Topic: Managed Services - Page 130

According to CEO Tim Weller (pictured), the managed services vendor sees doing more of what worked in the past as the key to succeeding in the future—and advises MSPs to think the same way.

Technology Marketing Toolkit CEO Robin Robins reminded the MSP virtual attendees at the annual event that the fundamentals of business have not changed despite the coronavirus impact, and growth opportunities still exist.

Think COVID-19 can’t make things much worse? Wait until people without access to a barber start showing up in big 70s-style mustaches again. That’s just one of the dangers Matt and Rich discuss this week with their guest host, cloud entrepreneur and consultant Jamison West. In an interview with Forrester analyst Jay McBain, they also explore the sobering potential impact of the coronavirus recession on the channel’s long-term future.†

Erick and Rich (who are both wearing pants, we think) chew over NetApp buying CloudJumper, the coronavirus-fueled opportunity to sell managed services to midsize businesses, and why eating more french fries has become every Belgian’s patriotic duty.

New functionality provided at no charge lets people working remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic scan personally-owned PCs, and then issues color-coded, letter-graded report cards that MSPs can use to identify vulnerabilities in need of remediation.

Channel pros can use IoT technology to help churches enhance visitor experiences and modernize facilities management.

Want to make money in the cloud? Think solutions, not products.

Matt’s from Chicago. Guest host Mike Bloomfield, of MSP Tekie Geek, is from New York. They have firm opinions about hot dogs.

This specialized distributor offers licensing and a cadre of technical specialists for an intentionally narrow line card.

The new solution, called Passly, combines two-factor authentication, password management, and single sign-on functionality with dark web reporting. It builds upon and will eventually supplant parent company Kaseya’s AuthAnvil solution.