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Ask an MSP Expert: How to use compliance as an MSP sales tool
Q: I’m an MSP business owner, and we service a variety of small business customers in our area, providing IT services to schools, healthcare providers, and other local small businesses like law firms. My salesperson is struggling to bring in...
Ask an MSP Expert: How do I set up an onboarding process for new customers?
Q: I want to create a standard process for conducting customer onboarding sessions at my MSP to make it simpler for any member of my team to run one. This would help us offer onboarding to all of our...
18 Do’s and Don’ts for 2016 Planning as an MSP
As we close in on the end of 2015, preparing for the new year is top of mind for many business owners, and if you’re like many of the MSPs we work with, you’re looking for some tips on how...
How to use Compliance-as-a-Service to set your MSP business apart
It seems like every day I get a call from a stressed out IT service provider asking how to differentiate themselves from their competition. After all, in a world where 99.9 percent of IT service organizations all say the same...
How can I convince my customers that the cloud is secure?
Q: One of my customers is reluctant to store their data in the cloud because they’re afraid it’s less secure than an on-premise storage option. As their managed service provider, I know that cloud storage is the best option...
Ask an MSP Expert: How can I support a customer with remote employees?
Q: I recently signed on a new customer, and many of their employees work remotely. They brought me on to support their servers, PCs, and some corporate laptops, but I know their employees are using other tablets and mobile devices...
Ask an MSP Expert: Should I host my customers’ data myself or use a third-party vendor?
Q: I’m recently opened my own MSP business and am trying to find ways to reduce costs. Is it beneficial to host my own data center? Or would it be cheaper for me to leverage a third-party cloud provider to...
Ask an MSP Expert: How to help your customers understand Windows Server 2003 end of life
Q: As an MSP business owner, I know Windows Server 2003 end of life (EOL) is coming up fast. The end of support is only a month away, and I haven’t heard a peep from some of my small business...
5 Ways small business password management helps MSPs succeed
After working at four different MSPs and eventually founding my own, I’ve experience firsthand the pains of trying to manage hundreds of passwords so techs can gain access to and support client networks. Even though these pains can be hard...
Health care IT security: What IT service providers need to know
Data breaches are on the rise in the U.S., increasing 27.5 percent in 2014, and health care companies in particular need to start being more vigilant. Earlier this year, Anthem, a major health insurance company, experienced a cyber attack that...