mobility
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SMB Nation Conference Back at The Microsoft Campus
The SMB Nation Spring Conference 2013, now in its seventh season, is back on the Microsoft Campus in Redmond, Washington. The event, which kicks off tomorrow, has an agenda that is clearly focused on integrating cloud and mobility into the MSP business model. Sessions include “Why you should become a CSP (Cloud Services Provider),” [...]
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How will RMM Evolve?
RMM or (Remote Monitoring and Management) has been around for some time, helping IT companies and MSP’s keep an eye on their customer’s vital networks and devices. The RMM solution has helped to define the current standards and made the Managed Services business model what it is today. Most RMM solutions provide a number of [...]
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Third Tier Creates New Technology Education Delivery Solution – Interview Podcast with Amy Babinchak
I got the privilege of sitting down on a call with long time industry veteran Amy Babinchak. Amy and I discussed the latest goings on in the industry including cloud, BYOD, Mobility, Microsoft, and the new offering from Third Tier; the SMB Kitchen Crew. The new SMB Kitchen Crew solution will provide IT Solution Providers [...]
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Peering into the Crystal Ball, What’s Ahead for IT in 2013?
Since the world did not end on December 21st we all must get back to what we do, and that means IT Solutions, Mobility, Cloud, BYOD, Managed Services, and so on. Buzzwords aside, there are a number of things that will affect all of us in 2013. Whether it is rapid changes in the IT [...]
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Does a Decline in PC sales have you Worried?
While PC manufacturers Lenovo and HP fight over who really owns the title of top manufacturer; a controversy that has been sparked by conflicting reports by Gartner and IDC that in one report shows Lenovo edging out HP in overall PC sales and the other showing HP keeping the title. The real news that is [...]
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Facebook hits 1Billion Active Users Seems like a Bargain at $22/Share
Facebook, the social giant announced today that it has surpassed 1Billion active users on its platform see (press statement) below. Mark Zuckerberg CEO of Facebook released the statement and also released some amazing key metrics see (fact sheet) below. Facebook actually reached the 1Billion mark on September 14th at 12:45PM PST. It is surprising that [...]
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Google drops the Axe on 4,000 Motorola Employees
Motorola employees on Sunday received the word that Google will be cutting a significant amount of the workforce in its expected revamp of the company it acquired. The news came as the U.S unemployment rate has been on a rollercoaster ride and currently sits at 8.2%. Google has vowed to provide severance packages and help [...]
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Cloud and Mobility Big Buzz at Breakaway
The big buzz at CompTia’s annual Breakaway event has been the need for IT solution providers to provide cloud and mobility solutions. It is quite apparent in the sessions that have been provided, in the water cooler talk in the hallways, and throughout the community that it is no longer something to talk about, but [...]
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Q Emoticons: Google and Verizon :-) while Microsoft and Nokia :-(
Quarerly reports are hitting the news wire and some of the biggest companies in the nation are posting their public earning statements this week. GOOGLE The earnings report for Google which included the integration of acquired Motorola, reported revenues of $12.21B up from $10.65B in Q1. These revenues speak to the impact of the mobility [...]
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Tiny Bits: 60 Second Catch-up for the Week of July 9-13
RIM Stock continues to Fall- RIM stock is down to sub $8 from $28 the same time last year and things aren’t looking so good for the mobile giant. Yahoo has a security breach- hacker group posts over 400k usernames and passwords online for anyone to download. SMB Nation Launches Online Education Program for MSP’s- [...]
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5 Easy Steps to Become a Multi-Platform Mobility Expert
Mobility is becoming one of the most important aspects of day to day life and connectivity for business users. The need for expertise and help on mobile platforms is increasing at an exponential rate, and the demand for software assistance and repair facilitation is at an all-time high. There is opportunity in this growing trend [...]
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Tales from the Cloud- Episode 8
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Microsoft is having Some Month, Announces Acquisition of Yammer for $1.2B
Continuing the big announcements for the month of June, Microsoft Corp. has announced its acquisition of business social media network Yammer Inc. see (Press Release) below. The move comes on the heels of the announcements of the new Microsoft Surface Tablet, and Windows 8 Phone. The three recent announcements, tie together what would seem is [...]
