry. 

In particular, in terms of recurring revenue, it’s a tale of two cities. Half of the respondents grew while half were flat or declined.

Challenging Results

Forrester’s Jay McBain

“Compared to cloud hyperscalers – Azure, Google Cloud Platform, AWS – that are growing 50% year over year and large SaaS companies – Salesforce, ServiceNow, Workday, etc. – growing at 30%, these are challenging results,” said Jay McBain, principal analyst of channels, partnerships and ecosystems at Forrester Research. “As the economy starts to open up, more companies announce back-to-work plans, managed services growing given the remote topology, and as major hardware vendors – Dell, Cisco, HPE, IBM, etc. – start the push into subscription/consumption models, I would expect these numbers to be significantly higher in future surveys.”

The results for the first quarter may have been challenging, yes. But, there is cautious optimism for the rest of the year. More and more, providers are willing to invest and plan for technology shifts. Because of this, we might indeed see higher numbers in future surveys.

In the slideshow above, we further break down our important benchmark survey findings. What will we discover as we head into the next quarter and beyond?

Comcast Business just tapped a veteran of the AT&T indirect channel to manage field engagement.

Kaylina Rossi, who spent the last 15 years at AT&T, now serves as Comcast’s Business senior field engagement manager. She works for the company’s indirect program team, overseeing master agent engagement and marketing strategy. That includes events and field engagement.

Comcast Business’ Kaylina Rossi

Rossi worked the last eight years as a channel marketing manager for AT&T Business before coming to Comcast. She supported both the AT&T Alliance Channel and ACC Business programs. That included providing enablement, education and event resources for partners, in addition to market development funds.

“I’m incredibly excited to start this new opportunity with Comcast Business. However, it’s certainly bittersweet. AT&T has been my home for the last 15 years, much of that time in indirect. I’m so thankful to AT&T for the experience, growth, and opportunities they have provided me,” Rossi said. “I have always respected the Comcast Business indirect team’s impact on the channel, their out-of-the-box thinking, and tenured leadership. Joining the team feels like a perfect next step in my professional evolution and career progression.”

Comcast Business’ Dalyn Wertz

She will work on the same team as Dalyn Wertz, executive director of Comcast Business’ indirect channel program and marketing. Wertz called the appointment a career highlight.

“Kaylina is a highly respected channel marketing leader in our industry, well known by our partners for her results and strong relationships,” Wertz said.

Source: LinkedIn

Speaking of Comcast, check out what its channel chief, Craig Schlagbaum, recently said about MSPs entering the connectivity channel.

AT&T, Microsoft, Verizon, Cisco and Dell Technologies are among channel companies that made the 67th Fortune 500 list of the largest corporations in the United States.

The revenue threshold for the 2021 Fortune 500 list was $5.4 billion. That’s down 5% from last year.

In total, the Fortune 500 companies represent two-thirds of the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) with $13.8 trillion in revenue. That’s down 3%.

In addition, the overall $859 billion in profits was down 30%, while $32.7 trillion in overall market value was up 60%. In all, the companies employ 29.1 million people globally.

Moreover, 41 companies on the latest list are led by women. That’s an all-time high.

In all, dozens of technology and telecommunications companies like HP, Lumen Technologies and IBM made this latest list. Many of them are active in the channel. Our gallery includes companies that have significant channel plays or were simply too big to ignore.

Apple is the most profitable company on the 2021 list. It’s also the only company on the list valued over $2 trillion.

Our slideshow above shows who made the list, their ranking, and some mindboggling stats.

Comcast Business just tapped a veteran of the AT&T indirect channel to manage field engagement.

Kaylina Rossi, who spent the last 15 years at AT&T, now serves as Comcast’s Business senior field engagement manager. She works for the company’s indirect program team, overseeing master agent engagement and marketing strategy. That includes events and field engagement.

Comcast Business’ Kaylina Rossi

Rossi worked the last eight years as a channel marketing manager for AT&T Business before coming to Comcast. She supported both the AT&T Alliance Channel and ACC Business programs. That included providing enablement, education and event resources for partners, in addition to market development funds.

“I’m incredibly excited to start this new opportunity with Comcast Business. However, it’s certainly bittersweet. AT&T has been my home for the last 15 years, much of that time in indirect. I’m so thankful to AT&T for the experience, growth, and opportunities they have provided me,” Rossi said. “I have always respected the Comcast Business indirect team’s impact on the channel, their out-of-the-box thinking, and tenured leadership. Joining the team feels like a perfect next step in my professional evolution and career progression.”

Comcast Business’ Dalyn Wertz

She will work on the same team as Dalyn Wertz, executive director of Comcast Business’ indirect channel program and marketing. Wertz called the appointment a career highlight.

“Kaylina is a highly respected channel marketing leader in our industry, well known by our partners for her results and strong relationships,” Wertz said.

Source: LinkedIn

Speaking of Comcast, check out what its channel chief, Craig Schlagbaum, recently said about MSPs entering the connectivity channel.

