Newsletter | December 15, 2022

12.15.22 -- The Strengths Quiet MSP Professionals Bring to Leadership
 
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Channel Insights
Small And Midsize Businesses Need A New Cybersecurity Game Plan
Submitted by Field Effect

This commissioned report explores the limitations keeping SMBs from building strong cyber defenses and shares five things smaller businesses should look for in a cybersecurity partner. MSPs can use the exclusive insights from this report to better understand the challenges their target market experiences and become the partner SMBs want and need.
Win On Cost. Win On Quality. Win In 2023: How (And Why) Field Service Leaders Should Leverage On-Demand Labor
Submitted by Field Nation

Supplementing full-time employees and subcontractor relationships with trusted on-demand technicians can reduce costs, expand coverage, and ensure the quality of service that keeps clients coming back.
Password Management Best Practices
Submitted by IT Glue

Passwords are our first line of defense against unexpected threats. Our best option today is to incorporate various password security best practices and build a resilient defense against unexpected cyberattacks.
Making Money With Vulnerability Scanning
 
Submitted by RapidFire Tools

According to the latest IDC Market snapshot, network vulnerability scanning is a massive $ 1.2 billion market and growing at a rate of 15% annually. Large IT security companies currently dominate the market with high-end vulnerability scanning solutions designed for enterprises. These companies primarily sell directly to end users or through distributors, and their products are optimized for individual businesses. Most of them have high starting prices and their asset-based licensing models quickly bloat the cost of scanning multiple locations. Most managed service providers (MSPs) struggle to absorb this cost as part of their standard monthly service and have difficulty justifying the value of the high-priced scanning to their clients. This unfortunately creates a “devil and the deep sea” scenario, where MSPs either have to sacrifice profits or provide less security to their clients. That is, until now.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Terminology: A Glossary For Beginners
Submitted by CompTIA

Learn the basic terminology for artificial intelligence technology. From adversarial machine learning to unstructured data — and everything in between — CompTIA’s AI Advisory Council compiled a comprehensive list of words and phrases that any professional interested in building an AI solution should be familiar with.
Leadership Lessons
The Strengths Quiet MSP Professionals Bring To Leadership
 
By Ankit Mahadevia

Can quiet leaders inspire others and get things done just as well as their louder, more social colleagues? I wish I could travel back in time and tell my younger self the answer to this question: “Yes, you can!”
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.