Dave Sobel, Director of Partner Community at Level Platforms, has been selected as an awardee of the 2012 SMB Nation 150 awards. A collaboration between SMB Nation and SMB Technology Network, the awards recognize the crème de la crème of the SMB channel.

Sobel commented, “I’m honored to receive this recognition from my peers and the industry. The SMB 150 is a collaborative list highlighting the leaders in our channel. I’m honored to join the awardees, the five other individuals from Level Platforms, as well as our numerous partners on the list. I believe in the strong community of our channel, and have always worked to further those interactions, and am delighted to be recognized ”

About the award
This annual event is a chance for the SMB community to recognize the achievements from 150 of their peers within the industry. The selection process begins with an open online nomination process in which members of the SMB online community place votes. Community nominations are followed by a review of nominees by a panel of industry experts. Once both parties have voted, the winners are announced and recognized at a gala dinner and in SMB Nation magazine.

About Level Platforms
Founded in 1999, Level Platforms takes advantage of its deep managed services expertise to offer remote monitoring and management software. Solution providers can leverage this expertise and service offering to transition from reactive to proactive managed services. To learn more about Level Platforms please visit their website.

Congratulations, Dave!

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