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4 Takeaways From CompTIA 2012
By Jay McCall, networking and managed services editor
Earlier this week, I attended the CompTIA Breakaway event in Las Vegas. If you’re a VAR or MSP who’s never been to this event, I would highly recommend it. It’s a great resource to help educate you on the latest technologies, and they even offer excellent certification programs, which can help you distinguish yourself from your competitors.
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Succeed With Backup And Storage In The Cloud
By Brian Albright, Business Solutions Magazine
Complexity of cloud-based solutions gives VARs and MSPs a chance to serve a consultative role. When it comes to storage and backup and disaster recovery (BDR) solutions, the focus for most companies now is on how to leverage cloud-based, virtualized, and hosted solutions to ensure the security of their data.
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Outsourcing NOC Operations Aligns With MSP Fixed-Fee Pricing Model
By Steve Ricketts, VP of marketing, Continuum Managed Services, LLC
All managed service providers (MSPs) face the dual challenge of maintaining growth while simultaneously keeping pace with the technology demands of their customers. The key to meeting this challenge is driving operational efficiency and maintaining predictable costs to enable maximum profit from monthly fixed-fee managed services agreements.
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Warning: Cloud Services, Break/Fix Pricing Aren't Compatible
By Mike Byrne, director of MSP, Quest Software, Network Management Division
As you start selling more comprehensive vendor management services, don't undersell the cost of down time.
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The Right Way To Upsell BDR
By Jay McCall, networking and managed services editor
A VAR doubles its monthly recurring revenue by taking the time to evaluate its customer’s backup and disaster recovery (BDR) needs.
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Shows And Events
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ASCII |
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September 20, 2012 | Rosemont, IL |
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N-able 2012 North American Partner Summit |
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September 20 and 21, 2012 | Santa Clara, CA |
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MSPWorld |
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October 3 to 5, 2012 | Austin, TX |
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SMB Nation |
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October 12 to 14, 2012 | Las Vegas, NV |
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IT Nation 2012 |
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November 8 to 10, 2012 | Orlando, FL |
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