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The unconventional partner program for MSPs who influence hardware orders rather than place them now pays 6% back on server and storage purchases, and is staffing up to support an anticipated 100% jump this year to 10,000 members.

The company is working to build awareness and adoption of the MSP solution suite it built through vendor acquisitions by creating platform-wide partner enablement and business development groups and pouring millions into new cross-product integrations.

Both offerings debuted yesterday in Dallas at ChannelPro’s first SMB Forum event of 2020.

Due in May, the system will feature a streamlined interface and tighter integration with Microsoft Windows. The company announced a special promotion for its contract management solution, available exclusively to SMB Forum attendees, at the show as well.

With an expanded schedule of cities for 2020, ChannelPro has launched its “Game Theory” tour to help MSPs, IT consultants, VARs, and integrators win big in business.

With offerings including hybrid cloud, security, SAP, IoT, and myriad others, there could be potential for channel partners to enjoy a first-mover advantage.

This sponsored partner profile explains how a Texas-based MSP has increased revenue and gained new customers with GreenLink’s partner program and easy-to-use VoIP offering.

Executives like SonicWall CEO Bill Conner (pictured) increasingly see forging alliances with dozens of outsourced SOC operators as a more efficient way to build a managed security channel than recruiting thousands of MSPs one by one.

While the sheer number of products makes it difficult to standardize, develop a plan to move customers toward a more homogeneous network.

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