8 Channel People Making Waves This Week at IBM, Upstack, Open Systems, More

Two themes emerge when reviewing companies like Open Systems and Upstack whose channel people are among those making waves this week. Individuals are either moving to new positions or companies are being sold. It’s exciting news to read about.

That said, one person stands out from the pack. Stephen Helm’s cybersecurity advice regarding decentralized security should be read by every company, MSP or otherwise. In fact, his expertise made the article the fourth most-read story of the week.

When it comes to public relations, many big companies have perfected the artform. IBM showed us that was the case with its most recent deal. A top executive finds a way to spin the selling of the company’s health care assets, a tactic we point out in this edition.

Finally, 8×8 graced last week’s Channel People Making Waves and is on the list again this week. Find out whether its new channel chief hire was our top story of the week in our slideshow above. We are counting them down from seven to one!