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Gradient Readies Alerts Management Solution
Dream job: the Japanese man who gets paid to do nothing
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September 9, 2022 | Rich Freeman
ChannelPro 5 Minute Roundup for the Week of September 5th, 2022
Erick and Rich discuss a forthcoming alerts management solution from Gradient MSP, why every MSP should build an organizational accountability chart, and a 38-year-old man in Japan paid $71 a booking to do nothing in particular.
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