Software – Round 1

Jenni Flinders, Microsoft vs. Ron Myers, Palo Alto Networks

The final matchup in the Software region pits another one of Redmond's finest against a security darling, this time featuring Microsoft's Jenni Flinders squaring off against Palo Alto's Ron Myers.

Leveraging 25 years in the channel, Flinders, vice president, U.S. SMS&P, U.S. partner business, is leading Microsoft's tens of thousands of U.S. partners into mobility, cloud, social enterprise and big data, while recruiting new partners that are already mobile- and cloud-capable.

Myers hangs his channel hat on 17 years of experience. Since he left Polycom in late 2013 to become vice president, worldwide channels at Palo Alto, Myers has been working diligently to shape programs around distribution and build business for partners. Palo Alto has recruited channel and distribution leaders to more effectively manage the needs of distribution and partner relationships.