The aim of the SBSC North West group, based in Rochdale, is to be an independent forum enabling IT Support and Managed Service Providers in the North West to meet one another and share best practice. Learning from other partners about how they get the most from all their suppliers to best serve our clients and having good access to resources in the form of product and technical specialists means we all improve our offerings.

The forum is run by Managed Service Providers for themselves, so the agenda is set by the group to reflect both specific and common issues the group are experiencing. As the main conduit through which IT products and services are procured and delivered to small and medium sized businesses. The group discussions are critical and constructive, seeking only to work out what's the best solution for a given situation, and because of that, the group are well supported by our sponsors Pax8.

Members can benefit from being part of a community association by being able to call on other resources when stretched, and help business colleagues with referrals for work out of their preferred location or technical skill set.

SBSC North West was established in 2002 from the Small Business Server Community which was a Microsoft initiative.

How this group can help you?

• Share ideas and solutions with similarly technical peers.

• Discuss product features, current and future, technical and best solutions.

• Assess third party vendor product and service offerings and their performance.

• Help your business contacts by referring business on to colleagues you know.