Video: Helping Students Thrive: How Five Star Technology Solutions and Scale Computing Support K-12

Scale Computing partner Five Star Technology Solutions explains the importance of supporting students with optimal IT.

Written By: Katie Bavoso
Jun 11, 2025
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In this Partner POV ON-SITE interview from Scale Computing Platform 2025, host Katie Bavoso sits down with Nathan Davidson, Vice President of Partnerships at Five Star Technology Solutions, a Scale Computing channel partner specializing in K-12 education IT services.

Davidson shares how his background in EdTech and leadership at Five Star Technology Solutions helps shape impactful partnerships—like the one with Scale Computing—that directly benefit school systems. From simplifying complex tech stacks to providing reliable support that minimizes classroom disruptions, Davidson explains how Scale Computing’s infrastructure solutions help empower educators and students alike.

The conversation also highlights the strong alignment between Five Star Technology Solutions and Scale Computing, the shared values that earned them the Partner Momentum Award, and the five principles Davidson believes define a standout vendor partnership.

00:00 – Intro: Nathan Davidson, VP of Partnerships at Five Star Technology Solutions

00:32 – The stakes of K-12 IT: Why reliable infrastructure matters for students

01:02 – How Scale Computing empowers CTOs and schools with simplicity and savings

02:12 – The impact of better uptime and efficiency on learning

02:30 – Measuring partnership success beyond revenue: The 5 pillars of trust

03:23 – Why Scale Computing feels like an extension of the Five Star Technology Solutions team

03:52 – Building mutual trust and recognition within the channel community

03:59 – Winning the Partner Momentum Award at Platform 2024

04:17 – What that award meant for Five Star Technology Solutions and their K-12 mission

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Katie Bavoso is a 2017 Regional New England Emmy-nominated broadcaster with over a decade of professional content creation, production, hosting, and interviewing experience. Starting her career off in TV news, she pivoted to the IT channel to help connect vendors, solutions and services providers, and IT buyers through exciting video content and storytelling. Katie is now the host of Channel Insider: Partner POV, a video and podcast series shining a light on the most innovative solution providers of the IT channel.

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