Why the surging M&A trend for MSPs is hurting many SMB clients-- and what to do about it. Are you an SMB utilizing outsourced IT support through a managed services provider (MSP)? If so, you may have recently received a notification that your MSP partner is ‘growing’ due to a merger or acquisition by another MSP. This notification may…
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MSP Evaluation: Top 10 considerations for evaluating your MSP partner How to find, evaluate, and switch to the right MSP for your SMB- Part 2 As discussed in the previous article, many SMBs are moving to the Managed Service Provider model for their IT needs, and demand is growing. Outsourcing IT functions enables organizations to leverage advanced technology, scale…
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Is your managed service provider delivering the value you need for your SMB? How to find, evaluate, and switch to the right MSP for your business. (Part 1) Business complexities increase the demand for MSP model for SMBs In today’s frenzied business climate, SMBs face hurdles at warp speed. Seismic shifts in the adoption of digital transformation, escalating cybersecurity…
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The Cost of Compliance Small business owners spend at least 20 hours every month and about $12,000 yearly on direct and indirect compliance activities such as audits, workplace upgrades, process changes, and attorney fees. Unlike larger businesses, many SMB owners lack the luxury of a large budget and a dedicated compliance team, thus forcing them to take on the additional…
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Part 2 of a 2-Part Series Tech Staffing Shortages Still Growing As mentioned in Part 1: IT Talent Shortages – What SMBs Need to Know, the world is in the throes of a significant shortage of skilled tech labor. Already underway before the pandemic, the digital transformation went into warp speed during COVID as technology organizations refocused their entire…
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Part 1 of a 2-Part Series Advanced Technology Increases the Demand for Qualified IT Talent The current era is all about technology. Increasingly, organizations are using technology for just about everything from connectivity and productivity to security. Adopting advanced technology is helping many SMBs (small-to-midsize organizations) compete on a more even playing field with their larger counterparts. As…
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What small-to-medium-sized businesses need to know about building incident response plans Why should you care about Incident Response Plans? Cyberattack, security breach, ransomware…It’s almost impossible to go more than a few hours without hearing these ominous words in the news or in business conversations. COVID-19 and the Russian invasion of Ukraine have heightened our nation’s fear of damaging cyberattacks,…
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Ransomware Attack - Are you Next? Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMBs) are the backbone of the US economy, employing 60 million people in 31.7 million businesses. But these SMBs are under attack. While ransomware has been a critical challenge for some time, hackers have been increasingly targeting small to medium-sized businesses since early 2020 and the start of the COVID19…
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How to leverage IT as an advantage rather than an expense. Information Technology (IT) is intrinsic to modern business. Yet 80% of small businesses still say they struggle to take full advantage of technology. That's why more companies than ever now turn to managed IT service providers to close the gap and improve IT ROI. So, how does it work? Here are…
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During COVID-19, many companies had to pivot and adjust to survive. Many of them discovered the power of cloud services for their company. The cloud is more than a survival mechanism for global pandemics -- it is a robust tool that can help your company stay at peak performance no matter what happens in the market or the world, for…
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