ARTICLES BY MIKE MONOCELLO

What Datto's 5 Partner Conference Announcements Mean To MSPs, VARs
Tuesday morning, Datto founder and CEO, Austin McChord, took the stage in New Orleans to kick off the company’s annual partner conference. It didn’t take long before McChord’s presentation moved from a welcome message into all the big announcements that company had to make. MSPs who weren’t in attendance might be scratching their heads over how some of this news applies to them. Here’s why you should care (or...
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Why Endpoint Security Is A Must-Have For All VARs, MSPs
An MSP’s endpoint security upgrade leads to a stickier client relationship, efficiency gains, and increased profitability.
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Think Beyond Traditional POS
An ISV’s solution helps restaurants address key challenges, while creating a lucrative differentiator for the solutions provider.
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Access Control And Video Surveillance News From May 2015
Each month, Business Solutions reports news on business in the channel. This month in access control and video surveillance news, OnSSI releases Ocularis v5.0 and new video management software, and Milestone Systems expands ONVIF support and announces Bosch certification. OnSSI Has Released Ocularis v5.0, Video Management Software (VMS)
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Point Of Sale, Payment Processing And Data Collection News From May 2015
Each month, Business Solutions reports news on business in the channel. This month in point of sale, payment processing and data collection news, Datacap Systems and Pivotal Payments announce an integration, RapidFire Tools unveils PCI compliance testing, Vantiv and Ingenico unveil an EMV payment terminal for SMBs, Janam announces a new mobile computer, Benseron announces new tablet POS solutions, Datalogic announces two, new fixed scanners,...
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Managed Services, Backup And Recovery, And Networking News From May 2015
Each month, Business Solutions reports news on business in the channel. This month in managed services, backup and recovery, and networking news, Axcient launches a new backup offering, Tech Data offers managed services providers (MSPs) Intel Security services, MegaPath revamps its delivery model, Dell Software unveils new backup appliances, Unitrends unveils Release 8.1, SolarWinds N-able announces N-central 10, ScanSource Communications offers...
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Special Report: Mobile POS And The IT Channel
Everyone loves talking about mobile POS, but who’s actually deploying it and making money?
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Switching To Managed Services? Take A Look At Your Org Chart
One of the things I enjoy most about our regional Channel Transitions conferences are the conversations with leading MSPs about what they’re doing to be successful and what challenges they’ve overcome. I learn something new with each interaction. At our recent event in Newark, one of our panelists described his organizational chart in a way that was eye-opening for me.
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Future-Proof Your IT Practice
If you want to know more about EMV and how to maximize your payments-related revenue, this guide is for you.
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Welcome To Retail IT VAR Of The Future 2015!
In 2014, we dedicated a lot of editorial content to the changing landscape of retail IT and how solutions providers in this market are well-positioned to grow if they are willing to make some adjustments. In an attempt to help, Business Solutions held three Channel Transitions conferences in 2014.
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