Managed Services

• 18 Things To Make Your Remote Work Secure, Convenient, And Stress-Free

  New to remote work? There are a lot of processes IT has put in place to make your lives easier and more secure in the office. If you’re transitioning to work from home, our checklist can help you put similar processes in place to make your experience more secure, reliable, and, ultimately, more enjoyable.

• 4 Predictions About Managed Security
• Myth Buster: Data Fatigue Is Not Real!
• Managed Cloud, AMS, And The Enterprise — The Hows And Whys
• MSP Industry Trends To Watch For In 2020

MANAGED SERVICES SUPPLIER INSIGHTS

• The Ultimate Guide To On-Site Managed Services

  Most day-to-day IT maintenance can now be done off-site. This gives MSPs enormous flexibility to serve more customers with fewer resources. That said, comprehensive service agreements often include break-fixes, hardware upgrades, and routine cleaning. Compared to remote IT management, these on-site services are often far less efficient.

• Growing Managed Services Profitably By Doing More With Less

  The market for managed services has grown fiercely competitive, forcing Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to seek ways to remain competitive while becoming more profitable. The hype surrounding the simplicity hyperconvergence, the integration of the compute, storage and virtualization layers of infrastructure into a single solution architecture, makes the architecture seem promising, but what more do MSPs need to know to guarantee success?

• Why An Agile Workforce Is Critical In 2020

  As business executives approach a new decade, they must harness the potential of the non-employee workforce, leverage new and innovative talent acquisition models, and utilize progressive technology platforms to facilitate scalability across all enterprise functions. This research report will highlight the criticality of workforce agility in the evolving world of work and present recommendations and guidance on how to best tap into the power of digital staffing platforms and talent marketplaces to stay ahead of the competition.

• Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) Builds Multi-tenant Solution That Scales From Tiny MSPs To Large Enterprises

  CyFlare is a top 100 global managed security services provider (MSSP) based outside of Rochester, New York. The company wholesales managed security services to small and mid-sized VARs, MSPs and MSSPs, and brings value to its customers by delivering Security Operations Center (SOC) as-a-service functionality that’s comprehensive, cost-effective, and easy to deploy. CyFlare relies on Stellar Cyber’s Starlight solution as the core of its SOC-as-a-service offering.

• Do You Need Certification To Be An MSSP?

  There’s no blanket diploma program or global agency regulating who is and isn’t an MSSP. What may be a shocking disadvantage to the consumer when it comes to vetting service providers, is a definite benefit to those looking to capitalize on this growing opportunity. If you’re looking to designate yourself as an MSSP, the barrier for entry is at the floor.

• 5iron Implements An Automated, Multi-Tenant Security System To Expand Services

  5iron is an advanced managed security service provider focused on serving financial institutions. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, the company serves banks and credit unions throughout the United States with a variety of services, including secure e-mail protection, intrusion detection (IDS), security information and event management (SIEM), firewall, as well as advanced endpoint, all managed around the clock from the 5iron security operations center (SOC).