The Channel Company Launches NexGen Cloud Conference & Expo

FRAMINGHAM, Mass., May 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Channel Company today announced The NexGen Cloud Conference & Expo, the only independent, multivendor business and technology conference and exposition designed specifically for cloud integrators, developers, vendors and providers. Conference attendees will gain actionable advice, share best practices with peers, and discover hundreds of cloud solutions and new revenue streams. 

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The inaugural event, themed "All Roads Lead to the Cloud," will be held December 3-5, 2014, at the San Diego Convention Center and aligns with The Channel Company's focus of enabling technology partnerships by helping solution providers and vendors to drive incremental revenue. For more information or to register for the event, visit www.nexgencloudcon.com.

What is the NexGen Cloud Conference all about?

Industry experts predict that all channel businesses must adapt to the cloud by 2017 or be exposed to severe competitive pressure.  The NexGen Cloud Conference & Expo was designed in cooperation with a team of strategic cloud advisors from the solution provider community.

Pathways to the Cloud:  The NexGen Cloud Conference & Expo event will bring together solution provider and vendor executives to discuss how cloud computing is changing the way companies conduct business today and into the future and what they need today to capitalize on the opportunity to grow their businesses.

At the heart of this conference are the "Six Pillars of Cloud," the key cloud models identified by IPED Channel Research, Consulting and Education.

Best Practices: Partners will have the information needed to identify the right business model, and then follow the track to gain the tips and tools to chart their development and growth path.

Skills, Relationships and Technologies:  At NexGen Cloud, solution providers will collaborate with peers as well as meet one-on-one with top cloud vendors.

"The IT solution provider community is grappling with the unrelenting pace of change the cloud is driving," said Robert Faletra, CEO, The Channel Company. "Identifying the skills, relationships and technologies that are the new must-haves to move forward is at the heart of this event".

A Roadmap to the Future: "The cloud market is extremely fragmented and the number of choices are daunting," said Lisa MacKenzie, Senior Vice President, Events, The Channel Company.  "We designed NexGen Cloud to bring together the broad channel ecosystem and help partners determine the road to success based on their current business and future goals.  What's unique about this event is that, no matter which cloud path they choose, channel partners will walk away with step-by-step plans to change their businesses, their workforce and their future."

To Learn More:

• Visit www.nexgencloudcon.com to learn more about the conference, or register to attend the event here: http://ow.ly/wFnBD.
• Watch Robert Faletra discuss IPED's "Six Pillars of Cloud" business models here: http://ow.ly/wFnHn.
• Explore CRN's "Pivot or Perish" article to learn how partners are "keeping up with the Joneses" of the channel, and read CRN's "6 Takeaways from Enterprise IT Survey about the Cloud."

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About The Channel Company
The Channel Company is the channel community's trusted authority for growth and innovation, with established brands including CRN, XChange Events, IPED, and SharedVue. For more than three decades, we have leveraged our proven and leading-edge platforms to deliver prescriptive sales and marketing solutions for the technology channel. The Channel Company provides Communication, Recruitment, Engagement, Enablement, Demand Generation and Intelligence services to drive technology partnerships. Learn more at www.thechannelcompany.com

Contacts
Betzi Hanc
The Channel Company
508.416.1182
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SOURCE The Channel Company