
Top 50 Technology Conferences 2019
ChannelE2E’s Top 50 Technology Conferences for 2019 list pinpoints the top partner events for managed and cloud services providers (MSPs and CSPs), ISVs, IT consultants and more.

M&A: Six MSPs, MSSPs and IT Solutions Providers Acquired
Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity among IT service providers continues to accelerate. These six MSPs, MSSPs, CSPs and ISVs have negotiated and/or announced buyout deals in recent days.

Hilltop Consultants Acquires Philadelphia Legal IT Services MSP
Hilltop Consultants, a Top 100 Vertical Market MSP in the legal services sector, acquires LANsultants — which also focuses on the legal vertical. The deal is part of Hilltop Consultants’ larger plan to build the country’s best legal MSP, President Jim Turner says.

SolarWinds, Continuum: Similar Owners, Different MSP Security Strategies
SolarWinds MSP & Continuum, both backed by Thoma Bravo private equity, each outline strategies to help MSPs & MSSPs with security operations centers (SOCs). The similarities end there.

Continuum CEO Predicts MSP Market Consolidation: How Much, How Soon?
Continuum CEO Michael George calls on MSPs to pivot into managed security services; predicts 20 percent of U.S. MSPs will dominate 80 percent of U.S. managed services revenue by 2020. ConnectWise CEO Arnie Bellini & Datto CEO Austin McChord express different views on consolidation.

5 Channel Partner Updates: Friday 01 June 2018
Today’s channel partner news involves Amazon QuickSight business analytics, Continuum Navigate, EvoSwitch, Green House Data, IBM Watson layoffs, Infront Consulting Group, Iron Mountain, SAP, TruMethods, VMware, Workday & more.

Continuum, ConnectWise Find Common MSP, IT Services Provider Ground
Even as they compete, Continuum & ConnectWise will cooperate on the MSP & IT services provider conference front, CEOs Michael George & Arnie Bellini confirm to ChannelE2E.

Tigerpaw Soft-launches Hosted PSA Software Edition
Tigerpaw Software tests hosted PSA (professional services automation) edition and presses forward with all-in-one user licensing with no add-on costs.

Continuum Unveils SOC, Security Services for MSPs to Protect Small Business
Continuum Security push spans Profile & Protect along with Detect & Respond, a security operations center (SOC) for MSPs protecting SMB information & data.

Continuum Navigate 2017: Multiple PSA Options Surface for MSPs
At Continuum Navigate 2017, watch for familiar PSA (professional services automation) names like Autotask & ConnectWise plus upstarts Computicate & Promys.