RMM News for MSPs

Being a part of an MSP is challenging. As an owner, you have to wear multiple hats and make decisions in areas where you may not be an expert. Likewise, technicians can be stretched thin doing varied work while their colleagues in-house can specialize on a specific technology or process.  Read More

Remote monitoring and management (RMM) and professional services automation (PSA) tools are both designed to improve managed services providers’ (MSPs’) productivity and efficiency, but they achieve this in different ways. One of the key differences between RMM and PSA tools is that while RMM focuses on fine-tuning internal technical support activities, PSA targets building and improving business processes.  Read More

As more companies incorporate the benefits of remote work into their operations, they’re also relying more heavily on help desk solutions to support geographically distributed teams. For managed services providers (MSPs), booming customer interest in remote service solutions likely means that investing in their service desk capabilities needs to be high on the list of priorities. Read More

The allure of working with a managed services provider (MSP) is that companies can outsource their network management, infrastructure, and security needs to an experienced partner and trust that their needs will be taken care of. This means that in order to keep customers satisfied, MSPs themselves must successfully juggle an ever-increasing number of responsibilities. Running an MSP business is fast-paced and it can be challenging at times, but it doesn’t have to be complicated. Read More

Here we are in a new year and Microsoft has released their first set of patches. This month we continue the recent trend of less than 100 vulnerabilities fixed by Microsoft. While there are some critical vulnerabilities (and one that will get fixed without you having to deploy a patch), I was still struck by how few critical fixes were included this month.  Read More

One of the biggest challenges facing managed services providers (MSPs) is balancing internal teams and associated skill sets with the services they want to offer. One way many MSPs augment their internal team is by partnering with third-party companies.  Read More

Managed services providers (MSPs) that handle backup and restore for their clients are finding solutions that drive increased efficiency yield higher profits for their businesses. The efficiency arises in terms of resource and bandwidth use, as well as in time spent on administrative tasks. Read More