Certified Scrum Training for Federal, State, City and Private Sector

Posted by Dan St. Hilaire  /  June 29, 2017  /  KnowledgeWave Courses, MSP   —   No Comments ↓

KnowledgeWave provides onsite certified scrum training for federal and state government, cities and municipalities as well as private sector businesses. We also provide online training options for individuals or smaller teams seeking Scrum certification.

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Prepping Your Sales Team for KnowledgeWave Sales

Posted by Eric Sokolowski  /  June 2, 2017  /  MSP   —   No Comments ↓

Ready to sell KnowledgeWave to your clients? It's time to get your sales team up-to-speed. Here are some suggestions and materials to help you get started.

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An Intro to KnowledgeWave for Your Sales Team

Posted by Eric Sokolowski  /  June 2, 2017  /  MSP   —   No Comments ↓

The KnowledgeWave Learning Site is essentially Training-as-a-Service.

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The 3 R’s for MSP Solutions: Revenue, Retention, Rollout

Posted by Eric Sokolowski  /  May 30, 2017  /  MSP   —   No Comments ↓

Once you decide to start selling end user software training as part of your MSP solutions, you’ll find that there are a few different (but complimentary) root motivations.

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Getting Started with Desktop and Application Virtualization

Posted by Mark Rickner  /  May 16, 2017  /  MSP, IT   —   No Comments ↓

Smaller companies, like yours, are making the jump to virtualization every day. Though the technology has been around for decades, newcomers may have trouble knowing where to begin given the vast array of virtualization possibilities.

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Turning MSP Leads into Recurring Revenue with Content Marketing

Posted by Eric Sokolowski  /  February 27, 2017  /  MSP   —   No Comments ↓

Converting qualified leads into revenue is tough work for any business. To be successful, your organization must convert a reliable volume of leads into sales.

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Using the Customer Journey to Boost Your MSP Sales

Posted by Eric Sokolowski  /  February 1, 2017  /  MSP   —   No Comments ↓

Think back to a customer you acquired six months ago. How much do you know about them? What attracted them to your services? Why do they continue to rely on you?

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The Role of the vCIO in Organizational Leadership

Posted by Mark Rickner  /  November 28, 2016  /  MSP   —   No Comments ↓

Like many other MSPs, your vCIO service has been maturing over the last couple of years. And like many other MSPs, you probably had a number of missteps and wins during its development.

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The Care and Feeding of a Successful MSP Business

Posted by Eric Sokolowski  /  November 15, 2016  /  MSP   —   No Comments ↓

The world of VARs is rapidly changing. In the old days, you could get by selling hardware and software in one-off deals and by responding well to break-fix incidents (which really, are opportunities in this world).

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Managed Services: Training for Your Team vs. Training for Your Clients

Posted by Mark Rickner  /  November 2, 2016  /  MSP   —   3 Comments ↓

As a Managed Services Provider you know the importance of keeping your team up-to-date on the latest technology. Your customers expect you to be their CIO, IT Director and in many cases their Help Desk for any and all issues (formally covered or not).

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6 Tips for Finding Good MSP Leads

Posted by Eric Sokolowski  /  October 28, 2016  /  MSP   —   No Comments ↓

Wouldn’t it be great if sales just happened? Unfortunately, they don’t. So a well-tuned sales engine is critical.

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11 Keys of Successful IT Projects

Posted by Dan St. Hilaire  /  October 13, 2016  /  MSP, IT   —   No Comments ↓

Just because your project manager claims they’ll deliver on time and on budget, doesn’t always mean they will, especially when it comes to IT projects. As you and I both know, IT projects are inherently different than other types of projects.

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How MSPs Can Help SMBs Avoid IT Debt

Posted by Eric Sokolowski  /  October 6, 2016  /  MSP   —   No Comments ↓

For MSPs and many IT pros the concept of IT debt isn’t new. That’s unlikely to be the case for your SMB clients’ leadership, who might instinctively blame the widening gaps in their application portfolio on a limited IT budget.

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How Good Branding Can Supercharge Your MSP Sales

Posted by Eric Sokolowski  /  July 28, 2016  /  MSP   —   No Comments ↓

You can probably deploy a few hundred virtual machines with your eyes closed, but one of the real challenges for MSPs is attracting potential new clients. Marketing and sales don't necessarily come naturally to us technical folks.

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Should Your MSP SLA Include Deskside Support for Software?

Posted by Eric Sokolowski  /  July 20, 2016  /  MSP   —   1 Comments ↓

More and more small to mid-sized businesses are moving to the Managed Service Provider model in order to save money and improve productivity.

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