VAR Cloud insights
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Four Ways MSPs CanĀ Fine-Tune Their Cybersecurity Go-To-Market Strategy
8/28/2020
If you’re thinking about adding cybersecurity to your offering or want to change the way you offer your existing security services, now is the right time to stop and evaluate exactly how you should be taking it to market. SMBs today are operating in a very unique time where partially or completely remote workforces are the norm, cyberattacks are increasing in frequency and sophistication, and business owners are more focused than ever on remaining profitable.
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Four Ways MSPs CanĀ Fine-Tune Their Cybersecurity Go-To-Market Strategy
8/28/2020
If you’re thinking about adding cybersecurity to your offering or want to change the way you offer your existing security services, now is the right time to stop and evaluate exactly how you should be taking it to market. SMBs today are operating in a very unique time where partially or completely remote workforces are the norm, cyberattacks are increasing in frequency and sophistication, and business owners are more focused than ever on remaining profitable.
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Are We There Yet? The Long, Hot Road Trip To The Cloud
8/27/2020
"If I have to pull this car over, there will be trouble!" Does this evoke childhood memories of summer adventures in the family car? It’s the same sort of dread we get when the IT budget holder turns around and threatens to pull over on our journey to the cloud or hybrid cloud. The family summer road trip may be filled with great expectations, but the last thing we want is an unforeseen disruption along the way.
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Security Tips That Will Keep You And Your Clients Safe
7/22/2020
According to Gartner, at least 50 percent of the security market will be service-based by 2020. Furthermore, worldwide spending on IT security will grow by 8.7 percent, while general IT spending will increase by just 3.2 percent. And this was all before the COVID-19 pandemic increased security concerns in every industry by magnitudes we’re still trying to determine.
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As With Security, Data Backup Should Happen In Layers
7/15/2020
As the folks at our partner company Webroot have recently tackled the issue of whether antivirus protection is worth paying for anymore, we thought we’d take a minute to reiterate why cloud backup still beats all the great free services our there like Google Drive and Dropbox.
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5 Cyber Fixes For 5 Risky Online Behaviors
7/15/2020
When we looked at the results from our latest state-by-state comparison of the riskiest online security habits, a few things surprised us. Like techies scoring lower than average Americans. But what jumped out the most was how over-confident Americans in general are about their online security behavior. With that in mind, here are five ways to fix some of the riskiest behaviors we found in our latest survey.
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SD-WAN Must Securely Accelerate Cloud Connectivity To Enable The Cloud-Scale Edge
7/2/2020
One of the biggest promises of SD-WAN is its ability to deliver the best possible application experience for branch offices and remote workers. In the simplest terms, that boils down to connecting a remote or branch user to an application – irrespective of where either is located – in the fastest and most reliable way possible. But just as importantly, it means consistently maintaining and securing that connection for ongoing optimal user experience.
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What You Need To Know About Edge Computing
5/22/2020
Brian L. Kelly manages the Network Architecture Research team as part of Panduit’s Corporate Research and Development department. The team develops Reference Architecture content for the Data Center, Enterprise, and Industrial Automation businesses. To date, Kelly has written well over 20 technical papers that have been published on the Panduit website, as well as partner websites such as Cisco, Juniper, and Rockwell Automation. Kelly took the time to speak with VAR Insights about all things Edge Computing.
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5 Ways To Improve Business Cyber-Resilience
5/21/2020
Cyber-security is a lot like military strategy. Both involve a battle of wills between adversaries that includes the use of force. It’s no wonder why cyber-security practices often borrow from military tactics.
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Cloud Storage vs. Cloud Backup
5/21/2020
With more employees working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic, a lot of people are trying to figure out how to protect the files they’re working on outside the office. Some are stuck between “cloud storage” services and “cloud backup.” While many confuse the two, there are important differences.