March 30, 2020
Pax8 Recognized in the 2020 CRN Partner Program Guide
DENVER, CO (March 30, 2020) – Pax8, the best place to buy cloud solutions, today announced that it has received a 5-Star rating in its 2020 CRN Partner Program Guide. This annual guide identifies the strongest and most successful partner programs in the channel today, offered by the top technology suppliers for IT products and services. The 5-Star rating recognizes an elite subset of companies that offer solution providers the best partnering elements in their channel programs.
March 17, 2020
Pax8 Announces Wingman2020 To Be Hosted Virtually
DENVER, CO (March 17, 2020) – Pax8, the best place to buy cloud solutions, today announced it has made the decision to host Wingman2020 virtually due to the outbreak of COVID-19 (coronavirus).
March 12, 2020
Pax8’s Jennifer Bodell Honored with 2020 Circle of Excellence Award
DENVER, CO (March 12, 2020) – Pax8, the best place to buy cloud solutions, today announced that Jennifer Bodell, Vice President of Channel at Pax8, has been selected as a winner of the 2020 Circle of Excellence Awards.
March 09, 2020
Pax8 and Zoom Announce Partnership
We are excited to announce that Pax8 has secured an agreement with Zoom Video Communications as part of its Global Partner Program. The new partnership marks the first time Zoom’s Channel Partners have an opportunity to take Zoom Phone to market.
March 05, 2020
Pax8 Honored with XChange XCellence Awards at 2020 XChange March Conference
DENVER, CO (March 5, 2020) – Pax8, the best place to buy cloud solutions, today announced that it has been recognized with four 2020 XCellence Awards for Best in Show, Channel Program, Executive Boardrooms, and Solutions Pavilion Strategy at this year’s XChange conference, hosted by The Channel Company at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa in San Antonio, Texas.
March 03, 2020
Pax8 and Bitdefender Announce New Partnership
DENVER, CO (March 2, 2020) – Pax8, the best place to buy cloud solutions, today announced a new partnership with Bitdefender, a global cybersecurity leader protecting more than 500 million systems across 150 countries, to deliver Bitdefender Cloud Security for Managed Service Providers (MSPs) including advanced prevention, detection, and automatic response layers to partners across North America.
February 20, 2020
Exclusive: 'Homegrown' tech company confirms Colorado expansion, 1,800 new jobs
Pax8, a cloud distribution technology company, has confirmed to Denver Business Journal that it has selected Colorado to expand its business and create 1,800 new jobs. The company was approved on Thursday for more than $18.9 million in incentives by the Colorado Economic Development Commission under the moniker “Project Sky.”
February 20, 2020
Denver Post: Pax8 plans to create 1,800 jobs in state after receiving incentives
Pax8, a Greenwood Villlage-based cloud distribution software company, confirmed Thursday evening that it plans to add more than 1,800 high-paying jobs in the state over the next eight years. The decision comes after the company, which was also considering Atlanta and San Antonio, Texas, received approval for $19 million in incentives from the Colorado Economic Development Commission on Thursday morning.
February 20, 2020
Pax8’s Andrew Pryfogle Named 2020 Influencer Award Winner by Channel Partners, Channel Futures
DENVER, CO (February 19, 2020) – Pax8, the best place to buy cloud solutions, today announced that Chief Market Development Officer Andrew Pryfogle has been named a 2020 Channel Influencer Award winner by Channel Partners and Channel Futures.
February 12, 2020
Pax8 and Novacoast Announce Strategic Partnership to Offer novaSOC
DENVER, CO (February 12, 2020) – Pax8, the best place to buy cloud solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with Novacoast, a uniquely positioned IT services and solutions company, to offer novaSOC—a comprehensive monitoring and alerting security service that consolidates input from multiple threat intelligence sources to validate indicators of network compromise. The security solution is available today, exclusively through Pax8.
February 10, 2020
Pax8 Executives Walsh and Heddy Recognized as 2020 CRN Channel Chiefs
DENVER, CO (February 10, 2020) – Pax8, the best place to buy cloud solutions, today announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Chief Channel Officer Ryan Walsh and Chief Revenue Officer Nick Heddy to its 2020 list of Channel Chiefs. This annual list recognizes the top vendor executives who continually demonstrate exemplary leadership, influence, innovation, and growth for the IT channel.
January 22, 2020
Pax8 and TitanHQ Announce New Partnership
DENVER, CO (January 22, 2020) – Pax8, the best place to buy cloud solutions, today announced a new partnership with TitanHQ, the international leader in cloud-based email and web protection for the MSP that services the SMB. Through the agreement, Pax8 partners now have access to SpamTitan Cloud, the leading email security solution, and WebTitan Cloud for DNS filtering and protection.
January 13, 2020
Pax8 Named to Built In’s 2020 List of Best Places to Work in Colorado, Best Midsize Companies to Work for, and Companies With the Best Benefits
DENVER, CO (January 13, 2020) – Pax8, the best place to buy cloud solutions, today announced it was is honored in Built In Colorado’s prestigious Best Places to Work list in 2020 for the second consecutive year, Best Midsize Companies to Work for, and Companies With the Best Benefits.
