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Aug 03

AT&T Business CEO Leaving Company After 32 Years

By | Managed Services News

Chow, AT&T’s first woman of color CEO, often proclaimed AT&T’s commitment to the channel.

AT&T Business CEO Anne Chow, a 32-year veteran of the carrier and an advocate for the channel, is retiring.

Chow announced her retirement this week on social media. She said she completed her last day of work on Monday.

“After 32 years and two months, the time has come to move onto the next chapter. I’m eternally grateful to all of the people who made the past 3-plus decades so significant, memorable, and impactful,” Chow wrote. “I wish I could say thank you to each and every person face-to-face with a hug or a handshake. So … it is not goodbye, rather, it is till we meet again.”

AT&T’s Anne Chow

Chow is a towering figure in AT&T, enterprise technology and diversity, equity and inclusion. She became the first woman to serve as AT&T Business CEO. Moreover, no woman of color before her had held a CEO position at AT&T.

Chow joined AT&T in 1990, after a six-year stint at Bellcore (later known as Telcordia Technologies and Iconectiv). She performed a variety of roles in her first 18 years at Ma Bell. Those duties included network engineering, operations, marketing, direct sales, indirect sales and channel management.

She spent six years leading AT&T’s premier client group for midmarket to enterprise customers.

Her ascension up the ladder in AT&T’s business group led to her becoming president of national business in 2017. That job involved strategy of indirect channel programs for partners like tech services distributors and resellers.

Anne Chow in 2019 assumed the position of chief executive officer of AT&T Business. That group featured more than 30,000 employees.

Channel Legacy

Despite her lofty position at AT&T, Chow continued to interface with channel partners and represent them to the larger AT&T business.

The Channel Futures archive shows a 2008 blog post by Ian Kieninger (then GM of CDW) about AT&T’s channel conference. Chow affirmed AT&T’s commitment to the channel in a speech. She has repeated such a message in appearances to partners over the years. She told partners in 2018 that investing more in the channel prove to be a “breakthrough bet.” She admitted that AT&T had previously treated indirect sales as an supplemental strategy.

“Our growth strategy is one which is based on expanding our coverage of the market. We want to do that not just through our direct sales force, but we want to do that through channel partners,” she said at the time.

Other Recognition

Chow has served in a variety of board director roles.

She served on the board of directors for Girl Scouts of the USA. She also spent more than a dozen years on the board of directors for Asian American Justice Center. In addition, she was a founding board member for the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund. She currently serves as lead director for FranklinCovey.

 

Aug 03

2022 Telecom-IT Layoff Tracker: Oracle, Microsoft, Qumulo, IronNet, More

By | Managed Services News

Some of the layoffs are occurring despite profitable quarters and strong outlooks.

Oracle, Microsoft and Qumulo are among businesses in the channel that have shed workers since the start of 2022. Most are part of a cost-cutting strategies and/or business transformation. Our latest layoff tracker has all the details.

Geopolitical uncertainty and economic indicators pointing to an impending recession have prompted a number of tech employers to cut back on their existing workforces and freeze hiring. Furthermore, some of the layoffs are occurring despite profitable quarters and strong outlooks.

Displaced workers could find new opportunities. Last month, CompTIA said hiring activity for technology workers remains on an upward trajectory, countering reports of layoffs and reaffirming tech’s essential role in powering the nation’s economy. Technology industry companies added 20,300 net new workers in June, the 19th consecutive month of employment growth.

Still, an increasing number of channel businesses are handing out pink slips as signs of an economic slowdown mount. As of late July, more than 32,000 workers in the U.S. tech sector have been laid off this year. That’s according to a Crunchbase News tally.

Scroll through our layoff tracker below for a recap of cuts that have occurred this year.

Aug 03

Intelisys Taps AppSmart, Telesystem Alum for Key Marketing Role

By | Managed Services News

The hire should give Intelisys University a boost.

Intelisys has hired Mayka Rosales-Peterson to evangelize the company’s revamped education and marketing platform.

Rosales-Peterson recently joined the tech services distributor as senior manager of partner marketing. The newly created position gives her oversight of Intelisys’ partner engagement, education and marketing programs. Moreover, she’ll promote Intelisys’ various marketing tools, including market development funds (MDF), to its sales partners.

