Topic: Managed Services - Page 77

Co-president Michael Schwab (pictured) sees continued growth and cautious optimism for the rest of 2023.

Economic headwinds and an increasingly complex marketplace are not deterring channel pros from focusing on strategic business growth.

The acquisition, ScalePad’s second already this year, adds governance, risk, and compliance software to a platform that already includes asset management, backup monitoring, and operational analytics solutions.

With the right strategy, tools, and information, channel pros can help SMBs optimize cloud usage and minimize expenses.

The XaaS/IaaS business is about building more meaningful relationships with channel partners that lead to a deeper understanding of your MSP customers, the industry, and your business.

The new feature is part of longer-term plans to turn a tool for deploying and managing Microsoft Azure, Azure Virtual Desktop, and Windows 365 into a holistic management platform for the entire Microsoft cloud, including Microsoft 365.

If you’re not behind bars when you see this, things could be worse. But things are about to get better in a hurry once you hear Matt, Rich, and guest host Henry Timm, of Phantom Technology Solutions, discuss two new enterprise-grade firewalls that Sophos says could be right for SMBs too, why Mac management is a profit-booster many MSPs ignore, and ChannelPro‘s Vendors on the Vanguard list for 2023.

Take a tour through our latest batch of overlooked, up-and-coming, and lesser-known vendors in managed services, cloud computing, security, and the Internet of Things.

Oh, Florida Man. Will you ever cease to amuse us with your zany antics? Actually, we know two Florida men who you’re wise to take seriously. One is Matt Rose, co-founder and director of technology services at Tech Rage IT, who joins Matt and Rich this week to talk about ConnectWise’s AI-based automated scripting tool, Kaseya’s forecast for the year ahead, and why cyber liability just might be your new best friend.

The ChatGPT-based automated scripting tool it unveiled last week is the leading edge of a broader initiative aimed at helping MSPs get more done faster with help from artificial intelligence.