Topic 1: Is a reckoning coming for MSPs?<\/p>\n
Ransomware attacks are getting worst – and getting broader coverage. We take on the topic head-on.<\/p>\n
Links mentioned:
\n– https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/08\/22\/us\/ransomware-attacks-hacking.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share<\/p>\n
– https:\/\/www.channelfutures.com\/mssp-insider\/texas-ransomware-attack-presents-opportunity-for-mssps-other-providers<\/p>\n
What do you do? How should you change your practices? Will the free market take care of this? We discuss lawyers, governments, insurance companies, and more.<\/p>\n
A VERY timely topic.<\/p>\n
Topic 2: Karl declares a mastermind roundtable.<\/p>\n
In the spirit of the Innovator’s Solution . . . how can IT service providers be successful in the next five years? Is there a task we can sell into? Is there a need that we can fulfill? What can IT providers provide that competes with “No Purchase” and the current provider?<\/p>\n
Can you claim to be a generalist and wipe your hands of security? We have some thoughts . . . leading back to the perrennial topic of consulting and the business discussion.<\/p>\n
And what do you sell when everything’s in the cloud? How do you solidify your success going forward? We have thoughts.<\/p>\n
Topic 3: Has the Day of the Chromebook arrived?<\/p>\n
Related link: https:\/\/www.crn.com\/slide-shows\/mobility\/dell-unveils-the-latitude-chromebook-enterprise-5-things-to-know\/2<\/p>\n
Dave recently acquired a new Chromebook . . . and he’s impressed.<\/p>\n
Should we be deploying these (inside our offices and to our clients)?<\/p>\n
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