We’re excited to announce that image-based backup is now available in our free backup software! Continue reading
News You Might’ve Missed. 11 – 15 May
What's new this week in the news for MSPs?
AWS Launches Kendra; New Office 365 Feature Blocks Email Storms; Amazon Now Calls JEDI Microsoft Contract Fatally Flawed; Google Cloud VMware Engine Rolled Out; Texas Courts Hit by Ransomware; Thunderbolt Exploit Gives Hackers Access to Locked PCs; Ramsay Malware Steals Files from Secured Air-Gapped Computers; and Microsoft Warning on COVID-19 Phishing Malware. Let's see what's going on.
8 Crisis Management Tips for MSPs
No one was quite prepared for the current crisis. A lot of businesses have moved their workloads from offices to homes; many have simply shut down. Neither the overall consequences nor the end of the pandemic can be predicted at this point. As an owner of a managed IT business, you need to focus on both strategy and processes in order to stay on track. In this article, we will overview two key areas that might help you.
Migrate Exchange to Microsoft 365: Why It’s Time to Let Go
Microsoft Exchange has long been a tried-and-true on-premise workhorse. It’s been a popular choice for email, offering total administrative control along with speed and the ability to customize as needed. Continue reading
SMB Survival Guide: 6 Tactics for Dealing with Crisis
The economic impact of the Spanish flu was uniform across all industries. Fast-forward a century, the coronavirus pandemic is proving to be more brutal to some industries than others. The COVID-19 crisis has changed the way we operate as a society. While this pandemic calls for some radical changes, this will make your business more robust and scalable in the long run.
News You Might’ve Missed. 4 – 8 May
What's new this week in the news for MSPs?
Microsoft VMware Solution preview launches; Fresenius Hospital suffers ransomware attack; Microsoft's Github account allegedly Hacked and 500GB stolen; Cisco Webex hit by phishing scam; GoDaddy data breach exposes 28K hosting accounts; and Layoffs.fyi shares job info and layoffs. Let's see what's going on.
Working Remotely: COVID-19 Raises the Standard for VPN Security
There’s nothing new or especially significant about the remote work concept. Students and employees have been doing it in increasing numbers over the past decade. What changed the game was the recent immediate mass exodus from workplaces and classrooms to home offices or even the living room table as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading
MSP Process Audit During the Pandemic
Today, most workloads are remote and most users are trained and understand what they are doing. Hence, there are far fewer tickets from clients. That means that managed IT professionals have a bit more free time than they are used to having. That is the ideal moment to review internal processes and documentation. It might turn out that some of them need fine-tuning or a complete overhaul.
News You Might’ve Missed. 24 April-1 May
This week Microsoft enhances Kubernetes features and Red Hat integrations; Amazon launches Keyspaces for Apache Cassandra; a PAAY LLC database exposes 2.5 million credit card transactions online; Microsoft patches a security flaw in Microsoft Teams; and a hacker group is targeting businesses on the Revive ad-server platform. Let's see what's going on.
Support for New Storage Destinations in CloudBerry Explorer
MSP360 Explorer for Amazon Web Services S3 and MSP360 Explorer for Google Cloud have been updated to expand support for new storage destinations.
Hence, MSP360 Explorer for Amazon Web Services S3 introduces support for AWS Africa (Cape Town) region, and MSP360 Explorer for Google Cloud comes with the following new destinations: India Mumbai, Canada Montreal, and Netherlands.
Download the new MSP360 Explorer versions and enable the new regions in order to make your backup routines more convenient.
CRN Names MSP360 a Top 20 ‘Coolest Data Protection Company’ for 2020
MSP360 has yet again been recognized for its comprehensive backup and recovery solutions.
The recognition this time around comes from the widely respected The Channel Company, through its Computer Reseller News publication. Continue reading
Takeaways From 2019 Ransomware Attacks on MSPs
If you are an MSP or use the services of one, you should be aware that the level of cyberthreat for MSPs has increased dramatically over the last year.
As we’ve previously pointed out, the range of threat vectors faced by the average MSP is now huge, from social engineering attacks to cryptojacking, alongside the ever-present threat of phishing. Continue reading