Topic: Industry Events - Page 29

Complete backend consolidation of the two companies’ ordering systems and inventory databases is just weeks away.

CEO John Lewe (pictured) also tells ChannelPro that he’s accepted an invitation from ConnectWise to attend this year’s IT Nation event and has no plans to participate in the vendor consolidation wave currently sweeping the industry.

In meetings with ChannelPro at last week’s Empower MSP conference in Orlando, company executives including Dave Sobel (pictured) described plans to switch from device-centric to user-centric management, equip its RMM systems to make technicians more efficient, and roll out new security solutions.

Seeking to position itself as a trusted advisor to its partners, rather than mere “pick, pack, and ship” distributor, the company offered show attendees an expanded lineup of instructional content on emerging and underappreciated revenue opportunities.

At Empower MSP Orlando, a two-day user conference, company executives detailed a product direction that includes a unified platform and a shift from device-centric to user-centric monitoring and management of cloud services.

Called Mail Assure and announced during pre-day activities at the vendor’s Empower MSP conference in Orlando, the system acts as a protective layer for incoming and outgoing email.

Continuing its 2017 tour, ASCII Group hosted IT solution providers and vendors in Miami for two days of networking, education, and training.

The summits to feature an enhanced educational agenda, new cities, and new content, plus a keynote by a former White House CIO.

In a keynote at this year’s Community Live partner event, CEO Mark Cattini (pictured) argued that the productivity Autotask’s integrated software suite makes possible frees up time MSPs can use to re-invent themselves as digital technology strategists.

An optional add-on for the managed services software maker’s MSP Backup & Restore product, the new offering automatically finds and protects documents on client endpoints for just $3 per workstation per month with unlimited storage.