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This expert guide from ChannelPro includes tips for protecting the newest endpoint, Microsoft 365; a report on the rise of alternative backup strategies; a breakdown of the Internet of Things storage issues; and some predictions on storage, cloud, and other markets.

Microsoft Windows Servers have been the fundamental basis of small and large business networks since the early 2000s. Whether you are running an in-house Exchange Server, Remote Desktop Server, File Server, Remote Management and Monitoring Server, or a Custom Application Server, you expose the server itself and your business to the risks of a vulnerability being exploited by attackers. In this guide, learn the top tips and best practices to help you better protect your business and how to harden your Windows Servers securely.

A dedicated member portal is just one of five key benefits MSPs will receive by joining the Dell Expert Network, a one-stop shop and support program for managed service providers and IT consultants to help them better serve their SMB customers.

Let’s face it, it’s a pretty tough gig today for MSPs with growth performance under the spotlight. While the overall managed service market is growing, and many MSPs secured new business during the pandemic as they helped companies safely digitize, the market is also attracting new entrants. Many of whom have hyper-relevant, innovative, turnkey solutions and are crowding out established players.

In this report, Redstor examines how Microsoft 365 is not intended to include an all-encompassing backup solution. A simple recovery can be a massive problem if data has fallen out of the retention period and Microsoft 365 has deleted it forever. You can avoid this with a data management and protection service that allows you to set your own retention policies very easily and whose sole purpose is to ensure that your data can be recovered directly back to Microsoft 365, regardless of the state of your live data.

Delivering cloud services and providing them with strong business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) protection can present challenges, so it’s helpful to hear from other MSPs about what worked for them and to learn best practices for providing value to customers. Datto interviewed its MSP partners to gather insights about what helped them successfully grow their business with the cloud. No matter your cloud maturity, learning from other MSPs will help guide you in your efforts to establish a cloud practice.

Datto surveyed more than 1,800 managed service providers (MSPs) worldwide to learn more about who they are and what they care about. Of those surveyed, only 17% were active Datto partners. The result: A wealth of data and insights from a diverse sample of MSPs on how they run their business, the solutions they use to serve clients, and their predictions for the next few years.

MSPs play an important role in helping their SMB clients implement and scale their IT operations, acting as their advisor for all things IT. But how can MSPs help businesses with more established IT infrastructures? The answer is co-managed
IT services. This eBook provides an introduction to the co-managed IT model—what it is and how it benefits MSPs and your clients.

Disaster recovery plans are widely accepted as a way to ensure all critical data, IT systems and networks can be recovered in any event classed as an emergency. These plans also ensure that corporate business objectives can be achieved during the disruption. In short, it is a plan that keeps a business operational.

This Expert Guide includes some tips on avoiding phishing attacks, a look at why new approaches to cybersecurity are required, what to know about cyber insurance market changes, and how to implement zero trust for IoT. In addition, a channel pro in the trenches shares how to get clients on board with
security best practices.