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MSPs Find Themselves Under The Gun To Build IoT Portfolios

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(Note: This story was originally posted to CRN.com Sept. 1.)

The Internet of Things has caught up to managed service providers; in some cases it has caught them by surprise.

MSPs say the timeline for IoT adoption by customers has ramped up significantly, requiring them to be more proactive about their solution offerings.

Jason Waldrop, CEO of CWPS, said he’s heard the hype around IoT for years, but suddenly it seems like the technology has arrived to the channel.

10 Hot Analytics Tools For Solution Providers Targeting IoT

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(Note: This story was originally posted to CRN.com Aug, 31.)

IoT: Moving Into Data Analytics

For solution providers, the Internet of Things is a hot market for consumer devices, but to make sense of all the data those devices collect, the market is now turning toward data analytics tools, taking IoT beyond the products.

Blog Roundup: On Guard Against Security Breaches

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What’s on the minds of solution providers? ITBestOfBreed scours their blogs in search of perspectives that can help broaden your knowledge of current information technology issues.

Here are four recent posts focusing on information security planning, as well as cloud strategies. 

OPTIV: The importance of planning ahead

Calculating the economic impact of security incidents on critical infrastructure remains elusive

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With the rise of APTs and the continued interconnection of critical infrastructure business-technology systems and field systems and devices the attention toward critical infrastructure security has never been higher.

Solution Provider CEO: The IoT 'Gold' Lies In Services

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(Note: This story was first posted to CRN.com Aug. 25.)

As intrerest among solution providers in the Internet of Things grows, where are they seeing the biggest opportunity to drive revenue?

The real gold mine in IoT lies in the services on the back end, said Luis Alvarez, president and CEO of Alvarez Technology Group, a Salinas, Calif.-based IoT solution provider.

Blog Roundup: Best Practices For Hybrid Cloud Migrations

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What’s on the minds of solution providers? ITBestOfBreed scours their blogs in search of perspectives that can help broaden your knowledge of current information technology issues.

Here are three recent posts focusing on hybrid cloud, IT service delivery and the growth of mobile technology.

QUEST TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT: 8 best practices for going hybrid cloud

Sounding Alarms Over IoT Security

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As businesses move toward implementing Internet of Things technology, they may be forgetting a critical element, yet one that could provide more opportunity for solution providers.

That element is security. Tripwire, a provider of endpoint detection and response, security and compliance solutions, says less than one-third of organizations are prepared to handle the security risks that will accompany the Internet of Things.

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