Breakthrough Technology Group Ranked Among Top 100 Cloud Services Providers

MORGANVILLE, NJ--(Marketwired - Sep 1, 2015) - Breakthrough Technology Group (BTG), a leading IT and telecom solutions provider, today announced its rank as 79 among the World's Top 100 Cloud Service Providers (CSPs), according to Penton's fifth-annual Talkin' Cloud 100 report. The Top 100 CSPs generated more than $30 billion in combined cloud services revenues in 2014, up nearly 29 percent over what they reported the previous year. The full report is available now by visiting http://www.talkincloud.com/tc100.

BTG, which earlier this year launched its Private Cloud Partner Program, stands alone as a proven industry leader. The Company was honored as AT&T's top revenue-producing solutions provider for three of the past five years, and has achieved Green-IT Certification through the MSPAlliance, the International Association of Managed Service Providers.

"We are honored that industry leaders have once again recognized BTG as a top cloud and managed IT services provider, globally," said Jeff Kaplan, CEO, Breakthrough Technology Group. "Talkin Cloud is among the foremost technology publications and executive resources, and we appreciate the attention this esteemed group has bestowed upon us for our relentless commitment to innovation."

In addition to honoring BTG, this year's Talkin' Cloud 100 report profiles:

• Cloud Services Providers: CSPs offer SaaS (software as a service), infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and/or PaaS (platform as a service) to partners/customers.
• Cloud Services Brokerages: CSBs, or cloud brokers, recommend and resell multiple cloud services to customers, and often integrate those services.
• Cloud Services Aggregators: CSAs, or cloud aggregators, typically offer a portal that allows VARs and MSPs to source multiple third-party cloud services for customers.
• MSPs (Managed Service Providers) with cloud services expertise: MSPs proactively monitor and manage customers' on-premises and cloud-based systems.
• VARs (value-added resellers) with cloud services expertise: VARs offer a range of IT consulting, deployment, integration and management services to customers.

"On behalf of Penton and Talkin' Cloud, I would like to congratulate Breakthrough Technology Group for its recognition as a Talkin' Cloud 100 honoree," said Nicole Henderson, editor in chief, Talkin' Cloud. "The industry is changing at a rapid pace and the Talkin' Cloud 100 companies consistently demonstrate an agility and flexibility that sets them apart. They do so with innovation, via strategic partnerships, and through their commitment to providing superior customer experiences."

The Talkin' Cloud 100 list is based on data from Talkin' Cloud's online survey, conducted January through May 2015. The Talkin' Cloud 100 list recognizes top cloud service providers based on such metrics as annual cloud services revenue growth (both in actual dollars and in percentage growth rates), and input from Penton Technology's Channel editors.

Talkin' Cloud, produced by Penton, is the go-to resource for CSPs, VARs and MSPs profiting from cloud computing. Talkin' Cloud features news, research, Channel Expert Hour Webcasts, FastChat videos and more. It is the first online media destination for channel partners working in the cloud.

About Breakthrough Technology Group
Founded in 2007, Breakthrough Technology Group (BTG) is an award-winning Private Cloud, telecom and managed IT provider of software and services that enables small, mid-market and enterprise companies to securely grow their business. BTG's Private Cloud Solutions portfolio is a first-of its-kind cloud service that marries portability and efficiency across all devices in a dynamic, scalable, private, and secure architecture. Through its Telecom and Mobility practice, BTG delivers solutions accessing the entire AT&T portfolio, including: voice services; unified communications; IP/MPLS; hosting; and mobility.

BTG was ranked as a 2015 Talkin' Cloud Top 100 Cloud Company, has been awarded the Cloudys Award for the Most Innovative Cloud Provider (2014, 2015) and is a two-time winner of Channel Partners 360 Business Value Award. BTG has also been honored as an MSPmentor 250 managed services provider, as AT&T's Top Solutions Provider for 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013, and is a certified AT&T, Citrix, Microsoft, and VMWare partner.

For additional information, please visit www.BTGroupinc.com.

About Penton's channel brands
Penton's channel brands (www.penton.com), define emerging IT markets and disrupt established IT markets. The brands' channel-centric online communities include MSPmentor (www.MSPmentor.net), The VAR Guy (www.TheVARguy.com), Talkin' Cloud (www.TalkinCloud.com) and the WHIR (http://www.thewhir.com).

About Penton
Penton drives performance for more than eighteen million professionals each and every day. They rely on us to deliver: Insights, information, data & workflow tools to inform critical business decisions; networking & community to engage them with industry peers & partners; and marketing services to advance their business performance & deliver ROI.

Penton is a growth company with a track-record of strong performance and success and is backed by its co-owners: MidOcean Partners and U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP.

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