DETROIT - TelAve -- Global Telecom Solutions (https://gtsdirect.com/) (GTS) hosted its second annual Partner Advisory Council (PAC) from November 30 to December 2, 2022 at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, Florida.

Nineteen partners were selected to attend this event, which was sponsored by platinum sponsors RingCentral, 123Net, Illumio, Entara, eSentire, For2Fi, Verizon, The Mako Group, and American Tower. Over three days, attendees participated in breakout sessions, golf, visits to the spa, and various other partner-provider experiences sponsored by Ring Central, 123Net, Verizon and eSentire.

This exclusive industry event drew rave reviews from attendees. "The PAC event was so forward thinking, just in terms of how they appreciate their resellers and partners and solution providers like Illumio. GTS is very forward thinking and on the front lines of master agents that I've seen adapt cybersecurity and do it really well," said Ryan Ikeler, Head of MSP/MSSP Channel & Incident Response at Illumio.

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Sessions led by JS Group CEO, Janet Schijns captivated attendees, while allowing them to navigate through different scenarios. Attendees also had the opportunity to participate in the "Brain Lab" a fast-paced speed networking session allowing agents to meet and directly connect with Platinum providers.

During the event, GTS was proud to honor Anthony Wedeven and Kevin Barrett from Grand Rapids, Mich.-based firm TelDesigns with the Rising Star award; Tony Ioele, from ARI Technology Advisors, with the Big Kahuna award; and Jason Bourque from C3 Technology Advisors based in Grand Rapids, Mich. with the Cyber Ninja award. C3 Technology Advisors also took home the Sales Partner of the Year award.

Through its Giving Back initiative, GTS donated $5,000 to Great Strides, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

"We were so excited to bring back this event this year," said Mark Stackpoole, GTS CEO. "Thank you so much to all of the partners and vendors who make what we do possible!"

About Global Telecom Solutions: GTS is a cloud, connectivity and cybersecurity services distributor based in Detroit that helps businesses choose the best technology solutions. GTS partners with more than 150 service providers and has access to data vendors across the globe, enabling GTS to create best-of-breed technology solutions. It was founded in 2001 by Mark Stackpoole and Ryan Hathaway. Learn more at www.gtsdirect.com.