News | September 29, 2011

Level Platforms Announces Certification Program For Managed Services Providers

LPI Level Platforms Inc., a global leader in remote monitoring and management (RMM) software for solution and managed service providers (MSPs), has launched a certification program for its MSP Partners. Through the program, Partners have the ability to become Level Tech Certified and earn a formal designation that will demonstrate to their customers that they have achieved expert proficiency in the use of the award-winning Managed Workplace RMM platform.

The LevelTech certification program consists of a series of video courses, available online and on demand, and concludes with a 90-minute online exam. These courses cover all the major competencies required for expert use of the full capability of Managed Workplace including: installation and set-up, reporting, patch management, task management, alerting and problem remediation. Level Tech Certification is free for technicians of Level Platforms Partners.

The benefits of certification include:

  • Validation of essential technician competencies and a simple way to keep current with evolving features and technologies
  • Verification of their understanding of best practices RMM techniques
  • Confirmation of their proficiency of established best practices in IT automation
  • Optimization of their Managed Workplace deployments
  • Demonstration of their expertise to clients and prospects

"Certification makes perfect sense for us," said Dave Sobel, CEO of Evolve Technologies, a Level Platforms Partner. "We invest heavily in our key tools, and want to maximize every capability possible. Only with a clear measurement can we ensure we do that, and certification delivers that. By doing that, our customers know we have the highest quality of service possible, increased confidence in our skills, and a measurable indicator of our professionalism. That's the kind of confidence that leads directly to business growth."

"VanGuard Technologies uses Level Platforms' Managed Workplace as our primary service delivery tool. To be a best in class MSP we must be proficient in its use," said Matthew Adkins, President of VanGuard Technologies, who was one of the first Partners to become Level Tech certified. "The new Level Tech certification is one more tool we can use to verify our support team is delivering the fast, efficient, and quality service our clients expect."

"We want to equip Partners with every tool available to win in the market and Level Tech Certification provides them with a valuable new mechanism for both delivering and demonstrating quality," said Robert Berndt, Vice President, Partner Services, Level Platforms.

Partners find more information about the Level Tech certification, stream the on-demand videos and take the exam through the Level Platforms Partner Portal.

About Level Platforms
With thousands of IT service provider partners in 30 countries, Level Platforms is the leading provider of managed services software for IT solution providers servicing small and mid-sized end customers through its award-winning remote monitoring and management software, Managed Workplace. For more information, visit www.levelplatforms.com

SOURCE: LPI Level Platforms Inc.