Feature Articles

11. Evolution Of MSP Landscape: How The MSP Landscape Will Evolve Over The Next 12-18 Months 2/20/2023

    The technology landscape has evolved rapidly in recent years, so much so that MSPs can no longer cover their responsibilities using yesterday’s tools and approaches. They must work smarter, not harder. Some days, that’s easier said than done, as IT is now a living ecosystem with an ever-evolving set of systems to manage.

12. 6 Benefits Of ISO 27001 Compliance 2/16/2023

    Organizations are increasingly waking up to the benefits that achieving ISO 27001 compliance can bring.

13. How To Build A Recession-Proof MSP Practice 2/13/2023

    With economic uncertainty continuing and a potential recession looming, MSPs should take the opportunity to tighten bonds with existing customers—while strategically preparing to rapidly adapt to whatever business environment the future holds. To be recession-proof is to be in touch with your practice. But because customers are navigating the same economic struggles, it also pays to be in touch with their business needs as well.

14. Getting To The Bottom Of Cloud Tiering 2/9/2023

    Marketing hype notwithstanding, cloud tiering isn’t based on any technological innovations, and it isn’t a new, improved approach to managing data. Cloud tiering is similar to Information Lifecycle Management (ILM), a strategy that’s been around for years. In the current iteration, storage vendors are simply layering cloud features onto conventional hardware, then calling the combination by a new name. But cloud tiering, like ILM before it, is fundamentally flawed in the way it manages capacity.

15. Operationalizing Security Policy To Automate Multi-Cloud Network Security 2/6/2023

    Multi-cloud enterprise infrastructures are becoming more common for two simple reasons: organizations want to utilize the cloud solution that’s optimal for a wide variety of business processes, and each cloud vendor and service has their own specific sets of strengths and weaknesses.

16. Requirements For SD-WAN Success 2/2/2023

    As company needs continue to evolve, there has been a shift in what is expected from an SD-WAN solution. Today’s businesses depend on connectivity as their foundation. The growth of cloud usage in the current era of digital transformation, combined with the continued support for remote or hybrid working environments, has cemented the role that connectivity plays in success.

17. The Golden Opportunity For MSSPs To Protect Their Customers From External Risks 1/30/2023

    It’s well understood that organizations are facing ever-increasing levels of cyber risk. More than five billion individual records are believed to have been breached in cyberattacks during 2021 - the highest number yet.

18. Platform Neutrality Provides Needed Leverage To Channel Partners 1/26/2023

    MSPs thrive on creativity and choice. Many providers pride themselves on developing customizable offerings and connecting various solutions with their own “special sauce.” No two businesses are the same – including IT services firms and their clients – so MSPs typically seek vendor partners that offer flexible platforms with open integration communities. The channel thrives when providers can select the proper solution for themselves and their clients.

19. How To “Sell” Disaster Recovery To CEOs 1/23/2023

    CEOs have a lot on their plates, focusing on growth, competitiveness, profits for shareholders, and a range of other concerns. But there is a vital — indeed, existential — concern that many CEOs overlook: disaster recovery.

20. How The Channel Can Help Security Teams Battle An Identity Crisis 1/19/2023

    Identity is undoubtedly one of the most critical security challenges facing organizations today. The majority of cyberattacks exploit compromised user accounts to gain initial system access, and an increasing number of threat actors use these compromised identities to move laterally and access critical systems and data without detection.