Feature Articles

1. Enhancing 5G/LTE Performance And Security With SD-WAN 11/25/2021

   The 5G/LTE mobile network changes the way people do their jobs and connect to corporate networks. It expands the frequency ranges that devices can leverage, giving individuals more access to faster data speeds and better user experiences. To help customers enjoy these benefits, however, partners must ensure this fast, flexible connectivity is built, managed, and secured similarly to other networks. This is where SD-WAN comes into play. 

2. What MSPs Need To Know When Offering Advanced Endpoint Security Services To Customers 11/22/2021

   As mobile and hybrid workforces continue to flex the network perimeter, endpoint protections are now a requirement for complex IT environments that include computers, servers, laptops, and other devices. In fact, according to WatchGuard’s Q2 2021 Internet Security Report, in the first half of this 2021, endpoint malware detections originating from scripting engines like PowerShell have already reached 80% of their entire detection volume from 2020. And total ransomware detections at endpoints are hitting numbers just shy of 2020 totals (through June of 2021). It’s clear that organizations need advanced endpoint protections.

3. Riding The Digital Transformation: Why Enterprises Are Reengineering Their Cloud Infrastructure 11/22/2021

   Post 2020, how are you approaching the cloud? The rapid and unexpected digital transformation of 2020 forced enterprises worldwide to quickly mobilize workers using cloud resources. Now, as the world returns to an altered normal, it’s time for organizations to revisit their cloud infrastructure components with a fresh perspective. Hybrid work environments, industry transformations, changing consumer behavior, and growing cyber threats have all affected the way we do business. Now it might be time to change your cloud.

4. How A vCIO Solution Can Help MSPs Become A More Strategic Partner 11/18/2021

   In the wake of the pandemic, many organizations are turning to MSPs and IT service providers to advance digital transformation and mitigate the security risks created by a hybrid workforce. While some IT professionals misunderstand the function of a virtual CIO (vCIO) as a role rather than a solution, an MSP with vCIO services can provide the remote expertise and strategic mindset needed to streamline business operations.

5. Finding Keepers: How To Find, Build, And Keep Top Sales Reps 11/15/2021

   The “Great Resignation” trend has people voluntarily leaving jobs in unheard-of numbers, their sensing a gap between the life they seek and the path they were on. Addressing your Sales Rep staffing due to the pandemic presents an opportunity to upend recruiting as a front-end transaction, putting in its place a method to manage the life cycle of a long-term Rep. IT Solution Providers’ top needs include 1) increasing sales and 2) finding/keeping top people.

6. Why SEG-Based Security Is Dying—And Relay-Based Is Rising 11/11/2021

   Over the years, Secure Email Gateways (SEGs) have blocked threats to users’ email inboxes by detecting IP addresses that have previously been identified as malicious, containing those messages before they could breach the intended email server. This broad, “spray” method was the most prevalent and effective mode of spam, viruses, malware, and denial of service attacks, where harmful messages were sent en masse to a volume of random recipients. This technique was easy to detect in standard, on-premises environments.

7. Why IT Teams Should Adopt A 'Zero Trust' Approach When It Comes To Network Security 11/8/2021

   The FBI saw cyberattack complaints rise in the United States by nearly 20% between 2019 and 2020, while the collective cost of ransomware attacks reported rose more than 200% in 2020. The move to remote working, with the majority of employees working away from their normal locations for the first time, combined with workers and IT support functions inexperienced with security best-practices for remote access to corporate resources, created opportunities for hackers and other threat actors to take advantage of.

8. Best Practices To Help Enterprises Address Challenges With Teams Sprawl 11/8/2021

   Remote work has been the new normal for some time now, driving the adoption of tools like Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams. The adoption of Teams, in particular, has surged since 2020.

9. Preparing Clients For A Ransomware Attack 11/1/2021

   Spend any length of time reading the news and you can’t help but notice that at least one new, a successful ransomware attack is announced every day. No one wants to succumb to one, so this constant attention is helpful to communicate to clients the importance of being prepared. When communicating these attacks, keep it educational and informational because if you sound like a salesperson, being gimmicky or trite, you will not get the privilege to have the protection and preparedness conversation. Also, be sensitive that using disasters and negative news to sell products and services can come off as disingenuous.

10. Going Big: Tips To Help Large Enterprises Migrate Data To The Cloud 10/28/2021

    There are many benefits to transitioning to the cloud, but you must be able to get there first. While it could be said that today’s startups have the luxury of starting their businesses in the cloud, many large enterprises must transition legacy systems and migrate large amounts of data to take advantage of the benefits.