Images: MSP Summit, CP Expo Day 1 Event Highlights
Blue Man Group. Education for MSPs. Networking events. Need we say more?
While CP Expo is known for its education and networking, we opened the event with a one-of-a-kind performance by the Blue Man Group in their theater at the Luxor.
LiveVox sponsored the event, which gave first-comers quite a show, opening our conference with a bang.
Kelly Danziger, general manager of Informa Tech (parent company of Channel Partners/Channel Futures), welcomed attendees to the first-ever MSP Summit alongside Bobby DeMarzo, senior director of content.
The MSP Summit, which is co-located with the Channel Partners Conference & Expo, runs through Tuesday.
Danny Jenkins, CEO of ThreatLocker, title sponsor of the MSP Summit, jumped right into things with some security talk.
Jenkins covered zero trust, how to adopt it and the tech that partners need to take control of their environments in the fight against ransomware.
Well-known channel leader Frank Rauch of Check Point took to the MSP Summit stage.
The MSP Summit featured a mini-expo hall featuring some of the top vendors in the business that work with MSPs.
Alert Logic claims to be the only managed detection and response (MDR) provider that delivers comprehensive coverage for public clouds, SaaS, on-premises and hybrid environments.
Alveo is a revenue growth consulting firm with more than 50 years of combined IT channel experience. It has worked with companies ranging from SMBs up to enterprises.
Global cloud cybersecurity company Armor works with MSPs to help their customers with security across endpoint, network, server and cloud environments.
Calling itself the “MSP’s cloud,” CaaB touts itself as a 100% channel-based public cloud service provider that continuously invests in partners by developing innovative platform solutions, improved support and customized marketing resources.
Nerdio is touting Manager for MSP, an Azure-managed application that empowers MSPs to build successful Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) practices.
Vultr, the “infrastructure cloud,” says its control panel makes server management simple and intuitive.
Cato Networks, claims to have pioneered the convergence of networking and security into the cloud.
Aligned with the secure access service edge (SASE) framework, Cato says its vision is to deliver a next-gen secure networking architecture that eliminates the complexity, costs and risks associated with legacy IT approaches based on disjointed point solutions.
Venn offers a virtual desktop alternative. Through patented application, file system and network isolation techniques, Venn says it eliminates the performance and compatibility challenges associated legacy VDI.
Hook Security‘s motto is simple: They created psychological security awareness training that employees love.
Graphics software company Corel says its products enable millions of connected knowledge workers around the world to do great work faster. Offering some of the industry’s best-known software brands, Corel says it gives individuals and teams the power to create, collaborate and deliver impressive results.
Coronet says it empowers organizations to protect against malware, ransomware, phishing and botnets across devices, users and cloud applications.
Untangle provides comprehensive network security for small-to-medium businesses, state and local government, educational institutions and nonprofit organizations.
Women (and some men) packed “ACW Live,” the Alliance of Channel Women’s preconference event. They gathered for networking, awards and a program.
This year’s event featured what was affectionately known as a “manel,” where men offered some perspectives on gender roles and more in the industry. Many of the women in the audience had some tough questions for them.
The First-Time Attendee Reception traditionally is the unofficial kickoff to the Channel Partners Conference & Expo.
Hundreds attended in the Riveo restaurant on the 64th floor of the Delano hotel. It’s not unsual for one-third of attendees at Channel Partners to be first-timers.
The First-Time Attendee Reception traditionally is the unofficial kickoff to the Channel Partners Conference & Expo.
Hundreds attended in the Riveo restaurant on the 64th floor of the Delano hotel. It’s not unsual for one-third of attendees at Channel Partners to be first-timers.
It’s almost like we never left. Suppliers, partners and more came together Monday for the first day of the MSP Summit. The inaugural event, co-located with the Channel Partners Conference & Expo got into full swing.
Later in the evening, traditional preconference events for CP Expo got underway as well.
What follows in the slideshow above are highlights. It all started with an exclusive performance by the Blue Man Group. Then, the MSP Summit expo hall opened, packed with vendors and MSPs wanting to work with them.
Next up: Keynotes and education. Partners dug into the first of three days of packed conference sessions.
Finally, the Alliance of Channel Women and First-Time Attendee Reception networking events. If you missed anything, it’s all here. Just want to relive your first mass channel gathering in two years. That’s a good reason as well.
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