Australian Michael Jenkin (checks in with us on the massive fires. Jenkin is right in the middle of it. After a general update, Jenkin talks about how its impacting technology infrastructure (including ordering supplies and allowing extra shipping days). The conversation then focuses on the importance of business continuity
Analytics/Analysis
TechTuesday: Review of McBain’s 2020 Channel Predictions (Part 1)
I’ve teamed with Kevin Hunter at Northwest Digital News for a two part series to review Forrester’s Jay McBain ten predictions for 2020 in the technology channel. In part one, we highlight a few predictions at the front of the study. Nest week – in part two, we’ll finish our analysis.
Cooke and Rodriguez: Small Business Saturday 2019 and IAMCP
On the recent Small Business Saturday (November 30, 2019), we had a meetup with Davin Cooke and Rudy Rodriguez at the world famous Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop in Austin, Texas. This interview is a double feature inside this bona fide small
MSP Passion Project – Cancer Can Rock!
Well-known community member Rich Forsen has elevated his Washington DC-area Managed Services Provider (MSP) practice to the point where he’s acting as an owner and not the pie maker (ala “The E-myth Revisited” book).
Schwank: From Break Fix Tech to Growing MSP
Contributor Blake Schwank has successfully grown Colorado Computer Support (a Colorado Springs MSP) from a husband/wife team to a mid-sized MSP. One of his secrets shared in this video concerns the profitability he attributes to
Liberman – Overseas Conferences and Looking Towards 2020
Contributor Josh Liberman updates the Nation community on his recent adventure in Paris for DattaCon Europe. He speaks towards the difference between US-based shows and vendors and the overseas makeup. There are differences indeed. He
Cisco – Full Circle Back to Small Business
With great interest I tracked the recent announcement that Cisco was “back” in the small business space. I reached out to Cisco for more details and had an interview with Marc Monday, Global Head of Small Business, at Cisco. Monday is a long-time acquaintance of SMB Nation with his Microsoft and Concur/SAP stints.
First let’s rewind a bit to track Cisco’s small business history working with the SMB Nation community and how that’ll provide you the context needed to assess Cisco’s current small business fitness. First