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The IT Director's Hiring Cheat Sheet: 6 Ways to Attract Top Talent

If you've felt like it’s been hard to find new tech talent lately, you’re not alone. IT recruiting has been an uphill battle for employers, with inflation causing increased salary requirements and a high number of competing offers for IT professionals. With increased competition, the benefits and compensation you offer is the first step in getting more candidates in the door.

The Economics Behind Cloud-First Data Protection

If you’re still reliant on legacy local-first backup, you may not fully realize the financial impact of old-school image backup on your business. In today’s cloud-first world, it’s time to take a look at a modern cloud-first approach to data protection as a service. This webinar will walk you through the hidden (and not so hidden) costs of continuing to manage backup using either an image-based software product (like Veeam) or an integrated appliance (like Datto). We’ll do the math to show you a more cost-effective alternative.

N-central: an overview of key features released in 2022

As 2022 draws to a close, I thought it would be a good time to look back at the past 12 months and highlight some of the great new features we’ve seen added in N-central. I got the idea for this blog recently when I was helping a partner and was shocked to find discover how old the version they were running was. Of course, I get that not everyone wants to jump onto the latest release straight away.

An Overview of Enterprise Patch Management

“Some things age better with time; unfortunately, the software is not one of them,” iLink Digital explains in their patch management review. Whenever software malfunctions or becomes outdated, enterprise patch management systems come to the rescue. In this overview, we’ll uncover the challenges, benefits, and case studies for enterprise patch management.

6 Key Functions MSPs Should Look for in MDM Solution

MDM Features for MSPs: The benefits of managed services are mostly technical. You can have access to expert help, advice, and implementation if you do not have anyone in-house. MDM solution companies are experts who can reactively guarantee the continuity of your information services in the event of a breakdown or failure. Most of the time, the managed services formulas from MSP solutions include access to technical support 24/7. Troubles can be solved with quick intervention and little downtime.

Customer Experience First, but an Eye on the Bottom Line in 2023 - Empower Conversations

Frank Colletti, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales at N-able and Jeff Nulsen, Chief Marketing Officer at N-able, sit down at #empower2022 to talk about why now is the time to own the cloud, how to keep an eye on the bottom line while still focusing on customer experience, and why it's 'tell, don't sell' when it comes to cybersecurity.

IT Recruitment Guide for Help Desk

Recruiting potential job candidates is a huge challenge that IT companies are facing right now. With the tech unemployment rate down to 1.7%, hiring is extremely tough and competitive. Splashtop’s 2022 State of Remote Support Market Trends Report found that 94% of responding organizations have dealt with difficulty in hiring, retention, and skill shortages this past year. What’s more, two-thirds of help desk teams are feeling stressed and burned out.

Unlocking Your Full Potential with N-hanced Services - Empower 2022 Conversation

Leo Sanchez, Vice President of Partner Success, Support & Services at N-able and Alejandro Lizardo, Senior Manager, Customer Success at N-able sit down at #Empower2022 to discuss how to leverage all that N-able has to offer to Own the Cloud and grow your business in 2023.

Five essential KPIs your MSP business needs to be tracking to improve growth

With 2022 winding down, many MSPs will be using this time to reflect on their performance during the past year, and strategizing on how they can improve in 2023. There are many Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that MSPs should be continuously tracking as part of their normal business activity to help measure the health of their organization. In this blog I’m going outline what I believe the five most important ones are.