Las Vegas RADIO AD for SMB Nation

astro posted on September 23, 2011 07:44

If you are responding to the Las Vegas radio ad to attend SMB Nation, call our main office at 1-888-SMB-NAT1 or 206-201-2943 (press 6) to register and learn more about our special promotion.

For more information at the upcoming SMB Nation Fall Conference – click HERE.

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Early Bird Expires Soon + Harley Giveaway

astro posted on September 07, 2011 07:55

Don’t miss the 9th Annual SMB Nation Fall conference coming up – end of month. Your VERY BEST RATES expire September 9th – this Friday!!!

More MVPs, More Technical Content , More Advanced Sessions…you told us what you wanted and we delivered! If you’re serious about improving yourself as a technical professional, take the first step and visit our Fall site for more information.

BONUS! Qualify to enter to win a HARLEY! Awarded by OKI Data – this is THE BEST PRIZE EVER and someone’s riding into recovery!

HURRY and register for the SMB Nation Fall conference at fall.smbnation.com

See ya’ there…harrybbbb

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Godgart launches ChannelEyes - Apply for early access!

astro posted on September 30, 2011 11:55

Today at SMB Nation Fall, I chatted with a busy Bob Godgart about his new venure. Read on!

ChannelEyes LLC today announced that they are creating the first free and secure social network to aggregate Channel Program information, transforming

communication between suppliers and Channel Partners, integrators, dealers and agents.

For all types of Channel Partners, ChannelEyes.com will be the single place to see a snapshot of new

channel information every day. Partners can control the programs they need to follow, filter the

information they want to share and easily build social conversations around it.

For suppliers like vendors, distributors, associations, franchises and other players in the ecosystem, it

will be the place to engage with their entire channel. Organizations will be able to target the right

person with the right information at the right time. The net result is better engagement and sellthrough.

ChannelEyes is the brainchild of Bob Godgart, a well-known industry veteran and current Chairman of

CompTIA. Bob was a pioneer in Cloud Computing, and spent the last 11 years automating how Channel

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Weekly webinar: OnDemand Web Services Provide Enterprise Solutions

astro posted on September 30, 2011 08:14

Thursday, October 6, 2011 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
Speaker: Harry Brelsford and Frederick Lamont Norman

OnDemand web services provide enterprise solutions for:
• Address quality
• Customer location assignment
• Location factors like tax, insurance risk and buying behavior
• Route optimization
• Custom map display
Customers use PBBI cloud services to quickly
• Determine the best address for postal discounts and data quality
• Locate customers by geocoding
• Understand customer location factors
• Optimize service delivery routes
• Display custom map information

Register here: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/762282408

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SMB Nation Fall Conference Secrets….

astro posted on September 29, 2011 09:02

Earlier today Autotask issued a press release announcing the departure of found Bob Godgart as chairman. The industry has been abuzz for weeks about this development and the recent transition of Autotask SVP Jay McBain. Both are confirmed as attendees at SMB Nation Fall, starting today in Las Vegas at the Rio.

If you look closely at the press release, Godgart’s effective transition date is October 1st, the middle day of our three day conference. Facebook entries concerning McBain have him issuing a statement at our conference this weekend detailing his future plans. My speculation? I believe Godgart+McBain will team in a new venture. It’s powerful stuff.

Here is the Autotask release:
Autotask Corporation, the world’s leading provider of hosted IT business management software, today announced that Bob Godgart will end his tenure as chairman of the board effective October 1, 2011, to pursue a new venture. Godgart, who founded the software company with

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Arriving at SMB Nation Fall early? Pre-day Spotlight, September 28th.

astro posted on September 28, 2011 11:15

How to Incorporate Voice into your Practice / How to Monitor UC with OnPlus

September 29th 11:00 to 12:15pm
Presented by Mike Allen / Marc Bresniker

Complete your practice: Adding Voice. Have you been thinking about adding Voice to your primarily data VAR practice? Please join us September 29th at 11 AM at the Rio Conference Center to learn how Cisco VARs have successfully added Voice to their business which increased their profit margin and revenue.

