managed service provider
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Is CSP the new MSP?
MSP or “Managed Service Provider” has been around for some time now and has become “the” term to use for IT companies, replacing the outdated term VAR or “Value Added Reseller.” Recently there has been a shift in the way IT businesses, media outlets, and industry experts describe IT companies. Names such as IT Solution [...]
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CompTia MSP Partners Trustmark A Year and 65 Certified MSPs Later
CompTia announced today that their MSP Partner Trustmark has hit its one year anniversary see (press release) below. CompTia created the MSP Partners Trustmark to help MSPs align their businesses and standardize their operating procedures. As CompTia celebrates the anniversary they have released the numbers for the year and 65 MSPs have earned the coveted [...]
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MSP’s Pack the Room for MSP Partners Meeting at ComPTia Breakaway
The MSP partners meeting kicked off Breakaway 2012 with a round of introductions that set the tone for the event. It was exciting to see a packed room for the pre-day meeting and the turn out speaks to the interest in the community to stay on top of the changes that are so apparent in [...]
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MSP Helps to Solve Password Problem with New Solution
Many of the best products in the IT space have been created by IT solution providers trying to solve a problem for their clients or their own business. Much of the recent news in the tech industry has placed a focus on password security. With high profile security breaches and password leaks by well-known companies [...]
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SMB Nation Launches Online Education Program for MSP’s
SMB Nation today launched the 2nd iteration of its PocketMBA program, see (Press Release) below. This new version dubbed PocketMBA 2.0; brings content, peer interaction, and access to educators, all through remote learning and virtual instruction. MSP’s have had access to a number of different means for education; what seems to set the PocketMBA 2.0 [...]
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Tiny Bits: 60 Second Catch-up for the Week of July 2-6
Dell Acquires Quest Software- Dell beats out Insight Venture Partners bid and acquires Quest Software see “Dell Won’t Take No for an Answer and Acquires Quest Software” Microsoft Announces end of life for Small Business Server and Home Server- To the dismay of IT solution Providers everywhere Microsoft will no longer be producing SBS, instead [...]
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Were The Mayans Right? Is The end of SBS the end of the World for MSP’s?
2012 brings an end to a familiar world for MSP’s and IT solution providers with the announcement of the end of the road for Windows Small Business Server, and Windows Home Server. Though there hasn’t been an official press release from Microsoft regarding the discontinuance, the news was released today in a Server 2012 Essentials [...]
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How “Done for You” Services will save the MSP Business
It is no big secret that many Managed Service Provider (MSP) businesses are struggling in the current economy. Though many have speculated that the economy is turning around, industry leaders like Karl Palachuk have voiced their concerns about another five years of instability. This same instability has forced technology equipment and software vendors to change [...]
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Dell Won’t Take No for an Answer and Acquires Quest Software
Quest Software yesterday announced that it has entered a definitive agreement for Dell to acquire the software company (see press release below). This comes after originally announcing a $2.17B acquisition by private equity company Insight Venture Partners and Vector Capital. The move is a good one for Dell considering the changing hardware landscape. Mobile devices, [...]
