Press Release: Focus Technology Taps IT Industry Expert Larry Veino to be New CTO


BOSTON, M.A. , Nov 4, 2019 – Focus Technology, a leading provider of next generation IT infrastructure, managed IT services, cyber security and cloud solutions, today announced the addition of Larry Veino to the Focus management team as its new Chief Technology Officer.  Veino will be a key resource delivering unprecedented value to customers.

“Larry is one of the best technologists and IT business professionals in our industry today, and I am so pleased to welcome him to the Focus team,” said Bill Smeltzer, Focus Technology’s newly appointed Chief Strategy Officer.  “Larry brings years of technical leadership experience and will have an immediate impact on bringing value to our customers which is of the utmost importance as we continue to experience record growth.”

As CTO, Larry will lead and manage the company’s fast-growing team of solutions architects, engineers and project managers as Focus continues to experience record growth in the areas of professional services, cloud migrations and onboarding new managed IT services clients. Larry brings an extensive knowledge of next generation IT solutions that will assist customers in meeting their business objectives while guiding them through their digital transformation.

Larry’s experience leading technology teams comes from his 25-year background in the industry.  Larry joins Focus Technology from HPE where he served as their Worldwide Pre-Sales Director for HPE’s Composable Fabric business unit.  Larry also spent over a decade at EMC in their pre-sales organization before joining a VAR in 2008 where he led their technical organization, cloud, datacenter and IoT practices for nine years.

The addition of Larry Veino as CTO comes during a time of accelerated growth for Focus Technology. This month, Continuum honored Focus with the North American Hyper Growth Award out of 6,0000 MSPs. In September, Focus earned spot #6 regionally and #63 globally on Channel Future’s MSP 501 list which recognizes the most elite MSPs in the world. Earlier this year, the Boston Business Journal ranked Focus among the Largest IT consulting firms in Massachusetts on its annual list.  Focus was also named to CRN’s 2019 Tech Elite 250 and Solution Provider 500 List.

About Focus Technology

Founded in 1997, Focus Technology strives to be the leading information technology partner in the Northeast and provide customers a new way to consume technology by designing and implementing innovative information technology solutions through personalized service that results in positive business outcomes for our customers. Our team of experienced industry-certified solutions architects provide customized solutions specifically designed to address each client’s unique business requirements and strategic vision. Focus Technology’s solutions and services are closely aligned with our core competencies – Next Generation Data Center Infrastructure, Managed IT Services, Cloud Solutions and Cyber Security. The company has been recognized with numerous awards, including CRN MSP Elite 150, CRN Fast Growth 150, CRN Tech Elite 150, CRN Triple Crown Winner and Boston Business Journal’s Best Places to Work.

 


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