Tag: Technology Trends

SaaS players want to ease creation of digital workflows

SaaS players want to ease creation of digital workflows

With the pandemic forcing businesses to leave the office and work from home, chances are many organizations have turned to cloud services like Box to share files and collaborate. SaaS vendors recognize that customers are moving online much faster due...

/ June 23, 2020
MSPs need to adjust rapidly to the changing SD-WAN landscape

MSPs need to adjust rapidly to the changing SD-WAN landscape

The future of work in the wake of COVID-19 is most definitely hybrid. A survey of 600 IT decision makers published this week by Xerox finds that on average 82 percent of the workforce in organizations will have returned to...

/ June 17, 2020
Faster digital business transformation bodes well for MSPs

Faster digital business transformation bodes well for MSPs

A survey of 200 senior IT executives working at organizations with more than 2,500 employees conducted by IDG Research on behalf of Insight Enterprises, a provider of IT services, suggests there is a high correlation between organizations that have launched...

/ May 27, 2020
Robotic process automation for legacy environments

Robotic process automation for legacy environments

MSPs often deal with customers who are using older technology, sometimes years or decades old. In small and medium businesses if it’s not broken you probably aren’t going to invest resources by modernizing the toolset. But one thing you can...

/ May 26, 2020
A strategic plan for going cloud

A strategic plan for going cloud

When moving IT infrastructure to the cloud, it’s essential to have a strategic plan to guide you. Here are a few things you should consider.

/ May 12, 2020
Post COVID-19, what’s next for your MSP?

Post COVID-19, what’s next for your MSP?

It’s been a challenging time for IT solution providers and Managed Service Providers (MSPs). The COVID-19 pandemic saw an unprecedented upswing in support requests to MSP Helpdesks, as the world suddenly moved to a Work from Home (WFH) set up....

/ May 12, 2020
Ask an MSP Expert: How can I convince clients to add VPNs for a remote workforce?

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...

/ April 20, 2020 / 6 Comments
Tech Time Warp: A look back at the first VPN

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...

/ March 27, 2020
AI could help make your clients more secure

AI could help make your clients more secure

There are so many security threats coming at us from all sides. It’s beyond our ability to keep up without the help of technology. Today, that means using artificial intelligence to help understand and scan for issues. As technology continues...

/ March 2, 2020
Chatbots could help reduce the customer service burden

Chatbots could help reduce the customer service burden

Customer service is a key part of running any business, but SMBs struggle with the cost of hiring and training customer service reps. It’s expensive to find quality employees who understand both the products and the business and can act...

/ February 6, 2020