January 06, 2020
Pax8 Announces Wingman2020
DENVER, CO (January 6, 2020) – Pax8, the best place to buy cloud solutions, today announced Wingman2020, the company’s inaugural partner conference and one of the largest events of the year for Microsoft-focused partners. Attendees will have exclusive access to Microsoft certifications at the event, which will also include technical and sales education, networking, and business-enabling industry insights. The event will take place from June 3-5, 2020 in Denver, Colorado.
November 07, 2019
CTA APEX Awards: John Street smooths Pax8's path to success
You could think of John Street as the athlete who scrubs the ice in front of gliding stones in the sport of curling: out in front, smoothing the way for success. Pax8, a cloud solution company, is one example of many (he’s built and led companies that have been listed on the Inc. 500 six times) businesses he’s smoothed the path for.
October 31, 2019
Pax8 Announces Partnership with Nerdio
DENVER, CO (October 31, 2019) – Pax8, the best place to buy cloud solutions, today announced a new partnership with Nerdio, the definitive Azure solution for Managed Service Providers (MSPs). Through the agreement, Pax8 will offer Nerdio for Azure (NFA) and its three service plan offerings: Core, Professional, or Enterprise, helping to increase seamless cloud adoption and enabling MSPs to leverage Azure for any size project.
October 29, 2019
Pax8 Awarded 2019 ASCII Cup and Success Summit Distributor of the Year
DENVER, CO (October 29, 2019) – Pax8, the best place to buy cloud solutions, today announced it was awarded the 2019 ASCII Cup for the second consecutive year and named Success Summit Distributor of the Year for the fourth consecutive year by The ASCII Group, a membership-based community of independent managed service providers (MSPs), value-added resellers (VARs), and solution providers, at the 2019 ASCII Cup in Boston, Massachusetts.
October 28, 2019
NexGen MSPs Honor Pax8 with Three XCellence Awards
DENVER, CO (October 28, 2019) – Pax8, the best place to buy cloud solutions, today announced today that it has been honored with three XCellence Awards for Best in Show, Executive Presentation, and Boardroom Execution during The Channel Company’s 2019 NexGen® Conference. In winning this award, which was voted on by NexGen attendees, Pax8 continues to demonstrate its success in developing next-generation solutions and services that will fuel the growth of managed services professionals.
October 23, 2019
Denver Business Journal: Fast 50 Large No. 1: At Pax8, people come first for fast-growth cloud solutions
By Jonathan Rose, Associate Editor at the Denver Business Journal. Pax8's website says it was "born in the cloud," but its employee-focus and fast growth show the company's has its feet planted firmly on the ground. It's the fourth company started by CEO John Street that's made the top 500 of the Inc. 5000, and he says it's all about treating employees right.
October 23, 2019
New companies commit to Cybersecurity Tech Accord principles | In a new initiative signatories highlight how they “live” the principles day in and day out
Today, the Cybersecurity Tech Accord welcomes 11 new companies to its ranks, bringing the total to 122 signatories committed to improving the security of cyberspace. Cloudreach, Grupo Deltron, GTD Group, HCS Business Solutions, INFINIT Consulting, NetApp, Pax8, Resecurity, Scitum, SSRD, and VALIDY Net Inc. have all joined in the pledge to protect users and customers everywhere.
October 02, 2019
Pax8 Now Offering Multitenant Management of Office 365 and Azure Through Partnership with Nuvolex
DENVER, CO (October 2, 2019) – Pax8, the best place to buy cloud solutions, today announced that it will be offering the Nuvolex ManageX platform, the IT industry’s most advanced Multitenant XaaS Management Platform, to enable Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to better streamline, automate, and manage their cloud managed services business. ManageX automates administration across the entire Microsoft cloud stack, including Office 365 as well as Intune, AD, AzureAD and Azure.
September 16, 2019
Pax8 Now Offering Cloud Workspace for Azure in Partnership with CloudJumper
DENVER, CO (September 16, 2019) – Pax8, the best place to buy cloud solutions, today announced it has added Cloud Workspace® for Azure through its partnership with CloudJumper, a leading Workspace as a Service (WaaS), Desktop as a Service (DaaS) and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) platform innovator for agile business IT. Microsoft’s classic RDS based Remote Desktop solutions and the new Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) offers a more enhanced cloud workspace experience and compliments the Modern Workspace efforts with Azure and Microsoft 365. Through the agreement, Pax8 is enabling Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to leverage Cloud Workspace for Azure to custom-build their own RDS or WVD technology stack combing WaaS, DaaS, VDI, Azure, Microsoft 365, and any other security options, then manage it with Cloud Workspace Management Suite.
September 10, 2019
Pax8 Introduces Market Development Team
DENVER, CO (September 10, 2019) – Pax8, the best place to buy cloud solutions, today announced the first members of its new Market Development team, including Samantha Nelson, Vice President of Channel Development; Jessica Maria, Vice President of Market Development; Danielle DeCosta, Vendor Success Manager; and Ryan Strouse, Program Manager. Nelson and Maria will report to Pax8’s Chief Market Development Officer Andrew Pryfogle. DeCosta and Strouse will report to Maria.
