Joseph A. Simuro, Managing Partner of The-Data-Pros.NET, Inc. (www.the-data-pros.net) is aconsultant who works with information technology (IT) consulting and support firms to integrate orenhance managed services within their offerings.Joe has developed a strong reputation in the managed services industry as a consultant and throughhis work with a variety of MSPs and vendors, in managed services sales, marketing, operations andtechnology. Joe has held Executive Management positions and consulted for a number of the VAR500, including, IBM Global Services, Emtec Inc., Comforce and Analysts International.His entrepreneurial background, program development skills and his experiences with best practiceguidelines, like ITIL and Lean Six Sigma, give Joe a unique viewpoint in the industry. His approach tomanaged services has influenced best practices in many organizations.Prior to establishing The-Data-Pros', Mr. Simuro worked for twenty years within IT consulting, serviceand support firms as a network and systems engineer, an executive and an owner. Since 1986 he hasworked with hundreds of clients, large and small, across the United States and Europe, encompassingmany vertical markets with a focus on time, resource management and quality assurance.Simuro began focusing on managed services in 1996 while Vice President, at Turnkey Computer Systems, Inc. (later acquired by Emtec, Inc.). Turnkey developed one of the first Managed Serviceprograms in the channel, Managed Building Services. That MBSprogram included the industry's first professional service automation application, Service Desk.After Turnkey's acquisition by Emtec, Joe became the firm's Vice President of Professional Services,including Managed Services, responsible for designing and implementing Emtec's managed servicespractice from initial concept to revenue generating service, operating 24x7, serving a wide variety ofclients.Specialties: Cloud Computing