PlanetOne, today announced Jonathan Hartman, senior vice president of sales, has been named to the prestigious 2019 Channel Chiefs list by CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company. This is the fifth year in a row Hartman has been honored as one of the IT channel’s top leaders and included among a group of individuals who continually strive to drive growth and….
Selling UCaaS within the financial services vertical is not for the faint of heart. What other industry has as much personal data to protect or regulation landmines to avoid stepping on as FinServ? Despite these challenges, the FinServ industry offers a tremendous opportunity for UCaaS partners brave and savvy enough to navigate it.
The numbers suggest an industry ripe for UCaaS disruption…
“Is the cloud really just someone else’s computer?” Can an industry that is growing as fast as the cloud be the result of some ad gimmick? Amazon Web Services (AWS) reported results on April 25 showing that their sales grew to $7.7 billion compared to $5.44 billion in the same period last year. If AWS maintains this incredible growth over subsequent quarters, they could add $9.04 billion in revenue during a one-year period. The incremental revenue from AWS alone would be greater than the revenue that enabled Adobe to claim the #339 spot on the Fortune 500 list in 2019.