This month, I have been delivering a three-part Boot camp series focused on the MSP Sales process. MSPs that I have been speaking with lately, have been telling me that they are starting to gain success with their marketing, and are increasing the volume of leads they are generating. However, they are also telling me they’re struggling with how to move those leads through the sales process and converting them into new, signed, Managed Services contracts at the end.
It’s the holiday season again, which means family gatherings, good food, and plenty of toasts. It also means a lot of online activity—buying gifts, getting promotional offers, booking deliveries—all of which mean a continuous flow of emails sent to your personal and business accounts. With so much going on, even experienced users can accidentally fall prey to one of the many “hooks” that cybercriminals are putting out there.
I’m sure for most of you reading this, you are well aware of just how powerful PowerShell can be. Speaking with partners and prospects over the years who were either using or evaluating our software, I’d often get asked: “Can your products do X?”.
Microsoft has announced that Windows 10 21h1 will go in End of Servicing (EOS) on December 13, 2022, and a month later, on January 10, 2023, they will put Windows 8 in End of Life (EOL)—Windows 8.1 End of Life will also occur on the same date. What does this mean for you as an MSP or internal IT team… should you care? The short answer is “probably”.