Month: May 2024
Tech Time Warp: A look back at the “Woodstock of the Web”
“The feeling of delicious possibility was immense.” This evocative line comes from the founding curator of the Computer History Museum, Marc Weber. It sums up what it must have been like to attend the first web conference 30 years ago...
A guide to incorporating AI into your managed services
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing how organizations operate and directly impacts how technology is being used to support and provision services. Although there is much to be said about how managed service providers (MSPs) can use AI and generative AI...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Foxit PDF Reader vulnerability
A critical Foxit PDF Reader vulnerability are generating unusual pattern of behaviors. This exploit triggers security warnings designed to deceive users to execute harmful commands. Read this Cybersecurity Threat Advisory to learn recommendations to minimize your risks. What is the...
Cloud optimization continues to be an MSP opportunity
A new report finds more than half of the organizations on Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud do not use cloud optimization tools such as Saving Plans or Reserved Instances. ProsperOps, a cloud cost optimization provider, conducted an analysis of AWS...
Commemorating the MSP community on Global MSP Day 2024
The managed service provider (MSP) community is gearing up for the seventh annual Global MSP Day 2024 on June 6! This day is dedicated to you, the MSPs, to acknowledge your unwavering commitment and resilience to your customers. SmarterMSP.com connected...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Fluent Bit critical vulnerability
This Cybersecurity Threat Advisory highlights a critical vulnerability discovered within a popular logging and metric solution called Fluent Bit. CVE-2024-4323, a new memory corruption vulnerability, has the potential to cause denial of service (DOS), information leakage, and code execution (RCE)....
Tip Tuesday: Using automation to streamline hybrid work processes
Software automation has gained a lot of steam recently. Remote and hybrid working environments have also grown increasingly popular. The conjunction between the two offers a promising opportunity for managed service providers (MSPs). Why you should offer hybrid-centric automation The...
Marketing for MSP owners: Shifting from “when I have time” to getting it done
Rapid growth is an interesting time for managed service provider (MSP) owners – or all business owners for that matter. You’ve invested your life into building your company from the ground up, refining processes, marketing, selling, and having a hand...
Why cybersecurity insurance is essential for MSPs today
The daily stories about breaches, hacks, and ransomware have continued unabated in 2024. But how much of the damage wrought by cybercriminals is protected by cybersecurity insurance? Network Assured has compiled some startling statistics, including: The global cybersecurity market was...
Tech Time Warp: A nostalgic look at Mattel’s Computer Warriors
Children of the 1980s are familiar with Transformers and can likely still sing “More than meets the eye…” but how many of us remember Mattel’s Computer Warriors? Produced only in 1989 and 1990, the Computer Warriors were in some ways...
