IT and Business Insights for SMB Solution Providers
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.
Advice from two of the managed services world’s most experienced experts on tackling common efficiency-sapping operational issues.
Digital Edition
October 2018 ChannelPro Digital Edition
October 22nd, 2018 | Tobias Hough
Features from the October 2018 issue include: Digital Transformation Is for Real | Marketing Plan 101 | Operational Efficiency Pro Tips - read more
 
News
Q&A: Cashing in on Contract Management
October 22nd, 2018 | Rich Freeman
Brandon Wright (pictured) of business process optimization vendor Agiloft Inc. describes how helping clients manage contracts and renewals is an easy, profitable way to differentiate yourself from the competition. - read more
 
Video
ChannelPro 5 Minute Roundup for the Week of October 15th, 2018
October 22nd, 2018 | ChannelPro
Join Erick and Rich as they ponder Zyxel’s disruptive entry into the SD-WAN market, the value of holding strategic company retreats, and beer for dogs. Yup, you read that right. Beer for dogs. - read more
 
News
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
 
Article
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
 
Article
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
 
News
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
 
News
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
 
Article
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
 
Video
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
 
Article
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
 
News
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
 
News
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
 
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