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ChannelPro-SMB Names Continuum's CEO to Second Annual List of 20/20 Visionaries
[May 17, 2016]

ChannelPro-SMB Names Continuum's CEO to Second Annual List of 20/20 Visionaries


Michael George, CEO at Continuum®, the only channel-exclusive IT management platform company, has been named to the Second Annual List of 20/20 Visionaries by ChannelPro-SMB, the premier source of business and technology insights for IT channel partners serving the small and midsize business market. The ChannelPro 20/20 Visionaries are comprised of 20 influential, go-to authorities in managed services, cloud computing, partner support and education from the vendor, analyst and consulting communities, as well as 20 of the most far-sighted resellers, MSPs and community leaders from the SMB partner community.

"We are proud to reveal this year's class of smart, insightful thinkers," said Cecilia Galvin, Executive Editor, ChannelPro-SMB. "Many of the honorees who made the grade in 2016 did so last year as well, but there are some new faces, too. What they all have in common is a deep understanding of the channel and how to thrive in it."

These IT professionals not only serve their clients with top solutions and services, but move the industry forward with innovative ideas, a commitment to continual improvement and a willingness to share what they know to help others succeed in the market. To develop the 20/20 Visionaries for 2016, the editors of ChannelPro-SMB turned an eye to the channel players and channel pros they have spoken with, listened to and sat with face to face over the pastyear to compile a broad list of possible honorees.



Michael George has over 25 years of experience in starting, building, and leading world-class technology companies. He has served as CEO at Continuum since 2011, ensuring the company provides its thousands of MSP partners who serve the SMB markets around the globe with the platform and tools they need to capture their portion of the growing $241 billion managed IT services market. His maxim to enable the company's IT service provider partners to leverage a global digital transformation, Continuum's "smart-sourcing" model, dynamically delivers the right IT functions on demand. This transformational business model uniquely enables Continuum partners to focus on more strategic initiatives to grow their business, producing some of the most successful MSPs in the industry. He previously served as CEO at OATSystems, Bowstreet, and Interlynx, and held executive leadership positions at TALX Corporation and DEKA Corporation.

In 2012, Michael founded the Continuum Veterans Foundation, a nonprofit organization providing financial support to local and national charities that focus on helping veterans find jobs in IT. He serves on its Board of Directors. Follow him on Twitter (News - Alert@michaelggeorge.


A complete list of the ChannelPro 20/20 Visionaries for 2016 appears in the May print edition of ChannelPro-SMB as well as on the ChannelPro Network website at:
http://www.channelpronetwork.com/article/introducing-2016-channelpro-2020-visionaries.

About the ChannelPro Network
The ChannelPro SMB 20/20 Visionaries is part of the ChannelPro Network. The network includes websites, events, awards programs, research and the monthly magazine ChannelPro-SMB. The ChannelPro Network provides targeted business and technology information for IT channel partners who serve small and midsize businesses. The network delivers expert opinion, analysis, news, product reviews and advice vital to a channel partner's business success. No other media company focuses on the small and midsize marketplace like The ChannelPro Network. http://www.channelpronetwork.com/

About Continuum
Continuum is the only channel-exclusive IT management platform company that allows its Managed Services Provider (MSP) partners to maintain both on premise and cloud-based servers, desktops, mobile devices and other endpoints for their small-and-medium-sized business clients. Continuum's SaaS (News - Alert) platform enables MSPs to efficiently backup, monitor, troubleshoot and maintain clients' IT infrastructure from a single pane of glass, all backed by an industry-leading Network Operations Center (NOC (News - Alert)) and Help Desk. The company employs 1,200 professionals worldwide, monitors 1 million endpoints for its 5,800 partners including MSPs servicing more than 50,000 SMB customers and Web hosting provider partners supported by its R1Soft server backup product line. Continuum established the Continuum Veterans Foundation, a nonprofit organization providing financial support to charities focused on helping veterans find jobs in IT. For more information, visit https://www.continuum.net/ or follow on LinkedIn and Twitter @FollowContinuum.

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