Archive for June, 2007
Learn How and Why Solution Providers Are Moving Towards Managed Services
Attend this Webcast, designed specifically to educate and offer insight into industry forecasts and trends in the rapidly expanding Managed Services space. Whether your focus is adding a recurring predictable revenue stream, adding new customers, driving out services and operating costs, or simply selling traditional projects and products to your existing customers, you’ll want to hear Sean Sweeney, Director of Partner Development of Level Platforms discuss how Managed Services can help you achieve these goals today. Original Broadcast Date: June 28. See it now on demand!
Building a Scalable Managed Service Provider Practice
Profitability for Managed Service Providers comes from efficiency, and you can’t run an efficient, scalable business if you have lengthy turn-up processes, inconsistent service offerings, and frequent trips to the customer’s location. In this webcast, hosted by author, columnist, and speaker Greg Shields, you’ll hear about the tools and the best practices you need to help automate and standardize your MSP practice. You’ll leave with the knowledge to help successfully build a scalable business that meets the needs of your customers. Original Broadcast Date: June 27. Now available on demand.
Preventing Exchange Email and IM Data Leaks
How can you and your organization prevent data leaks with IM and email? In this webcast, you will get an overview of this complex problem, survey data from Osterman Research revealing attitudes and actions from organizations like your own, and tactics and technologies for solving the problem. Original broadcast date: June 26. See and listen on-demand now!
Simplifying Vulnerability Management for IT Audit Readiness
Join Redmond, Shavlik Technologies and special guests Charles J. Kolodgy, Research Director for IDC’s Security Products Service and Brent Lassi, Director of Information Security for Digital River for a discussion on “Simplifying Vulnerability Management for IT Audit Readiness” to discover an easier, more automated approach to the management and monitoring of IT Compliance. Original Broadcast Date: June 21. See and listen on-demand now!
Strong Market for SMB Solutions from SAP = New Business Opportunities for You!
If you are providing Web or application development services, hosting services, integration or infrastructure support or other technical services to your customers, SAP would like to talk to you about adding a new line of business for your company. SAP will provide the business plan, training, pre-sales support, lead generation programs…even personnel recruitment services, to help you build a new business unit focusing on application software sales and support. Original Broadcast Date: June 20, 2007. Now available on demand.
Upgrading your existing MCSE certification to Windows Server 2008
I’ve been waiting ages to get my existing Windows Server 2003 MCSE-certification upgraded to more recent technologies. Now that we have Windows Server 2008 in the horizon it’s nice to see that Microsoft Learning has the following exam in beta: Upgrading Your MCSE on Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008, Technology Specialist: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/exams/70-649.mspx
You can get a clearer picture what you need to achieve here: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcse/windowsserver2008/default.mspx. Notice that since Powershell is an integral part with Windows Server 2008, it’s time to brushen up those skills from Windows Script Host (WSH) to PS! And don’t forget IIS 7.0. Or .NET Framework. Or the new Server Core-roles.
Managed Services Pricing: Win/Win Strategies for Flat Fee Pricing
In this valuable 90 minute webcast, Service Leadership CEO Paul Dippell provides exclusive insight into how to set prices that are profitable and that manage risk for both parties. Learn how top Managed Service Providers are proposing and winning flat fees that are 57 percent to 111 percent higher than their competition for the same set of services. Original Broadcast Date: June 6. Now available on demand.
70-620, Configuring Windows Vista — What MCPs Must Know About Configuring Vista
What to expect with Microsoft’s first Windows Vista exam aimed at MCTS candidates.