ViaWest Plans Cloud Services Demo and Panel Participation at Channel Connect 2016 Next Week

DENVER—Oct. 6, 2016 —Demonstrating its commitment to the channel, ViaWest is directing significant effort, resources and time toward its sponsorship and attendance at Channel Connect 2016, the annual partner conference for Intelisys Communications, Inc., one of the nation’s leading Technology Services Distributors. The event will be held Oct. 12-14 in Napa, Calif.

A Platinum sponsor of Channel Connect 2016, ViaWest is maximizing opportunities to meet with partners and showcase its offerings in a variety of ways:

• Supplier Demo Lab: ViaWest will be demonstrating its cloud services at the supplier demo lab, located across from the General Session, from 8 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. PT, Oct. 12-13. The company’s channel team will walk partners through a brief demo of ViaWest’s cloud portal featuring self-service tools that allow clients transparency into their environment to view system reports and provision ViaWest or AWS cloud resources quickly and easily. The team also will be showcasing ViaWest’s cloud-based disaster recovery-as-a-service offerings, and explain how easy it is to administer, fail over and fail back using self-provisioning tools.
• Drawing: Partners who stop by the demo lab to learn more about ViaWest’s cloud and DRaaS services will be entered to win a $500 gift card.
• Building a Cloud Security Practice Panel: ViaWest Vice President of Channel Sales Isaiah Hogberg will be a panelist during the Concurrent Education Track Session focused on Building a Cloud Security Practice, noon-1 p.m. PT, Oct. 13, in the Grand Meritage Ballroom. The panel will discuss the components of security and how to deal with it, maintain it or staff for it.
• One-on-One Meetings: ViaWest is scheduling one-on-one meetings with the channel team throughout the event to discuss how ViaWest can help expand share-of-wallet and make partners heroes for their clients.

Partners interested in scheduling a time to meet during next week’s conference can reach ViaWest’s channel team by email at [email protected]. Further information about the company’s channel program is available at https://www.viawest.com/partners.

About ViaWest

ViaWest is a leading Hybrid IT Solutions provider offering cloud, colocation, compliance services and security solutions, and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shaw Communications Inc. (NYSE: SJR). With more than 17 years of experience, 30 North American data centers and multiple cloud nodes, ViaWest offers IT and infrastructure solutions that solve business challenges while balancing cost, scalability and security requirements. ViaWest delivers tailored solutions designed for maximum reliability and flexibility backed by our 100% uptime commitment.