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a COUPLE of GURUS Named to CRN 2024 Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 List!
The Gurus have been named to the Pioneer 250 List for the fourth consecutive year. Congratulations to a COUPLE of GURUS on being named to the CRN 2024 Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list! The CRN 2024 Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list recognizes the top technology providers and consultants ...
AppGuard: Revolutionizing Cybersecurity with a Zero-Trust Approach
Protecting and securing unpatchable or hard-to-patch systems is challenging. Apps can be among those systems hard or impossible to patch. But there is a solution that protects against threats: AppGuard. AppGuard is a pioneering solution that prevents malware and other cyber threats through a zero-trust approach. It ensures robust security ...
Proactive Planning: Key Insights for Maintaining Robust Technology Frameworks
Many companies are engaged in strategic planning right now, looking ahead to the new year and examining what worked and what didn’t work in the old year. As you examine every area of your business, from accounting to warehouse operations, consider technology. How proactive is your business in planning for ...
Five Great Reasons You Need to Upgrade to Windows 11
For the latest updates to Windows 11, read this article. Have you received a message from Microsoft alerting you that Windows 10 will no longer be supported? Many scoff at these messages, thinking, “Well, it’s just Microsoft urging me to buy their new product – Windows 11! Windows 10 is ...
Navigating the Future of Virtualization: Insights on VMware’s ESX Hypervisor
Are you running VMware’s ESX hypervisor? If so, then you need to be aware of the changes going on within the company that will impact on the platform. VMware, a leader in virtualization technology, developed ESX to enable multiple servers to run on a single piece of hardware. This hypervisor ...
Preparing for the Unexpected Lessons from a True Story
10 steps in developing business preparedness There was a knock on my front door. There stood a man from the gas company. He was straight and to the point: our next-door neighbor’s house had a gas leak. The house was full of gas. We had to evacuate immediately. I had ...
Growth & Flight: MSP Insights from Keith Schoolcraft
In this engaging episode, Joey Pinz sits down with Keith Schoolcraft, a seasoned MSP veteran and aviation enthusiast, to uncover the surprising parallels between flying and managing a successful IT business. Keith shares how the discipline and ...
The Importance of an IT Infrastructure Management Plan
Help ensure business continuity and uninterrupted operations with a sound IT infrastructure management plan that considers business goals. As all business owners know, there are several ways to increase profits: increase sales, decrease expenses, or do both to gain maximum profitability. Some companies, in their quest to decrease expenses, make ...
You Can’t Afford to Wait: The Importance of System Continuity Planning
On July 19, 2024, computers running Microsoft operating systems went into an endless reboot cycle when CrowdStrike, a cyber security firm, rolled out a bad sensor configuration update in its Falcon cybersecurity platform. The patch knocked out approximately 8.5 million Windows devices worldwide and paralyzed the organizations that relied upon ...