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Posts by Evan Pappas

MSP monitoring tools, Cognition360, data visualization
Missed obligations. Revenue leakage. Dissatisfied clients. For an MSP, the root of these problems often comes down to a mismanaged service agreement.   Relying on a...
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Evan Pappas
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MSP monitoring tools, Cognition360, data visualization
As an MSP, you want to provide high-quality service to your clients, build trust, and create a sustainable and competitive business. But accomplishing all of...
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Evan Pappas
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Everyone thinks their data is safe – until it isn’t. When it comes to data protection, the way MSPs think about security measures can often...
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Evan Pappas
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If there’s anything that keeps an MSP up at night, it’s the idea of a backup failing when you need it most. Unfortunately for some...
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Cybersecurity audits can be a pain point for businesses as they struggle with the preparation required. If you don’t have the tools or the expertise...
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Evan Pappas
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How to build a culture of compliance with the right tools
Building a strong internal culture is one of the hallmarks of long-term viability and success in business. But that doesn’t just apply to general workplace...
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Evan Pappas
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Every client deals with risk from all parts of their business. For many, addressing these risks can be overwhelming. That’s where cybersecurity compliance comes in. ...
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Evan Pappas
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What is the true cost of slow, outdated workstations and laptops?  A Techaisle report on the effect of aging hardware estimates that an average of...
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Evan Pappas
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Conversations between an MSP and their client are foundational to a successful business relationship. But with so much to manage, the dialogue between the two...
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Evan Pappas
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One of the biggest trends in the MSP industry is offering compliance services.  Of course, MSPs are trying to develop the service while still being...
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Evan Pappas
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You’ve decided to offer compliance as a service, but how do you incorporate it into your MSP’s business plan?  As the importance of cybersecurity compliance...
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Evan Pappas
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The need for businesses to become compliant with specific cybersecurity standards is becoming increasingly important in nearly every industry. MSPs and clients are looking to...
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Evan Pappas
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You never want to see a client uninterested in meeting with your MSP. Yawns, glancing at the clock, shifting in their seat, all bad signs...
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Evan Pappas
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Monetize IT Asset Disposal
For many MSPs across the industry, disposing of assets at the end of their lifespan can take too much time and money. Often, disposal is...
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Evan Pappas
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Data security
Data security has become one of the top priorities for business owners today. But while it is easy to talk about, becoming secure can take...
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Evan Pappas
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3-2-1 Backup strategy for MSPs
Did you know that 29% of data loss happens due to human error? Here’s how the 3-2-1 backup rule can save the day. The security...
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Evan Pappas
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ControlMap SOC 2 audit readiness assessment guide
Are You SOC 2 Certified? Chances are that customers or prospects have asked you. If you don’t already have a SOC 2 report, you likely...
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Evan Pappas
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Cognition360 Business Intelligence
Getting an MSP off the ground is an immensely rewarding achievement. But growing beyond that has proven to be a tricky task for many. Starting...
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Evan Pappas
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IT Asset Management Guide ITAM
IT Asset Management (ITAM) is an important part of an MSP. Learn about what ITAM is from procurement to disposal to help manage your clients better.
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Evan Pappas
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Backup Disaster Recovery for MSPs
You never want to find out a client doesn’t have backups. But MSPs regularly learn the hard way that their clients’ data isn’t as secure...
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Evan Pappas
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SOC 2 and ISO 27001 for MSPs
As businesses become digitally mature, critical information is shared more often, and the need for improved data security rises. Cybersecurity concerns are growing, and the...
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Evan Pappas
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ITAD improves your cybersecurity
MSPs have to deal with disposing of hardware, but may not realize just how important the process of disposal really is.  At the same time,...
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Evan Pappas
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Client relationship and backup monitoring
Relationships between MSPs and clients come down to one thing: trust. Without trust, the whole relationship can slow down or break completely.  Building strong connections...
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Evan Pappas
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Backup compliance, backup monitoring, backup radar, automation,
Keeping clients’ data safe is the number one priority for MSPs who monitor backups. You never want a client to lose vital information in an...
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Evan Pappas
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Backup Radar, Time saved, client communication, automation
To MSPs, time is often the most valuable resource they have. With so much involved with servicing clients, time becomes the limiting factor in their...
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Evan Pappas
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IT asset disposition
When a client’s assets reach the end of their lifecycle, MSPs need a strategy to properly dispose of that hardware. With several options open to...
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Evan Pappas
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IT Asset Management, Asset Lifecycle Management, Asset Monitoring, Asset Tracking
When David Mercer picked up a call from one of his clients, he was told their printers didn’t work. Not an uncommon problem, and something...
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First impressions are everything, and that’s especially true in the MSP industry. The client onboarding process is one of the most important times in an...
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Evan Pappas
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equipment tracking spreadsheets are too manual
Spending hours each week tracking assets in spreadsheets is a bad use of time. As tools develop over time, more MSPs are realizing that the...
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5 Best Practices for IT Asset Management
As MSPs grow in size and clients, being able to keep providing high-quality service becomes more challenging. That’s why so many are looking for asset...
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Building a strong revenue stream is a primary goal for MSPs, but it can be hard to break out of the daily grind to get...
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Evan Pappas
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Keep the least tech-savvy clients engaged with your MSPs service
Tracking technical details for clients is part of what MSPs do best, as clients often can’t keep up with the full scope of service, like...
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How ScalePad helps in the digital maturity
MSPs looking to offer digital maturity advising and planning to their clients need the right tools for the job. To confidently advise on digital maturity...
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Evan Pappas
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3-Major-Disasters-You-Need-To-Protect-Your-Data-Backup-From
Disaster can strike at any time. However, the best MSPs are prepared with backup and disaster recovery plans. How do your plans address these three major disasters?
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Top-5-Backup-And-Disaster-Recovery-Process-Best-Practices
With cybersecurity threats on the rise, and the ever-present risk of natural disasters, it's important for MSPs to be prepared to help clients get operational quick with data backups.
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Cyber-Liability-Insurance
Cyber liability insurance one of the cyber security measures that MSPs need to be aware of. Find out how it affects your MSP and your clients, and more details on this evolving security measure.
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Evan Pappas
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How-MSPs-Protect-Data-From-Ransomware-And-Cyber-Attacks
Protecting backup data is often the last line of defense against malicious attacks. Standard backups may not be enough, so MSPs implement more secure strategies.
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Evan Pappas
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blog-graphics-Become-a-Digital-Maturity-Advisor
MSPs are becoming digital maturity advisors to extend the services they offer to their clients, while also becoming part of the overall business strategy.
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Evan Pappas
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Why-MSPs-Need-To-Join-The-Canadian-Digital-Adoption-Program
The Canadian Digital Adoption Program is a new investment program to help businesses make a digital transformation with support from certified MSPs.
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Evan Pappas
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5-ways-to-nail-the-QBR-presentation
Want to take your client meetings to the next level? Here are five steps you can take to elevate your next QBR presentation.
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Why-Digital-Maturity-is-making-MSPs-more-competitive
MSPs are becoming more competitive through digital maturity advising. Read more to put yourself in a stronger position while offering more value.
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