General Computing Executive Commentary

31. How To Differentiate Your IT Solutions Company From Your Competition 3/27/2017

    You may have heard — or even said yourself — your IT solutions company’s most important asset is its people. But that’s only part of the story. In fact, your people have little to do with why companies choose your firm over another.

32. Everything As A Service: The New Frontier In ITSM 3/24/2017

    Airlines don’t buy engines to fly their planes. They buy engine operating time, in hours, to fly their planes. Oil companies, which need pipelines to transport their oil, don’t buy leak-detection equipment to guard against leaks. They buy the service from a company that specializes in providing that service to oil companies that have pipelines to run.

33. Will You Survive The MSP-Vetting Process? 3/16/2017

    When it comes to prospecting, both you and your potential client want to make sure the relationship is mutually beneficial. By Mike Bloomfield, president, Tekie Geek and ASCII Group Member since 2016

34. 6 Reasons Your Company Should Have A Blog 3/15/2017

    The mention of the word blog may conjure up visions of outdated strategies from more than a decade ago. By Jenna Hardie, Account Manager, Compass Integrated Communications

35. Partners To The Rescue: How To Protect And Educate Clients From Insider Threats 3/2/2017

    As dedicated, go-to technology resources, VARs and IT service providers are in a unique position to help their clients stay ahead of an increasing vulnerability faced within organizations today — the invisibility factor of insider threats. By Isaac Kohen, Teramind

36. Top Ways To Profit From Network Assessments 3/1/2017

    Network assessment is a unique and effective discipline under the network security umbrella. A network assessment tool doesn’t simply monitor a network the way RMM software does. By Mark Winter, Vice President of Sales, RapidFire Tools

37. 5 Ways MSPs Can Become Trusted Cloud Advisors 2/28/2017

    Cloud adoption among SMBs is on the rise. A recent survey by Techaisle projects that, by the end of this year, the penetration of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications among SMBs will reach 94 percent, up from 73 percent in 2016. By Neal Bradbury, Senior Director of Business Development, Intronis MSP Solutions by Barracuda

38. 3 Cloud-Based Security Services Every MSP Needs To Offer 2/27/2017

    Today’s businesses face an IT environment where proprietary information and confidential client data must be secured against ever-escalating attacks and evolving vulnerabilities. By Ellen Jennings, CEO, BEI

39. How To Ramp Up The Security Of Industrial Networks 2/22/2017

    It is inevitable the adoption of the Industrial IoT (IIoT) is going to continue to grow, facilitating more and more devices to be connected to networks. By Wenyuan Niu, Product Manager, Moxa, Inc.

40. Thinking Outside The Box: Why Cloud Storage Services Are A Bad Fit For Managing Brand Assets 2/15/2017

    The popularity of cloud-based storage and sharing tools has skyrocketed over the past five years. Businesses and consumers use Google Drive, Box, and Dropbox for sharing files, collaborating on documents, and coordinating projects in real time.