August 18, 2019
Pax8 helps fix ‘broken’ distribution for the cloud
As technology evolves into cloud solutions, legacy distribution is failing to deliver effectively for cloud solutions and more modern distribution needs. Companies have had bad experiences buying cloud products from traditional distributors because of the brokenness of the systems in place, which were not built for the cloud. So what are the solutions?
August 15, 2019
Pax8 Honored with XChange XCellence Awards at 2019 XChange August Conference
DENVER, CO (August 16, 2019) – Pax8, the best place to buy cloud solutions, today announced that it has been recognized with three 2019 XCellence Awards for Best in Show, Channel Program, and Solutions Pavilion Strategy at this year’s XChange conference, hosted by The Channel Company at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Denver, CO.
August 14, 2019
Pax8 Ranks No. 60 on the 2019 Inc. 5000 with Three-Year Sales Growth of 4,820%
Company Appears on the Inc. 5000 for Second Consecutive Year DENVER, CO (August 14, 2019) – Pax8, the best place to buy cloud solutions, was recognized by Inc. for ranking number 60 on the 38th annual Inc. 5000, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent small businesses. Microsoft, Dell, Oracle, LinkedIn, Yelp, Zillow, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.
August 12, 2019
Pax8’s Street and Walsh Recognized on CRN’s List of Top 100 Executives
**DENVER, CO** (August 12, 2019) – [Pax8](http://www.pax8.com), the best place to buy cloud solutions, today announced that [CRN](http://www.crn.com)®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Chief Executive Officer John Street to its 2019 list of Top 25 IT Disruptor and Chief Channel Officer Ryan Walsh a top 25 Enterprise IT Innovator. This annual list recognizes leaders from the technology industry who have played an integral role in shaping today’s IT channel, whether by driving huge cultural shifts, creating rich new opportunities, or forging innovative routes to success.
August 06, 2019
Pax8’s John Street Named Top SaaS CEO by The Software Report
DENVER, CO (August 6, 2019) – Pax8, the best place to buy cloud solutions, today announced that John Street, the company’s Chief Executive Officer, has been name a Top 50 SaaS CEO by The Software Report.
July 19, 2019
CRN: Pax8 Sets Course For More Cloud With ‘Mission Briefing’ Shows
Earlier this year born-in-the-cloud distributor Pax8 launched a traveling one-day show called “Mission Briefing” where it could meet on its partners’ turf to get feedback and help them build software stacks inside the cloud platform. Now with 30 of the shows under its belt, Pax8 brought the show to Boston, where Chief Channel Officer Ryan Walsh told CRN the company is considering adding even more dates.
July 15, 2019
Pax8 Announces the Appointment of Andrew Pryfogle to Chief Market Development Officer
DENVER, CO (July 15, 2019) – Pax8, the best place to buy cloud products, today announced the appointment of Andrew Pryfogle to Chief Market Development Officer. In this role, with the coming convergence of the MSP and telco agent channels, Pryfogle will lead the strategic effort to extend Pax8’s leadership in modernizing IT distribution to include network and unified communications products. Pryfogle will report to John Street, Chief Executive Officer.
June 18, 2019
Pax8 Partners with Fast-Growing Endpoint Protection Security Leader SentinelOne
DENVER, CO (June 18, 2019) – Pax8, the best place to buy cloud products, today announced a new partnership with SentinelOne, the autonomous endpoint protection company, to provide next-generation endpoint protection security solutions to Managed Services Providers (MSPs).
June 14, 2019
Pax8’s CEO John Street Selected to Join the Denver Business Journal Leadership Trust
Pax8, the best place to buy cloud products, today announced that John Street, the company’s Chief Executive Officer, has been invited to join Denver Business Journal Leadership Trust, an exclusive community for influential business leaders, executives and entrepreneurs in the Denver area.
May 22, 2019
Pax8 Now Offering Wasabi’s Hot Cloud Storage Solution
DENVER, CO (May 22, 2019) – Pax8, the best place to buy cloud products, today announced a new partnership with Wasabi, the hot cloud storage company, to offer Wasabi to Managed Service Providers (MSPs) in North America. The announcement was made during VeeamON 2019 in Miami, FL.
May 22, 2019
Pax8 and Veeam Announce New Partnership
DENVER, CO (May 22, 2019) – Pax8, the best place to buy cloud products, today announced a new partnership with Veeam® Software, the leader in Backup solutions that enable Cloud Data Management™, to offer Veeam Availability solutions to Managed Service Providers (MSPs) in North America. These solutions include Veeam Availability Suite™, Veeam Backup & Replication™, Veeam ONE™, Veeam Cloud Connect, Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365, and Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows. The announcement was made during VeeamON 2019 in Miami, FL.
May 20, 2019
Pax8’s Bodell and Faletra Honored as CRN 2019 Women of the Channel
DENVER, CO (May 20, 2019) – Pax8, the best place to buy cloud products, today announced that Jennifer Bodell, vice president of Channel and Nicole Faletra, manager of Channel Marketing, have been named to the CRN® 2019 Women of the Channel list. Additionally, Bodell has been honored with CRN’s prestigious Power 100 award for the fourth consecutive year. The leaders on this annual list are from all areas of the IT channel ecosystem; representing technology suppliers, distributors, solution providers, and other IT organizations. Each is recognized for her contributions to channel advocacy, channel growth, and visionary leadership.
