Autotask Plans First Global Customer Conference
Here's a bit more about the growing trend of face-to-face managed services summits and conferences.
Autotask has confirmed plans to host its first worldwide customer conference, March 29-31, 2009 at the Nashville Gaylord Opryland (pictured) in Tennessee. According to a press release, the event — titled Autoask Community Live! — will be open to all Autotask Customers and technology partners.
Here’s a bit more about the growing trend of face-to-face managed services summits and conferences.
According to the Autotask press release:
The conference will feature business, sales and technical tracks led by the Autotask team, Autotask customers and industry influencers. Customers will not only receive critical IT business information, they will have an in-depth view of how to maximize their Autotask investment:
- Best IT Practices – learn from members of the Community and the Autotask professional services team on ways to optimize your business processes using Autotask.
- Product Refreshers – take the next step in product adoption on how to implement the powerful business building functions in Autotask.
- Autotask Tips & Tricks –learn about hidden features, little-known time-savers, tips and tricks for using Autotask better and faster.
- Industry Blogs, LIVE!! – Get a chance to meet the people behind the popular industry blogs.
Autotask says it will announce customer registration and agenda information “in the weeks ahead.”
Face-to-face conferences are a growing trend across the managed services marketplace, as vendors, MSPs and customers seek information about business automation and IT sales strategies. Popular vendor- and industry-driven events include:
- Nimsoft Users Conference, Oct. 6-10, New Orleans, La.
- CompTIA Managed Services Summit, Oct. 21-23, Miami, Fla.
- N-able Partner Summit, Oct. 22-24, Dallas, Texas
- ConnectWise Partner Summit, held recently in Orlando
- MSPAlliance Managed Services Summits, held multiple times annually
- MSP Revolution, hosted by the MSPSN in September, with future events anticipated
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Hey Joe:
I would just like to jump in here. N-able Technologies is now running partner conferences for the 5th consecutive year. Our conferences have always been an international affair. In 2007 we actually hosted one in London England. We run the conferences as a service to our partners — one they consistently ask that we continue to provide. While we pride ourselves on providing high quality content in the sessions, we are often told by users that getting together face to face at the networking events and sharing ideas, concepts, and experiences is the most valuable part of the conference.
As a 9 time veteran of N-able Conferences, and a 2 time veteran of Connectwise, I can say that these conferences provide a ton of value from the vendor side as well — they are a unique venue to listen to users and gather market feedback. I welcome Autotask to the Conference “club”. Hopefully I will attend that one as well.
Rob
Rob: See you in Dallas. And hopefully, in Tennessee too 😉