Channel RAMP Report
What's Changing in the Channel, and What It Means for Your Revenue
Four questions, in the RAMP order we use with clients
The same four steps we take every client through, applied to the channel as a whole.
Reality
What has actually changed in how MSPs choose, bundle, and sell vendor products.
Arena
Who now shapes channel revenue: MSPs, marketplaces, distributors, and the hyperscalers.
Map
Where we see the channel going in 2027. Our calls on what changes next, and the bets vendors should make now.
Priorities
What revenue leaders should act on first, and in what order.
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- 38+Years of combined channel, alliance, and revenue leadership
- 160+Vendor launches and engagements across the channel
- 45,000+Partners recruited
Inside the ecosystems
We build and run vendor programs inside the marketplaces and distributors that move MSP revenue.
- Pax8
- TD Synnex
- Ingram Micro
- SherWeb
- PartnerStack
- Microsoft
- AWS
Operators, not observers
We embed with vendor teams and do the work: marketplace listings, distributor onboarding, partner recruitment, and the revenue plan behind them.
A proven method
RAMP is the diagnostic we run for every client before we build their go-to-market plan. This report applies it to the channel as a whole.
US and EMEA reach
We help vendors grow channel revenue in North America and expand into EMEA when the market calls for it.
The advisors behind the report
Cole KnuthCo-Founder
10+ years of channel expertise
Jared SmithCo-Founder
8+ years of channel expertise
Logan RidenourStrategic Advisor
8+ years of channel expertise
Ashley BoshStrategic Advisor
10+ years of channel expertise