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With the second half of 2020 coming into focus, we need to have a talk about your Managed Services Provider (MSP) business model. The original “Payroll Protection Program” funds that many MSPs received in the second quarter of 2020 are starting to run out and it’s time to talk about what’s next.

I’m suggesting we think about a well-established revenue generating opportunity known as Third Party Maintenance (TPM).

By: Gary Audin

IT assets can include servers and storage devices, but also computers, tablets, cameras, and even our phones. It is called e-waste when you discard it.

What is E-Waste?
E-waste is the term applied to consumer and business electronic equipment that is near or at the end of its useful life. There is no clear definition for what is

Alex Stanier joins Harry Brelsford as they explore an IT and Telecoms Overview diagram. They review Telecom, Mobility, Network Support, and other applications. Join them and explore the ins and outs of mobility and telecom.

Harry Brelsford and Larry Doyle reminisce on the SBS days and a new group they joined “you know you grew up with SBS”. They share stories from the SBS days as well as memorabilia they have kept. Join Harry and Larry

If you don’t know Carey Holzman up on YouTube, you should. Carey has a popular following for his “Do It Yourself” (DIY) style of presenting technology conversations from his Phoenix-area kitchen. We got together a couple weeks ago

I’m living and breathing the remote work lifestyle (and liking it) with a new family member – the LG Gram laptop. This is the first of a couple blogs where I will share my experiences with this device.

Let’s talk setup.

We welcome back Marc Haskelson from The Compliancy Group to chat about how to run your small business. We explore topics from being a mobile workforce, cutting cost and technology needs. Watch and learn ways to continue

We go across the pond to check-in with Andrew Bettany about how people are learning today. Bettany shares the sunny side with the notion of investing yourself with any and all “downtime” you might be experiencing in the pandemic. Education is

Time to move forward with your better self. There is a time and place to give your time and effort to bring joy to underserved communities and the pandemic has certainly created interesting caring and giving opportunities. One Million Smiles is simple: send greeting cards to senior citizens living in assisted living centers and nursing home to bring a smile to them during these sad and lonely times.

Necessity is the Mother of Invention during the pandemic pandemonium. Last month it was Becky Harrison-Drake, a career school teacher from my former hometown of Anchorage, Alaska that reached out and asked if I (Harry Brelsford) could take her Kindergarten class on a virtual field trip to my Llama Ranch in Dripping Springs, Texas

We’re back with the National Christina Foundation as it continues to ramp and scale to acquire used/old computer stuff (that be equipment) to repair and then return to underserved communities such as students and elderly community.

Today is "Giving Tuesday NOW" and I'm interfacing with a local museum to make a permanent donation of my model sailboat collection for use to both display and use as a rotating exhibit. I accumulated these boats over my 30+ year technology career as I traveled to 46+ countries (my goal was to buy a model sailboat in each country).