Intelisys' Mayka Rosales-Peterson

Intelisys’ Mayka Rosales-Peterson

“My end goal with this position is to make sure that all of our partners feel like they have all the necessary tools within marketing to help their business grow, help it scale and help them feel comfortable selling solutions that they might not have been comfortable with and having marketing to be able to support that,” Rosales-Peterson told Channel Futures.

Rosales-Peterson will specifically work to increase partner usage of Intelisys University. Intelisys re-launched Intelisys U, formerly Intelisys Cloud Services University, about a year ago. The previous iteration focused exclusively on education. The platform has expanded to include a marketing module designed to help partners apply the education to their own customer base and prospects.

“Bringing Mayka on board is really going to give us the muscle to drive adoption of the platform to help partners take full advantage of it, and then help them generate leads for their businesses,” said Jamaal Savwoir, vice president of partner experience and marketing at Intelisys.

Savwoir, Jamaal_intelisys

Intelisys’ Jamaal Savwoir

Career Background

She comes to Intelisys after a one-year stint at AppSmart, where she also worked as a senior marketing manager. She handled marketing for AppSmart’s managing partner program. Prior to AppSmart, she worked three-and-a-half years at Telesystem. She started as a digital marketing specialist and ultimately moved up to manager of channel strategy. At Telesystem she began to engage with Intelisys, one of Telesystem’s distribution partners.

Her career also included tenures at AT&T and T-Mobile.

Rosales-Peterson said her experiences gave her insights from different sides of the channel.

“I led marketing for both a supplier and a distributor, so I understand the pain points on both ends. And I can bring that knowledge to help solve problems from both ends,” she said.” … I have a real opportunity to make sure that there’s a good balance, that both are feeding each other. The suppliers are feeding partners, and partners are feeding suppliers in a very healthy way.”

She praised the culture she has experienced thus far at Intelisys.

“They care so much about their people. It is a people-first culture. And you can see that trickling [down to] partners. Partners really love working with us, because they know that the people are happy and are going to go the extra mile. I’ve only been here three weeks, and I’m noticing that already. And I’m like, ‘This is the best decision that I’ve ever made, and I want to be here forever,’” Rosales-Peterson said.

She said Savwoir insisted to her that she shouldn’t feel pressure to execute instantly. But rather, he told her to focus on absorbing the culture and learning.

“I think that we don’t see that in too many organizations or in leadership — people saying, ‘Hey, you don’t have to prove yourself yet. Learn all you can, and then really knock it out the park when you feel good,’” she told Channel Futures. “Having that top-down strong, empathetic leadership is what I think makes us different.”

Diversity and Inclusion Efforts

Rosales-Peterson had already been working with Savwoir as board members on the Xposure Inclusion & Diversity Council. She said they can do even more to promote D&I together at Intelisys.

For example, she said Intelisys is working on a program to help sales partners develop D&I.

“We’re building it now. But no other distributors are doing this. We’re the first in our space doing this. And it just shows the deep-level commitment we have to people of all backgrounds and their successes,” she said.

The TSD Market

Intelisys has enjoyed somewhat of a calm 2022 amid a flurry of M&A activity from its rivals in the tech services distributor market. Avant’s acquisition of PlanetOne in May reinforced the combined company as a challenger to Intelisys’ throne. Telarus’ subsequent purchase of TCG established another player that claims to be …

Aug 03

AT&T Business CEO Leaving Company After 32 Years

By | Managed Services News

Chow, AT&T’s first woman of color CEO, often proclaimed AT&T’s commitment to the channel.

AT&T Business CEO Anne Chow, a 32-year veteran of the carrier and an advocate for the channel, is retiring.

Chow announced her retirement this week on social media. She said she completed her last day of work on Monday.

“After 32 years and two months, the time has come to move onto the next chapter. I’m eternally grateful to all of the people who made the past 3-plus decades so significant, memorable, and impactful,” Chow wrote. “I wish I could say thank you to each and every person face-to-face with a hug or a handshake. So … it is not goodbye, rather, it is till we meet again.”

