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October 2020 Patch Tuesday—Smaller than usual, but some systems need patching now

By Gill Langston
- 14 October, 2020
Gill Langston takes a look at this month's Patch Tuesday releases, which fixes less than 100 vulnerabilities. But don’t be fooled by that, there are several that do warrant your attention.
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Introducing Cisco Meraki Monitoring for N-central

By Marc-Andre Tanguay
- 30 September, 2020
Marc-Andre announces new monitoring functionality for the Cisco Meraki platform for all partners of N-central on version 2020.1 or later.
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Building an Efficient Escalation Process 

By Eric Anthony
- 24 September, 2020
As Eric Anthony explains, the way your help desk is structured can go a long way to creating an efficient service delivery. 
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Backup Monitoring: Part 6—Securing Your Backup Devices

By Eric Harless
- 17 September, 2020
Eric Harless expands on key security topics related to backup and provides some additional guidance and resources for those who want more information.
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Monitoring Network Devices Using Automation in N-central

By Marc-Andre Tanguay
- 16 September, 2020
In his latest blog, Marc-Andre Tanguay looks at an exciting new feature in N-central that will open a new world of cloud and network device monitoring.
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September 2020 Patch Tuesday—A Higher Count of Critical Vulnerabilities

By Gill Langston
- 9 September, 2020
Gill Langston takes a look at this month's Patch Tuesday releases, with 129 unique vulnerabilities of which 23 are listed as “Critical”.
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Staffing Your MSP for Efficiency, Success, and Growth 

By Eric Anthony
- 8 September, 2020
Staffing your MSP business effectively is crucial for success. Eric Anthony looks at the three key steps you need to take to get your hiring right.
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Why Spend So Much Time Documenting Your Clients’ Stuff?

By Eric Anthony
- 26 August, 2020
Good IT documentation is the lifeblood of an MSP business, as Eric Anthony explains. So how can you help ensure you are managing your documentation in the best way possible?
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Do you need to learn PowerShell? And how should you learn it?

By Marc-Andre Tanguay
- 12 August, 2020
Many MSPs think they need to have scripting skills to be able to use automation effectively. However, as Marc Andre Tanguay explains this isn’t always the case.

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