May 10, 2019
ChannelPro Network: Pax8 Announces Most Comprehensive Kaseya Integration in the Industry at Connect IT
Pax8’s backend ordering and management infrastructure now exchanges data with Kaseya’s PSA platform.
April 25, 2019
Pax8 Adds Cloud Solutions from StorageCraft to Suite
DENVER, CO (April 25, 2019) – Pax8, the leader in cloud distribution, today announced a new partnership with StorageCraft®, whose mission is to protect all data and ensure its constant availability, to deliver ShadowProtect, File Backup and Recovery (FBR), Cloud Backup for Office 365 and G-Suite, and Cloud Services to Managed Service Providers (MSPs) in North America.
March 31, 2019
Pax8 Featured in CRN’s 2019 Partner Program Guide
DENVER, CO (April 1, 2019) – Pax8, the leader in cloud distribution, today announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has given the company a 5-Star rating in its 2019 Partner Program Guide. This annual guide identifies the strongest and most successful partner programs in the channel today, offered by the top technology suppliers for IT products and services. The 5-Star rating recognizes an elite subset of companies that offer solution providers the best partnering elements in their channel programs.
March 07, 2019
Pax8 Honored with Four XChange XCellence Awards at 2019 XChange March Conference
DENVER, CO (March 7, 2019) – Pax8, the leader in cloud distribution, today announced that it has been recognized with four 2019 XCellence Awards for Best in Show, Best Channel Program, Boardroom Presentation, and Executive Presentation. The conference was hosted by The Channel Company at the Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa in Las Vegas, NV.
February 11, 2019
Pax8 Executives Walsh and Heddy Recognized as 2019 CRN Channel Chiefs
Pax8, the leader in cloud distribution, today announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Ryan Walsh, chief channel officer, and Nick Heddy, chief revenue officer, to its prestigious list of 2019 Channel Chiefs. The top IT channel leaders included on this list continually strive to drive growth and revenue in their organization through their channel partners.
January 10, 2019
Pax8 Named a Top Places to Work in 2019
In BuiltIn Colorado's 100 Best Places To Work In Colorado 2019 list, Pax8 ranks #16.
January 01, 2019
2019 Predictions
As we look back on 2018, we reflect on one of the best year’s in the books for Pax8. And we have our 5,000+ partners to thank for it. With 2018 in the rear view mirror, let’s take a look at the most compelling 2019 predictions from Pax8 executives captured by the leading IT channel publications.
December 19, 2018
Pax8 Takes Learning to a Whole New Level
As your cloud wingman and a Microsoft partner, Pax8 has developed training opportunities to help Managed Service Providers (MSPs) enhance their expertise and build profitable relationships. We’re born-in-the-cloud, so who better to give you the skills you need to help your customers mitigate data disaster risks, while at the same time enhancing your revenue potential.
December 18, 2018
Pax8 Promotes Nick Heddy to Chief Revenue Officer
DENVER, CO (December 18, 2018) – Pax8, the leader in cloud distribution, today announced the promotion of Nick Heddy to Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). In his new role, Heddy will act as a corporate officer responsible for revenue generation processes and ensuring key departments are aligned to create the best wingman experience for Managed Service Providers (MSPs). Heddy will continue to report to John Street, CEO at Pax8.
December 13, 2018
Pax8 Honored with an XCellence Award at the 2018 NexGen® 2018 Conference & Technology Expo
DENVER, CO (December 12, 2018) – Pax8, the leader in cloud distribution, today announced that it has been recognized with an XCellence award for the Best Solutions Pavilion Strategy at the 2018 NexGen Conference & Technology Expo, hosted by The Channel Company. “We are honored to receive this award from the NexGen MSP community,” said Ryan Walsh, chief channel officer at Pax8.
December 12, 2018
CSP Simplified with Your Cloud Wingman
Tired of the runaround you get working with traditional distributors when it comes to selling Microsoft products? It’s time to get a wingman. As the leading born-in-the-cloud distributor, Pax8 invites MSPs to give the Pax8 Wingman CSP Program a try and discover a simpler way to sell Microsoft products.
December 07, 2018
On-Demand Webinar: Predictionpalooza ’19
Ring out the old year with a look ahead to the new. In our final webinar of the year, we’re bringing together experts from across the channel business and technology community to prognosticate about the techs, trends, opportunities and challenges that will face partners in 2019. Hear from leaders like Nick Heddy, CRO at Pax8 and more.
December 05, 2018
It's NexGen Time!
From data breaches to a plethora of malware attacks to compliance enforcement audits, the security headaches facing SMBs continue to grow. This growth is creating more demand for effective data security, and it is evolving the role of the Managed Service Provider (MSP) when it comes delivering security services.
