Editor's Notebook

11. Social Media Is Major Security Risk Survey Reveals
    10/7/2011
    A recent global study of 4,000 IT and IT security practitioners sponsored by Websense, a provider of unified web, email, and content security, revealed how much of a concern social media’s threat really can be. I spoke with Tom Clare, senior director of product marketing at Websense, to get some perspective on the problem. By Jay McCall, networking and managed services editor
12. Webinar: Do You Own Your Customers’ Entire Environment?
    9/19/2011
    Learn how you can extend your managed services business (and profits!) without heavy investments in people or infrastructure during this free webinar at 2 p.m. ET, on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011.
13. Thinking About Managed Print? Get Advice From MSP James Laszko
    9/19/2011
    Please join editor Gennifer Biggs at 2 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Sept. 27, as she moderates this month’s Autotask Academy presentation, a panel including Tim Brien of OKI; Len DiCostanzo of Autotask; and MSPJames Laszko of Mythos Technology.
14. Marketing Tips From The Trenches
    9/15/2011
    A common question from solutions providers is not technology related, but rather about marketing the products they have ID’d for the portfolio. At the Zenith InfoTech Cloud Summit held in Pittsburgh this week, a group of Zenith partners presented tips and tricks for their peers. By Gennifer Biggs, security, storage, and managed services editor
15. Roundtable Discussion: Teaching Your Team To Be Consultative
    9/7/2011
    Roundtable Discussion: Teaching Your Team To Be Consultative
    12:30 p.m. ET, Wednesday, September 28, 2011
16. Social Media - Getting Started With Minimal Effort
    9/3/2011
    By Mike Monocello, chief editor
    One of the most common objections I hear regarding the adoption of social media is lack of time. Indeed, if you already have a full plate, how are you supposed to make time for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and blogging? Unfortunately, this isn’t an article on where you can find the 25th hour of the day. The fact is, to participate in social media, you’ve got to make the time. However, the amount of time you need to devote might be less than you’d expect.
17. Five Tips For Writing A Successful Blog
    9/3/2011
    By Mike Monocello, chief editor
    During the recent RSPA Inspire winter conference, speaker Brian Offenberger shared five tips to success with social media. While the tips apply to any form of social media, they really apply well to blogging.
18. What’s The First Step Into The Cloud? Virtualization, Baby
    9/2/2011
    Join us for this free webinar and learn how to take the first step into the cloud at 4 p.m. ET, on Thursday, Sept. 15
19. Webinar: Building The Right Team
    8/28/2011

    This month's Business Solutions' Lunch & Learn Webinar Series will focus on: "Building The Right Team: Advice For VARs and MSPs." Join us on Thursday, Sept. 17, 1 to 2 p.m. ET, for this free webinar that will offer advice on ways you can build the right team – and the appropriate “corporate...

20. Why Blog?
    8/24/2011
    By Mike Monocello, chief editor
    I recently stumbled upon an article on why magazines should utilize blogging. In the article, the author asked a group of publishers why they blog. While the reasons varied, there was a common response that I think can be applied to VARs. It's this: As a provider of value-added services, you have a responsibility to...