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At the final leg of the 2018 tour, MSPs, VARs, and other attendees spent two days in business building sessions then celebrated their picks for the best of the best at the ASCII Cup party.
New hardware from HP, Dell, and Arm, new security software from Trend Micro and McAfee, and the latest evidence that even the most lauded geeks get the short end of the stick are among the stories we’ve just now gotten around to reporting for you.
Optimizing servers for specific client workloads is a value-add that system builders can offer their customers.
Most MSPs are managing four or more networks, making it difficult to achieve efficiency, according to recent research.
MSPs need a plan to avoid wasting time and money on certifications that don’t pay off.
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ICYMI: Our Channel News Roundup for the Week of October 15th

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ASCII Success Summit Wraps Up in Seattle with Awarding of ASCII Cup
October 21st, 2018 | Joel Zaidspiner
At the final leg of the 2018 tour, MSPs, VARs, and other attendees spent two days in business building sessions then celebrated their picks for the best of the best at the ASCII Cup party. - read more
 
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ICYMI: Our Channel News Roundup for the Week of October 15th
October 19th, 2018 | James E. Gaskin
New hardware from HP, Dell, and Arm, new security software from Trend Micro and McAfee, and the latest evidence that even the most lauded geeks get the short end of the stick are among the stories we’ve just now gotten around to reporting for you. - read more
 
Article
Workload-Optimized Servers
October 19th, 2018 | James E. Gaskin
Optimizing servers for specific client workloads is a value-add that system builders can offer their customers. - read more
 
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Fragmented Network Device Market Raises Management Challenges
October 19th, 2018 | Colleen Frye
Most MSPs are managing four or more networks, making it difficult to achieve efficiency, according to recent research. - read more
 
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Collabrance Integrates Internal Ticketing System with ConnectWise Manage
October 18th, 2018 | Rich Freeman
The new addition to its end-to-end outsourced technology stack for MSPs lets Collabrance and its partners share real-time data automatically, resulting in faster, more effective customer service, according to senior executive Doug Grimm (pictured). - read more
 
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Carbonite Adds Consolidated Management Interface to Server Backup Solution
October 18th, 2018 | Rich Freeman
The new Carbonite Data Protection Console lets both business users and MSPs administer all of their virtual machine backups in one place. - read more
 
Article
Choosing the Right Security Certifications
October 18th, 2018 | Jennifer Oladipo
MSPs need a plan to avoid wasting time and money on certifications that don’t pay off. - read more
 
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ChannelPro SMB, October 2018
October 18th, 2018 | ChannelPro
Digital Transformation Is for Real | Marketing Plan 101 | Operational Efficiency Pro Tips | - read more
 
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Operational Efficiency Pro Tips
October 18th, 2018 | ChannelPro
Advice from two of the managed services world’s most experienced experts on tackling common efficiency-sapping operational issues. - read more
 
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Specializing in Security
October 17th, 2018 | ChannelPro
In this free, on-demand webinar, our experts explain why you should offer specialized security services, what to offer, and how to get started. - read more
 
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Time to Prep for 802.11ax Adoption
October 17th, 2018 | Martin Sinderman
The Wi-Fi standard slated for approval in 2019 promises to boost performance and capacity. - read more
 
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Schneider Electric Launches Cloud Solution Resale Program
October 17th, 2018 | Rich Freeman
The power management vendor’s new APC Technology Partners Initiative lets channel pros offer unified threat management solutions from Untangle, BDR software from Infrascale, and 4G/LTE failover services from Accelerated Concepts Inc. at top-tier discounts. - read more
 
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Lenovo and Scale Computing Partner on Edge Computing Platform
October 17th, 2018 | Rich Freeman
The new offering is designed to help retail stores, bank branches, and other distributed sites support on-premises workloads, hybrid cloud environments, and Internet of Things deployments cost-effectively. - read more
 
Review
Wi-Fi Everywhere with TRENDnet Powerline Adapter Kits
October 17th, 2018 | James E. Gaskin
Some tricky installs can become easier with TRENDnet’s powerline products. - read more
 
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ID Agent Integrates with Autotask PSA Solution
October 16th, 2018 | Rich Freeman
In the first of many integrations with widely used managed services tools coming soon, ID Agent’s dark web scanning service can now automatically create tickets in Autotask whenever it finds compromised user credentials. - read more
 
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