A few thoughts....
Thursday, February 3, 2011

Future: Pervasive Computing - 20 Computers You Will Own in 5 Years

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A keynote given on future technologies as well as 5 "billion dollar" ideas for entrepreneurs that are ready for prime time. Also, ...
Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Autotask Webinar - Growing your business in 2011 - Jay McBain

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How to plan and execute a growth strategy for your IT business. Exploration of product and industry verticals with specific tips and tactic...
Tuesday, January 25, 2011

OS/2 Reborn: The Future of Business in the Cloud

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Jay McBain, Senior Vice President, Autotask Corporation First off, to those of you born after 1980, I apologize for the cryptic reference ...
Friday, December 24, 2010

Jay's Poetry circa 1991

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As I look out the window I see a tree a complex tree a simple tree I see me The young immature trunk so straight and sheltered from t...
Sunday, December 19, 2010

Final Lenovo Blog

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Jay McBain Former Director of Small and Medium Business After 16 years, 5 locations, and about 12 different jobs, I bid farewell to ...
Monday, November 29, 2010

100 Country Rollerblades and Red Bull Tour

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By Jay McBain As I prepare for another trip halfway around the world in 4 days, I thought I would put some thoughts on (virtual) paper. ...
Thursday, November 11, 2010

What comes after Facebook?

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Jay McBain, Director, Small and Medium Business, Lenovo Americas November 11, 2010 As I come back from another large Channel event filled...
Saturday, September 4, 2010

This is Not Your Father's Oldsmobile

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Jay McBain Director of Small and Medium Business, Lenovo I was surprised and somewhat perplexed when a member of the media said to me at...
Saturday, July 24, 2010

My Al Gore moment…Why Facebook Stories will change everything

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Jay McBain July 24, 2010 First of all, I will not claim to have invented the internet. What I will claim is that I had a future vision...
Tuesday, July 20, 2010

The PC is not dead! Don’t let facts get in the way of a good story.

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Jay McBain, Director, Small and Medium Business, Lenovo Americas July 20, 2010 It seems like once a year an article or blog gets posted re...
Friday, June 18, 2010

Will Government Intervention drive the future of Managed Services?

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Jay McBain, Director, Small and Medium Business, Lenovo Americas June 18, 2010 While attending a large Public Sector conference in Florid...
Friday, May 7, 2010

Dandelions and Blowfish...The Future of Marketing

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Dandelions and Blowfish...The Future of Marketing Jay McBain, Director, Small and Medium Business, Lenovo Americas May 7, 2010 As an ext...
Tuesday, April 20, 2010

The Growing Importance of Communities

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Having a few moments to reflect on a flight to Miami for the Autotask Community Live event, it struck me how important communities have beco...

Why do I need a WiFi enabled toothbrush?

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I was amused last week when people were scoffing at a new WiFi enabled toothbrush. The concept relates directly back to a blog I wrote awhi...
Friday, April 2, 2010

Counter-point: You won’t really own 20 computers in 5 years – you may only need one!

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Jay McBain, Director Small and Medium Business, Lenovo March 17, 2010 Being a part-time futurist, I attempt to predict events and app...

20 Computers you WILL own in the next 5 years

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Jay McBain, Director Small and Medium Business, Lenovo February 9, 2010 Would you recognize if you were at the beginning of a techn...
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Jay McBain is one of the most visible and respected thought leaders in the global channel. Named Channel Influencer of the Year by Channel Partners Magazine, Top 40 Under Forty by the Business Review, as well as numerous channel magazines top influencer lists, he is often sought out for industry guidance and future trends. Since 1994, he has spent his career in various executive channel sales, marketing, and strategy roles within IBM, Lenovo, ChannelEyes, and Forrester. Jay is a chief analyst at Omdia - the world's leading analyst firm with a distinct focus on channels, partnerships, alliances, and ecosystems.
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