 Welcome back to JSATV, the newsroom for tech, telecom, and data center professionals. I'm Buffy Harakitas, and we are coming to you live from Channel Partners 2023 in fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada. And joining me today is George Rhodes. He is the Cyber Security Sales Engineer and Senior Analyst for Vertec. George, welcome to JSATV. Thank you. Very happy to be here. Yeah, it's such an honor to have you here today. I mean, Vertec has been around for over three decades, and this is your first time at Channel Partners, right? Yes, absolutely. So what brings you to Channel Partners today and Vertec? Yeah, you know, so obviously it's a great opportunity to network and build relationships with people that share our commitment to driving innovative solutions, specifically in the cybersecurity space. Also, it's a great opportunity for us to showcase our flagship MDR offering, FlexMDR. We think it's an extremely innovative solution that's going to give customers the opportunity to come to us as they are, bring their tools that they have today, and allows us to onboard them quickly and start increasing their security posture. So we feel like it's a game changer for some of those companies. I mean, cybersecurity is surely at the top of everyone's mind here at the show. I mean, it's on our lanyards, right? Hackersuck, and it's a part of all the conversations and key panels here. And when we go back to Vertec and exactly what the company does, I mean, you've been a leader in this space for over three decades. But can you tell viewers a little bit more about the company and how it has evolved over the years? Absolutely. Well, we have certainly been on a journey over the past three decades, evolving from software solutions and telecommunications operations and consulting firm to a cutting-edge technology company that offers a variety of software services and managed detection and response services across multiple verticals. So we think right now we're really uniquely positioned with the right technology, the right people, and the right strategy to allow us to continue innovating and driving value for our customers. So it's a really exciting time for us. It sounds like it, for sure. And with cybersecurity and the world today with 5G and AI and all these emerging technologies, can you talk a little bit more about how Vertec comes into play there? Yeah. So obviously, I'd say that as those technologies mature, there's going to be a rapid evolution in the cybersecurity space. I think that's an extreme understatement. We're seeing companies pop up with new technologies pop up every day that are AI-driven. And we think the speed that that's going to happen is just going to be dizzying and we're seeing it today. For the most part, it's not really defined who's going to be the winners yet. And some of these technologies are showing up, we're not going to be the ones that stick around. And so where you want to be is you want to be able to quickly vet those technologies. You want to be able to quickly integrate them into your solutions and bring them to bear to help protect your customers' assets. And we think we're uniquely positioned to do that with our FlexMDR product. FlexMDR. Absolutely. Flexibility is the key. All right. And what can we expect to see from Vertec over the next 12, 18 months or so? Sure. Well, over the next 12 or 18 months, we're certainly going to see some rapid growth as we roll out the FlexMDR product. Absolutely going to continue to drive value for our customers and deliver innovative solutions. That's really our primary focus. That's what we do every day. We're absolutely committed to staying ahead of the technology curve for the cybersecurity landscape. And as I said, making sure that we're driving innovative solutions, we're doing the right things that can help our customers protect their environments from this evolving threat landscape. I mean, it's definitely a threat. It's a jungle out there. A riddled landscape here. We've been talking about cybersecurity over the last few days with a lot of our guests here on JSA TV. So thank you for all that you're doing to help combat that and mitigate some of these threats out there in the world today. Absolutely. Is there anything else that you want to add today? No, I just think that we talked about evolution. We're obviously continuing to evolve. Okay. One of the things that we're looking at over the next 12 to 18 months, which we think is ground changing for certain classes of customer, is we're bringing in SD-WAN management monitoring into this platform so we can bring security orchestration, automation, and response to those services. And that's something that not a lot of people are looking at today. So we think it's going to be something that distinguishes us. So we're excited to do that. Another game changer for you guys, for sure. And where can viewers go if they want to learn more? You can go to www.vertec.com and take a look at our product lineup and a little bit about the company. And obviously you can send an email to hello at vertec.com. And we will very quickly respond with whatever information you need. All right. Great, George. Well, thank you so much for joining us today. It's been a pleasure to have you and enjoy the rest of the show. Absolutely. And this was your first time? It was. And my first time in Vegas as well. So it's like an all-around experience. It totally is. There's no place like it, though, I must say. And there's no place like Channel Partners 2023 here in fabulous Las Vegas. So thank you viewers for tuning in and happy networking.