This year, to recognize and honor those who have harnessed the power of IT asset management to to achieve extraordinary results, Lansweeper launched its inaugural Lansweeper Excellence Awards. The winners are IT champions that shine through their innovation, adaptability, and dedication, ensuring their organizations operate smoothly and efficiently every day.
This year’s Lansweeper Excellence Awards celebrate the theme «Automate, Discover, and Save with Lansweeper,» highlighting how Lansweeper has helped organizations streamline asset discovery, identify rogue devices, and optimize costs. Whether enhancing IT operations through automation, improving security by uncovering unknown devices, or driving cost-effective decision-making, these awards recognize the transformative impact Lansweeper has on businesses worldwide.
Now, let’s celebrate and meet the remarkable winners of the 2024 Lansweeper Excellence Awards!
First Place Winner: Jose Barrios, Bravo Capital (ES)
Bravo Capital is a Spanish financial services company that offers alternative financing solutions to businesses, providing an option beyond traditional bank financing. They specialize in structuring tailored financial products and supporting business growth by providing flexible, efficient access to funds.
Jose Barrios, IT Support Engineer at Bravo Capital, relies on Lansweeper as a comprehensive tool to manage and optimize his network infrastructure. He uses it to discover all connected devices and gain real-time visibility that enables proactive infrastructure management. A key benefit of Lansweeper for Jose is its role in strengthening network security.
“By detecting misconfigured devices and identifying potential vulnerabilities, Lansweeper allows for swift corrective actions, significantly reducing security risks.”
“The tool’s intuitive interface streamlines the software management and device updates, as well, and its alert and tracking systems ensure devices remain up-to-date, minimizing failures from outdated versions.”
Lansweeper also plays a vital role in cost optimization at Bravo Capital. Detailed asset reports help Jose to identify savings opportunities, optimize software licenses, and eliminate unnecessary expenses.
Lansweeper is donating $1500 in Jose’s name to Caritas Internationalis, the world’s second-largest humanitarian aid network. Jose and his team will also receive a 1-year Fing Premium license, Lansweeper SWAG and a digital certificate.
Bravo, Jose!
Community Choice Award Winner: Michael O’Coners and Team, LightChange
Founded by Michael O’Coners, LightChange is a premier technical solutions provider. The company prides itself on providing top-notch IT services paired with excellent customer service.
Lansweeper has become a go-to component of LightChange’s Guardian Giant Cybersecurity Strategy as a Service offering. Michael and his team use Lansweeper’s active and passive scanning to gain valuable insight into all aspects of their networks, from small networks with remote sites to virtualized and cloud environments. The team also leverages Lansweeper’s alerting features to monitor the networks and take rapid action when there’s an issue.
“As the most important part of any cybersecurity framework, having a solid grasp of knowing what is in your technology infrastructure is the first step in effectively reducing risk,” Michael said. “Lansweeper’s accurate inventory detection enables us to make sure we are investing in the right equipment replacements and keeping old, unsupported equipment out of the infrastructure, as well.”
Michael has decided to donate his $1,000 award to St. Jude’s Research Hospital. The team will also receive a 1-year license to Fing Premium, Lansweeper SWAG, and a digital certificate.
Congratulations, Michael and team!