I’ve recently received an email saying “Congratulations — you have been chosen by IPED current constituents to become a member of the prestigious Partner Advisory Board exclusively for solution providers. ” It goes on to say that by by participating, I’ll have access to unreleased research information, plus be eligible for other rewards, including gift certificates from Best Buy. To participate, I have to complete surveys on topics like Software Infrastructure, Storage, Security, Systems, etc.
The Advisory Board is hosted by UBM’s Institute for Partner Education & Development (IPED). While I want to feel honored, I keep thinking there’s less to this than meets the eye. A search on the internet only turned up the hosts websites, plus a couple of press releases from companies I’ve never heard of announcing the fact that they’ve been selected to serve on the board.
This is the third or fourth such invitation I’ve received. Maybe this time I’ll follow up on it and see where it leads. If I do, I’ll report my findings here.
