Coffee with Craig and James

Oct 09 2024 145 ep. 38 mins 4
Coffee with Craig and James Podcast artwork

Channel Futures is a leading source of analysis, commentary, research, market insight, information and news in the technology and telecommunications space. The Coffee with Craig and James podcast features interviews with big names in the indirect sales channel, along with a unique brand of humor thrown in.

  Technology
RSS feed Share
Copy RSS


Subscribe on Podcast Addict


Coffee with Craig & James Episode 142: IBM's Kate Woolley

Oct 09 2024 35 mins  
IBM just rolled out its first partner program specifically designed for managed service providers. That makes it a great time for Craig and James to catch up with IBM Ecosystem GM Kate Woolley to get not only the full scoop on the new program, but also the channel's AI opportunities with the company, its relationship with the hyperscalers, and more.

Coffee with Craig and James Episode 141: MetTel, Low-Earth Orbit Satellites

Oct 02 2024 41 mins  
Low-Earth orbit satellite internet is becoming increasingly popular not only as a backup to fiber and other connectivity technology, but improvements in latency are making it the right option for some businesses, particularly in rural areas. Further consider that the future is bright for LEO satellites. Craig and James wanted to learn more about the technology's upside and how cha

Coffee with Craig and James Episode 140: Telarus, Adaptiv Networks

Aug 16 2024 33 mins  
James is back from his trip to the Telarus Partner Summit in Nashville, Tennessee. So it only makes sense that this edition of the Channel Futures podcast, Coffee with Craig and James, features a couple of highlights from the event: James' interviews with Telarus' chief marketing officer and the CEO of Adaptiv Networks, a Telarus partner. (There are some audio difficulties with t

Coffee with Craig and James Episode 139: Kaseya's Fred Voccola

Jun 28 2024 63 mins  
In this episode of the Channel Futures podcast, Craig and James sit down with Fred Voccola, the outspoken CEO of Kaseya, the IT management software giant. The guys learn all about the success of the recently launched Kaseya 365 subscription service for MSPs and get some advice for managed service providers ahead of Voccola's appearance at the MSP Summit, brought to you by the Chan

Coffee with Craig and James Episode 138: Broadcom-VMware

May 31 2024 65 mins  
What does the future hold for channel partners who find themselves in a state of flux following Broadcom's acquisition of VMware? Craig and James welcome industry experts from Telarus and MSP KeyStone Solutions to offer their guidance. Plus, a preview of the 2024 MSP 501 list, some big industry-event content coming to the Channel Futures website, and a litany of seemingly random t

Coffee with Craig and James Episode 137: Nerdio, Desktop-as-a-Service

May 15 2024 39 mins  
Nerdio CEO Vadim Vladimirskiy joins Craig and James to talk desktop as a service and the direction his company is headed this year.

Coffee with Craig and James Episode 136: ScanSource 'NewCo'

Apr 19 2024 48 mins  
In this episode of the Channel Futures podcast, we talk to Channel Acuity's Cary Tengler and Onward Communications' Tricia Ward about the ramifications of ScanSource's announcement that it will start a customer-facing agency that works alongside Intelisys, its tech services distributor business.

Coffee with Craig and James Episode 135: Canalys' Jay McBain

Feb 29 2024 35 mins  
The guys welcome esteemed channel analyst, Jay McBain of Canalys, now a colleague of Craig and James, to the podcast. He offers a great take on artificial intelligence in the channel, Broadcom's acquisition of VMware, and previews some of his many sessions at the upcoming Channel Partners Conference & Expo.

Coffee with Craig and James Episode 134: MSP 501 with Omdia

Feb 09 2024 36 mins  
The latest Channel Futures podcast takes a deep dive into what you need to know for this year's MSP 501, the largest and most comprehensive survey of managed service providers worldwide. Debbie Kane with the Omdia Channel Research & Consulting Practice joins Craig and James to discuss reasons for applying, as well as changes to the 2024 application that make it easier to submit.

Coffee with Craig and James Episode No. 133: Channel Marketing Association

Jan 29 2024 42 mins  
The Channel Futures podcast welcomes Amy Bailey and Kathryn Rose of the Channel Marketing Association. Plus, the latest editions to the Channel Partners Conference & Expo agenda. And the guys play a game of Family Feud. There's actually a tie-in! Go here to take the Channel Marketing Association's salary survey before it closes!: https://form.jotform.com/233326429723154