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MSP Voice Episode 8: Kevin Bissinger

MSP Voice Episode 8: Kevin Bissinger

In the 8th episode of MSP Voice, we are joined by Kevin Bissinger from Dentek Systems, Inc.

Dentek Systems, Inc. (DSI) was founded in Richardson, Texas circa 2002 as a turnkey Information Technology and Audio/Video solutions provider. They offer an array of services and support for new and existing small to mid-size companies. Continue reading

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MSP Voice Episode 7: Jeff Huber from Five Nines Tech

MSP Voice Episode 7: Jeff Huber from Five Nines Tech

In this episode of MSP Voice, we are joined by Jeff Huber from Five Nines Tech, California. Jeff has been in the industry for over 30 years since he was 19. He says that despite the lack of entrepreneurial spirit he decided to take over the Five Nines Tech, he was managing for a while. Learn more in the 7th episode of MSP Voice!

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MSP Voice Episode 6: Kenny Grayson from Grayson Data Services

MSP Voice Episode 6: Kenny Grayson from Grayson Data Services

Kenny Grayson is the owner of Grayson Data Services in Louisiana. Kenny has a typical managed services business but also does application development for his customers. He doesn’t recommend mixing the two unless you have a firm background in app dev but the combination works well for him.
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MSP Voice Episode 5: Michael Wayland from Byte-Werx, LLC

MSP Voice Episode 5: Michael Wayland from Byte-Werx, LLC

Michael Wayland is a managing director in Byte-Werx, Houston. He has a BBA from the University of Houston in Marketing and MBA in Enterprise Resource Planning and Logistics from Lamar University. He likes reading, video-games, Slack and is our guest on the 5th episode of MSP Voice. Tune in! Continue reading

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MSP Voice Episode 4: Dean Lewis from Chess ICT

MSP Voice Episode 4: Dean Lewis from Chess ICT

Currently working as a Technical Architect at the UK based VAR, Chess ICT. Focusing on both pre-sales design a post-sales implementation, finding himself working most days in the virtualization field. Also a general geek with a passion for technology as a whole, which has led him to be nominated as a VMware vExpert, Veeam Vanguard, and Cisco Champion multiple times. Outside of this, he tries to improve his culinary skills and find that ultimate Indian curry recipe.
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MSP Voice Episode 3: Ross Wimmersberger from 4cIT

MSP Voice Episode 3: Ross Wimmersberger from 4cIT

Ross Wimmersberger is the owner of 4cIT based in Indianapolis, IN. He’s been in business for several years and is now transitioning to an MSP model. He got his start in banking and moved up the corporate ladder to eventually become CTO. Ross also works with several not-for-profits in his area who share his values.

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Announcing MSP Voice – A New Podcast from MSP360

Announcing MSP Voice – A New Podcast from MSP360

Today we’re excited to launch a new resource for our Managed Service Provider community. MSP Voice is a new podcast from MSPs for MSPs. Each week we plan on releasing a new episode where we interview different MSPs about their business and how they got started. We want this to be a community resource to help all MSPs gain insights into the business of being (or becoming) an MSP. Continue reading

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Carbonite to Acquire Mozy. But Why?

Carbonite to Acquire Mozy. But Why?

Last week we learned that Carbonite is acquiring yet another disaster recovery company, Mozy. While other acquisitions that Carbonite has made, like Evault and Doubletake, helped them round out their technology portfolio, what does Mozy give them? Carbonite and Mozy have long been competitors in the small business/home office backup market so at first, it appears that Carbonite just acquired its biggest competitor. I have no special insights as to what Carbonite plans with Mozy but I do have some speculations. Continue reading

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Announcing the MSP360™ Forum!

Announcing the MSP360™ Forum!

Since I started here at MSP360 one of the questions I kept asking was “why don’t we have our own forum?” The answer was that we used to have a forum several years ago but that was before we had a lot of customers. Participation was low and it wasn’t deemed as a necessary resource at the time so the forum was closed. Continue reading

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Getting Back to Work. Doug Hazelman is Joining MSP360

Getting Back to Work. Doug Hazelman is Joining MSP360

When I left Veeam back in April 2017 I announced that I was taking the summer off to focus on myself and staying home for a bit. The summer turned into Fall and then Winter but I’m happy to say that I’m back in the game again working with MSP360 and their great set of products. You may notice that MSP360 has some relation to Veeam, most notable is that Ratmir Timashev (Veeam co-founder) is on their board. Continue reading