CRN recognizes Liongard co-founder and CTO Joe Alapat to its 2024 Channel Chiefs who has worked tirelessly to advance Liongard’s channel agenda and deliver successful channel partner programs and strategies.

HOUSTON: #CRNChannelChiefs--Liongard, the global leader in Configuration Change Detection and Response (CCDR), today announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Joe Alapat, Liongard’s co-founder and CTO, to the prestigious 2024 CRN® Channel Chiefs list, which recognizes the IT vendor and distribution executives who are driving strategy and setting the channel agenda for their companies.

Joe Alapat is a successful entrepreneur with more than two decades of experience managing IT infrastructure for large enterprises, mid-market companies, and small-to-medium sized businesses (SMBs) under the care of an IT managed service provider he owned, operated and sold. At Liongard, Joe is focused on delivering a truly modern approach to managing and securing modern IT environments. CRN honored Joe as a Channel Chief in 2020, 2021 and 2022.

“It is an incredible honor to receive this award,” Alapat said. “I am deeply grateful to CRN’s editorial team for recognizing my efforts in driving Liongard’s exceptional growth and success in the channel. To be named among this elite group of channel leaders is a testament to our team of dedicated professionals with a deep understanding of the MSP industry and their unwavering commitment to empowering MSPs and MSSPs with the solutions to make informed decisions and operate profitably.”

The Channel Chiefs list, released annually by CRN, showcases the top leaders throughout the IT channel ecosystem who work tirelessly to ensure mutual success with their partners and customers.

“These channel evangelists are dedicated to supporting solution providers and achieving growth by implementing robust partner programs and unique business strategies,” said Jennifer Follett, VP, US Content, and Executive Editor, CRN, at The Channel Company. “Their efforts are instrumental in helping partners bring essential solutions to market. The Channel Company is pleased to acknowledge these prominent channel leaders and looks forward to chronicling their achievements throughout the year.”

CRN’s 2024 Channel Chiefs list will be featured in the February 2024 issue of CRN® Magazine and online at www.CRN.com/ChannelChiefs.

About Liongard

Liongard delivers a Configuration Change Detection and Response (CCDR) platform that empowers Managed Service Providers (MSPs), Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) and IT organizations to deliver continuous Security Posture Management through configuration change detection and response delivering enhanced security, maintaining compliance and preventing operational disruptions. By automating configuration data capture across cloud, network, applications and endpoints, Liongard simplifies IT governance and helps MSPs mitigate risk by enabling them to detect and respond to configuration changes to their customers’ attack surface. Liongard is comprised of a passionate group of people from the MSP industry, committed to providing MSPs and MSSPs with the capabilities they need to make informed decisions and operate profitably. Nearly 2,000 of the best-run MSPs rely on Liongard to protect the systems their customers rely on every day. For more information, please visit liongard.com or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Reddit, X and YouTube.

About The Channel Company

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Fonte: Business Wire