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What Can We Learn from Linux? (Part I)
Part of the power of the Microsoft 365 Nation is that we are independent and can comfortably sit on the outside and look inwards. And we can all benefit from opening our minds to look at broader information technology (IT) matters that impact Managed services...
Evergreen Managed Services Provider Business Model
Over the recent holiday weekend, I was looking at long ago article I wrote and stumbled upon a nugget from late 1998 – over 20-years ago. The conversation about three consulting fundamentals is the classic Finder, Minder, Grinder business model. Fast forward the movie...
Not all Secure SD-WAN Solutions are Created Equal
We are an industry of acronyms, like it or not. In fact, you can hardly attend an industry conference today where Software Defined – Wide Area Networks (SD-WAN) speeches are not on the schedule. Much like a medical doctor staying current, you have to do the same. What...
Key Considerations for a Secure Cloud Migration
Granted you could assert that cloud migrations are a maturing motion over the past five years. Initially it was a gold rush to move everyone to cloud from on-premises. Fair enough. There was a thought concerning the following: is there anything left to migrate? The...
Operational Technology Security Trends Report
Trends are only interesting when you engage over a long period of time. For example, what is the quarter by quarter difference in widget production? The first step is to put a stake in the sand and start reading trend reports. Then you have to be consistent and keep...
The Problem with Too Many Security Options
Many technology professionals have to fight paralysis of analysis. It’s easy to get overwhelmed with options in a technical realm. Simple is hard to do. This blog provides wisdom on how to make a security solution decision. The challenge of securing our networks is...
Addressing the Global Cybersecurity Skills Gap Challenge
As a managed services provider, it’s easy to have tunnel vision and focus on the “Grinder” tasks (doing the technical work). However – this blog affords an opportunity to step back and revisit the “Minder” role (manage the business). And that includes keeping abreast...
Examining Three Key Threat Landscape Trends
Anyway you slice it, Managed Services Providers (MSPs) are geeks at heart. They love specificity with the engineering hat firmly affixed. This blog exams three specific security threats. A constantly evolving threat landscape has demonstrated the need for accurate, up...
Office 365 Security Risks – Bekker’s Blog
At Microsoft 365 Nation, we view community as solid relationships. So with great pleasure, we want to give a shout out to our friend Scott Bekker (Redmond Channel Partner) for his deep insights into Office 365 customer site security risks and how partners, including...
World Password Day: 6 Best Practices for Password Security
Most Managed Services Providers (MSPs) know the famous business cartoon trip “Dilbert” with happy hearts. There is one cartoon about writing your password on a yellow stick note (from 3M) and placing it on your computer monitor. That’s hardly password security!...