November 28, 2018
Build Multi-Cloud, Secure End-to-End Technology Stacks with Pax8
Tailored specifically to cloud-focused Managed Service Providers (MSPs), the NexGen Conference and Expo 2018 on December 9-11 invites IT professionals to discover how they can benefit from what Markets and Markets predicts as an expected growth of managed services opportunities from $180.5 billion in 2018 to $282 billion by 2023.
November 22, 2018
Happy Thanksgiving
On this Thanksgiving holiday, all of us at Pax8 reflect on the blessings we have received in 2018. Here are a few things we are thankful for: Amazing Partners. Each day, we get to work with MSPs who are excited about growing their businesses and discovering new ways to help their clients get ahead with cloud technology. You inspire us to offer more value each day.
November 15, 2018
Pax8 Turns Disruption into Award-Winning Success
Being named the best in your field is quite an honor for anyone. Receiving a handful of awards in a given year is pretty impressive. But what do you call it when a company receives 75 awards in one year — and the year’s not over yet? That’s called Pax8. As a born-in-the cloud distributor that understands the complexity of the Managed Service Provider (MSP) world, Pax8 is doing business differently, simplifying how to buy, sell and manage cloud solutions.
November 12, 2018
Pax8 Honored with 2018 CRN Tech Innovator Award
DENVER, CO (November 12, 2018) – Pax8, the leader in cloud distribution, today announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has recognized the company with a 2018 CRN Tech Innovator Award. These annual awards honor standout hardware, software, and services that are moving the IT industry forward. In compiling the 2018 Tech Innovator Award list, CRN editors evaluated 300 products across 34 technology categories using several criteria, including technological advancements, uniqueness of features, and potential to help solution providers solve end users’ IT challenges. Pax8 Stax™, the company’s Business Intelligence (BI) tool that enables up-sell and cross-sell opportunities, took top honors in the MSP Technology category.
November 08, 2018
CTA APEX Awards — Disruptor embraces simplicity
Pax8 is the Emerging Tech Company of the Year. When a company simplifies things for customers, it can become a disruptor in its industry. Case in point: Pax8.
November 08, 2018
Pax8 Announces the Addition of Five New Vendors to Cloud Suite
ORLANDO, FL (November 8, 2018) – Pax8, the leader in cloud distribution, today announced the addition of five new vendors to the company’s suite of cloud solutions: Acronis, Dropsuite, IRONSCALES, Passportal, and Proofpoint. The announcement was made in conjunction with IT Nation, taking place this week in Orlando, Florida.
November 07, 2018
IT Nation is Here
Things are heating up in Orlando Florida this week at today’s kick-off of IT Nation. Pax8 is at the frontline of the event with the most comprehensive ConnectWise integration in the industry, providing MSPs with the ability to customize billing, automate provisioning, import data, and more.
October 31, 2018
Connect Like A Wingman With Pax8
On November 7, ConnectWise will kick off IT Nation, and Pax8 will be front and center as an exhibitor at the event. As the recipient of the Biggest Buzz award in years past, stay tuned for exciting Pax8 news that will be released in conjunction with the event next week. While IT Nation takes place annually, Pax8 is constantly improving the ConnectWise integration through partner feedback. If you want to Connect Like a Wingman, you want to check out the best integration ever.
October 24, 2018
Are You On The List?
This week kicks off the Pax8 + Microsoft Bootcamp in Irvine, California. More than 65 MSPs were selected to receive hands-on learning through Azure-focused labs led by Microsoft and Pax8 technical experts.
October 23, 2018
Pax8 Awarded 2018 ASCII Cup and Success Summit Distributor of the Year
DENVER, CO (October 23, 2018) – Pax8, the leader in cloud distribution, today announced it was awarded the 2018 ASCII Cup and named Success Summit Distributor of the Year for three consecutive years by The ASCII Group, a membership-based community of independent MSPs, VARs, and solution providers, at the 2018 ASCII Cup in Seattle, Washington.
October 17, 2018
Discover the Benefits of Delivering DRaaS with Pax8
This past week, Hurricane Michael hit the East Coast of the United States, and the devastation has been making headlines ever since. What started out as a small storm intensified quickly, with little warning. Even with advanced predictive weather analytics in place, the forecast can change with little warning.
October 11, 2018
Pax8’s Ryan Walsh Honored with Circle of Excellence Award by Channel Futures
DENVER, CO (October 11, 2018) – Pax8, the leader in cloud distribution, today announced that Channel Futures has selected Ryan Walsh, Chief Channel Officer at Pax8, as a winner of the 2018 Circle of Excellence Awards.
October 11, 2018
Protect Your Customers Against Costly Data Breaches
Even Google isn’t impervious to data breaches. Cybercrime is growing. In fact, a report revealed that the cost of cybercrime damages could rise to $6 trillion annually by 2021. Even more concerning, the average size of data breaches is rising by 24,000+ records per incident.
October 03, 2018
Discover All the Upcoming Ways to Connect with Your Cloud Wingman
If you’re not already delivering an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) offering like Microsoft Azure, it’s a good time to start moving in that direction. According to Gartner, PaaS is expected to grow 26% year-over-year by the end of 2018 and reach a total value of $27.3 billion by the end of 2021.
