Newsletter | June 20, 2012

06.20.12 -- 3 Easy Steps For BDR Lead Generation

Business Solutions Newsletter

| Storage & General Computing Edition

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Building A Solid MSP Practice: Part 1
In this presentation to an MSPU Community audience, Rob Rae, director of partner development and operations at Level Platforms (a remote monitoring and management vendor), explains how VARs can successfully transition their businesses from the traditional break/fix model to a managed services practice.
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3 Easy Steps For BDR Lead Generation
By Nick Wolf, lead generator, Datto, Inc.
Whether you're a new backup and disaster recovery (BDR) reseller, or a seasoned one, it's important to know the who, what, and how of lead generation.
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Stop Putting Off Virtualization Sales
By Chris Cramer, director of managed services, I.T. Works
An MSP shares insights on the virtualization sales trends you could be taking advantage of right now.
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Keep Data Cool With Underground Sites
By Christopher Chung, CEO, Missouri Partnership
When selecting a data center for your customers, consider the benefits of underground sites.
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Where Are They Now? Tech Experts
By Jay McCall, networking and managed services editor
Like all of the VARs/MSPS we cover in Business Solutions magazine, Tom Fox, CEO of Technology Experts Corp., was on a roll when we covered his company in our Aug. 2009 issue cover story.
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8 Key Business Processes Improved With Service Management Software
By Autotask Corp.
In this age of high-tech solutions, increasing automation, and pervasive access to the Internet, it is extremely surprising to see how many IT solution providers (SPs) – including MSPs, VARS, retail technology providers, system integrators, IT consultants, VoIP solution providers, and ISVs – continue to rely on spreadsheets, whiteboards, and manual or homegrown solutions to run their businesses.
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Don't Guess At Your Managed Services Earning Potential
By GFI MAX
Have you ever wondered how much more you could be making if you were able to convert your break/fix customers to a managed services plan?
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News

NetApp Unveils FAS2200 Series Unified Storage System

NetApp recently unveiled the new FAS2220, a storage solution that features the new NetApp Flash Pool technology and the NetApp OnCommand System Manager 2.1.
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Ingram Micro Announces New Managed Print Services

The Document Imaging Business Unit of Ingram Micro Inc. recently announced a trio of turnkey managed print services (MPS) offerings at the 2012 Cloud Summit in Scottsdale, AZ.
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D&H Offers Branded Device Management To Address BYOD Trends In SMB

D&H Distributing, a North American computer products and consumer electronics distributor, is helping its resellers profit from the burgeoning BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) trend by offering mobile device management from trusted, market-leading partners.
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Datto Inc. Unveils An Innovative Solution To Upgrade Existing BDR Hardware To Datto SIRIS Appliances

Datto Inc., a provider of hardware based on-site and off-site backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions recently revealed GenISIS, a USB stick that can upgrade existing BDR hardware to Datto SIRIS appliances in as few as 10 minutes.
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SPIRIT Offers RCS-e-ready Mobile VVoIP Engine SDK To Carriers And Smartphone OEMs

SPIRIT DSP, a voice and video over IP engines provider, recently announced that its TeamSpirit Voice&Video Engine Mobile supports the recently released version of the Rich Communication Suite-enhanced (RCS-e 5.0) specification, which now includes the IMS-based definitions for mVVoIP (Mobile Voice and Video over IP) calling and conferencing.
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Shows and Events

ASCII Success Summit
June 28, 2012 | Washington, D.C.

CompTIA Breakaway
July 30 - August 2, 2012 | Las Vegas

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