Topic: Managed Services - Page 133

A problem-solver mentality helps Technology Specialists prepare for disruption, whether that’s new attack vectors threatening customers or unexpected changes in the business climate.

As part of an occasional series about how channel pros are coping with the Coronavirus outbreak, this Staten Island, N.Y.-based MSP talks about helping customers work from home.

Breakfast! It’s the most important meal of the day. Especially if you’re Matt and Rich, and you’ve got plenty of hot IT topics to discuss with guest host Bob Nitrio, CEO of Ranvest Associates. Items on the menu today include HPE’s compact new micro-server for SMBs, Nerdio’s new Windows Virtual Desktop deployment and administration system, WatchGuard’s acquisition of Panda Security, and Axcient’s new backup protection technology.

Aimed at midsize and larger organizations, the system is designed to help users add Windows desktops quickly to an existing Azure infrastructure while exerting tighter control over administrative access and data residency.

With an expanded schedule of cities for 2020, ChannelPro has launched its “Game Theory” tour to help MSPs, IT consultants, VARs, and integrators win big in business.

With offerings including hybrid cloud, security, SAP, IoT, and myriad others, there could be potential for channel partners to enjoy a first-mover advantage.

While the sheer number of products makes it difficult to standardize, develop a plan to move customers toward a more homogeneous network.

Called AirGap and quietly added to the vendor’s X360 platform four months ago at no extra cost, the new system employs a variety of techniques to stop ransomware and other attacks from tampering with data that is often a company’s last line of defense.

Not easy to get clients to read your emails, is it? Maybe referencing this week’s episode will do the trick.

The deal with Sverica Capital Management positions the UCaaS vendor, which sells exclusively through MSPs, to expand its partner base more rapidly, according to CEO Zane Conkle (pictured), who will continue to lead the firm.