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August 8th, 2018 | Rich Freeman
Follow this formula to leave guesswork behind when setting rates for managed services.
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November 17th, 2017 | John Verbrugge
MSP turns downward spiral into a crucial lesson in business. Is wearing too many hats impeding your success?
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April 17th, 2017 | Erick Simpson
SPC’s Gary Beechum and Erick Simpson Present Transformational Leadership Sessions at Ingram Micro’s 2017 Cloud Summit
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November 29th, 2016 | Erick Simpson
We have learned a lot this election season, especially about technology, data management, and the potential for hacks. As we speak, WikiLeaks continues to leak a slow drip of emails from Hillary Clinton’s personal email server. While this is an interesting read and news story, the underlying concerns are frightening.
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June 18th, 2016 | Erick Simpson
In this article, you will find information to help you understand the importance of creating and utilizing infrastructure upgrades and Managed Services proposals to help clearly define your scope of work, set appropriate expectations and shorten sales cycles.
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Blog Entry
May 20th, 2016 | Erick Simpson
In addition to adopting the appropriate tools and technology to power Managed Services delivery in order to maximize efficiencies and maintain SLAs, the Solution Provider will need to develop effective processes and procedures for operating their service desk.
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April 29th, 2016 | Erick Simpson
Gather Symptom Data
Please describe the problem you’re having exactly?
When did the problem begin?
Has the problem occurred before?
What software was running and what were you doing when the problem occurred?
Does the problem occur in any other application?
How long had the system been running when the problem occurred?
Identify Possible Problem Causes
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April 2nd, 2016 | Erick Simpson
In this article, you will find information to help you understand the benefits of adopting Telecom Services into your deliverables.
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March 7th, 2016 | Erick Simpson
In this guide, you will find information to help you understand and make decisions for how to choose and use 3 key Managed Services tools; a Remote Monitoring Solution, a Professional Services Automation Solution (PSA) and a Remote Access Solution.
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