Channel Futures' 20 Most-Read Channel Stories of 2021

What a year. While COVID-19 continued to weigh on the world, many technology vendors and partners maintained success they built in 2020. Still others who struggled during the pandemic last year began to find their footing in 2021. Emerging tech that supports the work-from-home environment still reigns — and channel partners are reaping the benefits. In our recap of the top channel stories of 2021, you’ll find that to be evident.

Take unified communications as a service (UCaaS) for example. You wanted to learn all about RingCentral‘s massive partnership with Mitel and what it means for the channel. One thing it meant was layoffs. which you were interested in too.

But also top of mind is the increasing cybersecurity threat. A half-dozen stories in our countdown relate to cybersecurity threats or the companies working to fight them.

Our top stories of 2021 countdown also includes the Channel Futures MSP 501 and the sale of Lumen consumer assets.

But what was the No. 1 most-read Channel Futures post of the year? Check out our slideshow above to find out. Remember, these are the stories you read the most — not necessarily a ranking of stories in terms of industry impact. Want to weigh in? Leave us a comment below on what you think was one of the top channel stories of 2021!