From Technology to Intelligence

As AI conversion work becomes the new value frontier, infrastructure vendors face a “completeness gap.” To capture the next decade of growth, partner programs must shift from product-centric models to supporting AI-native orchestration.
Assessing Ingram Micro’s Q1 2026: Cyclical Growth or Structural Channel Shift?

Ingram Micro’s Q1 2026 results show distributors must shift from logistics to marketplace orchestrators or risk disintermediation as CIOs consolidate platforms and adopt AI.
Google’s $750M Partner Bet Resets the Agentic Channel Playbook

Tiffani Bova at Futurum examines Google’s $750M agentic AI partner commitment and new alliance formations with Accenture, Deloitte, Salesforce, and Vista Equity that reset channel program expectations.
The Orchestration Era: Why Your GSI Program Is Already Behind

Futurum’s Tiffani Bova and Alex Smith explore how AI is collapsing the GSI consulting pyramid, ushering in the Orchestration Era. Vendors must shift to outcome-based partnerships.
Adobe’s Ecosystem Evolution: Creating a Seamless Core for Partner Success

Alex Smith and Tiffani Bova at Futurum Research at Futurum examine Adobe’s unified Digital Experience Partner Program and AI-powered PxHub mark a shift in scaling ecosystems.
A Shift from Technology to Intelligence: The Rise of the Frontier Partner

Discover the Orchestration Era of enterprise AI. Frontier Partners: AI-first firms building original, agent-based solutions for business transformation.
Pure Storage Revises Its Partner Program. Is Outcomes-Led Focus the Shift?

Tiffani Bova and Alex Smith at Futurum examine the Pure Storage partner program update, including the new Ambassador tier and solution practice designations, and what this shift signals for a solutions-led, indirect-first go-to-market model.
Cisco’s “End of Gold”: A High-Stakes Pivot to Skills-First Architecture

Tiffani Bova, Chief Strategy and Research Officer at The Futurum Group, examines Cisco’s 360 Partner Program and how its redesigned incentives, designations, and tools aim to align partner profitability with AI-ready infrastructure.
Will an Infusion from Salesforce and ServiceNow in Genesys Drive Similar Deals?

Keith Kirkpatrick and Tiffani Bova at Futurum share their insights on Salesforce’s and ServiceNow’s joint $1.5 billion investment into CX provider Genesys, and discuss how each firm will benefit from the deal.
Scaling Smarter: How Google Cloud Marketplace Is Reshaping Partner Sales and GTM Strategy

In our latest market study, Scaling Smarter: How Google Cloud Marketplace Is Reshaping Partner Sales and GTM Strategy, Futurum uncovers the strategies and results from top-performing ISVs and channel partners leveraging the Google Cloud Marketplace as a transformational sales platform.
Scaling Smarter: Empowering Partners to Deploy AI with Ease – Six Five On the Road

Kareem Yusuf, Ph.D. at IBM joins Tiffani Bova to discuss how IBM is enabling partners to deploy AI with ease, leveraging open ecosystems for innovation and growth.
Unpacking SMB AI Adoption with Dell Technologies – Six Five Media

Erik Day, Senior VP at Dell Technologies, joins Tiffani Bova to discuss the exciting AI adoption landscape for SMBs and Dell’s unique offerings in this space.
