Newsletter | October 27, 2022

10.27.22 -- CMMC Still A Big Opportunity Despite Delays And Challenges
 
Channel Insights
Remote Employee Offboarding Best Practices For IT
Submitted by IT Glue

It is inevitable for organizations to see their employees leave one day. What you can do, however, is make the process secure and ensure a smooth exit. From handing over responsibilities to revoking account access, every step of the offboarding process should be executed carefully. Poor offboarding can lead to various liabilities from a security and compliance standpoint. It is estimated that security breaches originating from former employees result in costs as high as $8.19 million a year for organizations.
OT Group Partners With Field Effect, Improves Security Stack ROI
Submitted by Field Effect

With over 30 years of experience in the industry, OT Group is a leading provider of integrated business solutions, offering complete IT solutions and support to organizations with a wide range of experiences and needs. See why OT Group’s experience with Field Effect Covalence convinced them that partnering with Field Effect would help solve their security challenges.
CMMC Still A Big Opportunity Despite Delays And Challenges
 
Submitted by RapidFire Tools

Right from the beginning, it seemed everyone was overly optimistic about how fast the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) could be rolled out across the defense industry to ensure the requirements could be included in all defense contracts starting in 2025. So, what could possibly go wrong? As it turned out, a lot of things.
ASCII Insight: MSPs Share Their Thoughts On Expanding Their Client Base
Submitted by The ASCII Group

In our ongoing quest to provide you with the best business advice possible, we’ve partnered with The ASCII Group and their members, who are going to share their thoughts on timely topics or best business practices. In this article, an ASCII member answered our questions about servicing clients outside of their geographic area.
On Demand Webinar
On-Demand Labor: The Secret To Service Profitability
Submitted by Field Nation

IT field service organizations are at a crossroads. Costs continue to go up and margins are harder than ever to maintain – yet service leaders are expected to deliver quality outcomes at a price that’s competitive but also profitable. There is a path forward, and it’s one savvy service leaders have leveraged to slash labor costs, boost efficiency, and protect profitability.
Leadership Lessons
Harness The Network Power Of Partner Ecosystems For Faster Sales, Bigger Deals, And Higher Close Rates
 
Submitted by DLH Services LLC.

Welcome to our second episode of achieving amazing sales results through partner collaboration within an ecosystem. This webinar series will help you to understand why partner to partner (P2P) relationships are important for the success of your business. P2P is becoming more and more important because more companies are adopting the partner ecosystem model.
Solutions
Bigleaf SD-WAN
 

Bigleaf’s intelligent SD-WAN features auto-detect your application needs and adapt in real time to internet performance and connectivity issues before they impact your business. That means, unlike traditional policy-based SD-WAN solutions, Bigleaf gives you the uptime and performance you need without the complexity and risk of manual configuration.