AT&T’s Anne Chow

Chow is a towering figure in AT&T, enterprise technology and diversity, equity and inclusion. She became the first woman to serve as AT&T Business CEO. Moreover, no woman of color before her had held a CEO position at AT&T.

Chow joined AT&T in 1990, after a six-year stint at Bellcore (later known as Telcordia Technologies and Iconectiv). She performed a variety of roles in her first 18 years at Ma Bell. Those duties included network engineering, operations, marketing, direct sales, indirect sales and channel management.

She spent six years leading AT&T’s premier client group for midmarket to enterprise customers.

Her ascension up the ladder in AT&T’s business group led to her becoming president of national business in 2017. That job involved strategy of indirect channel programs for partners like tech services distributors and resellers.

Anne Chow in 2019 assumed the position of chief executive officer of AT&T Business. That group featured more than 30,000 employees.

Channel Legacy

Despite her lofty position at AT&T, Chow continued to interface with channel partners and represent them to the larger AT&T business.

The Channel Futures archive shows a 2008 blog post by Ian Kieninger (then GM of CDW) about AT&T’s channel conference. Chow affirmed AT&T’s commitment to the channel in a speech. She has repeated such a message in appearances to partners over the years. She told partners in 2018 that investing more in the channel prove to be a “breakthrough bet.” She admitted that AT&T had previously treated indirect sales as an supplemental strategy.

“Our growth strategy is one which is based on expanding our coverage of the market. We want to do that not just through our direct sales force, but we want to do that through channel partners,” she said at the time.

Other Recognition

Chow has served in a variety of board director roles.

She served on the board of directors for Girl Scouts of the USA. She also spent more than a dozen years on the board of directors for Asian American Justice Center. In addition, she was a founding board member for the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund. She currently serves as lead director for FranklinCovey.

 

Aug 03

AT&T Business CEO Leaving Company After 32 Years

By | Managed Services News

Chow, AT&T’s first woman of color CEO, often proclaimed AT&T’s commitment to the channel.

AT&T Business CEO Anne Chow, a 32-year veteran of the carrier and an advocate for the channel, is retiring.

Chow announced her retirement this week on social media. She said she completed her last day of work on Monday.

“After 32 years and two months, the time has come to move onto the next chapter. I’m eternally grateful to all of the people who made the past 3-plus decades so significant, memorable, and impactful,” Chow wrote. “I wish I could say thank you to each and every person face-to-face with a hug or a handshake. So … it is not goodbye, rather, it is till we meet again.”

AT&T’s Anne Chow

Chow is a towering figure in AT&T, enterprise technology and diversity, equity and inclusion. She became the first woman to serve as AT&T Business CEO. Moreover, no woman of color before her had held a CEO position at AT&T.

Chow joined AT&T in 1990, after a six-year stint at Bellcore (later known as Telcordia Technologies and Iconectiv). She performed a variety of roles in her first 18 years at Ma Bell. Those duties included network engineering, operations, marketing, direct sales, indirect sales and channel management.

She spent six years leading AT&T’s premier client group for midmarket to enterprise customers.

Her ascension up the ladder in AT&T’s business group led to her becoming president of national business in 2017. That job involved strategy of indirect channel programs for partners like tech services distributors and resellers.

Anne Chow in 2019 assumed the position of chief executive officer of AT&T Business. That group featured more than 30,000 employees.

Channel Legacy

Despite her lofty position at AT&T, Chow continued to interface with channel partners and represent them to the larger AT&T business.

The Channel Futures archive shows a 2008 blog post by Ian Kieninger (then GM of CDW) about AT&T’s channel conference. Chow affirmed AT&T’s commitment to the channel in a speech. She has repeated such a message in appearances to partners over the years. She told partners in 2018 that investing more in the channel prove to be a “breakthrough bet.” She admitted that AT&T had previously treated indirect sales as an supplemental strategy.

“Our growth strategy is one which is based on expanding our coverage of the market. We want to do that not just through our direct sales force, but we want to do that through channel partners,” she said at the time.

Other Recognition

Chow has served in a variety of board director roles.

She served on the board of directors for Girl Scouts of the USA. She also spent more than a dozen years on the board of directors for Asian American Justice Center. In addition, she was a founding board member for the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund. She currently serves as lead director for FranklinCovey.

