Although the transition to remote work was fast and furious for many people, many companies are looking to a permanent hybrid future, where the office is no longer the office of just housing workers, but is going to be more about culture and collaboration.  With the mobile workforce turning into a permanent state of affairs MSPs need to really tackle the opportunity as it is

Wasn’t it nice when you could operate your MSP solely on technology, and talk to clients about this router versus that router, or this server versus that server. Unfortunately times have changed and with the growing cloud technologies you are not just selling servers but a multitude of different technologies (many of which your clients do not understand the difference of). 

Running a business is hard, as every decision rests on your shoulders, and can either make or break your business.  With many business leaders looking for places to bounce ideas off, business coaching has become a common and important practice.  A business coach is an experienced mentor who will assist and guide the business owner in running a business by helping them clarify the vision of their business. 

We almost hear daily about data breaches that expose sensitive information about businesses and people.  These breaches and attacks are costing companies not only a lot of money, but time and their reputations.  In attempt to win against these cyber attacks many companies are using layers of security and remote management to access their information. 

Digital transformation is one of those industry buzzwords that has gotten tossed around like crazy.  Throughout the industry, vendors all talk about digital transformation as a piece of hardware, a change of the way that you do your bandwidth, or a piece of software, when in actuality digital transformation is so much more.   

There is a source of ready cash to inject into your MSP bank account with very little effort. It’s a one-time payout that I’ll describe in a moment but first let me set the table with some context.

Although ransomware has been around for a while it keeps evolving and changing to fit our ever changing landscape.  Currently ransomware is one of the biggest security problems in the internet and one of the biggest cybercrimes that organizations face today. 

Let’s talk about the well-publicized security breaches that have been widespread the past couple months.  This story in particular, has been moving so fast. The difference between what we knew in December versus what we know now is a big difference. It's important to watch the information that is coming out on this story and others to understand the entire story and the context. 

We did it. SMB Nation teamed with like-minded stakeholders to do good. The Digital Inclusion Technology Drive Road Trip 2021 visited five cities on a drive from Seattle, WA to Austin, TX to collect used hardware from MSPs to donate to Digititunity, a national non-profit that collects and repairs used hardware to then distribute to underserved communities such as remote learners, etc.