Virtual LAN otherwise known as VLAN, is used to segment networks locally instead of physically regardless of their geographical location. Networks utilizing VLANs are flexible, scalable, and most importantly secure.
MSPs who know how to configure a VLANs properly can leverage this powerful network segmentation for faster more secure networks while giving them the physical flexibility they desire.
Backups are a critical part of every MSP’s service offering. One of the biggest struggles for MSP’s is sizing up their client’s data storage and growth needs. If you are planning to create a backup, the first thing on your mind should always be the size of the backup repository.
Networks today are used for almost everything you do; whether it be supporting your business, providing communication, or delivering entertainment the list goes on and on. With this being said, it is pivotal to understand every element of your network in order to get the most out of it.
MSP’s, or managed service providers, provide several IT services to different businesses and companies. They become the external IT department for the company that has hired them. For an MSP, having cutting edge engineering expertise and industry knowledge, is essential to market themselves to prospective clients. The Remote Monitoring and Management tool or RMM is probably one of the most essential and productive tools in the MSP toolkit. However, after deploying an RMM to clients, the MSP needs to continually invest time to improve and optimize the RMM. How does an MSP do that?
Within the last few releases of Kaseya VSA Patches, Kaseya had introduced a lot of new features in Software Management. Some of those new key features are as below:
Overview
With the new release of Kaseya Patch 9.5.0.24, Kaseya introduces a new and the most awaited feature i.e. 2FA. It has been designed to facilitate and empower secured access for its users. The feature is meant to prevent unauthorized users from accessing the VSA account.
AuthAnvil By Kaseya is an essential piece in the MSP industry these days, with its purpose being to protect data and machines from being affected by any Ransomware attacks or Hacking. The more sophisticated/matured we become with our approach to cyber defenses, similar advancements are being made by cyber-criminals.
It’s been 10 years since Windows 7 began its run, but that run is coming to an end! On January 14, 2020, support for Windows 7 will end. (Also, support will end for Office 2010 following shortly after.) ProVal has been keeping an eye on this and has a few solutions to help MSPs work through this situation as painlessly as possible.
As per the latest updates from Microsoft, several windows 10 builds are now unsupported and many more will be unsupported by November 2019. For more information on this, please review our blog from June of this year: Windows 10 Build Upgrades are Inevitable – Use Kaseya / ConnectWise Automate to Deploy.
Network monitoring is an essential piece of the MSP industry, with the main purpose being to monitor and alert of outages at various levels, and identifying which device caused an outage. Then, the goal is to further perform remediation in hopes of providing a quick turnaround time.