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Written by Lynn Haber<\/p>\n

Technology is essential to support business and communities throughout the pandemic.<\/em><\/p>\n

As every channel partner business faces a litany of challenges to keep their company up and running, their customers satisfied and their employees safe, partners are looking for answers from distribution, a critical link in their business supply chain. Distributors are rallying for their partners during this unprecedented time. Here\u2019s what we learned….<\/p>\n

With its Wingman focus, Pax8 is keeping its ear to the ground. \u201cWe hired some people from the MSP community and we\u2019re reaching out to find out what\u2019s going on, what do they need and how we can help,\u201d Ryan Walsh, chief channel officer at Pax8, told Channel Futures.<\/p>\n

Read more at\u00a0https:\/\/www.channelfutures.com\/best-practices\/distributors-rally-to-support-partners-during-covid-19-crisis\/3<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Channel Futures highlights Pax8 as one of the cloud distributors that are working hard to support their partners during the COVID-19 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