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TSP Sales Growth Starts With Ownership
3/23/2018
Douglass Miller is the CEO of Straightedge Technologies. Like many MSPs, he was frustrated with his sales results. He had very few net new clients and sales to existing clients was uneven. In two-three years, he has doubled the size of his MSP; attracting one net new MRR client a month and growing his sales to existing clients by 3-4X. What changed? Douglass did.
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Closing The Door On Cybercriminals Best: Practices For Patch Management
7/20/2017
The sheer quantity and frequency of new threats that confront IT professionals is daunting, as cybercriminals relentlessly probe for weaknesses and vulnerabilities. These three patch management best practices will help deny criminals a point of entry to your clients' networks.
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Cloud-Managed Networking Devices Deliver Over 90% Operational Cost Savings At Redding School District
11/23/2016
Redding School District is one of several school districts in Redding, California. Comprised of six elementary schools and one middle school, Redding SD covers a large portion of the west side of Redding.
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5 Simple Security Habits For Your K-12 Education Customers
8/11/2016
In the world of cybercrime where hackers are generally one step ahead of everybody else, good security practices can literally be the difference between protecting critical computer data and exposing the personal and confidential information of school staff, students, parents, and third-party contractors.
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Outlook On Video Surveillance In Education
3/11/2016
A year of significant changes, 2015 saw the education sector come under threats of physical violence by way of active shooter incidents, violent protests, and general unrest. Today’s higher education institutions face some tough challenges as their campuses grow, student bodies flourish, and expanding facilities become harder to protect from the inherent risks of open environments.
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Why Cloud Solutions Will Be Implemented More Often In Regulated Industries In 2016
1/5/2016
In 2016, organizations in highly regulated industries will increase their use of cloud solutions to support and complement their existing technology infrastructure.
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5 Reasons A Security Command Center Is Crucial To Higher Education
10/13/2015
Today’s campus environments require a variety of systems to manage the vast amount of data, evolving security needs, and a growing number of assets that must be protected on a daily basis. To accomplish this, colleges and universities should look at a number of ways technology can help address safety and security needs.
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The Top 3 Tech Needs In Higher Education This School Year
10/6/2015
An annual study by Wakefield Research for VitalSource Technologies found that 44 percent of students don’t go more than 10 minutes without using some form of technology during an average school day. Knowing the prevalence among students to use technology throughout the day is so high, why not meet them on common ground when trying to connect? Schools have an opportunity to not only enhance the connected campus experience, but also to reduce costs and improve operations as well. Reduced maintenance technology that supplants dinosaur devices or practices can save colleges and universities countless time and money through an overall low total cost of ownership.
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Top 5 Tech Trends Universities Use To Enhance Student Security
10/1/2015
It is only fitting that institutions of higher learning, where innovation is encouraged, are leading the way in advancements related to confirming student identity and controlling access to campus buildings. While student identification (ID) cards have evolved over the years, some colleges and universities have truly gone high-tech in the ways students can prove who they are.
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The Top 5 Ways Universities Confirm Student Identity Through Access Control
8/31/2015
As students return to school, packing lecture halls and moving into dorm rooms in the colleges and universities, officials behind the scenes look for ways to safeguard the students, faculty, and assets. To accomplish this feat, today’s higher education organizations look for a combination of policies and new technology solutions.