Author Archives: David Kenyon
There is no “i” in Team (or in Channel)
I was thrilled to find out that AMD was named one of CRN’s Best Companies to Partner With for 2011. And when I discovered the main criteria for making the list was a company’s ability to help solution providers adapt and succeed in today’s rapidly changing business environment, I couldn’t think of a more rewarding accolade. Continue reading
Bringing 8-Cores to our Channel Partners
As you can see, there’s a lot of excitement around the new AMD FX CPUs. Personally, I’m proud AMD has delivered a CPU end-users can’t wait to get their hands on. But what I might be more excited about is the potential this product has for the channel to help grow their business and turn the World’s Fastest CPU into a “profitability machine”. Continue reading
Addressing mobility and cloud computing security in DC
What can VARs, MSPs, system builders and the rest of the channel learn from the attack on the MYBart cloud based service to help customers strike a balance between business and IT needs… Continue reading
Talking channel issues in the nation’s capital
A major take away from my time at CompTIA Breakaway is that whether you’re a VAR or a managed service provider struggling with the notion of cloud computing, or a solutions provider searching for the latest information to secure your customer’s mobile devices, you’re not alone. Continue reading
Helping Our Program Partners Ride the IT Spending Wave
AMD has been hard at work the past year ramping up the commercial track of the AMD Fusion Partner Program (FPP) so our partners have everything they need to market and sell AMD products more effectively. Continue reading
Competing with Goliath
David Kenyon, Corp. VP of Worldwide Channel Marketing at AMD, discusses how to “compete with Goliath” in business at Rice University’s 4th Annual Marketing Symposium Continue reading
Losing our Heads in Nürnberg
Whether it’s a focus on generating demand, providing marketing and sales information, or offering product enablement, AMD is there for our embedded customers and partners. Continue reading
A Sucker for a Good Analogy
Tempting as it is to see the world in simplistic terms, we’re going to try our best to avoid being distracted by a supposed debate framed between x86 vs. ARM. Continue reading
Talking HPC with Penguin Computing, SGI and Supermicro at SC10
At the 2010 Supercomputing conference, David Kenyon caught up with Penguin Computing, SGI, and Supermicro to hear about their experience at the conference, HPC market trends and their predictions for HPC in 2011. Continue reading
David Kenyon: What I’ve Learned
As the one-year anniversary of the AMD Fusion Partner Program is upon us, I recently took cause to reflect on what an amazing journey the past year has been for AMD and its channel partners. Continue reading
