VAR White Papers

1. Making Money With Security Awareness Training 2/2/2021

   How addressing human error reduces risk and bolsters your profitability.

2. DNS Protection: An Overlooked Layer Of Cybersecurity 4/4/2018

   Uncontrolled internet access is a high-risk activity for any business, regardless of size, but it is particularly dangerous for the small to medium- sized businesses (SMB) that make up a managed service providers’ client base. Unfortunately, endpoint security alone is no longer enough to keep clients safe from modern cyberattacks. And, as MSPs well know, remediating threats that have successfully infiltrated the network is challenging and extremely time-consuming. That’s why today’s MSPs are increasingly turning to services that can stop threats before they hit the network.

3. Don't Forget The Cash: Cash Drawers Essential To POS Solutions Development And Configuration 2/2/2015

   As a new, lighter POS approach emerges, Point of sale (POS) solutions no longer have to depend on PCs to operate. Depending on a system’s configuration, the new POS model can leverage thin clients such as tablets and handhelds, giving the cashier the freedom to transact business at the point of decision.

4. How Machine Learning And Artificial Intelligence Drive MSP Success 10/3/2018

   Change is the one constant in the IT world, and the way companies purchase and consume technology continues to transform and evolve. As customers continue to disrupt the IT value chain, a successful transition to cloud and hybrid models requires managed service providers (MSPs) to evolve their people, operations, and processes and employ advanced technology to secure their customers’ environments. 

5. A Layman’s Guide To AI, Machine Learning And Its Importance To Endpoint Security 11/9/2018

   Beginning around 2007, traditional endpoint security was becoming ineffective. Stopping infections was based around finding a user with an infection (patient zero), creating a detection signature (inoculation) and then updating every device to stop any further infections (eradication). The ineffectiveness was a direct result of the volume, variety, and velocity of infections. These factors completely overwhelmed the ‘patient zero’ approach. There were simply too many patients and not enough inoculations.

6. Show Your Clients That Their Online Presence Can Make Or Break Their Business 12/6/2018

   Your client’s online presence matters — and it matters in a big way. Resellers can help clients grow their businesses and simultaneously deepen their relationships by guiding them in the use of digital tools and explaining why they matter.

7. Why It’s Critical For Businesses To Implement A Cyber Resilience Framework 2/2/2022

   Cyber resilience, the ability to maintain business operations in the face of unending and evolving cyber threats, can be an intimidating topic for any business. Adding to the challenge is the complexity of companies’ IT footprints — which today are often a distributed web of cloud applications, private servers, and employee devices. Critical data, the currency of business, is spread across this footprint and stored in documents, spreadsheets, electronic communications, and databases. This data powers business. When access to data is disrupted, as with a ransomware attack, the implications can be crippling.

8. Training Moves VARs To The Head Of The Class 7/24/2014

   How much value can a VAR add by taking advantage of a vendor’s technology training program? One point of sale vendor believes the benefits of education are well worth the investment.

9. Vendor’s Tech Training Delivers Competitive Edge To VARs 7/24/2014

   Even in an age where oceans of information are available online, well-designed, comprehensive technology training is still a valuable commodity. In fact, for many VARs, using what they learn from a technology vendor can create a significant competitive advantage.

10. IT Industry Outlook 2020 1/2/2020

    There are tremendous benefits available through technology for both business and society, but there are major questions around safety, privacy, sustainability, and trust. The answers to these questions come from combining technical expertise with social awareness.