Insights
Research, analysis, and perspective from inside the technology channel. No vendor spin. No conference-circuit optimism.
March 2026 TSD Ecosystem Report
754 suppliers. Four distributors. 15 segments. For the first time, independent data on who carries what — and what that means for advisors, suppliers, and anyone making TSD decisions.
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Perspective
Bridgepointe crossed a billion. Charlesbank reinvested. Carlyle AlpInvest came in. The capital is the least interesting part of the story.
Read Article →April 2026
Perspective
12 advisors shaping strategy for 10,000. The math doesn’t close — and the blind spot is costing suppliers millions in misallocated channel spend.
Read Article →February 2026
Perspective
The pay-to-play model has been losing advisor trust for years. The advisors who’ve been around long enough know it. Here’s why the model is breaking — and what comes next.
Read Article →March 2026
Research
Advisors sit on a mountain of deal data that suppliers never see. Here is what that asymmetry costs both sides.
Read Article →February 2026
Analysis
The channel is talking about AI. Most of the conversation is missing the point. Here are the five most common mistakes.
Read Article →January 2026