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Google Purchases Robotics Company Boston Dynamics

It used to be a fantasy from Hollywood blockbusters: robots that can walk around like humans and mimic soldiers. We are getting closer and closer to

Microsoft Ends Windows 7 Retail Sales

Microsoft has announced that, as of the end of October, it has ended distribution of all retail copies of Windows 7. In addition, sales of PCs

Microsoft Announces Renewed Effort to Protect Customer Data

Microsoft, recoiling from recent revelations about government tracking of user data, made an announcement on Wednesdayof its plans to more closely guard its users from snooping

Watching The Next Generation Utilizing Today's Technologies: Part II

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Least We Be Gods

As we watch little Johnnie and Suzie divine from the devices at hand whatever they

Community Corner: Marc Harrison Wins Lilly K. Gottlieb Award

MarcHarrison We recently received news that long-time SMB Nation Community member, Marc Harrison, has been awarded the Lilly K. Gottlieb Award by the Jewish

Watching The Next Generation Utilizing Today's Technologies: Part I

I should start out by establishing from where my point of view is derived. Some of you will get this - perhaps with a twinkle in

There’s A New Linux Worm, Symantec Says

There’s a newly discovered Linux worm out, according to a new blog post published by Symantec. Right now, the worm appears to be affecting only x86

Managed Service Providers Focused on Becoming Strategic Advisors in 2019

SMB Nation members know that we like research and consdier ourselves to be data driven. We’ve represented past survey findings from Spiceworks that end to focus on technology product stacks and IT Pros. We can know but Datto in that rare category of conducting primary research.

Quick Hitter – Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace AIN’T Standing Still!

It’s easy to get myopic and focused on our own MSP and family stuff as end-of-year and the Holiday Season approach. Time somehow speeds up between Thanksgiving and New Years. Don’t be fooled though – a lot of supporting actors are working hard right here, right now.

New Office 365 offer: Old Dog, New Tricks

Longtime SMB Nation supporter, SherWeb, well-known cloud services provider has come to market with a new twist on Office 365. SherWeb’s offer includes security, backup and eLearning training add-ons with selected Office 365 plans, for the same price as its regular Office 365 plans.

Meet Veeam

This week we focus a Veeam - a deidcated community sponsor who get's SMB Nation! Here are seven ways to leave your lover and come over to Veeam!

01 - Availability vs. Legacy Backup
Veeam is a solution that was specifically designed for the modern, highly virtualized hybrid cloud world. It allows you to meet aggressive SLAs for IT service recovery that can be measured in seconds and minutes versus the hours and days often required by legacy technologies.According to the 2017 Veeam Availability Report, Veeam customers meet their recovery time and point objective (RTPO™) SLAs 90% of the time compared to only 69% with their previous legacy provider. Veeam was built to manage the amount of data found in the data center of today — not the ones of yesteryear.