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Rethinking Vertical Specialization
Vertical specialization has been championed as an effective way to increase profits and strengthen customer relationships, but the coronavirus’s impact is raising questions about this strategy.
Shadow IoT
A big security problem can become a bigger opportunity for channel pros who can detect, secure, and manage rogue smart devices connected to business networks.
Cybersecurity Policies Are Not Procedures, Systems, or Training
By assuming that workers are trained and following policies, organizations may find out the hard way that they are wrong—and pay the price in penalties for lack of regulatory compliance.
Migrating and Managing Microsoft Teams: Tips for MSP Success
Follow these best practices to simplify Teams migration, implementation, and management for your customers as they look to optimize remote workforces and refine Teams usage strategies.
ConnectWise Announces Documentation and Reporting Updates, Plus New Cross-Product Platform
The platform, named ConnectWise Fusion, is designed to unify the vendor’s 18 product families by enabling them to share common data stores, reporting tools, and network discovery engines, according to Chief Product Officer Jeff Bishop (pictured).
ConnectWise Buys Perch Security and StratoZen
Together, the two companies will arm ConnectWise to help MSPs centralize, interpret, and act on security data more effectively, according to CEO Jason Magee (pictured) speaking at the vendor’s IT Nation Connect event this morning.
HPE Enhances Partner Ready Program for New Fiscal Year
Many of the updates are designed to help the company grab a greater share of the SMB market and accelerate sales of as-a-service solutions like HPE GreenLake.
Two Lists, and One Decision to Thrive During Tough Times
If you’re serious about growing your MSP business, now is the time to focus on higher-income-producing activities like sales and marketing and delegate everything else.
US Signal Launches Vulnerability Management as a Service
The VMaaS offering comprises external, internal, and agent-based vulnerability scanners configured and managed by the data center service provider’s SOC team.
RMM Innovator Peter Sandiford Returns as CEO of Cloud Management Startup
Multi-cloud identity management vendor Zerotek is one of two SaaS administration companies founded by a pioneer of RMM software this year.











