7 People of the Week at Microsoft, KnowBe4, Avaya

Welcome to the July 19 edition of Channel People of the Week, a collection of leading executives and thought leaders in the channel from the past seven days. They are the people behind the most-read articles on Channel Futures from July 12-18.

This week's edition features several significant stories for your consideration. For example, Microsoft announced several incentives to help partners excel.

AT&T publicly disclosed a wide-ranging data breach that worried security companies such as KnowBe4.

Finally, Avaya's new CEO is presenting his plans for the company and how it intends to grow in the post-bankruptcy era.

All that and more is in this week's slideshow, which you can access above.