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The compact device is designed to be a simple, flexible, and affordable disaster recovery platform for businesses at the smaller end of the SMB spectrum.

The conference room phone (pictured) and other offerings are designed to help end users and channel pros embrace skyrocketing adoption of Microsoft Teams when employees now working from home due to the coronavirus outbreak return to the office.

Use metrics to target your customers and hone in on core services to ensure your sales process matches your company’s abilities as well as its ambitions.

The new SecureFirst MSSP Program, which includes monthly pricing with payments in arrears plus direct access to level 3 support techs, is a key element of the vendor’s ongoing push into managed security.

The unified communications platform now displays call-related data for workgroups, supports more flexible search parameters, and interoperates with both the IT Portal documentation solution and the Busylight call status device (pictured).

The new feature lets users define customized, multi-step procedures for responding to technical issues that launch automatically in response to alerts.

According to Jim Lippie (pictured), the COVID-19 crisis has the private equity investors behind regional and national MSPs anticipating lower prices on smaller, financially distressed firms. The time for deciding what to do about that, he warns, is now.

MSPs should encourage their clients to invest in five basic mitigation essentials.

The new offerings, which are subject to eligibility requirements, include a mix of geographically-specific financing programs, leasing options, and short-term sales incentives for channel partners.

Designed by recently appointed North American data center channel chief Steve Biondi (pictured), the new program seeks to give members richer incentives to reach higher tiers.