October 01, 2018
Pax8’s Craig Donovan Named to CRN’s “100 People You Don’t Know But Should” List
Pax8, the leader in cloud distribution, today announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has recognized Craig Donovan, Vice President of Partner Solutions, as one of 100 People You Don’t Know But Should in the IT channel for 2018.
September 26, 2018
8 Reasons Thousands of MSPs Are Switching to Pax8
Finding the right cloud distributor can be frustrating. Traditional distributors often approach the cloud like they would any other pick, pack, and ship technology, failing to adjust their internal processes and teams to realize the full efficiency gains the cloud can deliver.
September 19, 2018
Pax8 Lays Groundwork for Expansion
We’ve been busy providing a different way to approach distribution. Using a traditional pick-pack-and-ship method for cloud service delivery doesn’t work. It sucks all the efficiency and profitability out of cloud opportunities. Pax8 exists to make the cloud a profitable proposition for Managed Service Providers (MSP). Read on to learn about the ways you can take your cloud business to the next level with Pax8.
September 17, 2018
Pax8 Featured in CRN Cloud Partner Program Guide
DENVER, CO (September 17, 2018) – Pax8, the leader in cloud distribution, today announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has recognized the company in its 2018 Cloud Partner Program Guide, a list of leading technology vendors with cloud-related partner programs that enable and accelerate the growth of solution providers’ cloud initiatives.
September 17, 2018
Pax8 Announces New Organizational Changes and Promotions
DENVER, CO (September 17, 2018) – Pax8, the leader in cloud distribution, today announced new organizational changes and company promotions, including the newly created Senior Vice President of Global Services position for John Walters. Walters previously acted as the company’s Senior Vice President of Service Delivery. In his new role, Walters will lead the strategic direction of the company’s expansion into international markets.
September 12, 2018
How the Cloud Makes MSPs More Relevant
The cloud ecosystem is complex. When building a cloud technology stack, companies have hundreds of solutions to choose from. For this reason, many find it easier to partner with an MSP for IT expertise rather than tackle the challenge alone.
September 05, 2018
Pax8 Announces New Director of Community Ken Patterson
DENVER, CO (September 5, 2018) – Pax8, the leader in cloud distribution, today announced that Ken Patterson has joined the company as director of Community. In his role, Ken will manage the company’s community outreach program and partner relationships, providing the education, tools, and support for Managed Service Providers (MSPs) in the IT channel. Ken will report to Jennifer Bodell, vice president of Channel at Pax8.
September 05, 2018
Top Pax8 Technology & Process Innovations of 2018
At Pax8, we’ve made sizable investments in building platforms that help MSPs deliver cloud services in an easy-to-manage and profitable manner. The biggest value-add we’ve delivered this year is Pax8 Stax™, a proprietary Business Intelligence (BI) solution available exclusively to Pax8 partners. This tool provides instant visibility to more up-sell and cross-sell opportunities within your existing customer base.
August 29, 2018
Microsoft CSP Direct Partners - Avoid Hefty Support Fees by Switching to Pax8
Microsoft’s August 31, 2018 CSP Direct partner deadline is fast-approaching. By this date, partners must either purchase support packages that cost a minimum of $15,000 or get comparable services from a distribution partner.
August 23, 2018
Pax8 Honored with Five XCellence Awards at 2018 XChange Conference
DENVER, CO (August 23, 2018) - Pax8, the leader in cloud distribution, today announced that it has been recognized with five XCellence awards at the 2018 XChange Conference, hosted by The Channel Company, for Best in Show, Executive Presentation, Boardroom Execution, Solutions Pavilion Strategy, and Channel Program.
August 23, 2018
Incentivize Your Team for Cloud Sales
During an education session, part of the business strategy conference track at Channel Partners Evolution, Oct. 9-12, in Philadelphia, Nick Heddy, Pax8‘s senior vice president of sales and marketing, will share tips for incentivizing your team to sell cloud services.
August 22, 2018
XChange Keynote: How Pax8 is Helping MSPs Adapt & Evolve to the Cloud
This week, Pax8 took the main stage at The Channel Company's XChange event in San Antonio, Texas, to speak to more than 400 MSPs about how to adapt and evolve to the changing landscape of IT.
August 17, 2018
Pax8's Michael Dehmlow Honored with C-Suite Award by the Denver Business Journal
Pax8, the leader in cloud distribution, today announced that Michael Dehmlow, the company's chief technology officer (CTO), has been honored with a prestigious C-Suite award by the Denver Business Journal. Dehmlow is part of a select group of honorees that has demonstrated a commitment to community involvement and contributions, leadership in business, and organizational success.
August 15, 2018
Pax8 Ranks No. 68 on the 2018 Inc. 5000 for Three-Year Sales Growth of 4,393%
DENVER, CO (August 15, 2018) - Pax8, the leader in cloud distribution, was recognized by Inc. for ranking number 68 on the 37th annual Inc. 5000, the most prestigious ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy's most dynamic segment-its independent small businesses. Microsoft, Dell, Oracle, LinkedIn, Yelp, Zillow, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.
