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Tech Industry Recognition for Newtek’s Cloud Nine Services

Mar 24, 2021

Newtek would like to extend its congratulations to members of our Cloud Nine teams for their recent industry recognitions.

Citrix

Andy Paul

President, Cloud Nine Services

The Citrix Technology Advocate program recognizes Citrix enthusiasts and experts for their contributions to the Citrix community through their involvement in webinar, blogging, and passion to share their expertise and advocacy for Citrix products.

As President of Cloud Nine Services, Andy oversees global consulting services and channel partner relationships. He has been working with end-user compute (EUC) technologies for more than 20 years and is considered a global subject matter expert for VDI and shared his expertise not only with clients, but as a frequent featured presenter at tech conferences.

Sam Jacobs

Director of Technology, Newtek

The Citrix Technology Professional program was created to recognize the contributions of those who have invested a significant amount of time and energy to become experts in Citrix products and solutions. Those awarded a CTP have demonstrated their real-world expertise by sharing their knowledge with others in forums and at IT conferences, offering tech expertise in the field, and publishing articles, books, or tech documentation.

Sam has been instrumental in making IPM the longest standing Citrix Platinum Partner on the East Coast. With more than 30 years of IT consulting, Sam is one of the top Citrix Support Forum contributors, and has earned industry praise for the tools he has developed to make Web Interface, StoreFront, and ADC easier to manage for administrators and more intuitive for end users.

VMware

vEXPERT

The VMware vEXPERT program recognizes IT Professionals who go above and beyond in sharing their knowledge of VMware and engage with the community regarding via blogging, magazine articles, book authoring, online forums, public speaking, and more.

Carlo Costanzo

Senior Virtualization Consultant, IPM

Carlo has been a VMware vEXPERT since the program’s inception 13 years ago with his expertise lying in vSphere and End User Computing.

Nick Burton

Vmware EUC Consultant,
Cloud Nine Services

Nick earned his vEXPERT certification by leveraging his expertise with vSphere and End User computing. While Nick’s primary focus is Horizon and Workspace ONE Access, he also has a wide range of knowledge across the supporting technologies.

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