 

Aug 03

AT&T Business CEO Leaving Company After 32 Years

By | Managed Services News

Chow, AT&T’s first woman of color CEO, often proclaimed AT&T’s commitment to the channel.

AT&T Business CEO Anne Chow, a 32-year veteran of the carrier and an advocate for the channel, is retiring.

Chow announced her retirement this week on social media. She said she completed her last day of work on Monday.

“After 32 years and two months, the time has come to move onto the next chapter. I’m eternally grateful to all of the people who made the past 3-plus decades so significant, memorable, and impactful,” Chow wrote. “I wish I could say thank you to each and every person face-to-face with a hug or a handshake. So … it is not goodbye, rather, it is till we meet again.”

AT&T’s Anne Chow

Chow is a towering figure in AT&T, enterprise technology and diversity, equity and inclusion. She became the first woman to serve as AT&T Business CEO. Moreover, no woman of color before her had held a CEO position at AT&T.

Chow joined AT&T in 1990, after a six-year stint at Bellcore (later known as Telcordia Technologies and Iconectiv). She performed a variety of roles in her first 18 years at Ma Bell. Those duties included network engineering, operations, marketing, direct sales, indirect sales and channel management.

She spent six years leading AT&T’s premier client group for midmarket to enterprise customers.

Her ascension up the ladder in AT&T’s business group led to her becoming president of national business in 2017. That job involved strategy of indirect channel programs for partners like tech services distributors and resellers.

Anne Chow in 2019 assumed the position of chief executive officer of AT&T Business. That group featured more than 30,000 employees.

Channel Legacy

Despite her lofty position at AT&T, Chow continued to interface with channel partners and represent them to the larger AT&T business.

The Channel Futures archive shows a 2008 blog post by Ian Kieninger (then GM of CDW) about AT&T’s channel conference. Chow affirmed AT&T’s commitment to the channel in a speech. She has repeated such a message in appearances to partners over the years. She told partners in 2018 that investing more in the channel prove to be a “breakthrough bet.” She admitted that AT&T had previously treated indirect sales as an supplemental strategy.

“Our growth strategy is one which is based on expanding our coverage of the market. We want to do that not just through our direct sales force, but we want to do that through channel partners,” she said at the time.

Other Recognition

Chow has served in a variety of board director roles.

She served on the board of directors for Girl Scouts of the USA. She also spent more than a dozen years on the board of directors for Asian American Justice Center. In addition, she was a founding board member for the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund. She currently serves as lead director for FranklinCovey.

 

Aug 03

AT&T Business CEO Leaving Company After 32 Years

By | Managed Services News

Chow, AT&T’s first woman of color CEO, often proclaimed AT&T’s commitment to the channel.

AT&T Business CEO Anne Chow, a 32-year veteran of the carrier and an advocate for the channel, is retiring.

Chow announced her retirement this week on social media. She said she completed her last day of work on Monday.

“After 32 years and two months, the time has come to move onto the next chapter. I’m eternally grateful to all of the people who made the past 3-plus decades so significant, memorable, and impactful,” Chow wrote. “I wish I could say thank you to each and every person face-to-face with a hug or a handshake. So … it is not goodbye, rather, it is till we meet again.”

AT&T’s Anne Chow

Chow is a towering figure in AT&T, enterprise technology and diversity, equity and inclusion. She became the first woman to serve as AT&T Business CEO. Moreover, no woman of color before her had held a CEO position at AT&T.

Chow joined AT&T in 1990, after a six-year stint at Bellcore (later known as Telcordia Technologies and Iconectiv). She performed a variety of roles in her first 18 years at Ma Bell. Those duties included network engineering, operations, marketing, direct sales, indirect sales and channel management.

She spent six years leading AT&T’s premier client group for midmarket to enterprise customers.

Her ascension up the ladder in AT&T’s business group led to her becoming president of national business in 2017. That job involved strategy of indirect channel programs for partners like tech services distributors and resellers.

Anne Chow in 2019 assumed the position of chief executive officer of AT&T Business. That group featured more than 30,000 employees.

Channel Legacy

Despite her lofty position at AT&T, Chow continued to interface with channel partners and represent them to the larger AT&T business.

