Steve Brannon

Mr. Steve Brannon

President, 7Consulting

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Council Member Biography

Steve Brannon is the President of 7Consulting, a company providing staff augmentation, recruiting, and systems integration services. Previously, he was the Executive Vice President- Sales and Marketing at the Harding Group where he was responsible for Sales & Marketing of team selling Microsoft and Novell Advanced Infrastructure solutions in Texas. He is knowledgeable in SAP, Microsoft and Novell (Linux) products and services. His primary focus is within TOLA (Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas) within SM&B marketplace. Exclusion to this would be SAP where he has more focus on the Enterprise space nationwide. (This is me - Update Profile)


Employment History

2006 - Unspecified
President, 7Consulting
2002 - 2006
Director, Sales and Marketing, THE HARDING GROUP INC

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The Death of Novell.... exaggerated or reality?

December 4, 2008

Open Source: The Model is Broken | www.businessweek.com

1.  The value of open source and collaboration has been over-valued and lacks a long term revenue plan.  This strikes at the heart of Novell's model. 2.  Novell’s top-line revenue and bottom-line profits remain problematic.

Novell continues to move forward

March 3, 2008

Novell up on 2008 Outlook | www.forbes.com

1.  Microsoft continues to drive Novell's growth. 2.  Novell buys more growth in the virtualization space. 3.  Windows Server 2008 is a ripe opportunity for Novell.

Novell changes sales model again...

November 12, 2007

Novell overhauls channel program | www.crn.com

1.  Worried about margins, Novell reduces direct sales resources to focus on channel. 2.  What is the short-term and long-term effect on this move? 3.  Why will channel sales bring Novell more revenue?

Oracle & BEA - Is IBM or SAP Jumping In?

October 12, 2007

Oracle Makes bid for BEA | money.cnn.com

1.  Oracle purchasing BEA makes good buisness. 2.  Oracle's Fusion delays may be a contributing factor 3.  IBM and SAP are probably not interested in bidding.

Linux Desktop Ready for Enterprise Primetime?

October 10, 2007

Linux still doesn't make it on desktop | www.pcworld.com

1.  Linux is not ready for Enterprise Primetime - It's all about integration 2.  Primary factors are collaboration and hidden costs

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TMT Council Members in Member Programs 18316
Technology Council Members in Member Programs 9587
System Integration and Value Added Reseller Experts 676
ERP Software Experts 462
Systems Integrators: GLG Educators, Scholars and Leaders 335

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