Cloud and Network Services Provider to Explore Big Trends, Bigger Opportunities in Current and Future Cloud Environment

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cbeyond (CBEY) Inc. (NASDAQ: CBEY), a leading provider of cloud and network services to small and mid-sized businesses, today announced the Company will participate in a breakout panel session during the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) and discuss strategies for business leaders to implement and market the cloud. The session, entitled Big Trends, Bigger Opportunities Understand What it Takes to be a Leader in the Cloud, will take place Wednesday, July 11, 2012, at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time in Toronto.

The WPC is the premier annual event for Microsoft partners and provides a forum for attendees to connect with fellow partners and Microsoft executives to plan their companys roadmap for the next year, including business direction, vision and strategies, customer campaigns and upcoming launches.

Cbeyond chief technology officer Chris Gatch will join four fellow IT leaders on the Big Trends, Bigger Opportunities panel. Moderated by analyst firm IDC, the panel will illustrate how leading cloud hosting providers are addressing todays market needs while preparing for future growth. Among the topics Gatch and his colleagues are expected to address include cloud channel marketing strategies, how partnering can generate success, and finding the best course for technology innovation and investment.

It is no secret that more small and mid-sized businesses are beginning to accept and transition to the cloud for greater efficiency and security, and this rapid shift creates significant opportunities for all partners, said Gatch. This WPC event is the latest extension in our long-standing partnership with Microsoft, and a great opportunity to share our experiences and insight to help business leaders leverage the right mix of partnership and promotion to reach the forefront of the cloud market.

Gatch joins Jeff Uphues, vice president of cloud solutions and national sales of Cbeyond, as featured WPC presenters. Uphues shared cloud transition and synchronization tips as part of Services Provider Experiences: Deploying Microsoft Private Cloud Platform, an executive roundtable held Tuesday, July 10, 2012.

Cbeyonds partnership with Microsoft dates back more than a decade, and many of Cbeyonds flagship solutions have been developed with Microsoft compatibility as a foundation. Earlier this year, Cbeyond was certified a Microsoft Gold Partner, reflecting the Companys excellence in Microsofts core competencies and its employment of several Microsoft Certified Professionals. In 2009 and 2010, Cbeyond was named Microsofts Hyper-V Cloud Provider of the Year for its ability to deliver solutions to small and mid-sized businesses with virtual and dedicated servers.

For more information about Cbeyonds suite of small and medium sized business IT and communication solutions, visit www.cbeyond.net. To view a social media version of this press release, please click here.

About Cbeyond

Cbeyond, Inc. is a leading provider of IT and communications services to more than 62,000 small and medium sized businesses in the U.S. Combining industry-leading virtual and dedicated servers hosted in a fully compliant data center, cloud PBX, secure MPLS enterprise-class networks, robust security services, migration planning and best-in-class real-time management, Cbeyond provides a technology portfolio not generally available to the SMBs they serve. Winning the 2010 Windows Server Hyper-V Cloud Provider of the Year and Hosting Partner of the Year in 2009 and 2010, Cbeyond is an industry leader in delivering virtual and dedicated servers on Windows Server Hyper-V technology. For more information on Cbeyond, visit www.cbeyond.net and follow Cbeyond on Twitter: www.twitter.com/Cbeyondinc.

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