Traditional and emerging business partner models
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MSP Business Model Transformation: 5 Tips for Navigating Change
We designed this handbook to help you work through your business model transition. Learn 5 tips for navigating a MSP business model transformation, lessons learned from NSI’s journey from VAR to IT managed service company, and how to revamp your managed services pricing for predictable revenue.
Traditional and emerging business partner models News
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August 05, 2020
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Aug'20
Culture of learning can spark channel innovation
Channel partners seeking to drive innovation should become learning organizations that encourage risk-taking and creative thinking, according to speakers at CompTIA's ChannelCon.
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August 04, 2020
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Aug'20
ChannelCon 2020 speakers see room for innovation in economy
The COVID-19 economy can harm partners, but also nudge them toward greater creativity. Speakers at CompTIA's channel event cited emerging tech and business consulting openings.
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July 17, 2020
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Jul'20
Canonical partners with global systems integrators
Ubuntu publisher Canonical is targeting global systems integrators with a new partner program; HP Inc. unveiled the HP Amplify program; and other news from the week.
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July 10, 2020
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Jul'20
PPP loan recipients include 15,000-plus service providers
Small Business Administration data showed more than 15,000 IT services firms received Paycheck Protection Act loans to handle cash flow and preserve jobs; more news from the week.
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service-level agreement (SLA)
A service-level agreement (SLA) is a contract between a service provider and its customers that documents what services the provider will furnish and defines the service standards the provider is obligated to meet. Continue Reading
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Top 10 2019 feature stories for channel partner companies
Channel partner readers in 2019 took interest in a wide variety of topics, including emerging tech and business management challenges. Here are our 10 most-read feature stories. Continue Reading
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Managed IT services glossary: Terms of the trade
Managed service providers represent an important subset of the channel partner ecosystem. Browse the terms below to sharpen your understanding of MSPs and their service offerings. Continue Reading
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Innovation and the economy: Going digital key to enduring downturn
A financial crisis tends to jar organizations out of established ways of thinking and usher in innovation. Channel partners are well positioned to help clients through this transition and introduce ... Continue Reading
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NTT Ltd. exec talks hybrid cloud, remote tech
NTT Ltd.'s recently appointed Americas CEO talks about the $3 billion-plus business's opportunities one year after parent NTT Corp. created the operation in a sweeping merger. Continue Reading
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Server demand continues for partners amid cloud growth
Servers remain an important technology for service providers as hybrid IT takes hold. Industry executives see acceleration and disaggregation among the key trends. Continue Reading
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Accenture cloud computing paves way for integration plan
Penelope Prett, CIO at Accenture, aims to provide employees a holistic user experience, taking advantage of cloud computing to integrate various technology tools. Continue Reading
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Remote workforce management strategies for MSPs
Channel partners have been rethinking employee productivity, collaboration and skills development. Learn how Ensono, SADA Systems and AllCloud have adjusted their approaches. Continue Reading
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Solution providers need to understand what customers think
With so much uncertainty during the pandemic, solution providers need to spend time learning about the current behavior of their clients' customers to better plan for the future. Continue Reading
Problem Solve Traditional and emerging business partner models Issues
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Customers expand IT capabilities for business in the new normal
The pandemic has sparked new directions for Insight Enterprises' project work. Clients are looking to build IT capabilities for unique types of business problems. Continue Reading
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Accenture: Industrial digital transformation needs leaders
Leadership and execution are the keys to overcoming the potential pitfalls of industrial digitization, a process that redundant technology can hinder. Continue Reading
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How managed service operations are adapting to a pandemic
IT service providers are deeply involved in curbing the pandemic's disruptions to U.S. businesses. Learn how companies have uncovered hidden strengths and new service offerings. Continue Reading