A few thoughts....
Thursday, June 30, 2016

Jay McBain Driving a Ferrari in Albany - June 2016

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My wonderful wife, Michelle, purchased a very cool birthday present for my 44th birthday on June 24, 2016. From Motorsportlab.com she...
Sunday, June 19, 2016

The Bayliner Chronicles - Cruising thousands of miles across the Northeastern United States

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Michelle and I traded in a 40 foot Carver over the winter of 2014/15 and purchased a 2008 Bayliner 245 Ciera so that we could explore the No...
Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Here is why the traditional IT & Telecom channel is shrinking at an alarming rate - and what to do about it

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We have hit a tipping point in the IT and telecom channel. For years we have debated the impact of new technologies such as the cloud, mob...
Sunday, June 12, 2016

Response to Orlando Mass Shooting

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We all want to frame this tragedy in our own worldview - and then spend the next few weeks talking about political will, mental health, gun ...
Monday, June 6, 2016

Excited to be the opening keynote at Channel Visionaries 2016

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Excited to be the opening keynote for the Channel Visionaries event in Santa Clara on June 2, 2016.   http://www.channelvisionaries.com/ch...
Sunday, May 15, 2016

NuoDB Offers Cloud Computing Across Different Platforms

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No matter what type of device you are using or the platform that it is on, you will be able to use NuoDB to make sure that you are getting w...
Friday, May 13, 2016

ChannelEyes CEO Recognized Again as a Top 20 Channel Visionary

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ChannelPro-SMB, the premier source of business and technology insights for I.T. channel partners serving the small and midsize business mark...
Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Channel Focus (Baptie) Webinar - 5 Future Channel Trends You Should Be Planning for Today

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The pace of change in the indirect sales world has been mind-numbing over the past few years. There are new business models and partner ty...
Thursday, April 28, 2016

The End Of The IT Channel As We Know It. (And the start of something amazing!)

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While exploring the question of where are all of these so-called  “Born in the Cloud” partners are coming from, a bigger and more co...
Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Where are all of these so-called “Born in the Cloud” Partners Anyway?

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This question was posed to me at the Ingram Cloud Summit this week in Phoenix. We all know that the cloud is quickly redefining IT, with ...
Wednesday, February 17, 2016

My housing story - Across Canada and then the USA

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The year was 1972, Jim and Gloria McBain along with their baby daughter Tracey had just moved to Edmonton, Alberta so Jim could pursue a new...
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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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