ARTICLES BY MIKE MONOCELLO
9 Pricing Considerations For Every MSP
A panel of MSP veterans share their best practices for pricing services.
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Have You Missed The Cloud Opportunity?
When it comes to cloud computing, many VARs and MSPs (managed services providers) I talk to have an almost passive approach. They understand the benefits of the cloud. They and their customers have some applications in the cloud. But they certainly haven’t made the cloud a part of their business plan or core offering.
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Product Comparison: Retail Tablet POS - 2016
We take a close look at nine different tablet-based POS software solutions for the retail industry. Which is best for your customers?
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Point Of Sale And Data Collection News
Sterling Payment Technologies’ Chief Sales and Marketing Officer Gary Staub recently announced that Anton Wurr joined Sterling as executive director of marketing. “Anton brings more than 20 years of corporate marketing experience to Sterling with a passion for branding and developing innovative marketing campaigns,” says Staub. Wurr has worked at several technology companies, including America II Electronics and Tech Data...
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Managed Services And Networking News
Panasonic System Communications Company of North America recently announced the release of UC Pro, a collaboration application allowing users to connect to anyone, anywhere, across a multitude of devices. The new software is designed to integrate with the Panasonic KX-NS series of IP-based unified communications (UC) platforms including the KX-NS700, KX-NS700G, and KX-NS1000.
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Inside VARTECH: Day 1 -- IoT Isn't Just Hype, It's A Real Money Maker
BlueStar’s VARTECH 2016 kicked off today in Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas. A variety of BlueStar’s team are on hand to provide great insight into the goings on within the industry and at the distributor. One trend that gets a lot of headlines is IoT (Internet of Things). I had a chance to speak with Duane Roebuck, IoT & WLAN business development manager for BlueStar about IoT. Specifically, what’s hype and what VARs...
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Inside VARTECH: Day 2 -- Government Sales Aren't Out Of Reach
Today is the second day of VARTECH 2016 in Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas. After speaking with BlueStar’s leaders on the topics of POS, payment processing, IoT, and healthcare, I was able to sit down with Peggy Lane-Welch, manager of government services at Bluestar, to talk about all things government. Lane-Welch’s message to VARs is clear: if you aren’t doing government work, don’t assume that it’s too...
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Inside VARTECH: Day 2 – It's All Upside With BlueStar's Technical Services
Today is the second day of VARTECH 2016 in Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to speak with BlueStar leaders about POS, payment processing, IoT, and healthcare. Today, I was able to speak with Dan Brewer, technical services manager at Bluestar. Brewer’s message is simple: VARs should be leveraging BlueStar’s many services to extend their capabilities, improve their profitability, and win more...
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Inside VARTECH: Day 1 -- Healthcare's Biggest Opportunity & Threat
BlueStar’s VARTECH 2016 kicked off today in Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas. I had the opportunity to speak with Rick Bird, healthcare vertical manager for BlueStar, who shared details on what the company sees as the biggest opportunity (and threat) to the VAR/integrator channel — unified communications.
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Inside VARTECH: Day 1 -- POS & Payments Updates
VARTECH 2016 kicked off today in Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas (yes, you read the correctly). However, before you think that this event is nothing more than an excuse to sit by a pool and drink fruity cocktails, you should know that there’s serious business going on here. Apart from the top-notch education, numerous breakout sessions, and impressive show floor named CodeZone, BlueStar has brought most of its key staff along to...
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