The Channel Futures archive shows a 2008 blog post by Ian Kieninger (then GM of CDW) about AT&T’s channel conference. Chow affirmed AT&T’s commitment to the channel in a speech. She has repeated such a message in appearances to partners over the years. She told partners in 2018 that investing more in the channel prove to be a “breakthrough bet.” She admitted that AT&T had previously treated indirect sales as an supplemental strategy.

“Our growth strategy is one which is based on expanding our coverage of the market. We want to do that not just through our direct sales force, but we want to do that through channel partners,” she said at the time.

Other Recognition

Chow has served in a variety of board director roles.

She served on the board of directors for Girl Scouts of the USA. She also spent more than a dozen years on the board of directors for Asian American Justice Center. In addition, she was a founding board member for the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund. She currently serves as lead director for FranklinCovey.

 

Aug 03

AT&T Business CEO Leaving Company After 32 Years

By | Managed Services News

Chow, AT&T’s first woman of color CEO, often proclaimed AT&T’s commitment to the channel.

AT&T Business CEO Anne Chow, a 32-year veteran of the carrier and an advocate for the channel, is retiring.

Chow announced her retirement this week on social media. She said she completed her last day of work on Monday.

“After 32 years and two months, the time has come to move onto the next chapter. I’m eternally grateful to all of the people who made the past 3-plus decades so significant, memorable, and impactful,” Chow wrote. “I wish I could say thank you to each and every person face-to-face with a hug or a handshake. So … it is not goodbye, rather, it is till we meet again.”

AT&T’s Anne Chow

Chow is a towering figure in AT&T, enterprise technology and diversity, equity and inclusion. She became the first woman to serve as AT&T Business CEO. Moreover, no woman of color before her had held a CEO position at AT&T.

Chow joined AT&T in 1990, after a six-year stint at Bellcore (later known as Telcordia Technologies and Iconectiv). She performed a variety of roles in her first 18 years at Ma Bell. Those duties included network engineering, operations, marketing, direct sales, indirect sales and channel management.

She spent six years leading AT&T’s premier client group for midmarket to enterprise customers.

Her ascension up the ladder in AT&T’s business group led to her becoming president of national business in 2017. That job involved strategy of indirect channel programs for partners like tech services distributors and resellers.

Anne Chow in 2019 assumed the position of chief executive officer of AT&T Business. That group featured more than 30,000 employees.

Channel Legacy

Despite her lofty position at AT&T, Chow continued to interface with channel partners and represent them to the larger AT&T business.

The Channel Futures archive shows a 2008 blog post by Ian Kieninger (then GM of CDW) about AT&T’s channel conference. Chow affirmed AT&T’s commitment to the channel in a speech. She has repeated such a message in appearances to partners over the years. She told partners in 2018 that investing more in the channel prove to be a “breakthrough bet.” She admitted that AT&T had previously treated indirect sales as an supplemental strategy.

“Our growth strategy is one which is based on expanding our coverage of the market. We want to do that not just through our direct sales force, but we want to do that through channel partners,” she said at the time.

Other Recognition

Chow has served in a variety of board director roles.

She served on the board of directors for Girl Scouts of the USA. She also spent more than a dozen years on the board of directors for Asian American Justice Center. In addition, she was a founding board member for the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund. She currently serves as lead director for FranklinCovey.

 

Aug 03

AT&T Business CEO Leaving Company After 32 Years

By | Managed Services News

Chow, AT&T’s first woman of color CEO, often proclaimed AT&T’s commitment to the channel.

AT&T Business CEO Anne Chow, a 32-year veteran of the carrier and an advocate for the channel, is retiring.

Chow announced her retirement this week on social media. She said she completed her last day of work on Monday.

“After 32 years and two months, the time has come to move onto the next chapter. I’m eternally grateful to all of the people who made the past 3-plus decades so significant, memorable, and impactful,” Chow wrote. “I wish I could say thank you to each and every person face-to-face with a hug or a handshake. So … it is not goodbye, rather, it is till we meet again.”

AT&T’s Anne Chow

Chow is a towering figure in AT&T, enterprise technology and diversity, equity and inclusion. She became the first woman to serve as AT&T Business CEO. Moreover, no woman of color before her had held a CEO position at AT&T.

