2024 DEFEND West Event Awards

Sponsor Awards
- Best in Show
  - Kaseya IT Complete
    
    Kaseya’s IT Complete platform is the world’s first and only purpose-built platform designed to directly address the challenges of do-it-all, multi—function, IT professionals. One vendor with everything you need, woven together to save you time, smart enough to help you get more done, and in a way you can afford. Learn more at itcomplete.com.
- Best New Solution
  - Alta Labs
    
    Alta Labs provides networking solutions to MSPs, offering easy-to-use products catering to business and home needs. Alta Labs’ full ecosystem includes WiFi 6 Access Points, managed switches, and a router, and all can be used with the Alta Control cloud management interface or a local controller (hardware and software versions available). Our products include game-changing features such as our patented AltaPass™ multi-password technology. Our access points even offer recurring income opportunities using carrier offloading functionality. Try our products today with a specially priced NFR Starter Kit at www.alta.inc/nfr-starter-kit-distributor
- Best Distributor
  - Pax8
    
    Pax8 is a cloud commerce marketplace focused on the delivery of cloud-based solutions to a global network of channel partners and their customers.
- Best On-Stage Presentation
  - Galactic Advisors
    
    Galactic Advisors empowers MSPs to generate high-margin recurring revenue with turnkey third-party security assessments—plus the training, tools, and support MSPs need to sell and deliver competitively differentiated security and cyber compliance services. If you’re an MSP looking for a clear path to scalable growth and greater profitability, reach out to Galactic Advisors today at galacticadvisors.com.
- Best Expo Hall Presentation - Premier Sponsor
  - Pax8
    
    Pax8 is a cloud commerce marketplace focused on the delivery of cloud-based solutions to a global network of channel partners and their customers.
- Best Expo Hall Presentation - Silver Sponsor
  - Channel Hunters
    
    Channel Hunters is more than just an appointment setting and lead generation company; we are catalysts for growth in the IT channel. Specializing in precise targeting, our team of expert Appointment Hunters delivers high-quality leads (Real Qualified Appointments) for MSPs, MSSPs, VARs, and Vendors. We set ourselves apart with our commitment to affordable, results-driven services without the burden of long-term contracts. Our approach is built on transparency, sustainability, and a dedication to helping our clients achieve sustained growth and success. You can sum us up with a few words.....Guaranteed Monthly Results, No Contracts, Affordable and Qualified Appointments. For more information, visit: channelhunters.com.
- ROI Lightning Round Winner
  - Trusted Tech Team
- Best Breakout Session
  - SonicWall
    
    SonicWall provides network, content, Web, and email security, as well as secure remote access and BC solutions.
- Best Product or Platform
  - BLOKWORX
    
    BLOKWORX is a team of IT cybersecurity experts with an armed forces heritage and cutting-edge technologies — exactly who you want watching your back and protecting your clients’ data. For more information, visit: https://blokworx.com/.
- Most Exciting Solution
  - ThreatLocker
    
    Reduce your surface areas of attack with policy-driven endpoint security and change the paradigm from blocking known threats, to blocking everything that is not trusted.
- Best Security Solution
  - ThreatLocker
    
    Reduce your surface areas of attack with policy-driven endpoint security and change the paradigm from blocking known threats, to blocking everything that is not trusted.
  - SonicWall
    
    SonicWall provides network, content, Web, and email security, as well as secure remote access and BC solutions.
- Best Cloud-Based Solution
  - US Signal
    
    US Signal provides industry-leading data center technologies, cloud solutions and managed services to help companies transform their IT operations and meet ever-changing technology and business needs. Drawing from a portfolio of colocation, IT infrastructure, endpoint monitoring, data management, disaster recovery and security services, US Signal’s data center solutions can meet even the most unique or complex technical requirements. All services are powered by US Signal’s own robust, secure fiber network. It’s strategically engineered to optimize edge computing and facilitate private WAN, one-hop connections to the internet through Tier 1 upstream relationships and direct connections to hyper-scale cloud providers. Founded in 2001, US Signal is proud to have evolved into the largest debt-free, privately held data center services provider in the Midwest. Since its inception, US Signal has executed a natural growth strategy enabling it to expand its customer base and evolve its solution portfolio based on customer demand, emerging technologies, changing business requirements, and industry maturation. For more information, visit: ussignal.com.
- Best Software Solution
  - Kaseya IT Complete
    
    Kaseya’s IT Complete platform is the world’s first and only purpose-built platform designed to directly address the challenges of do-it-all, multi—function, IT professionals. One vendor with everything you need, woven together to save you time, smart enough to help you get more done, and in a way you can afford. Learn more at itcomplete.com.
- Best Hardware Solution
  - Dell
    
    Dell Inc. is a manufacturer of PCs, servers, laptops, Ultrabooks, tablets, monitors, and other computer accessories.
- Best Add-On Product
  - Vicarius
    
    Vicarius helps MSPs and MSSPs protect their clients' most critical apps and assets against software exploitation through TOPIA, an autonomous end-to-end vulnerability remediation platform. Founded by three security experts and backed by tier-one investors from Silicon Valley, Vicarius’ mission is to provide customers with problem-solving remediation solutions that proactively reduce risk wherever computer software resides. Learn more at vicarious.io.
- Best Revenue Booster
  - Galactic Advisors
    
    Galactic Advisors empowers MSPs to generate high-margin recurring revenue with turnkey third-party security assessments—plus the training, tools, and support MSPs need to sell and deliver competitively differentiated security and cyber compliance services. If you’re an MSP looking for a clear path to scalable growth and greater profitability, reach out to Galactic Advisors today at galacticadvisors.com.
- ChannelPro Community Award
  - ContraForce
- Editor's Choice
  - Proofpoint
    
    Proofpoint protects your people, data, and brand from advanced threats and compliance risks with cybersecurity solutions that work. Built on advanced analytics and a cloud architecture, our platform secures the way your people work today—through email, mobile apps, and social media. Some attacks get through even the best defenses. That’s why our solutions also proactively safeguard the critical information people create. We reduce your attack surface by managing this data and protecting it as you send, store, and archive it. And when things go wrong, we equip security teams with the right intelligence, insight, and tools to respond quickly. For more information, visit: https://www.proofpoint.com/us.