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It's time for the annual managed services year in review. 2020 will be a historic year, not just because we had a global pandemic. The managed services profession achieved some significant milestones this year. We will examine a few of the highlights in this year-end review of 2020. MSPs Rose to the Challenge in 2020 The pandemic caused a major separation between professional MSPs and other IT providers Regulation of IT is now upon us Managed services contracts went through some changes this yea
MSP regulation is upon us. But, could there be unintended consequences not foreseen by the regulators and legislators passing such laws? Today, we talk to a Louisiana based MSP to get his thoughts on what impact MSP regulation may have on managed service providers. Landon Futch - Essential Solutions, LLC Will the laws & regulations actually make MSPs and their clients safer? Is MSP regulation an excuse for poor client cyber hygiene? Will new security laws force better IT security behavior am
If you are wanting to accelerate your steps towards offering managed security, you have a few options, including build or partner. Today’s episode discusses some of the pros and cons of both the build and partner methods. MSP Zone Guest: Brian Stoner, Stellar Cyber Program Highlights What are some of the common MSSP challenges? Should MSPs build or partner? Has Work From Home disrupted the legacy managed security deliverable? What is a SOC? Is it just a NOC with a SIEM?
As we near the end of 2020, a year that has brought significant global change to everyone, we also look at the ways how this year has impacted the managed services profession and the customers relying on MSPs. While COVID-19 brought undeniable change, it also brought opportunities to use change as a way to survive and improve upon outdated and even inefficient business practices. This is especially true in IT management. Program Highlights: The evolution of networks in the age of Covid and remot