There is one thing we all learned from 2018, and it’s that cyber threats aren’t slowing down anytime soon! It is clear that a critical part of all MSP’s plans for 2019 is to not only protect customers from today’s threats, but to educate them on how they can avoid them and defend themselves in […]
How to Package Your Managed Services Offering
Our friend Gary Pica once said that building a successful managed service offering, is like baking the perfect chocolate cake. You don’t go into a bakery looking for ingredients, you go into a bakery looking for the final finished product — the cake itself. You rely on someone else’s expertise to deliver a mouth-watering chocolate […]
12 days of #MSPchristmas
It’s been another year of change, trials, and opportunities in the MSP space. We hope none of you ended up on Santa’s naughty list and were all well rewarded come Christmas day. This festive period, the elves at Barracuda MSP decided to do something a bit different… You’ve all heard about the 12 days of […]
MSP New Year’s resolutions
Every year, we make resolutions. Some personal, some professional. Some we keep, some we don’t. We all start the new year off with goals and plans to have a successful, productive year. To help you come up with your own list on what to focus on in the new year, we asked some of our […]
4 reasons to consider the managed services opportunity
For IT businesses that operate mostly as break-fix providers or VARs, introducing or expanding a managed services offering presents a path to business growth that is hard to deny. On the hunt for increased monthly recurring revenue and profitability, IT solution providers are finding the managed services market to be ripe with opportunity.
Can’t miss events in 2019 for MSPs
In working with Partners day-in and day-out, we often hear about the value MSPs place on their ability to connect with other IT service providers to share best practices and improve your businesses. Thankfully, the IT industry is full of events that provide opportunities for networking and thought leadership. These events come in a wide […]
SmarterMSP.com: An innovative, award winning destination site for the IT channel
It seems like MSPs are being introduced to new product enhancements and tools every day. It’s not uncommon to use technology today that we could only dream of years ago. But, in a world where change is constant, what does it mean to be truly innovative? Innovation means that you are leading the pack, delivering […]
Things that go BUMP in your inbox
It’s been a whopping 30 years since the first Computer Security Day was celebrated on 30th November 1988. Back then, it’s fair to say the cyber security landscape was a little bit different to what it has become now. Cyber monsters have been around for years, but the way they look and their methods of […]
What MSPs can learn from Dr. Suess’ Green Eggs and Ham
Sometimes we find ourselves reading the same story to our children every night. The story becomes so monotonous and repetitive that we forget what we are actually reading. For me, that book is Green Eggs and Ham. I can recite the book from start to finish without looking at the pages! “Do you like green […]
Tip Tuesday: How to avoid the canary in the coal mine
Little things can make a big difference, especially if they are caught early on. For instance, take the expression, “like a canary in a coal mine.” This expression dates back to 1911 when canaries were used in the mining industry to warn coal miners of looming carbon monoxide poisoning. This gave miners an early enough […]
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