ARTICLES BY MIKE MONOCELLO
MSA Mistakes You Can't Afford To Make
Do you have an MSA? If you do, is it good enough to protect you from harmful situations lurking around the corner? Bradley Gross, an attorney who specializes in IT law, shares some common mistakes most solutions providers make with their MSA. The legal advice he shares is worth its weight in gold as it can help you avoid costly lawsuits and ugly client-related situations.
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The IT That Retailers Want, Versus What They Need
Omni-channel is all the rage in retail, but is it something small retailers want or even need? And what did you miss at NRF last week that could make you more successful in 2016? We’re talking retail technology with Matt Pillar, retail guru, on this episode of the Trusted IT Advisor.
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Bring Omni-Channel Commerce To SMB Retailers
With thousands of SMB retailers yet to address their online and omni-channel presence, the opportunities are ripe for VARs
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Special Report: Managed Services By The Numbers
How does your business compare to the 112 managed services providers who participated in our latest survey?
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Lead With Security
It used to be that you could walk into the office of a prospective customer, show them the latest technology you were hawking, and win the business based on the name brand or power of the product alone.
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Managed Services, Backup and Disaster Recovery, Video Surveillance, And Networking News
It used to be that Macs were only in schools or used at home. Today, Macs have entered the workplace and need to be managed and monitored just like PCs. With that need in mind, LOGICnow has announced the introduction of remote management capability for the Mac platform and that it has acquired Mac-MSP, a provider of Apple Mac-centric SaaS tools for MSPs. These two developments will enable MSPs using the LOGICnow platform to deliver support for...
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POS, Payment Processing, And Data Collection News
Zebra has introduced two new desktop printers that connect via Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to help employees update product pricing, shelf labels, and coupons in alignment with the store’s merchandising and pricing strategies.
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IoT Needs More Integration Specialists
Just prior to 2016 I spoke with a bunch of experts in the field of data collection and learned that many felt the Internet of Things (IoT) was the most over-hyped trend of last year. Understand, this is coming mostly from vendors who always have high hopes that a trend is going to take off and become a boon for business.
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Marketing In The Channel: How Do You Compare?
Where are your peers finding success and failure in their marketing? What works, what doesn’t, and how much are they spending?
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Point Of Sale, Payment Processing And Data Collection News From December 2015
Each month, Business Solutions reports news on business in the channel. This month in point of sale, payment processing and data collection news, Mercury and NCC release an EMV-enabled solution, Bematech introduces its new app, Creditcall obtains PCI-validated point-to-point encryption (P2PE) certification, and Clearent announces a WordPress plug-in for accepting payments. In other news, Loftware unveils the latest release of browser-based...
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