Month: August 2026

Tech Time Warp: How a goodbye party launched DEF CON

Tech Time Warp: How a goodbye party launched DEF CON

The 34th DEF CON conference takes place Aug. 6–9 in Las Vegas. It’s no surprise that one of the hacker community’s most influential events has such a memorable origin story. Whether you’ve attended DEF CON or its more corporate cousin,...

/ August 7, 2026
What rising AI costs mean for MSPs

What rising AI costs mean for MSPs

As more organizations successfully adopt artificial intelligence (AI), many are discovering that success comes with a growing challenge: managing costs. A recent survey of 700 engineering leaders and practitioners from organizations with more than 1,000 employees found that 26 percent...

/ August 6, 2026
The customer profitability problem MSPs can’t ignore

The customer profitability problem MSPs can’t ignore

It’s margins that matter – not volumes. Several years ago, I wrote about the importance of identifying customers who cost an MSP money and those who drive profits. Today, that distinction matters more than ever. While many MSPs still focus...

/ August 5, 2026
The MSP playbook for agentic AI

The MSP playbook for agentic AI

For years, AI helped security teams detect threats faster while humans remained responsible for taking action. Agentic AI changes that model. Today’s tools can isolate endpoints, disable accounts, block traffic, and launch remediation workflows automatically. The speed benefits are clear,...

/ August 4, 2026
Why your PSA isn’t a CRM anymore

Why your PSA isn’t a CRM anymore

Your PSA (professional services automation platform) was built to run service delivery. It was not built to run sales. Smaller MSPs can use a PSA as a CRM until sales activity increases or large amounts of prospect data enter the...

/ August 3, 2026