Chow joined AT&T in 1990, after a six-year stint at Bellcore (later known as Telcordia Technologies and Iconectiv). She performed a variety of roles in her first 18 years at Ma Bell. Those duties included network engineering, operations, marketing, direct sales, indirect sales and channel management.

She spent six years leading AT&T’s premier client group for midmarket to enterprise customers.

Her ascension up the ladder in AT&T’s business group led to her becoming president of national business in 2017. That job involved strategy of indirect channel programs for partners like tech services distributors and resellers.

Anne Chow in 2019 assumed the position of chief executive officer of AT&T Business. That group featured more than 30,000 employees.

Channel Legacy

Despite her lofty position at AT&T, Chow continued to interface with channel partners and represent them to the larger AT&T business.

The Channel Futures archive shows a 2008 blog post by Ian Kieninger (then GM of CDW) about AT&T’s channel conference. Chow affirmed AT&T’s commitment to the channel in a speech. She has repeated such a message in appearances to partners over the years. She told partners in 2018 that investing more in the channel prove to be a “breakthrough bet.” She admitted that AT&T had previously treated indirect sales as an supplemental strategy.

“Our growth strategy is one which is based on expanding our coverage of the market. We want to do that not just through our direct sales force, but we want to do that through channel partners,” she said at the time.

Other Recognition

Chow has served in a variety of board director roles.

She served on the board of directors for Girl Scouts of the USA. She also spent more than a dozen years on the board of directors for Asian American Justice Center. In addition, she was a founding board member for the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund. She currently serves as lead director for FranklinCovey.

 

Aug 03

AT&T Business CEO Leaving Company After 32 Years

By | Managed Services News

Chow, AT&T’s first woman of color CEO, often proclaimed AT&T’s commitment to the channel.

AT&T Business CEO Anne Chow, a 32-year veteran of the carrier and an advocate for the channel, is retiring.

Chow announced her retirement this week on social media. She said she completed her last day of work on Monday.

“After 32 years and two months, the time has come to move onto the next chapter. I’m eternally grateful to all of the people who made the past 3-plus decades so significant, memorable, and impactful,” Chow wrote. “I wish I could say thank you to each and every person face-to-face with a hug or a handshake. So … it is not goodbye, rather, it is till we meet again.”

AT&T’s Anne Chow

Chow is a towering figure in AT&T, enterprise technology and diversity, equity and inclusion. She became the first woman to serve as AT&T Business CEO. Moreover, no woman of color before her had held a CEO position at AT&T.

Chow joined AT&T in 1990, after a six-year stint at Bellcore (later known as Telcordia Technologies and Iconectiv). She performed a variety of roles in her first 18 years at Ma Bell. Those duties included network engineering, operations, marketing, direct sales, indirect sales and channel management.

She spent six years leading AT&T’s premier client group for midmarket to enterprise customers.

Her ascension up the ladder in AT&T’s business group led to her becoming president of national business in 2017. That job involved strategy of indirect channel programs for partners like tech services distributors and resellers.

Anne Chow in 2019 assumed the position of chief executive officer of AT&T Business. That group featured more than 30,000 employees.

Channel Legacy

Despite her lofty position at AT&T, Chow continued to interface with channel partners and represent them to the larger AT&T business.

The Channel Futures archive shows a 2008 blog post by Ian Kieninger (then GM of CDW) about AT&T’s channel conference. Chow affirmed AT&T’s commitment to the channel in a speech. She has repeated such a message in appearances to partners over the years. She told partners in 2018 that investing more in the channel prove to be a “breakthrough bet.” She admitted that AT&T had previously treated indirect sales as an supplemental strategy.

“Our growth strategy is one which is based on expanding our coverage of the market. We want to do that not just through our direct sales force, but we want to do that through channel partners,” she said at the time.

Other Recognition

Chow has served in a variety of board director roles.

She served on the board of directors for Girl Scouts of the USA. She also spent more than a dozen years on the board of directors for Asian American Justice Center. In addition, she was a founding board member for the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund. She currently serves as lead director for FranklinCovey.

 

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