The VAR Guy needed an online home. So Nine Lives Media — a division of Penton Media — launched this site. While it’s difficult to track down The VAR Guy, here’s the contact info and bios for his handlers and site contributors.
Editorial Content and Research
For questions about daily content, news coverage, research projects and research projects please contact the following sources:
Joe Panettieri, Editorial Director: Joe is executive VP of Nine Lives Media, a division of Penton Media. Joe oversees our content strategies, search engine optimization and audience development for our digital platforms (The VAR Guy, VARtweet, MSPmentor, MSPtweet and Talkin’ Cloud). Phone: 631-423-3536. Email: joe [at] ninelivesmediainc.com.
Charlene O’Hanlon, Contributing Senior Editor: Charlene oversees day-to-day editorial content on The VAR Guy and Talkin’ Cloud. She is an award-winning editor and writer specializing in the IT channel, managed services, technology tools and trends. Over the past 15 years, her articles have appeared in numerous technology and telecommunications trade publications including PHONE+, CRN and Campus Technology News. A native of Arizona, she graduated from the University of Arizona with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and now makes her home in New York, where she drives her friends and family crazy with her daily complaints about the cold weather. Email: charlene [at] ninelivesmediainc.com.
Daily Bloggers
Our daily bloggers strive to help you understand what’s next in the IT channel. Some of our daily bloggers and contributors are independent, so their opinions may not necessarily represent the views of Nine Lives Media Inc., this site’s publisher.
The VAR Guy, Blogger in Chief: Anonymous. Opinionated. Fast-moving. The VAR Guy has navigated the IT channel since around 1992. Here’s his complete bio. And here are all of his blog entries. Phone: Unlisted. Email: thevarguy [at] ninelivesmediainc.com.
David Courbanou, Contributing Associate Blogger: David covers system hardware and software, with an emphasis on mobile computing, desktops, servers and virtualization. David also covers traditional and specialty distributors. He is a white hat hacker of sorts, running Mac OS X on a Dell netbook (please don’t tell Apple…). And he is an early adopter of the Motorola Droid. Email: david [at] ninelivesmediainc.com
Matthew Weinberger, Contributing Associate Blogger: Matthew covers software as a service (SaaS), cloud computing and recurring revenue models for the IT channel. He has written about consumer and personal technology for The New York Daily News, and is a graduate of Stony Brook University. Email: matt [at] ninelivesmediainc.com
Contributing Bloggers
John Moore, Contributing Blogger: John covers master MSPs and Web hosting providers for MSPmentor. John’s areas of editorial expertise also the IT channel, public sector IT and health IT. He started covering technology topics in 1986 and has worked for publications including Computer Systems News, Federal Computer Week and Smart Partner. For the past seven years he has worked as a freelance writer,contributing articles to a number of print and online publications. Those include: Baseline, Campus Technology, Dice.com, Government Computer News, Government Health IT, ITsecurity.com, and Tech Target.
Sponsorship Opportunities and Advertising
For questions about site sponsorship, Webcasts, custom media, custom research, event moderation, and other advertising/marketing opportunities, please contact the following team members:
Amy Katz, President: Amy is president of Nine Lives Media, a division of Penton Media. In addition to running our operations, Amy oversees sales, business development and marketing for our digital platforms (The VAR Guy, VARtweet, MSPmentor, MSPtweet and Talkin’ Cloud). Phone: 978-468-0092. Email: amy [at] ninelivesmediainc.com.
Kimberly Daniels, Senior Sales Consultant: Based in Southern California, Kim plays a key role in driving Nine Lives Media’s sales, customer engagements and customer satisfaction. She works directly with CEO Amy Katz on new business development, account service and customer relationships. Phone: 562-439-5205 Email: kim [at] ninelivesmediainc.com.
