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The rise of remote work has created a higher demand for MSPs that can build out business continuity plans incorporating collaboration tools, cloud solutions, and cybersecurity measures. We’ve all been forced to adapt to new ways of living, working, and connecting during the coronavirus pandemic. Even as we’re starting to see lockdowns lifted throughout virtually all of the states, most organizations are still embracing the new normal: a hybrid of remote and in-office work. So what are MSPs doing in response to the coronavirus pandemic? And better yet, what will MSPs need to do going forward?

If So, You’re Not Alone… Companies Are Investing in Technology More Than Ever, But a Shortage of Skilled, Qualified Talent is Creating a Huge Challenge. As technology continues to evolve at a rapid rate, more and more businesses are embracing digitization – investing in the right tools, processes, and procedures to thrive in the marketplace. There’s no doubt about it… The market for information technology support is growing, but MSPs are struggling to find and retain the talent they need to keep up with market demand. CompTIA found that job postings in the technology sector skyrocketed roughly 32% in the first half of last year alone, but who is filling those jobs?

The Coronavirus Pandemic is Going to Change the Way We Live, Work, and Function, Even After It Subsides. So What Happens to the Technology Businesses Use? It’s no secret… The coronavirus pandemic will be with us for much longer than the lockdown – bringing changes to the way we live, work, and function, even after it subsides. Why? Because we’ve all learned a thing or two about health and safety – and unfortunately, we’ve all learned that in business, disruptions can last much longer than a few days. When it comes to business contingency, we’re often told to plan for an outage of some sort resulting from bad weather, natural disasters or technology failures. But now, we know it’s important to plan for more than that.

The internet has become more valuable than ever as social distancing takes place around the world. So what role can we expect the cloud to play going forward? Facebook has seen incredible surges in usage over the past few months. Netflix has gained double the expected new subscribers over the past quarter. We’re seeing virtually all states following shelter-in-place and social distancing requirements in an effort to minimize the spread of the coronavirus. But as we return to some degree of normalcy, what role does the internet, and more specifically, the cloud play in the future? We know this isn’t the first disruption businesses have seen – and it won’t be the last. But it’s been a much more widespread disruption than many businesses were prepared to handle.

Adopting new technology can tend to feel risky for your clients when they take into consideration the potential impact that it could have on their data security. Adopting new technology can tend to feel risky for your clients when they take into consideration the potential impact that it could have on their data security. They have regulatory requirements to meet and an obligation to their clients to protect confidential and private information. A responsibility like this can make them cautious about using the Cloud.

Your legal clients have heard about the Cloud, but do they realize all the benefits they can receive from it? To get their arms around this concept isn’t always easy. So we’ve listed some of these benefits that you can share with them. When you do, and they ask for your help to migrate their IT to a private cloud, your MSP business will benefit as well. Let’s take a look at how your MSP business will benefit from moving legal clients to a private cloud.

Construction companies aren’t like they were years ago, where work was managed and stored in paper documents and files. Everything today is digitized. Construction companies aren’t like they were years ago, where work was managed and stored in paper documents and files. Everything today is digitized. But rather than processing and storing their critical data with onsite solutions, your construction clients can be benefitting from the Cloud. We’ll tell you here how you can take your construction clients to the next level with cloud computing. But first, let’s take a look at WHY you, as the MSP, need to start switching your construction clients over.

In This New World, Businesses Will Be Looking at Resilient, Disaster-Proof Technologies… Will You Be the MSP Selling Those Solutions to Them? The world is changing as we know it. The coronavirus pandemic has brought about quite a bit of uncertainty and fear, but with that comes the desire to do better next time. Many business professionals are already planning for business contingency – looking at resilient, disaster-proof technologies to enable remote work as needed – now and into the future. Will you be the MSP selling those solutions to them? Here’s the thing… The days of relying on on-premises hardware and software will soon be long-gone. Your clients will be looking for cloud solutions. But, some MSPs are making mistakes in their sales approach when it comes to selling the cloud. So what are these mistakes they’re making, and how can you avoid them?

As Purchasing Behaviour Changes in Response to the Coronavirus, MSPs Must Adapt – Appealing to the Desires of All Decision Makers, Including CFOs Who Want to Stay Remote and CEO Who Want to Increase Productivity. Life as we know it is evolving at an incredible rate. We’re all working from home, and for the foreseeable future, we don’t see that changing. This means purchasing behavior is changing too, but how? Most decision-makers will be a bit more hesitant to buy – rendering popular sales strategies ineffective. MSPs must adapt to the changing landscape – appealing to the desires of all decision-makers involved. So how do you make a compelling case? It starts with knowing precisely what decision-makers want.

The Coronavirus Pandemic Isn’t The First Disruption Your Clients Have Faced – And It Won’t Be The Last. Here’s What You Need to Know About Leveraging the Cloud as an Integral Part of Work-From-Home Policies, and Thus, Business Continuity… We’ve all been impacted in some way or another during the coronavirus pandemic. For many businesses, the rush to work from home has been challenging – leaving them struggling to find the right tools, create sound policies, and stay connected with those on their team without sacrificing security. But here’s the thing… The coronavirus pandemic is far from being the first disruption businesses around the world have faced – and it won’t be the last. Unfortunately, the world is filled with disruptions of all types and sizes – from pandemics to cybercrime to bad weather to technology outages and everything in between.