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Tech Data, Cisco Partner on Innovation Center

The team-up promises to offer solution providers education on the multicloud and hyperconvergence.

8 Smart Ways to Protect Against Ransomware

Ransomware remains very much a human problem.

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Drive Your Profitability in a Hybrid World with Ingram Micro

IDC estimates that this year cloud will account for 50 percent of all IT expenditure, validating the massive shift away from traditional data center deployments in favor of cloud solutions. More and more organizations are divesting from on-premises IT solutions, freeing them up to focus on driving business and moving away from managing blinking lights. […]

John Davenjay Bowman Williams CP Evolution 2018

Successful MSPs Hire with a ‘Healthy Paranoia’

Like Soylent Green, it’s people, people. Your employees are your best asset.

5 Cybersecurity Predictions for 2019

2019 is just around the corner, and with it will come a new wave of cybersecurity threats and pitfalls.

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How MSPs Can Help their Customers and Themselves Outsmart Hackers

SMBs are one of the most vulnerable customers to hackers because of their “it won’t happen to me” mentality. The best defense is educating your SMB customers and prospects about the current threat landscape and introducing them to effective security solutions. Guy Cunningham, VP Channel Sales and Alliances, explains the current cybersecurity challenges SMBs face […]

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How MSPs Can Differentiate Their Offerings in a Crowded Field

How MSPs Can Differentiate Their Offerings in a Crowded Field According to Market Research Future, the managed services industry is expected to continue growing through 2022 at a CAGR of 11 percent, driven in large part by a rise in BYOD, digital information and security around digital information, and the increased use of heterogeneous networks. […]

IT Security Certifications: 6 Trends to Watch

Which security certifications on the rise — and which are on the decline?

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The Coming Crackdowns: Why 2019 will be a Banner Year for Data Privacy

As each year draws to a close, Webroot conducts an unofficial poll of threat analysts, legal experts and industry veterans about their predictions for the coming year. This year’s responses ran the gamut from terrifying (a state-sponsored cyberattack on the critical infrastructure of another sovereign nation) to the hopeful (the establishment of a regulatory authority […]

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Know Thyself: Which Type of MSP Are You?

Not all MSPs are created equal: There is a range of scale, scope and capabilities among the thousands of providers hanging out a shingle and managing IT services. From “two guys in a garage” to multisite operations with dozens of top-tier clients, MSPs come in all shapes and sizes–with highly varied backstories and client rosters. […]

Avant Co-Founder Drew Lydecker Recaps the Technologies that Made 2018 and Looks Ahead to Next Year

And World Wide Technology’s Neil Anderson talks network demonstrations. Really.

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UCaaS 101: Building a Unified Communications as a Service Practice

Available On Demand One of the biggest obstacles in any organization is communications burdened by antiquated phone systems and the often-manual process of communicating with customers, suppliers, partners and colleagues. Frost & Sullivan believes that effective business communications, tightly integrated with core business workflows and applications, are fundamental to the success of every company. While […]

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New Ransomware Report: Learn how to protect your clients and expand your practice in 2019

Date: Thursday, December 20, 2018 Time: 02:00 PM Eastern Standard Time Duration: 30 minutes Ransomware attacks aren’t decreasing among small and midsize customers. According to Datto’s annual State of the Channel Ransomware Report, 79 percent of MSPs reported ransomware attacks against SMBs from Q2 2016 – Q2 2018. And in the first half of 2018 alone, 55 percent reported […]

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6 Ways MSPs Can Grow Revenue

Business is good for managed services providers right now, and the future looks bright as well. While the industry overall enjoys strong growth prospects, competition among individual players is rising just as fast. For MSP business decision-makers, the state of play highlights two priorities and opportunities in particular: revenue growth and differentiation. Download this eBook […]

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Competing with Amazon: 6 eCommerce Performance Metrics You Need to Know

A recent study discovered that in the United States, almost thirty percent of shoppers start their discovery process at Amazon. The good news is that Amazon has shown that for other online store owners, performance counts. The best way to compete with Amazon is to make sure your site loads and performs quickly. Read more […]