ChannelPro SMB Forum: Successful Event for IT Professionals in California is a Wrap
Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) May 11, 2015 -- ChannelPro-SMB, the premier source of business and technology insights for channel partners serving the small and midsize business market, completed its second of four live events in 2015 in San Jose, Calif., this past week.
Affectionately dubbed the Channel Therapy Tour, the event promised to cure what ails attendees and sent them home with all the expert sales, marketing, product, and operations advice needed to put their businesses on the path to a healthier bottom line.
The full-day, live event for channel resellers, integrators, consultants, and managed service providers offered interactive, in-depth conversations with some of the industry’s top channel pros who have pioneered profitable businesses from cloud computing and managed services. A showcase of SMB vendor solutions provided additional learning opportunities and enabled channel pros to get one-on-one advice on employing new technologies and services to better serve their customers.
The event kicked off with a welcome cocktail reception on Monday evening, May 4, sponsored by MAXfocus.
On Tuesday, event sessions included Managed and Cloud Services Checkup, a panel discussion with well-known channel pros; Managed and Cloud Services Operations Lab hosted by industry expert Karl Palachuk; Managed and Cloud Services Marketing Lab with marketing guru Herman Pool; Managed and Cloud Services Sales Lab presented by sales veteran Gil Cargill; and a Hardware Lab featuring trends in technology hosted by ChannelPro Technical Editor Matt Whitlock and sponsored by ViewSonic Corp.
At the sponsor showcase, attendees were able to discuss the latest solutions for their SMB clients with leading vendors and network with peers.
HP presented the Platinum sponsor keynote. Gold sponsor presentations were given by Datto Inc., Eaton Corp., F-Secure Corp., MAXfocus, Samsung Business, StorageCraft Technology Corp., and ViewSonic.
Silver sponsors for the event included ASCII Group Inc., ASI, ASUS, Autotask Corp., Beachhead Solutions, Cargill Consulting Group Inc., ChannelOnline, Cloud 9 Real Time, CloudMSP, Collobos Software, CompTIA, Crexendo, Data Deposit Box, ICN Group, Intel Corp., Neat Company, OKI Data Americas Inc., RapidFire Tools, SaasMax Corp., Small Biz Thoughts, SMB Nation, SMB TechFest, SPC International, SYNNEX SMB Connect, Tigerpaw Software, and Vertical Axion.
The event concluded with attendees honoring vendor sponsors with the following awards:
• Most Innovative Solution - RapidFire Tools
• Best Hardware Solution - HP
• Best Software Solution - StorageCraft
• Best Partner Community - MAXfocus
• Best Partner Program - Eaton
• Best Cloud-Based Solution - MAXfocus
• Best New Solution - F-Secure
• Best in Show - Datto
Two additional ChannelPro SMB Forum events are planned for later this year in the Chicago area in September and in New Jersey in November. Interested attendees can preregister at http://www.ChannelProForum.com.
“By participating in the ChannelPro SMB Forum, channel partners have a unique opportunity to learn about today’s top IT trends from colleagues who have learned by doing and paved the way for their success,” says Michael Siggins, publisher of ChannelPro-SMB and an event host. “They can also take advantage of the showcase of vendor solutions that will enable them to meet the growing IT needs of their SMB customer base.”
To ensure that everyone at the ChannelPro SMB Forums can freely participate in the conversation, seating at each event has been limited. Interested parties should register immediately at http://www.ChannelProForum.com.
Interested sponsors should contact Joel Zaidspiner at 561-422-5119 or Lisa Sherman at 917-388-9531. More sponsorship info can be found at: http://ChannelProForum.com/sponsors/how-to-sponsor.
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Michael Siggins, ChannelPro-SMB Magazine, http://www.ChannelProSMB.com, +1 (339) 225-2352, [email protected]
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