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Must See Attractions at IT Nation 2016 in Orlando – According to BVoIP

Written by George Bardissi | Oct 30, 2016 8:11:40 PM

The can’t miss event every year in the MSP world is none other than IT Nation which is just around the corner. Every year we light
to highlight some of the “must see” speakers and vendors that will be around for the show being IT Nation veterans. Without further ado, let’s begin!

Speakers:

Keith McFarland

Author, The Breakthrough Company: How Everyday Companies Become Extraordinary, Performers, and Bounce

One of this year's keynote speakers, Keith is a best selling author and have started several tech firms. It looks like Keith has been around the block in the IT universe so it should be interesting to see what lessons he can provide from his experiences. 

Paul Dippell

CEO, Service Leadership

I say it every year, for as many sessions as we have sat in on with Paul, you never walk away without thinking if you are at the "top of your class" in the IT biz. Take it from us this is a can't miss speaker hands down. He has several topics he covers from trends, business valuation, and best practices.

Brad Gross

Managing Partner, Law Office of Bradley Gross, P.A.

Once again, another guy you have to learn from at IT Nation. Let's face it, NOBODY loves attorneys. Just like mechanics or insurance agents you always feel like you are being spoke to in another language and being ripped off. This is where Brad Gross turns the tables. Brad is a lawyer BUT one who came from the technology realm himself. He gives it to you straight and will answer your questions in English! You will learn about agreements, compliance items, and general legal concepts around the IT world.

Vendors & Friends of BVoIP who are exhibiting @ IT Nation (in no particular order):

BVoIP – Booth 307

Obviously, make sure to stop by and see BVoIP! We will be joined by one of our preferred sip trunking vendors Nexvortex and out North American Distributor ABP Tech.

Comptia – Booth 907

Take a stroll over to see Comptia who is the heartbeat of the tech industry community around the world. BVoIP participated in Comptia ChannelCon  in Fort Lauderdale and ChannelCon EMEA in London this year.

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IT Glue – Booth 404

How many times have you heard some complaint about documentation or lack thereof? If you want to finally find an answer to the elusive "missing piece to the puzzle" then go no further than IT Glue. Hint, BVoIP uses IT Glue and IT Glue uses BVoIP.  Make sure to stop by and say hi to Chis, Dave, and Phil.

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Smileback (formerly called Nex.to) – Booth 906

How about an easy customer survey where your customers can click on smiley faces and leave feedback on how things are going? Smileback makes it happen and is super useful. BVoIP uses Smileback internally. You can see our customer satisfaction score on our support page. Make sure to stop by and say hi to Brad.

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Sonicwall – Booth 314

Sonicwall has been around as a rock solid UTM / Firewall / Router solution for ever. We use Sonicwall internally
@ BVoIP and highly reccomend their MSP program where you can roll UTM-as-a-Service into your service offering.  

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OnPage – Booth 202o

BVoIP recently announced a strategic partnership with OnPage. You can see some of our Integrations listed especially On-Call Managementand RMM alerts integrations. Make sure to stop by and say hi to Joe and Adam.

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Connect Booster – Booth 209

Are you having a hard time getting paid on time? Are your customers always late? Maybe you wish you could automate the entire accounts receivable story? ConnectBooster totally blows the story out of the water and may even be able to save you a few bucks on your merchant processing bill! BVoIP has a sleek integration with ConnectBooster. Make sure to stop by and say hi to Brady, Joe, Ryan, Rebecca, and especially Dave.

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Managed Sales Pros – Booth 714

Ever struggle trying to figure out how to pick up the sale sword and crash the battle field? Our friends at Managed Sales Pros can not only arm you but help you fight the battle! Stop by and say hello to Carrie, Tracie, and their crew. If you are lucky enough she will tell you where to meet up for a cigar! 

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BrightGauge – Booth 705

Dashboards, Reporting, Reporting, Reporting, and more Reporting! This is an awesome platform that lets you pull data from multiple sources and create true business intelligence. BVoIP has an integration to Brightgauge.  Make sure to stop by and say hi to Eric, Bryan, and crew.

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WiseSync –Booth 825

Our friends from Down Under created an awesome link between ConnectWise and sleek accounting platforms like Xero. They also have a cool tool called Wise Pay that allows you to bolt-on payment gateways so that your customers can pay you. Make sure to stop by and say hi to Paul and the ninjas.

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Datto –Booth 601

Unless you have been hiding under a rock or not been around the IT / MSP industry for long than you probably already know about Datto. They have a really robust backup and disaster recovery platform. We also use Datto inside of BVoIP.  Make sure to definately stop by and ask for Alec, the newest team member on the biz dev team.

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OpenDNS –Booth 400

Another one where unless you have been hiding under a rock or not been around the IT / MSP industry for long than you probably know about OpenDNS. They recently were acquired by Cisco and have a pretty cool malware prevention platform that is a no brainier. Make sure to stop by and ask from Dima, he is the man!

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Aisle8 –Booth 823

Asile8 has some cool IT / MSP centric hardware that is not too shabby. The one that we like is the remote power reboot line called Wattbox where you can remotely power cycle equipment manually or automatically from an app. It's pretty helpful especially for on-prem equipment.

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Inbay –Booth 116

Want to go 24/7 but struggling to figure out how to do it? Inbay is a company based out of the UK who specialized in outside Help Desk and Noc services. They strategically work with IT and MSP shops to augment or increase their service coverage.

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Neverfail –Booth 800

Chris Wiser and crew are awesome. They have a unique ecosystem of cloud services that could really make cloud profitable for IT and MSPs out there. Curious? Stop by and say hello.

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Marketopia –Booth 101

Terry and Crew came from the MSP space themselves. Marketopia was built to help IT and MSPs really fast track their marketing, proposals, and all around business generation plan. Is this something you struggle with? Stop by and see how they can help!

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VAR Staffing –Booth 821

VAR Staffing help IT and MSPs find the people that you struggle to find. Looking to expand? Maybe having a hard time finding really competent people? Give this guys a visit and make sure to ask for Eric.

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PassPortal –Booth 815

Colin and the team over at PassPortal have a way to get all of those passwords securely under control not just for your inside team but also as an answer for your customers who always tape their password to their monitor or have an excel file somewhere with them all listed. Check it out!

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MindMatrix –Booth 910

Do you have a handle on how you track your digital content so that you know who is actually interested or not? If you are still doing this super manually then stop by and talk to Matt. 

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Rapid Fire Tools –Booth807

Last but certainly not least, Rapid Fire Tools has been around for some time. They pride themselves in an automated way to speed up customer report, infrastructure analysis, HIPPA compliance reports, and more. Do you struggle to generate polished reports for your prospects and clients? This might be for you! Make sure to stop by and ask for Mark.

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Wow, that's a lot but trust me IT Nation can be overwhelming especially if you have never been there before. Do yourself a favor and make sure to look hard at the agenda and figure out your game plan BEFORE you go or else you can easily get consumed and be dizzy afterwards. We hope to see you there!