CHANNEL INSIGHTS
The cannabis industry's growth stagnated in 2022 and remains sluggish in 2023, leading VARs and ISVs to reconsider their investments in the sector, as discussed in a recent RSPA Cannabis Community meeting.
- It’s Show Season! ISVs Share Effective Event Strategies
- Choosing The Right Touch Monitor: A Comprehensive Guide For Resellers
- How SaaS Startups Can Overcome Regulatory Compliance Challenges
- How To Demonstrate Reseller Value And Restaurant POS Relevance
- Don’t Let Your POS Provider Lock You Into A One-Sided Processor Relationship
- Where’s Our Industry Heading? Follow The Distributors
- ASCII Insight: MSPs Share Their Thoughts On 2022 And A Look At 2023
LEADERSHIP LESSONS
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![ASCII 40-Years Logo]( "40 Years Of ASCII – Here’s To 40 More!")
To help celebrate ASCII as the ‘original’ IT community for North American MSPs, we spoke with 11 members of the organization’s leadership team, asking each one question about ASCII and their time there. Here’s what they had to say.
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![ascii]( "ASCII Insight: MSPs Share Their Thoughts On Client Relationships")
In our ongoing quest to provide you with the best business advice possible, we’ve partnered with The ASCII Group and their members who are going to share their thoughts on timely topics or best business practices. In this article, ASCII members answered our questions about what an MSP needs to do to ensure strong, fruitful client relationships.
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![ASCII Insight Logo]( "ASCII Insight: MSPs Share Their Thoughts On What's In A Name")
In our ongoing quest to provide you with the best business advice possible, we’ve partnered with The ASCII Group and their members who are going to share their thoughts on timely topics or best business practices. In this article, ASCII members answered our questions about how they refer to themselves and why., as well as what that means for their business.
- The Single Best Security Feature To Offer And Why
- What You Need To Know About Service Level Agreements
- ASCII Insight: MSPs Share Their Thoughts On Quiet Quitting
- Filling The Void Left By Disappearing Products And Profit Opportunities
- Practical Advice About Helping Your Clients Choose The Right Solutions
- Why Sell Self-Service Solutions In A Tough Economy
- VARs ‘Backup’ Their Business Model By Transitioning To Managed Services
WHITE PAPERS & ARTICLES
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![2021]( "IT Industry Outlook 2021: Rebuilding For The Future")
IT Industry Outlook 2021: Rebuilding For The FutureIt didn’t take long for the optimism of a new decade to wear off. By the end of Q1 2020, companies everywhere were reeling as they reckoned with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sadly, the impact of the virus was too much for many firms, leaving millions of workers unemployed and driving thousands of businesses to close their doors. Those companies that stayed afloat had to act quickly in order to enable their remote workforce and maintain operations.
CASE STUDIES
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![Golf Tournament POS Solution]( "POS System For Golf Tournament Scores \"Whole In One\"")
POS System For Golf Tournament Scores "Whole In One"The 2014 PGA Memorial Tournament hosted by golfing legend Jack Nicklaus delivered a couple of significant firsts. For the first time, Japanese golfer Hideki Matsuyama won the tournament, and APG Cash Drawer debuted its Stratis Integration System as part of a mobile POS solution used at concession and food stations.
FEATURED SUPPLIERS
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![APG Cash Drawer, LLC]( "apg®")
At apg® we believe that brick-and-mortar retail connects people to their community, to each other, and drives business success. For more than 40 years, we have been supplying your communities and their retail and hospitality businesses with cash drawers through various partner channels.
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![ASCII Logo]( "The ASCII Group")
The ASCII Group is a vibrant community of independent MSPs, VARS and solution providers in North America. The organization offers members leveraged purchasing programs, education and training, knowledge sharing among peers, discounts on business services, and more. Founded in 1984 by Alan Weinberger, ASCII is the oldest and largest group of independent IT solution providers, integrators and VARS in the world.
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![Healthcare IT Channel Training Workshop]( "CompTIA")
CompTIA is the voice of the world's information technology (IT) industry.
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![RSPA logo white border]( "RSPA")
RSPA stands for Retail Solutions Providers Association. We are the only association dedicated to the retail technology industry.
POS & PAYMENT PROCESSING
ISV-SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
MULTI MEDIA
- Episode 5: Harness The Network Power Of Partner Ecosystems For Faster Sales, Bigger Deals, And Higher Close Rates
- Episode 4: Harness The Network Power Of Partner Ecosystems For Faster Sales, Bigger Deals, And Higher Close Rates
- RSPA Software Developer Provider Ecosystem Chart
- Harness The Network Power Of Partner Ecosystems For Faster Sales, Bigger Deals, And Higher Close Rates
VAR INSIGHTS NEWSLETTERS
FEATURED PRODUCTS
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![arlo410bstock]( "Arlo Cash Drawer")
The Arlo cash drawer delivers uncompromising performance and quality, providing a low cost of ownership for light cash use environments. Purpose-built for the entry-level market, the Arlo cash drawer is easy to use enabling efficiency throughout the checkout process.
EBOOKS
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![Cloud]( "The MSP’s Guide To Building A Better Cloud Practice: Tips From MSPs For MSPs")
The MSP’s Guide To Building A Better Cloud Practice: Tips From MSPs For MSPsAs small and medium businesses (SMBs) continue to shift their workloads to the cloud, managed service providers (MSPs) can take advantage of this trend by building a cloud practice. Offering cloud-based managed services enables MSPs to better support customers moving workloads to the cloud and create new revenue streams.
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![Spyware Security Ransomware]( "A Comprehensive Ransomware Protection: Detection, Response, And Recovery")
A Comprehensive Ransomware Protection: Detection, Response, And RecoveryRansomware attacks can have serious financial implications for businesses, and ransom payment is just one complication. The business downtime associated with an attack can cripple revenue generation and the reputational damage to an organization that has been breached can take years to overcome.
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![cloud-storage--getty-- 1160813252]( "The MSP’s Guide To Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery On Azure")
The MSP’s Guide To Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery On AzureAs cloud adoption continues to grow among small and medium businesses (SMBs), Microsoft Azure has emerged as a popular option. When SMBs run workloads in Azure, they agree to a shared responsibility model. In this model, the cloud provider (Microsoft) assumes responsibility for the security and protection of the physical data centers, hosts, and network, while the user is responsible for everything else—including information and data, applications, and more.
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![Backup BCDR]( "BCDR Buyer’s Guide For MSPs")
BCDR Buyer’s Guide For MSPsWhen a client’s server goes down or is compromised in a cyberattack, managed service providers (MSPs) need an effective business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) solution to restore data and operations quickly, without sacrificing margin. That means industry-leading recovery technology from a vendor that is there to support you 24x7x365, no matter what. Simply put, you need a solution you can rely on. One that delivers peace of mind—for you and your clients.
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