What Is The Cloud, And Why Use It?

Business Solutions Newsletter | November 29, 2016 | View web version here.   In This Issue: 10 Best Practices For Transitioning To A Managed Services Model A Look Into The Future Of Desktop Storage Top 4 Features Of An RMM Business Continuity Focus Creates Customer Loyalty 4 Cornerstones Of A Comprehensive Software Monetization Strategy Considering An Exit Strategy: A Business Legacy Conversation What Can Recurring Revenue Really Do For Your Business? What Is The Cloud, And Why Use It? The Real Secret To Creating A Managed Services Differentiator Featured Articles 10 Best Practices For Transitioning To A Managed Services Model The managed services model brings solutions providers recurring revenue, deeper client engagement, and greater business stability. But the transition requires careful planning and execution to avoid pitfalls such as underpricing services, picking the wrong technology, or failing to properly communicate the change to customers. A Look Into The Future Of Desktop Storage I'd like to take a look at the state of desktop storage by looking at what's available today. With so many options it's easy to get confused, so I'll recommend some options based on what I'm seeing in the custom workstation market. Storage is like any other industry where higher-end options start out in the most expensive systems, but trickle down into desktops and workstations over time. Let's get started. Top 4 Features Of An RMM As more IT companies switch from a break-fix model to MSP model, it's vital for MSPs to separate themselves from the competition in order to make this transition successfully. Selecting the right remote management and monitoring (RMM) software is key to making that transition. RMMs will increase efficiency, time to fix, and visibility in a computer network, but you need to make sure your RMM tool has the right tools. Business Continuity Focus Creates Customer Loyalty Learn how one Toronto-area company builds customer loyalty by focusing on business continuity. 4 Cornerstones Of A Comprehensive Software Monetization Strategy As technology and delivery models have evolved, it has become strategically and operationally more complex for software vendors to provide their software in the many ways that customers prefer to purchase — subscription, freemium, use-based, feature-based, or any combination of these and more. Software pricing, packaging, and licensing have become more complicated. In order to be successful, software vendors need to be able to transform their strategies and businesses to be able to deal with the complexities of this new age and optimize the amount of money they make while doing it. Considering An Exit Strategy: A Business Legacy Conversation We've been reviewing some of the information around business valuation and legacy. Part of that includes evaluating how you begin planning for your exit from the business. It will happen someday. What Can Recurring Revenue Really Do For Your Business? There is increasing conversation — and an increasing number of solutions — that support a recurring revenue or POS-as-a-Service business model. Unlike the break-fix model in which you receive a one-time fee when you repair or replace a solution, the as-a-Service model is based on delivering solutions for a monthly fee and keeping them up and running for the term of a contract. What Is The Cloud, And Why Use It? Not only can the cloud save you valuable time and labor costs, it can also keep software up to date, ensure investment and maintenance costs are kept to a minimum, and maintain fully functioning devices. This not only leads to an increase in profits and productivity, but also better protects your data. To comprehend how cloud services are capable of all of this is simply a matter of understanding what the cloud is, how it works, and how various types of cloud services differ. From The Magazine The Real Secret To Creating A Managed Services Differentiator   By Jay McCall Apple didn't invent the smartphone or tablet or even subscription-based music services; it just made these products and services better. The same principle holds true for managed services. You don't have to come up with a brand-new technology or web service to sell your customers; you simply need to solve your customers' business challenges in more innovative ways than your competitors are doing. 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