Seminar

Outsourcing Made Easy

Industry secrets to sourcing the right IT Managed Service Provider and why IT Outsourcing is no longer a "Dirty Word" in the SMB & SME markets.

The IT Outsourcing Model has evolved, and competent Managed Service Providers do exist. Join us on Thursday August 16th, 2007; enjoy a catered breakfast by the Center Club on Westshore in South Tampa to learn about Best Practices and what you can't get from reading all the "White Papers":

• What you should be specifying in your RFP for a "Managed Service Provider"
• Smart Outsourcing / Service Models, / Offering Levels
• Contracts… "Transitioning IN" – "Transitioning OUT"
• Avoiding mistakes other IT organizations have made
• Assess first confirm the ROI
• War Stories too!

Date: Thursday, August 16th
Where: Center Club on Westshore Blvd.
Speakers: Dan Wensley is VP of Partner Development at Level Platforms & Sam Sandusky of Big Sur Technologies

About the Speakers:

	Dan Wensley VP of Partner Development, Level Platforms

Dan Wensley is VP of Partner Development at Level Platforms, a software company based in Ottawa, ON, Canada whose main mission is to empower Network Solution Providers (like Big Sur) with software tools and programs to enhance the Managed Services experience. Level Platforms is the creator of Managed Workplace, a tool that offers solution providers a complete, integrated platform to centrally monitor and manage multiple networks and devices from a single web-based console. Dan travels the country generating collaboration from industry leaders that include Microsoft, Cisco, and Astaro, which has propelled their company's presence and perfected the ideal Managed Services Model for mid-size solution providers. Dan has been identified as a Channel Chief in 2005 and 2006 by the CMP Media Group, and is a 2005 IPED Channel Masters program alumni. Previously Dan served as VP Channel Development with Net Integration Technologies, where he spearheaded the rapid growth and adoption of NITIX. Prior to this he drove the channel initiatives for MCI WorldCom Canada launching the company's first channel and vendor partnership program. Learn more about LPI by visiting www.levelplatforms.com.

	Sam Sandusky CEO, Big Sur Technoligies

Sam Sandusky founded Big Sur Technologies in Tampa, Florida in the fall of 1999, starting primarily as a nimble IT supplier to businesses in Central Florida. Over the last 8 years, Big Sur has won several state supply contracts for companies that include EMC, HP, IBM, and APC, now serving more 350 customers state wide. Since then, the company has grown to become a model for offering Managed Services to bay area businesses. Sam and his team outsource the "network platform layer" of support of SME accounts, and outsource the entire IT function of SMB accounts within a 45 mile radius of Tampa. The entire Big Sur Team lives in Tampa Bay, and takes great pride in offering remote and on-site support to local businesses. Sandusky has worked in the technology industry for 18 years, primarily in network support and manufacturing, for industry leaders that include CompuCom Systems and IBM. Sam takes an active role in developing relationships with top manufacturers by attending executive workshops with HP twice per year, and is in his third year of serving on the Channel Advisory Board of Novell. Learn more by visiting www.bigsurtech.com.

* SMB – Small to Medium Business, defined as having 30 to 300 networked end-users. SME – Small to Medium Enterprise Accounts, defined as having 300 to 1500 networked end-users.