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8 Dos and Don’ts for Creating a Robust Cybersecurity Training Program

Effective cybersecurity involves a combination of robust automated processes and alert, well-trained employees. This means that you have to deliver cybersecurity training which equips employees to do their job safely, but doesn’t overload them. With that in mind, here are eight dos and don’ts for cr

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7 Questions MSPs Should Ask When Hiring Talent

Choosing the right new hire is one of the most important decisions a company can make, as it builds the technical skills of the organization and can also drastically affect its culture. Ensuring you make the best hire for your MSP business starts with asking the right interview questions.

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8 High-Quality Prospect Sources for Your MSP Cold Calling

While managed service providers continue to embrace multi-channel lead generation and marketing, it turns out they are not particularly keen on cold calling. According to a Barracuda MSP survey, only 22% stated that they are currently leveraging cold calling as

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First-Call Resolution: What MSPs Should Know

When a customer picks up the phone to call with a problem, are your help desk technicians able to resolve that issue on the first try? First-call resolution is a concept common in call centers, but one that can be

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Shadow IT: Risks and Benefits Explained

Shadow IT might be the cause of a security breach at many levels, including data breach through an insecure or legacy solution and up to compliance breach due to uncontrolled data movement. In 2019, this concept was in the top

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How to Define the Bundle and Not Overengineer Things

Your managed IT bundle is the cornerstone of your business. The bundle comprises software and hardware solutions, services, prices and other conditions of your services. The core of your bundle and the pricing will be the same for most customers.

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MSP Cost-Cutting Guide

According to the global payments network Veem, 81% of small businesses in the US are expecting an economic slowdown over the next 12-16 months. In times like these, cost-cutting becomes one of the top priorities for all businesses, including managed IT providers. In this guide, we will overview five

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MSP’s Guide to Procurement as a Service

Are you an MSP looking for an additional revenue stream? If so, offering procurement as a managed service might be just what you need. While this type of offering falls a bit outside the box of traditional managed services, it

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End of Support for Specific Cloud Storage Providers

Starting from December 1, 2020, MSP360 Managed Backup will no longer work with the following cloud storages:

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Are Technicians or Businesspeople Better MSP Owners?

To succeed in the MSP business in today’s world, an MSP owner must have several different skillsets and be able to hone them regularly. No matter their background, MSP owners must be able to understand both business and technology. If they don’t, the likelihood of failure is quite high.

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7 Steps to Mastering SOPs

A standard operating procedure, or SOP for short, is a step-by-step document that comprises workflows, frameworks, and procedures that are taken as the standard for your managed IT services. SOPs are a common instrument for most MSPs wanting to standardize

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