{"id":26211,"date":"2018-10-30T15:45:29","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T11:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/?p=26211"},"modified":"2020-12-08T18:34:13","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T14:34:13","slug":"msp-voice-episode-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/msp-voice-episode-22\/","title":{"rendered":"MSP Voice Episode 22 &#8211; &#8220;You\u2019re never too young for IT&#8221; with Robert Merva"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26212\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/featured-image-Msp-Voice-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"825\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/featured-image-Msp-Voice-1.png 825w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/featured-image-Msp-Voice-1-300x91.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/featured-image-Msp-Voice-1-768x233.png 768w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/featured-image-Msp-Voice-1-624x189.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starting at a young age, Robert started getting technical certifications. Before he graduated high school he was already doing a lot of IT work for the school district. This turned into a job with the school district after graduation but it wasn\u2019t long before Robert decided he could make a business (and a living) out of helping people with their IT needs.<!--more--> Robert believes it\u2019s very important to have your processes defined early and with long-term goals in mind. Robert really does love what he does for a living and can\u2019t imagine doing anything else...it\u2019s always great when you find your passion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guest: Robert Merva<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Company: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.avrem.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avrem Technologies<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"perfect-pullquote vcard pullquote-align-full pullquote-border-placement-left\"><blockquote><p>All episodes can be found on <a href=\"https:\/\/mspvoice.com\/\">MSP Voice website,<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLRkCwqyZ6K-ZNtEpJAy1dtTf-y0C1nRSU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube (video)<\/a><\/span> as well as popular podcast channels such as <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/msp-voice\/id1387820734\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a><\/span>,\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/msp-voice-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SoundCloud<\/a><\/span>, and\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/msp-voice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anchor<\/a><\/span>. You can also subscribe to new episodes via <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/s\/3fcba40\/podcast\/rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RSS Feed<\/a><\/span>.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<h2>Watch on YouTube<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MSP Voice #22: NEVER TOO YOUNG FOR IT with Robert Merva\" width=\"578\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VyfjyCT5464?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best of Reddit<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/sysadmin\/comments\/9s5vgi\/ibm_to_acquire_redhat_for_34b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>IBM to buy Red Hat for $34bn<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/msp\/comments\/9qscbm\/austin_mcchord_just_stepped_aside_as_ceo_of_datto\/\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Austin McChord Stepped Aside as Datto CEO<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/msp\/comments\/9p4062\/how_do_you_manage_sops\/\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>How to Conduct Tech Meetings?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/msp\/comments\/9rhm4o\/has_anyone_here_taken_over_an_msp_after_being_an\/\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Taking over an MSP<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/msp\/comments\/9rdppp\/volume_discount_on_msp_contract\/\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Volume discounts at MSPs<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting at a young age, Robert started getting technical certifications. Before he graduated high school he was already doing a lot of IT work for the school district. 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