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News You Might've Missed

News You Might’ve Missed. 01 – 04 February

News You Might’ve Missed. 01 – 04 February

What's new this week in the news for MSPs? New database tools for developers launched by Google; newly found vulnerability in Azure Functions lets attacker escape to Docker host; TrickBot malware using Masscan to map their target’s network; and new Pro-Ocean malware spreading through Oracle, Redis, and Apache servers.
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IT Process Automation

IT Process Automation Explained

IT Process Automation Explained

In a modern-day organization, there are dozens of routine IT operations. Each simple service request or raised ticket requires you or your team members to perform a number of simple, yet mundane, actions to get it resolved. And when there are dozens of raised tickets or service requests a day, each day throughout a year, it's easy to get lost in the process. This is why the concept of IT process automation has become popular. Continue reading

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News You Might've Missed

News You Might’ve Missed. 25 – 28 Jan

News You Might’ve Missed. 25 – 28 Jan

What's new this week in the news for MSPs? Google launches cloud-based zero-trust security for enterprises; Europol announces Emotet malware will uninstall on April 25th; SolarWinds hackers linked to Mimecast security breach; US DoJ announces global action against NetWalker; and SonicWall hacking used its zero-days product, it says. Continue reading

PowerShell vs CMD

PowerShell vs CMD: the Difference Explained

PowerShell vs CMD: the Difference Explained

In Windows 10, the “traditional” command prompt that we’ve been using for years (dozens of years, to be exact) has been replaced by PowerShell. Of course, you can still call good old cmd.exe, but all menus and hotkeys now contain PowerShell as a default option, instead of CMD. Let’s sort things out: why did this happen and what’s the difference between these console applications? Continue reading

Help Desk Certification

Help Desk Certification: The Value for MSPs Explained

Help Desk Certification: The Value for MSPs Explained

You only start a managed IT business if you are already a great technician. As time goes by and your MSP grows, you typically hire another technician to help you with the clients, and a salesman to boost your prospect numbers. If your services are great and your sales are healthy, over time you will hire more technicians and more salespeople and become bigger. Continue reading

disaster-recovery-faq

Disaster Recovery FAQ: Essential Definitions for IT Pros and MSPs

Disaster Recovery FAQ: Essential Definitions for IT Pros and MSPs

Some IT professionals believe that having automated data backups enables them to perform disaster recovery. As many of you know, this is far from the case.

To create a robust disaster recovery plan, you must understand the concepts, terms, and definitions that underlie it. In this FAQ section, we'll go over the main approaches and topics for disaster recovery and give you links to other guides that go into more detail on most of these topics. Continue reading

MSP and MSSP Guide to Protecting Healthcare Clients in 2021

How MSSPs Can Serve Healthcare Clients Amid Rising Cyberattacks

How MSSPs Can Serve Healthcare Clients Amid Rising Cyberattacks

With the recent vaccine breakthroughs in COVID-19 occurring around the world, IT security service providers for healthcare clients have been on high alert. Cybercrime is more prominent in this industry than ever, as cyberattacks aim to disrupt medical efforts and IT systems. While government officials are telling hospitals to do what they can in order to protect against these attacks, there’s only so much they can do on their own. Continue reading

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