Mar 14 / By Jason Covitz 5 Reasons to Sell Power and Cooling Managed Services The managed services provider’s (MSP) primary mission is to prevent downtime for the customer. With that in mind, you’ll want to monitor and manage as many of your customers’ systems as possible. APC by Schneider… Read Article »
Feb 12 / By Jamie Bourassa Top 4 Edge Computing Challenges that IT Solution Providers Can Solve The global edge computing market size is projected to reach $3.24 billion US by 2025 (according to a study conducted by Grand View Research, Inc.). While this research underscores the speed and volume at which… Read Article »
Jan 25 / By Jamie Bourassa Physical Security for Edge Computing Emerges as Major Theme at Edge Congress Conference As the trend towards more distributed IT edge architectures continues to expand, key industry stakeholders are collaborating to learn more about how these new technologies are impacting business growth opportunities. Once such recent event, the… Read Article »
Dec 20 / By Rob McKernan CRN Awards Highlight Value of UPS and Data Center Management Services for IT Solution Providers As customers continue to build edge computing data centers to support Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing access, and other distributed applications, they face challenges inherent in managing these facilities, many of which have few… Read Article »
Aug 20 / By Scott Cassidy New Cloud-based Monitoring Tool Shifts Playing Field for IT Solution Providers Most successful IT solution providers are adept at growing their customer base without having to hire additional hard-to-find technicians. They manage to maintain a high level of customer satisfaction through superior support without driving up… Read Article »
Oct 25 / By Rob McKernan What Digital Transformation Means to IT Solution Providers IT Solution Providers have a vested interest in digital transformation, what effect it will have on their customer relationships and in turn, their businesses. Their opportunity lies in the new technologies and recurring revenue streams… Read Article »
Oct 18 / By Rob McKernan Hybrid IT Creates Channel Opportunities at the Edge The future of IT is a hybrid of low cost cloud infrastructure and software, running alongside micro data centers at the edge of the network. One of the main reasons customers will need to keep… Read Article »
Mar 30 / By Pedro Pereira World Backup Day: Perfect Time to Talk Reliable Power March 31 is World Backup Day. Yes, that’s a thing now. Wedged between International Whiskey Day and Manatee Appreciation Day (also April Fools), World Backup Day is meant to remind anyone who uses a computer… Read Article »
Nov 22 / By Jason Covitz Running a Better NOC with Connected PDUs If it isn’t working, unplug it, wait a few minutes and plug it back in. This set of simple instructions is so common in IT that it has become kind of a joke. Funny though… Read Article »