CloudFest Americas Connects Cloud, Hosting and MSP Ecosystems in Miami, Podcast

By Doug Green “It was an ecosystem experience that I hadn’t seen in a while.” CloudFest Americas is returning to Miami with a broader mission: bring together the cloud, hosting, domain, MSP and corporate IT communities in one place—and make the experience feel less like a conventional trade show and more like a working industry festival. In this Technology Reseller News podcast, recorded at GTIA ChannelCon 2026, Anthony Pombal of CloudFest and Mark Crall of MSP Global preview CloudFest Americas, scheduled for November 11–12 at Ice Palace Studios in Miami. The event is expected to attract approximately 2,000 attendees from North America and Latin America. CloudFest Americas is derived from the long-running CloudFest event held at Europa-Park in Germany. Its audience includes cloud service providers, web agencies, hosting companies, MSPs, MSSPs, software and hardware vendors, corporate IT teams and other organizations looking for alternatives to the largest hyperscale platforms. Pombal says the event is particularly relevant for companies seeking new products, services, partners and routes to market. Exhibitors can reach what he describes as the alternative cloud service provider market, along with web developers, hosting providers, managed service providers and businesses evaluating new infrastructure and software options. The event is also co-located with NamesCon, creating a point of convergence between the cloud, hosting and domain-name communities. That overlap reflects a broader shift in the market as MSPs, hosting companies and cloud providers increasingly compete, partner and build services across what were once separate technology categories. Crall says his experience at MSP Global in Barcelona demonstrated the value of bringing those communities together in a vendor-agnostic setting. Rather than focusing only on product pitches, the event combined technology education, thought leadership, lessons from industry practitioners and informal community building. “To see that happen in an agnostic environment and actually learn something at the same time while having fun is kind of cool,” Crall says. CloudFest Americas is designed around that same model. In addition to its exhibit floor and conference content, the Miami event will include a server-throwing competition, a domain auction, giveaways and locally inspired activities in the Wynwood arts district, including a live mural created by a graffiti artist. The program will also feature forward-looking content and smaller community discussions. A new area called the Florida Room is planned as a birds-of-a-feather-style forum where groups can exchange ideas, discuss operating challenges and share practical lessons without turning every session into a sales presentation. For technology resellers and MSPs, the event offers an opportunity to look beyond familiar vendor ecosystems. The convergence of cloud infrastructure, managed services, cybersecurity, software, hosting and domain technologies is creating new partnership and recurring-revenue possibilities for channel companies willing to explore adjacent markets. Watch the podcast to learn how CloudFest Americas is building a cross-market community for cloud providers, MSPs, hosting companies, technology vendors and corporate IT leaders—and why Miami may become an important November meeting point for the wider channel ecosystem. Event details: CloudFest Americas, November 11–12, Ice Palace Studios, Miami.