AT&T, Microsoft, Verizon, Cisco and Dell Technologies are among channel companies that made the 67th Fortune 500 list of the largest corporations in the United States.

The revenue threshold for the 2021 Fortune 500 list was $5.4 billion. That’s down 5% from last year.

In total, the Fortune 500 companies represent two-thirds of the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) with $13.8 trillion in revenue. That’s down 3%.

In addition, the overall $859 billion in profits was down 30%, while $32.7 trillion in overall market value was up 60%. In all, the companies employ 29.1 million people globally.

Moreover, 41 companies on the latest list are led by women. That’s an all-time high.

In all, dozens of technology and telecommunications companies like HP, Lumen Technologies and IBM made this latest list. Many of them are active in the channel. Our gallery includes companies that have significant channel plays or were simply too big to ignore.

Apple is the most profitable company on the 2021 list. It’s also the only company on the list valued over $2 trillion.

Our slideshow above shows who made the list, their ranking, and some mindboggling stats.

Comcast Business just tapped a veteran of the AT&T indirect channel to manage field engagement.

Kaylina Rossi, who spent the last 15 years at AT&T, now serves as Comcast’s Business senior field engagement manager. She works for the company’s indirect program team, overseeing master agent engagement and marketing strategy. That includes events and field engagement.

Comcast Business’ Kaylina Rossi

Rossi worked the last eight years as a channel marketing manager for AT&T Business before coming to Comcast. She supported both the AT&T Alliance Channel and ACC Business programs. That included providing enablement, education and event resources for partners, in addition to market development funds.

“I’m incredibly excited to start this new opportunity with Comcast Business. However, it’s certainly bittersweet. AT&T has been my home for the last 15 years, much of that time in indirect. I’m so thankful to AT&T for the experience, growth, and opportunities they have provided me,” Rossi said. “I have always respected the Comcast Business indirect team’s impact on the channel, their out-of-the-box thinking, and tenured leadership. Joining the team feels like a perfect next step in my professional evolution and career progression.”

Comcast Business’ Dalyn Wertz

She will work on the same team as Dalyn Wertz, executive director of Comcast Business’ indirect channel program and marketing. Wertz called the appointment a career highlight.

“Kaylina is a highly respected channel marketing leader in our industry, well known by our partners for her results and strong relationships,” Wertz said.

Source: LinkedIn

Speaking of Comcast, check out what its channel chief, Craig Schlagbaum, recently said about MSPs entering the connectivity channel.

AT&T, Microsoft, Verizon, Cisco and Dell Technologies are among channel companies that made the 67th Fortune 500 list of the largest corporations in the United States.

The revenue threshold for the 2021 Fortune 500 list was $5.4 billion. That’s down 5% from last year.

In total, the Fortune 500 companies represent two-thirds of the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) with $13.8 trillion in revenue. That’s down 3%.

In addition, the overall $859 billion in profits was down 30%, while $32.7 trillion in overall market value was up 60%. In all, the companies employ 29.1 million people globally.

Moreover, 41 companies on the latest list are led by women. That’s an all-time high.

In all, dozens of technology and telecommunications companies like HP, Lumen Technologies and IBM made this latest list. Many of them are active in the channel. Our gallery includes companies that have significant channel plays or were simply too big to ignore.

Apple is the most profitable company on the 2021 list. It’s also the only company on the list valued over $2 trillion.

Our slideshow above shows who made the list, their ranking, and some mindboggling stats.

Comcast Business just tapped a veteran of the AT&T indirect channel to manage field engagement.

Kaylina Rossi, who spent the last 15 years at AT&T, now serves as Comcast’s Business senior field engagement manager. She works for the company’s indirect program team, overseeing master agent engagement and marketing strategy. That includes events and field engagement.

Comcast Business’ Kaylina Rossi

Rossi worked the last eight years as a channel marketing manager for AT&T Business before coming to Comcast. She supported both the AT&T Alliance Channel and ACC Business programs. That included providing enablement, education and event resources for partners, in addition to market development funds.

“I’m incredibly excited to start this new opportunity with Comcast Business. However, it’s certainly bittersweet. AT&T has been my home for the last 15 years, much of that time in indirect. I’m so thankful to AT&T for the experience, growth, and opportunities they have provided me,” Rossi said. “I have always respected the Comcast Business indirect team’s impact on the channel, their out-of-the-box thinking, and tenured leadership. Joining the team feels like a perfect next step in my professional evolution and career progression.”

Comcast Business’ Dalyn Wertz

She will work on the same team as Dalyn Wertz, executive director of Comcast Business’ indirect channel program and marketing. Wertz called the appointment a career highlight.

“Kaylina is a highly respected channel marketing leader in our industry, well known by our partners for her results and strong relationships,” Wertz said.

Source: LinkedIn

Speaking of Comcast, check out what its channel chief, Craig Schlagbaum, recently said about MSPs entering the connectivity channel.