AVANT is launching a new Platform for IT Decision Making called the AVANT Pathfinder.  The name evokes the spirit of an elite military outfit of World War II. June 6th marked the 75th anniversary of this historic event. We thank the many who made the ultimate sacrifice that day and the Pathfinders that helped guide their way.

In the spirit of the Pathfinders, the team at AVANT has announced the launch of the AVANT Pathfinder, a powerful IT decision-making tool to guide enterprise customers in their IT transformation mission.  The AVANT Pathfinder is the new name for the next release of the AVANT BattleApp.

June 11, 2019 - CHICAGO - AVANT Communications (“AVANT"), a platform for IT decision-making and the nation’s premier distributor for next generation technology, today released new enhancements to Pathfinder -- the most powerful face-to-face IT decision-making tool for enterprise customers. Accessible on any device, Pathfinder is available exclusively to AVANT’s growing ecosystem of Trusted Advisors. 

As an industry leader serving trusted advisors in the IT industry, AVANT Communications often gets the privilege of going to market with a solution that is truly a game changer. That’s how we feel about “Versa Titan,” a new cloud-managed SD-WAN branch and security solution from Versa Networks that turns SD-WAN sales deployment, management and operations into a virtual piece of cake. Read more to find out why.

The UCaaS land-grab is in full swing.  Gartner declared UCaaS transitioning from Early Adopter to Early Majority last year.  This means UCaaS is in the fastest and steepest part of the adoption curve - more people will be adopting UCaaS for the 1st time than proabalay ever before or ever again!  Our UCaaS channel partner sales speak for themselves, doubling revenue sold in the past year!

If you’re still selling hardware for on-prem PBXs and thinking that the gravytrain will continue to roll for the next few years, think again.  Competition from cloud-based solutions is still accelerating and if you don’t change the way you sell, you’ll be run over.  It’s time to go all-in on cloud. 

The cloud contact center solutions market is sizzling. According to Gartner, the global market will reach $204 billion by the end of 2016, and will continue growing throughout the foreseeable future. This is a golden opportunity for trusted advisors. Uncovering the right opportunities is the first step to getting your piece of the pie. Here's how to do it...

Cloud contact center is in demand and the average revenue per deal is HUGE compared to other solutions. If you play your cards right, you can use this momentum to your advantage. Before you approach your customers with cloud contact center solutions, you’ll need to think about the right pain points to zero in on and the key benefit that Cloud Contact Center has to offer.

Make no mistake about it: The enterprise and SMB markets have big appetites for unified communications as a service (UCaaS). Research shows that adoption rates for cloud-based UCaaS solutions are increasing as the market is growing at a CAGR of 16 percent. By the end of 2016, at least 74 percent of organizations will use a minimum of one cloud-based UC application.

In today’s fast-paced business world, the notion of “working together” to accomplish things is more important than ever. We’re all familiar with this somewhat Silicon Valley-fied notion of collaborative working, and despite my company bias towards such a phenomenon, one cannot argue that it isn’t applicable to enterprise workforces today.

Just when you thought our robust portfolio of leading UC vendors couldn’t get any better, it did. Now, partners can gain access to every Magic Quadrant leader in the UC space, including the most recent addition, RingCentral.