2025 Irvine DEFEND Event Awards

Sponsor Awards
- Best in Show
  - Helpt
    
    Helpt provides 100% US-based, white-labeled outsourced technical support with skilled professionals who deliver exceptional customer experiences, reduce escalations, and streamline operations 24/7. From call handling to full Tier 1 integration, Helpt ensures timely, effective solutions that enhance efficiency and customer satisfaction, all while reducing operational burdens. For more information: gethelpt.com.
- Best New Solution
  - PayEm, Inc.
- Best Distributor
  - Pax8
    
    Pax8 is a cloud commerce marketplace focused on the delivery of cloud-based solutions to a global network of channel partners and their customers.
- Best On-Stage Presentation
  - Kaseya
    
    Kaseya exists to empower the unsung heroes of the global economy - IT and security professionals who provide the vital technology small to midsized businesses rely on to function and compete in the modern economy. At the core of our mission is Kaseya 365, an AI-driven platform that unifies endpoint, user, and other IT services into simple, affordable, and incredibly efficient subscriptions. By reducing cost, complexity, and risk, Kaseya 365 helps multi-function (do-it-all) IT professionals improve profitability and efficiency with streamlined applications and automated workflows, enabling them to focus on delivering essential IT services that keep the world running. To learn more, visit kaseya.com.
- Best Break- Out Presentation
  - Celerium
- Best Expo Hall Presentation- Premier Sponsor
  - Kaseya
    
    Kaseya exists to empower the unsung heroes of the global economy - IT and security professionals who provide the vital technology small to midsized businesses rely on to function and compete in the modern economy. At the core of our mission is Kaseya 365, an AI-driven platform that unifies endpoint, user, and other IT services into simple, affordable, and incredibly efficient subscriptions. By reducing cost, complexity, and risk, Kaseya 365 helps multi-function (do-it-all) IT professionals improve profitability and efficiency with streamlined applications and automated workflows, enabling them to focus on delivering essential IT services that keep the world running. To learn more, visit kaseya.com.
- Best Expo Hall Presentation- Silver Sponsor
  - Huntress
    
    Huntress Labs is a leading provider of advanced threat detection and actionable cybersecurity intelligence for Managed Service Providers (MSPs), small-to-medium sized businesses (SMBs), and enterprises. Huntress has pioneered an effective and affordable method to address threats at a layer that is often overlooked—footholds that are indicative of malicious activity on customer endpoints. By providing expert analysis and actionable insights based on investigation into those activities, Huntress enables corporate IT teams to quickly resolve incidents. With Huntress, MSPs can reduce cybersecurity response labor, retain and grow their client base, and differentiate themselves from the competition. For more information, visit: huntress.com.
- ROI Lightning Round Winner
  - Alta Labs
    
    Alta Labs provides networking solutions to MSPs, offering easy-to-use products catering to business and home needs. Alta Labs’ full ecosystem includes WiFi 6 Access Points, managed switches, and a router, and all can be used with the Alta Control cloud management interface or a local controller (hardware and software versions available). Our products include game-changing features such as our patented AltaPass™ multi-password technology. Our access points even offer recurring income opportunities using carrier offloading functionality. Try our products today with a specially priced NFR Starter Kit at www.alta.inc/nfr-starter-kit-distributor
- Best Product or Platform
  - Validize
- Most Exciting Solution
  - Slide
- Best Security Solution
  - Cylerian
- Best Cloud-Based Solution
  - US Signal
    
    US Signal is a national leader in Private Cloud, Colocation, and Network services, built specifically with MSPs in mind. With 16 data centers and a 9,500+ mile fiber network backed by Tier I ISP network peering agreements; we deliver low-latency, high-performance infrastructure nationwide. Looking for a smarter alternative to public cloud? US Signal's OpenCloud provides flexible, cost-effective solutions without the complexity—designed to solve the challenges traditional cloud models can't. Our full suite of services includes: Server & Application Hosting – 100% SLA, Colocation, Data Protection & Security, Network Services, Cloud Migration and Extended IT Services For more information, visit: ussignal.com.
- Best Hardware Solution
  - Carbon Systems
    
    Carbon Systems is the go-to hardware supplier for MSPs and IT service providers. Here's why: We have fully optimized the order, image, and hardware delivery steps, and streamlined our warranty return policy so our MSP partners can spend more time keeping their customers happy and growing their business. Make the leap in operational efficiency and sign up with us at carbonsys.com and connect with us on LinkedIn.
- Best Software Solution
  - ThreatLocker
    
    To stop ransomware and other malicious behaviors, you need to do more than look for threats. Reduce your surface areas of attack with policy-driven endpoint security and change the paradigm from blocking known threats, to blocking everything that is not trusted. Combined with Ringfencing and storage policies, you enhance your zero-trust protection and block attacks that live off the land. Learn more at threatlocker.com.
- Best Add-On Product
  - NUSO
    
    NUSO is a multi-national communication focused Software as a Service (SaaS) provider. We deliver full stack solutions through authorized channel partners and regulated carriers.
    
    Our team is headquartered in University City, Missouri, USA with selling channels throughout the US, Canada and Western Europe. Our real-time service provisioning enables expedited and reliable customer experiences. Voice, Messaging (SMS), and complex communication and collaboration integrations are made possible using our "as a service" infrastructure: Communication Platform (CPaaS), Unified Communications (UCaaS), Contact Center (CCaaS).
    
    For more information, visit us at nuso.cloud.
- Best Revenue Booster
  - Check Point Software Technologies
    
    Check Point Software Technologies Inc. offers network and endpoint security solutions and services.
- Editor’s Choice
  - OpenText
- ChannelPro Community Award
  - SaaSAssure
    
    SaaSAssure is a differentiated platform for SaaS data protection ensuring the recovery, security and compliance of business-critical data. A game-changing solution for safeguarding cloud workloads, SaaSAssure is powered by Asigra, a trusted leader in backup and recovery software for 30+ years.