World's Premier Cloud and Managed Services Event Convenes Industry’s Foremost Experts to Address BYOD, Security, Cloud Certification, and Other Critical Issues
November 8, 2012 (Chico, CA) - The MSPAlliance, the International Association of Cloud and Managed Service Providers (MSPA), today announced that the call for papers for MSPWorld 2013 in Miami is now open. MSPWorld 2013 will be held January 30 – 31 at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami, Florida. “The industry landscape continues to evolve, and global demand for cloud and managed services is reaching record heights,” said Charles Weaver, CEO of the MSPAlliance. “Since its inception, MSPWorld has been the only event with a single, vendor-agnostic focus of supporting Cloud Managed Service providers and their respective ecosystems. We expect Miami’s gathering to be nothing short of exceptional, with the best and brightest minds from around the World sharing their insight, expertise and forecast for 2013 and beyond.” MSPWorld 2013 conference agenda will focus on the following topics:
- Managed Services Sales
- Marketing
- Operations
- Finance
- NOC management
- Helpdesk
- Cloud computing
- IaaS
- Hosting
- BYOD
- Data backup
- Security, Identity Management & Authentication
- MSP Benchmarking
- Certifications: What You Need To Know About Your Partners & Vendors
"Being a member of the MSPAlliance and attending MSPWorld is important for staying in touch with the trends and education necessary for remaining on the cutting edge of the managed services profession," said Nelson Gomes, president and CEO of PriorityOne Group, a managed service provider based in New Jersey. "In addition to the education, being a member and attending the last MSPWorld event put us in touch with other MSPs, including some who proved helpful to us in dealing with the effects of hurricane Sandy." MSPWorld Miami will delve into the most pressing channel and end-user issues those MSPs and their customers confront every day. To submit a speaker application, please visit
http://www.mspnews.com/MSPworld/call-for-papers.aspx. The deadline for all submissions is November 30, 2012. For information regarding exhibiting or sponsorship opportunities, please contact Kevin Lake at
kevin@mspalliance.com / 203.852.6800 ext. 127