Good customer service means end-users should feel that they are being cared for throughout the support process. But great customer service means taking steps to reduce the reasons why customers need to request assistance in the first place. Continue reading
Good customer service means end-users should feel that they are being cared for throughout the support process. But great customer service means taking steps to reduce the reasons why customers need to request assistance in the first place. Continue reading
Networking isn't always effective, but when it is, MSPs benefit in the long run. They typically end up generating more business, finding new opportunities and educating themselves on emerging industry trends, which benefits not only them but their customers. Continue reading
This week’s guest is Yigal Behar with 2Secure out of the New York City area. Yigal came to the US from Israel where he had an IT consulting firm and also worked at a company providing security services. Taking his enterprise expertise to the US, he decided to open up a consultancy to help smaller businesses be more secure. Continue reading
To meet the demands of an evolving customer base, more and more businesses are leveraging IT to maximize operational effectiveness and deliver products and services efficiently to their customer base. As such, they look for MSPs to help them solve the challenges of running an agile organization in today’s competitive business landscape. Continue reading
Many administrators know their IT-infrastructure front-to-back. Some will even tell you stories about how they have dreams about the network layout. That’s great, but it can create problems when an admin moves on to a new job and leaves a company behind. The new admins are left scrambling to figure out how to administer the infrastructure, network, authentication and so on. Continue reading
Automation tools have changed the managed service provider landscape forever. These tools have made it possible for network administrators to do what they never thought possible previously. This includes pushing out settings changes and sending updates to hundreds or thousands of users at once. The time saved thanks to these tools is truly priceless. Furthermore, automation tools also make unattended changes flow seamlessly. This makes it easier to make changes when most appropriate for the end user. Continue reading
This week’s guest is Larry Bianculli, managing director, with CCSI who provide MSP and MSSP services in the New York City/Long Island area. CCSI (which stands for Contemporary Computers Services) has been around since 1974. CCSI has always been focused on services, the founders coming from IBM. CCSI has a range of customers from SMB to fortune 500. They have customers around the US as well as overseas. Continue reading
Our clients who want to store backup data in Amazon S3 Glacier often ask us how best to back it up: Whether to place it in S3 Glacier storage directly, or instead to select S3 generic storage and configure S3 Glacier as the storage class. Although both approaches provide the same end result, there are reasons why you might prefer one method over the other. Keep reading for an overview.
If you’re like many MSPs, you’re most familiar with the Microsoft Windows ecosystem. You know the ins -and -outs of Windows workstations and servers. You’re an expert in PowerShell, Active Directory and other critical Windows tools. Continue reading
Only a few MSPs have the scale, resources, and wherewithal to retain in-house legal counsel. However, all MSPs (regardless of their budget or size) should have leverage legal expertise when drafting MSA, SLAs and working with clients. Continue reading
Guide to Starting a Managed Service Provider Business
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On-Demand vs Break/Fix vs Managed Services
Varying Tiers in the MSP Help Desk — Building Your Support System
How You Can Transition from MSP to MSSP
