Topic: Industry Events - Page 38

During this day-long virtual event, cybersecurity experts and practitioners shared best practices for keeping businesses safe in the midst of the pandemic and for the future workplace.

Nothing ill-gotten here, folks. Just interesting talk by Matt, Rich, and guest host Erick Simpson about Microsoft’s Inspire partner conference, Lenovo’s Microsoft 365 managed services, BitTitan’s “IT toolbox” solution for technicians, and SolarWinds MSP’s RMM integration with Microsoft Intune.

The virtual gathering brought together experts from the emerging market to help attendees develop best practices for starting and growing an IoT services business.

Speaking at the company’s Next Tech online partner conference this week, company executives cited mobile connectivity, tele-medicine, and cybersecurity as three examples of areas where opportunities for partners persist despite the coronavirus.

As businesses gradually return to work and re-evaluate tech needs for the next normal, the distributor and its vendors expect investments in cloud, security, infrastructure, endpoints, and more.

The distributor plans to make further Salesforce applications available to partners in the future in conjunction with a strategic effort to offer “more as a service,” according to global cloud VP Nimesh Davé (pictured).

Pivoting in response to the coronavirus pandemic, ChannelPro transformed the second of five planned regional events to a live, online forum aimed at helping MSPs and IT solution providers build an action plan for surviving—and thriving—in these uncertain times.

Technology Marketing Toolkit CEO Robin Robins reminded the MSP virtual attendees at the annual event that the fundamentals of business have not changed despite the coronavirus impact, and growth opportunities still exist.

Until inventory shortages start easing, which it expects in about a month, the distributor is coordinating efforts to help vendors with severe supply chain constraints arm partners to meet urgent customer needs, according to Co-President Dan Schwab (pictured).

The SaaS-based email encryption vendor makes giving back to the community part of its core values.