Category: Tech Insight
Flexera cloud report finds adoption is exploding
This week, Flexera released its annual state of the cloud report. One of the key take-aways is that things had been shifting quickly, even before the pandemic forced many companies to adopt the cloud much faster than they might have...
Tech Time Warp: Michael Dell launches his empire from a dorm room
Think back to your freshman year of college and the activities that ensued in your dorm room: Cramming for tests? Late night pizza? Perhaps some partying? Great memories, right? At least until you compare your freshman year experience to Michael...
Tech Time Warp: Bill Gates and the blue screen of death
We’ve all been there: A big presentation in front of the boss is felled by tech trouble. The Wi-Fi goes down, the HDMI cable suddenly fails, an unfortunate video autoplays, etc. Next time this happens, all you need to do...
IT’s priorities are changing quickly in the face of the pandemic
Things are a bit crazy out there. Many of your clients have likely shut down their offices — where possible — and moved to work-from-home. Even businesses like restaurants have had to alter the way they do business — and...
Ask an MSP Expert: How can I convince clients to add VPNs for a remote workforce?
Q: We are now supporting more clients with remote workers than we ever have before. We see using VPNs as a very useful tool for helping to securing their workforces, but some clients are reluctant to use them. What can...
Tech Time Warp: Looking back at the world of phone phreaks
The disturbing phenomenon of Zoom-bombing has made attempts to conduct normal business (such as a city council meeting) difficult during the COVID-19 pandemic. Zoom’s simplicity makes it widely accessible yet open to security flaws. It’s interesting to note the videoconferencing...
Managing your networks and IT infrastructure during COVID-19
These are unprecedented times. McKinsey & Company may have said it best when referring to the upending of our economy and our lives due to the pervasion of the coronavirus: “It’s rare that a business is prepared for a pandemic...
Tech Time Warp: Dan Farmer and Wietse Venema unleash SATAN on the world
Amid the health, economic, and technology concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s nice to take a break and look back at a simpler time. This week, we take a look back to when a Purdue University student named Dan...
Machine learning, deep learning, and artificial intelligence
MSP platforms by nature, are ‘chatty.’ Data is being created, not only by the customers using the platform, but by the platform itself. Every device creates data, and it is generally held in some form of syslog data log. Some...
Tech Time Warp: A look back at the first VPN
As more white collar employees are instructed to work from home to contain the spread of COVID-19, there has been an abrupt uptick in VPN usage. It’s estimated VPN use has increased almost 66 percent since March 11, 2020, in...
