Newsletter | January 20, 2012

01.20.12 -- Is Solid State Ready For Primetime?

Business Solutions Newsletter

| Storage & General Computing Edition

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Is Solid State Storage Ready For Primetime?
By Jay McCall, networking and managed services editor
Flash memory vendor Nimbus believes solid state storage is a viable alternative to conventional disk arrays, and it has a few compelling reasons you should know about.
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N-able's vision is to make its MSP Partners the most successful in the world. Working closely with you and helping you to define, implement and automate managed services has resulted in stellar growth for many of our partners. Sharing our collective experience, we have put together industry best practices into a complementary virtual book called "The N-able NOC and Service Desk Operations Book".

Repeat Customer Leads To Profitable Data Backup Solution Project
By Cindy Dubin, contributing editor
In general terms, 80% of a VAR's business should come from 20% of its existing customers, better known as the 80/20 rule.
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How Monitoring Systems Reduce Human Error In Distributed Server Rooms And Remote Wiring Closets
By Dennis Bouley, senior research analyst, Schneider Electric, Data Center Science Center
Many IT managers recount stories of unexpected downtime events that occurred in their distributed server rooms and remote wiring closets. When analyzing these stories, a common thread emerges: lack of information.
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C'Mon Man?! Why Do IT All Yourself?

C'Mon Man?! Why Do IT All Yourself?

ESPN MNF Countdown fans, aspiring MSPs and advanced MSPs, this webinar is for you. Join Jen and Justin as they give their take on the MSP strategies and common practices that made them scratch their heads and say "C'Mon Man!". Brought to you by NetEnrich.

Why Service-Level Management Is Critical For All IT Service Providers
By Len DiCostanzo, senior VP, Dean of Autotask Academy, Autotask Corporation
At the heart of almost every business relationship are expectations — expectations that have to be set, managed, and met or exceeded. When it comes to IT services, your clients' expectations are going to revolve around the specific services you are delivering and the promises or claims that you make related to them.
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What's Your Backup Solution Really Costing You?
By Intronis
In this white paper, you will learn how to evaluate backup solutions to help find the right one for you, taking into account all the costs associated with online backup.
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A Walkthrough Of A Broken Organization
By Ken Thoreson, president, Acumen Management Group LTD
For the past 14 years I have been working all across North America and internationally meeting, speaking, and consulting with organizations of all sizes and areas of focus. While every client engagement is unique, some problems are common to many corporate cultures and tend to prevent a company from reaching its business potential.
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5-Minute Podcast: Cloud Backup


MSPs Chris Johnson, CEO of Untangled Solutions, and MJ Shoer, president and virtual CTO at Jenaly Technology Group, share their insights along with Ted Roller, VP of channel development at Intronis. Click the link below to check out this 5-minute podcast or to access previous podcasts in this series.
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News

KineticD Demonstrates Operational Excellence And Commitment To Cloud Security With SSAE 16 Audit

KineticD, a provider of cloud backup and disaster recovery services for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), recently announced that the IT infrastructure controls of its SaaS platform have been awarded the Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE) No. 16.
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Alteva Adds Mozy Data Backup Services To Unified Communications Offerings

Alteva, a cloud-based Unified Communications (UC) solution provider, recently announced it is now an authorized reseller of MozyPro, a cost-efficient and secure online data backup solution.
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Jenne And Logitech Partner To Deliver Holistic, Bundled Accessories Optimized For Unified Communications Applications

Jenne Inc., a value-added distributor of IP telephony, audio and video conferencing, data networking, and IT security products, announced recently that it has partnered with Logitech to distribute bundled unified communications accessories.
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LPI Managed Services Education
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Various February dates and locations

RSA Conference 2012
February 27 - March 2, 2012 | San Francisco

ASCII Success Summit
February 29 - March 1, 2012 | Orlando, FL

ASCII Success Summit
March 21-22, 2012 | Los Angeles

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