12:15-1pm Lunch (Boxed Lunch for Participants)

Register Here: https://www.clicktoattend.com/invitation.aspx?code=156937

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Death of the SMB channel?

astro posted on September 25, 2011 17:40

These past few months I’ve had the opportunity to attend several industry events. Other SMB Nation colleagues have done the same. I’ve been on numerous telephone calls with industry leaders, sponsors, readers and had discussions about the “State of the Union” for the channel. The net-net-net of this blog is this: the “greatest generation” that fought the SBS 4.0 war needs to recreate itself. And since many of us are beyond our breeding years, we have to recruit new members of the channel. First, the evidence followed by what we’re doing about it.

Evidence of Aging

On the esteemed SMB MVP Community tour underway right now (hosted by SBS Migration, HP and Microsoft http://mvptour2011.sbsmigration.com/), I have attended three of these events in New York City, Portland and Seattle. In each case, channel ageism was apparent. The attendees, with few exceptions, were my age (plus or minus 10 years). What concerns me is that these noble SMB and SBS channel warriors sitting in the audience are aging, something confirmed by a quick visual scan. There are a few extra seats waiting to be filled, akin to the pews of quaint New England Episcopalian churches on a Sunday. While the tour is doing a great job of reeling in the old guard, my nephew Julian Brelsford, an open source IT Pro in his mid-20s is not attending.

Other evidence collaborates my personal observations on the SMB MVP Community tour. Tom Poole, the new CEO at SMB Nation, recently attended the well-established and respected CompTIA Breakaway conference in Washington DC. Tom is a long-time technology player (Internet crowd) but relatively new

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Pre-day Spotlight: New Opportunities in Managed Services with Cisco OnPlus

astro posted on September 23, 2011 10:42

Hey folks, it's only a week out from the SMB Nation Fall Conference. Check out today's pre-day spotlight:

September 29th 10:00 to 11:00 am
Presented by Marc Bresniker

Come attend an special introduction to Cisco OnPlus for SMB Nation! Those that attend are eligible for a free subscription to Cisco OnPlus (new subscribers only). During this session, you will get an overview of Cisco OnPlus. You will learn how to set up your first customer site, how to use OnPlus with various devices in the network such as the new Cisco 300 series switches and the UC320, as well as third party devices such as printers, PCs or servers. In addition, this session will be a great time to provide feedback to the OnPlus team on functionality you'd like to see included in OnPlus. Marc Bresniker, Product Line Manager for OnPlus will lead this training along with some of the OnPlus engineers responsible for the service.

Register here: https://www.clicktoattend.com/invitation.aspx?code=156867

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Pre-day spotlight: Winning in SMB – Leveraging Microsoft Cloud Offerings

astro posted on September 21, 2011 10:00

September 29th - 6:00 to 7:00pm @smbnation fall

Are you excited about new opportunities in an increasingly cloud driven market? Do you want to understand the opportunities with Office 365, Windows Intune and CRM Online? In this session we will take an in-depth look at Microsoft's Cloud strategy & Microsoft's Cloud Solutions. This session will focus on the following: • Partner Opportunity: Enabling partners to compete and win in 2011 and beyond • Microsoft in the Cloud: Building momentum with Microsoft's Cloud Offerings • Learning from Success: Leveraging best practices to build your business with Online Services

Speaker: Maggie Chan Jones, Director, Cloud Services & Office 365, U.S. Business & Marketing Group, Microsoft Corporation

Register HERE!

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Weekly Webinar: Business Continuity without Limits: Take Charge of Your Backups

astro posted on September 21, 2011 08:44

Thursday, September 22, 2011 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT

Predictable, reliable backup and disaster recovery is easier than you think. Take charge of your backups with StorageCraft’s best-in-class business continuity solution, ShadowProtect. During this presentation, find out about StorageCraft’s newest technology and how it will help you replicate backups to the cloud while giving you more control over internal and external cloud interoperability.

Registration: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/826135929

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