April 09, 2025

Pax8's Eric Torres Discusses Enhanced Nerdio Partnership & MSP Marketplace Solutions: NerdioCon 2025

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In this exclusive interview from NerdioCon 2025 in Palm Springs, California, VMblog speaks with Eric Torres, VP of Channel and Community Engagement at Pax8. Torres provides insights into how Pax8 serves as a comprehensive cloud marketplace for Managed Service Providers (MSPs), offering a one-stop solution for SaaS licensing needs across 140+ MSP-friendly vendors.

The interview highlights Pax8's strengthened partnership with Nerdio, which now includes dedicated Nerdio ambassadors, 13 specialized and certified Nerdio engineers, and co-developed live Nerdio support to provide faster resolution times for partners using both platforms.

Torres explains the unique value Pax8 brings to MSPs through:

  • Streamlined billing and invoicing processes
  • Integration with existing MSP tools
  • Comprehensive support for all marketplace solutions 
  • The Pax8 Academy offering tech, sales, marketing, and business training
  • Peer groups led by experienced MSP owners 

Torres also shares recent company announcements, including their upcoming "Beyond Pax8" partner conference in Denver this June, which is expected to host 3,000 MSPs, and the appointment of Craig Foster as their new CFO.

MSPs interested in learning more about Pax8's offerings can visit pax8.com to explore their marketplace vendors, academy resources, peer groups, and upcoming events. 

Brian Ducharme

Brian is an event reporter for VMBlog.com and an expert in virtualization/cloud techonlogies.  In his 15+ years of experience in the virtualization/cloud field he has interviewed hundreds of companies, users and executives.  Brian has been an active member of the NEVMUG (NEVTUG) since 2006 and attends both vmworld and Citrix Synergy every year.  Brian works full time as a Senior Software Engineer for Liquidware Labs.

Brian also spent 5 years as the managing editor of Virtual Strategy Magazine, an online magazine focused on the virtualization industry and has been with vmblog since 2011. He has a background in Computer Graphics, Marketing, Programming, Web Design, Mobile App Development, Linux Administration and is an active member of the NHJS group. 

 

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