VAR White Papers

41. Network Infrastructure: Why A Single Global Standard Is The Only Way Forward 4/6/2020

    In past centuries, communications network infrastructure included ships, foot messengers, pigeons, telegraphs. The world seemed much larger than it does today. Just as ships dominated global communications logistics back then, IT network infrastructure is now the central nervous system that transports data around the globe from data centers to businesses and consumers.

42. 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.

43. 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.

44. 2021 Webroot BrightCloud Threat Report 5/18/2021

    “Zoom parties.” Before 2020 happened, if you’d told me that Zoom parties would become one of the most exciting events on my social calendar, I’d never have believed it. Yet here we are, with much of the world having been in varying states of social restriction or lockdown for over a year.

45. Selling Layered Cybersecurity 2/2/2021

    In the managed services world, relationships are key.

46. SMARTtill™: An Automated Cash Management Technology 2/17/2016

    Cash Still Rules. It takes money to make money. This old adage certainly holds true for businesses that process cash transactions. Cash costs U.S. businesses $55 billion yearly. While most of that is due to theft, the figure also includes time spent on processing, counting and transporting bills and coins.

47. Cash Management Solutions: Adding Value With End-To-End Intelligent Cash Recycling Technology 12/3/2015

    If you think credit and debit cards are about to displace cash for retail transactions, think again. Legal tender remains the most commonly used form of payment, accounting for about 40 percent of U.S. transactions overall, up to two-thirds of purchases under $10, and half of transactions valued at less than $50. “Cash accounts for about 85 percent of global consumer transactions,” according to MasterCard. “In most countries the cashless journey has only just begun.” So while plastic and electronic payments have been hailed as the currency of the future, there is a long way to go.

48. What Makes Real Threat Intelligence 7/12/2018

    First popularized in terminology several years ago, threat intelligence means many things to many people. This is due, in part, to the wide variety of producers, consumers, formats, intended uses, and quality of this type of data. This wide variety of definitions is exacerbated by the spectrum of qualitative and quantitative data called threat intelligence.

49. Support Bandwidth-Heavy And Low Latency Dependent Technologies With CORD Deployments 6/9/2021

    As more bandwidth-heavy and low latency dependent technologies become commonplace, CORD deployments need to be equipped to provide the necessary space and services required to handle these technologies in an efficient and effective manner. CORD is an acronym for Central Offices Re-architected as Data Centers. CORD was introduced by the Open Network Foundation (ONF) in 2017 with a mission of providing Telco Operators a foundation of understanding and supporting emerging technologies in the Central Office network.

50. Size Does Matter: Small Businesses And Cybersecurity 9/18/2019

    Small businesses are part of the UK’s economic lifeblood. SMBs account for at least 99.5% of businesses in every main industry sector and we need to support and protect them in this challenging climate. Technology is key to helping small businesses grow, reach new customers and thrive. But digital technologies can present challenges and difficulties for any business, the top one is cybersecurity issues.