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Conferences use to be a place for individuals to come together to exchange ideas, network, and do business in person, however with the Covid-19 pandemic we have seen the conference industry shift. From in person events to online, and back to in person we have seen conference transform to comply with the ever changing world around it.
Legislation and regulations are consistently changing. With IT being a hot topic, many believe that regulation and legislation are coming to the MSP community. Rayanne Buchianico has joined forces with Karl Palachuk and many other IT professionals, to get involved and influence legislators to transform the industry into a profession.
One thing that many of us learned during the pandemic is that human beings are social and need interaction with others. Despite the quick pivot of doing business, and life virtually, many people are anxious to get back in the saddle of in-person meetings and conferences.
By: Gary Audin
Everyone is concerend, threatened, and frightened about their IT and network resources being comprised. Every day we learn about new threats to SMBs, enteprises, MSPs, VARs, governments, and other organizations. The Cyber & Infrastruture Security Agency (CISA), which is part of the Department of Homeland Security, publishes guidance and recommendations relating to security issues.
When we look back over the years there have been many changes to technology and the IT channel. From break/fix to cloud computing, and in between the industry has seen some vast changes. With all of these changes many MSPs have had to evolve all parts of their business from operations, to sales, and even marketing.
With the increasing reliance on technology, and the raise in cyber threats to your privacy and information we need to be more attuned to safeguarding our computers, phones, tablets, pc’s and more.
As an MSP many of you are providing your customers cybersecurity, and have a mission of staying ahead of the bad guys (easier said than done). With all of the current threats that have presented themselves over the years, Kaseya (2018), ConnectWise (2019), Webroot (2019), Ninja (2019), and SolarWinds many MSPs are wondering what is next.