Written by Doug | Sep 26, 2012 4:00:00 AM
Cloud and Network Services Provider to Explore Growth Opportunities for SMBs ATLANTA, Sept. 26, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cbeyond Inc. (Nasdaq:CBEY), the technology ally to more than 60,000 small and mid-sized businesses, will discuss emerging cloud trends and business best practices during two breakout sessions at the ITEXPO West conference. The event will take place October 2-5, 2012, at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas. Hosted by TMCnet and billed as "the world's largest communications and technology event," ITEXPO West explores new ways to leverage powerful communications solutions to expand business. The larger ITEXPO West event features a dozen collocated events, which will offer specialized workshops and sessions that address specific technology topics. Cbeyond vice president of cloud server, inbound and outbound telesales Jeff Uphues will join fellow cloud-computing leaders on two panels to be held Wednesday, October 3:
- As part of the event's Cloud4SMB Expo, Uphues will participate in "Fight the Monsters Under your IT Bed: Secure the Cloud," a panel designed to offer best practices that can help small and medium businesses reap the benefits of the cloud by connecting them with a secure network.
- As part of the Cloud Communications Expo, Uphues will discuss how recent developments in cloud-based technology and business regulations will impact companies considering using cloud services in "Is It Really My Data If It's in the Cloud?"
"While the cloud has emerged as the next big thing in IT, some businesses are struggling to understand what specific elements and applications are most relevant to them," said Uphues. "Events like ITEXPO West are great forums for IT leaders to exchange ideas that can benefit the entire community." To learn more about ITEXPO West and to view a complete event schedule, visit
http://itexpo.tmcnet.com/west12/. More at
www.cbeyond.net.