Newsletter | January 19, 2023

01.19.23 -- Progress Reports - MSPs Can Prove Their Value To Clients
 
Channel Insights
How Field Effect Helps MSPs With Problems Of All Sizes
Submitted by Field Effect

Field Effect, founded in 2016, is a global cybersecurity company with nearly 200 employees and deep roots in the intelligence community. Headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, the company also has offices in the United Kingdom and Australia.
Addressing The Labor Shortage With On-Demand Labor
Submitted by Field Nation

You don’t need to be a service provider to feel the effects of the labor shortage. It’s palpable everywhere – from childcare to food services to healthcare. This past holiday season, it even chipped away at the Christmas spirit by causing a shortage of Santa impersonators.
The MSP’s Guide To Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery On Azure
Submitted by Datto Inc.

As cloud adoption continues to grow among small and medium businesses (SMBs), Microsoft Azure has emerged as a popular option. When SMBs run workloads in Azure, they agree to a shared responsibility model. In this model, the cloud provider (Microsoft) assumes responsibility for the security and protection of the physical data centers, hosts, and network, while the user is responsible for everything else — including information and data, applications, and more.
Progress Reports - MSPs Can Prove Their Value To Clients
 
Submitted by RapidFire Tools

Clients typically aren’t aware of the constant threats and risks that MSPs identify and remediate, so they don’t completely grasp the full impact of your efforts. Network Detective Pro’s Progress Report allows MSPs to demonstrate the value of ongoing services with quantifiable data. Progress Reports showcase your positive impact with period-to-period resolution details, progress scores, and other related metrics.
Leadership Lessons
Status Quo MSP Lead Gen Sucks
 
By Derek Marin, Simple Selling

In my recent article about MSP lead generation failures, I barely got started on the problems. So, buckle up folks, because I'm going to get more into it here and will ruffle some MSP feathers in the process. MSPs are partially to blame themselves for lead gen failures.
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.