August 15, 2018
Pax8 Ranked #68 on Inc. 5000 List
Growth is important. If your practice doesn't have the right people, tools, and processes in place, you'll find it difficult to thrive. At Pax8, we're thrilled to be ranked #68 on the 2018 Inc. 5000 List because it demonstrates our commitment to the IT channel. This ranking represents a three-year sales growth of 4,393%.
August 09, 2018
3 Reasons to Escape Distribution
How well does your distributor match up to your needs and values as a company? Ask yourself these simple questions: Do I get the support I need? Is my provisioning fast and seamless? Are they constantly improving their technology to better meet the needs of my business?
August 02, 2018
Pax8's John Street Recognized on CRN's List of Top 100 Executives
DENVER, CO (August 1, 2018) - Pax8, the leader in cloud distribution, today announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named John Street, chief executive officer at Pax8, to its 2018 list of Top 100 Executives. This annual list recognizes leaders from the technology industry who have played an integral role in shaping today's IT channel, whether by driving huge cultural shifts, creating rich new opportunities, or forging innovative routes to success.
August 01, 2018
New Partnership that Helps You Better Protect Cloud Data
Two of the biggest challenges every business owner faces are (1) productivity and (2) data-loss prevention. Without enough productivity, a venture could easily fail. So also, if an organization experiences irreversible data loss on a large scale, years of effort can be lost in an instant.
July 31, 2018
Pax8 and Axcient/eFolder Announce New Partnership
DENVER, CO (July 31, 2018) - Pax8, the leader in cloud distribution, today announced a new agreement with Axcient/eFolder, a market leader in data protection and business continuity solutions for the IT channel, to offer Anchor and Cloudfinder to Managed Service Providers (MSPs) throughout North America. The announcement was made in conjunction with CompTIA's ChannelCon taking place this week in Washington, DC.
July 31, 2018
Pax8: The Strength Of Street Knowledge
Six years ago, Pax8 CEO John Street set out to change the distribution model. Today, the cloud distributor has 4,000 partners and grew revenue 317 percent over the last year.
July 25, 2018
5 Core Benefits of Business Continuity
Protecting your business is a must in today's climate. Your customers rely on you for business-critical services, because when you're down, so are they. For this reason, business continuity should be automatically wrapped into every solution you use internally and sell to clients.
July 24, 2018
Pax8's Ryan Walsh Selected to Speak at CompTIA ChannelCon 2018
Pax8, the leader in cloud distribution, today announced that Ryan Walsh, chief channel officer at Pax8 and co-chair of the CompTIA Advisory Council, has been selected to speak at the CompTIA ChannelCon Conference, the IT industry's premier education, networking, and partnering event that is taking place in Washington, DC from July 31 - August 2, 2018, themed "The Business of Technology."
July 17, 2018
How The Pax8 Wingman Will Help You Escape Support Nightmares
Support. It's something a lot of cloud distributors promise, but few deliver. When it comes to delivering cloud services at the speed of business, you need a marketplace that does the heavy lifting for you. You need a Cloud Wingman.
July 16, 2018
Pax8 Announces Wingman Professional Services Program
Pax8, the leader in cloud distribution, today announced its Wingman Professional Services Program, offering manages service providers (MSPs) access to customized cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) solutions built by the highly-skilled Pax8 cloud architects and engineers. The announcement was made in conjunction with Microsoft Inspire, taking place this week in Las Vegas, Nevada.
July 11, 2018
The Must-Attend Microsoft Inspire Session
In just 4 days, the 2018 Microsoft Inspire event kicks off in Vegas. There's still time to join the 16,000+ technologists who attend this event annually. Growing in attendance each year, this event aims to make sure Microsoft Cloud partners are ready for the road ahead. If you want to achieve more with cloud, attend the Pax8 session at Microsoft Inspire to discover how Pax8 Stax™ is enabling the fastest growing CSP program on Tuesday, July 17 from 5:30 to 5:50 p.m. at Theater 3.
July 06, 2018
Pax8 to unveil the Wingman Professional Services Program at Microsoft Inspire
Wish there was a program custom-built for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) enablement? Look no further than Pax8's new Wingman Professional Services Program. This enablement program gives Pax8's managed service provider (MSP) partners access to customized solutions built by the highly-skilled Pax8 cloud architects.
June 27, 2018
Explore the Pax8 PSA Integrations
As a MSP, you know firsthand how tricky keeping track of each element of your business can be-especially if you sell cloud services. There are so many small moving parts that if things aren't automated and organized properly, chaos ensues.
June 20, 2018
The New PSA Integration that Everyone is Talking About
The hottest PSA integration of the summer is now available. Autotask now fully integrates with our quote-to-cash marketplace, Command Console. This addition gives Pax8 partners that use Autotask the ability to centralize and manage all their customer information, data, and cloud business in one spot.
June 18, 2018
Pax8 Announces Comprehensive AutoTask Integration
DENVER, CO (June 18, 2018) - Pax8, the leader in cloud distribution, today announced an integration with AutoTask®, provider of a cloud-based IT business management platform that enables efficiency, accountability, and access to the metrics that drive intelligent business decisions. The integration offers Managed Service Providers (MSPs) the ability to seamlessly import company data, export products and services, and update contracts with accurate billing information from AutoTask into the innovative Pax8 Command Console. The announcement was made in conjunction with DattoCon, taking place this week in Austin, Texas.
