Newsletter | December 21, 2012

12.21.12 -- Why Now Is The Right Time To Deploy Windows Server 2012

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Weigh The Risk Vs. Reward Of Social Media For Business
By AVG Technologies USA, Inc.
LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and social networking in general are argued by some to have tangible business benefits, but are these communication channels nothing more than a corporate risk gateway or do they have the potential to deliver a real and positive impact upon total return on investment (ROI)?
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Build A Solid MSP Practice: Part 1 of 2
By Level Platforms
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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From Reseller To Solutions Provider In 3 Steps
By Natan Verkhovsky, M.Ht., IT solutions consultant
Welcome to the reality of the times. Hardware margins, what little is left of them, are slowly eroding to the point of being almost pointless. The big boys, like Dell, routinely give it away at cost or below, literally. That’s sometimes the difference of how the big deals get won.
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The Eaton PowerAdvantage Partner Program: Discover The Difference That The Right Partner Can Make
By Brandon Adams, Donna St-Denis, and Belinda Whitaker-Gary, Eaton Corporation
We give you industry-leading solutions and the resources you need to expand your power expertise. You’ll find everything from PowerAdvantage Academy tutorials to co-marketing materials on your own partner portal. Eaton’s PowerAdvantage Partner Program was designed with significant input from the VAR community to deliver a simple, yet rewarding program.
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Little Known Ways To Recover Missed Revenue Opportunities
By Rick Harber, president and CEO, decisionDigital
In this video Rick discusses how Tigerpaw has improved his access to customer information by pulling all their applications together into a single application. Hear about how decisionDigital has created more touch points with their customers than before and experienced many savings across their company.
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Executive Commentary

Why Now Is The Right Time To Deploy Windows Server 2012
By Kevin Noreen, Dell PowerEdge Servers Group

The march toward cloud computing continues to accelerate. Those who do not “adapt and adopt” run the risk of being left behind, technologically and competitively. In an era where technology is expected to drive profitability, you need the versatility, availability and scale that cloud computing promises.
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Video

Manage Multiple AV Solutions Via One RMM Portal
By Patrick Albert, N-able Technologies

In this 3 minute, 40 second video, N-able Technologies Product Manager Patrick Albert demonstrates key enhancements available in N-able Report Manager 4.0.
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News

Websense 2013 Security Predictions

snom Endpoints Now Interoperable With Kerio Operator IP PBX Phone System

F5R Positioned As A Leader In The Magic Quadrant For Application Delivery Controllers

Sourcefire Strengthens FirePOWER To Address Advanced Malware On The Network

KEMP Gives Hosting Providers Freedom And Flexibility With KVM Support

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