Geek Speak

A self admitted working man, Scott Snaders, has earned success as a MSP and IT business owner out in the Carolinas! But what we talk about in addition to his life journey is how he built a successful IT Business Owners (ITBOG) Facebook group

Sure it’s an evergreen topic but revisiting the role of project management is always welcome! Canadian Matt Fox shares insights into the field of project management and solutions. Fox works for an ISV that provides purpose built project

Contributor Michael Jenkins speaks towards the current state of IT in Australia and how some recent national government initiatives are now bearing fruit. For example, the increased availability of broadband has jum started cloud computing in

Hometown hero and three-time author Merrill Keating is at it again. She’s become certified in the TEDx movement and directs the youth group on Bainbridge Island just outside Seattle. This group is all about intellectual and civic engagement that

Phelim Rowe directs UK-based CTG Intelligence, an integrated events and education concerns for both channel partners and customers in the security technology space. After we do a “Hello World” we move on to talk about the use of acronyms and

Contributor Michael Fraser has one foot out the door to IT Nation in Orlando as we interviewed him for his monthly contribution. He’ll be speaking plus he’ll have a booth on the floor where his firm, Refractr, is launching a new Platform as a

Collabrance’s Greg VanDeWalker shares his thoughts on how MSPs can attacking a vexing problem: talent shortage. It comes down to expertise, focus and pursuing a scalable business that allows MSPs to both survive and thrive in a changing business

Contributor Marc Haskelson speaks towards embracing your vendor as a Managed Services Provider (MSP) trying to latch on to the Business Solution Provider (BSP) wave. I speak towards the fact that historically a member of ‘da Nation wouldn’t wake

Our professor in disguise and leading analyst Alex Fields (Success Computer Consulting, Minneapolis, MN) is back with the real deal: Azure Active Directory. This is a very important segment as Azure is quickly emerging as a trending topic for 2020

Ken “The Virus Doctor” Dwight from Houston Texas double-clicks into something we’ve discussed before – the bad guys are targeting MSPs as a channel to a customer portfolio. Dwight offers little known facts about the Texas MSP

Security expert Josh Freifield from Southern California shares his passion on two topics: security and community. He’s recently joined Microsoft 365 Nation as a contributor. His managed services provider (MSP) firm focuses on security at the enterprise-level and small-and-medium business (SMB).

This month, contributor Frank Ohlhorst brings value by discussing how revamped industry certifications are again adding value for stakeholders. He touches on Cisco, CompTIA and even Microsoft revamped “MCSE” and successor certifications. The