June 16, 2018
Channele2e: Pax8 Stax Provides MSP Building Blocks for Cloud Software Suites
Plenty of cloud companies have partner programs for VARs and MSPs. But how can channel partners gain an integrate view of all the multi-vendor cloud workloads they’re managing for customers — and potential upsell or cross sell opportunities associated with those workloads? One potential answer comes from cloud distributor Pax8, and the company’s recently launched Pax8 Stax effort. According to the company, Pax8 Stax “offers a real-time, aggregated view of the entire suite of cloud solutions MSPs are offering their customers. This enables the MSP to see market penetration opportunities by customer group and fill in the technology gaps.”
June 13, 2018
Why MSPs Are Moving to Pax8 to Avoid $15,000 Microsoft CSP Program Fees
Scrambling to avoid new Microsoft CSP Program support fees of $15,000 to $50,000? You're not alone, many managed service providers (MSPs) like you are trying to find a workaround before the August 31, 2018 deadline hits.
June 06, 2018
Make Your Move to Pax8 to Avoid CSP Program Fees
Moving your Microsoft CSP Program business over to Pax8 could save you $15,000. In case you haven't already heard, the whole program has been revised. Now, MSPs must meet higher support standards if they want to continue to partner with Microsoft directly.
May 30, 2018
Microsoft CSP Program - Why to Go Direct, Indirect, or Hybrid
You've likely heard the news that Microsoft is changing the CSP direct program. Starting August 31, CSP direct partners will be required to pay a minimum of $15,000 per year for partner support. Luckily, this isn't your only option.
May 23, 2018
15,000 Reasons You Need a Microsoft Wingman
If you're a Microsoft CSP Program partner, listen up. You could be paying a direct bill support fee of $15,000 or more if you don't switch to Pax8 by August 31, 2018. Instead of paying more, partner with Pax8 to deliver the same great support your customers have come to expect without the added cost.
May 21, 2018
Pax8 Now Offering Symantec's Complete Suite of Cloud Security Solutions with the Addition of Symantec Endpoint Protection Mobile
Pax8, the leader in cloud distribution, today announced the addition of Symantec™ Endpoint Protection (SEP) Mobile to its suite of Symantec cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) security solutions. The offering provides Managed Service Providers (MSPs) with a comprehensive, accurate, and effective mobile threat defense solution, delivering in-depth threat intelligence in order to predict and detect a broad range of existing and unknown threats.
May 16, 2018
Prep for GDPR Compliance with SEP Mobile
With all the recent large-scale data breaches in the news, it comes as no surprise that legislation is being passed to better protect customer and employee data. Case in point, the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) goes into effect in just a few days-May 25, 2018.
May 14, 2018
Pax8's Jennifer Bodell Recognized as 2018 CRN® Women of the Channel and Power 100
Pax8, the leader in cloud distribution, today announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Jennifer Bodell, vice president of Channel, to its prestigious 2018 Women of the Channel list and the Power 100, a subset of the CRN Women of the Channel who have earned a special distinction based on their exemplary record of success and their level of influence in the channel.
May 10, 2018
Cross-Sell & Up-Sell Faster with Pax8 Stax
Growing your recurring revenue selling managed services just got easier. Pax8 Stax™ gives MSPs visibility into existing cross-sell and up-sell opportunities within their existing customer base.
April 25, 2018
5 Colorado Tech Companies on Why They Didn't Leave Culture Up to Chance
We talked to five local companies about the steps they’ve taken to curate a meaningful and positive culture and how those efforts have evolved over time.... VP of Sales Jared Pangretic discussed how the company’s scrappy bootstrapped roots...
April 20, 2018
Cloud Sales: Intelisys, Avant, Telarus, Pax8 on the Partner Opportunity
It’s no secret that cloud sales are booming. IDC predicts cloud-services sales will reach $277 billion by 2021, up from the anticipated $160 billion this year... It’s a philosophy that cloud distributor Pax8 and its MSP partner base adhere to as well.
April 19, 2018
5 Companies that Came to Win this Week: Pax8 Rolls Stax Designer Into Beta, Creating Software Configuration Opportunities For Solution Providers
Cloud services distributor Pax8 this week rolled out its MSP-focused Stax Designer platform into beta testing to give channel partners an opportunity to try out its ability to offer customized and easily configured software stacks to customers...
April 17, 2018
Cloud Economics: How to Reduce Customer Churn in the Cloud with Exceptional Service Delivery
Unique offerings can fetch a higher price. That’s a given, but differentiating oneself in the cloud is tricky. Many managed service providers (MSPs) sell the same solutions, making it all too easy for end customers to compare services apples-to-apples.
April 13, 2018
Better Together: Pax8 + Microsoft
Microsoft delivers trusted products, and Pax8 adds the tools and services that make selling these services far more efficient. Microsoft cloud services are cornerstones that your end customers have come to rely on. It’s hard to win new clients withou
