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Finding Inactive Microsoft Teams in Office 365 & General Housekeeping
With everybody jumping into using Microsoft Teams with both feet, it’s likely by now that you or your clients have realized that as standard, anybody
COVID-19 Workaround – Granting Clients Access to ConnectWise Control
There are two ways that I’m aware of that you can grant your customers access to their own devices with ConnectWise Automate/Control as a temporary
Top ConnectWise Automate Plugins
ConnectWise Automate Plugins are great. I’d estimate that plugins over the years have probably saved me around 2 hours a day on average. Over time,
ConnectWise 2020.1 Updates
As ConnectWise has now released 2020.1, there are a number of new features and here’s a list of them and how to use them! Security
ConnectWise Unite – Managing Office 365
Unite is a product from ConnectWise that allows for automatic and easy management of services such as Office 365, Cisco Meraki, Umbrella, Azure, Webex and
Windows 7 Upgrades… Do you need a new Product Key?
It’s official, Windows 7 is dead (assuming you haven’t purchased extended support). The odds are, if your clients were going to upgrade their PCs to
The Benefits of an MSP to Small Businesses
Owning or working for a Managed Service Provider is hard work. More often than not, you’re dealing with a host of different issues from a
Pricing Calculator
I’ll likely expand on this later, but here is a VERY simple cost calculator that you can use for your clients, If your website is
Microsoft Partner Security Requirements
Microsoft released new Partner Security Requirements that impact partners in the CSP program. What does this mean? All Partners/Resellers (Direct or Indirect) must adhere to
Set Network Adapters to Private
A common issue I’ve been running into is that clients aren’t able to connect to their network shares due to their adapters being set to
IT Maturity – What is it and why do you need to know?
IT Maturity is effectively how well you (or your clients) are utilizing technology within their business. Working within the MSP environment, IT Maturity Matrices are
Protect your MSP from Ransomware
Recently there has been a lot of focus on MSPs being targeted by Ransomware/Attacks in forums, groups and in general conversation. I have created this
Top Tools for IT Professionals and MSPs
Looking across all of the software platforms available to IT Professionals, it’s actually quite a small portion of tools that I actually use on a
SaaS Backup (Office 365, SharePoint, Google Suite)
Many people have asked me over the years if they need to backup their SharePoint or Office 365 Emails as they are already ‘in the
ConnectWise Automate – Windows 10 Build Upgrade Script
There has been quite a lot of ambiguity regarding the Windows 10 build upgrade process via ConnectWise Automate, so I have created this post to
Using Ticket Templates In ConnectWise Manage
Ticket templates are a great way of automatically creating tickets for recurring tasks within your Service Desk. Some examples of tickets I automate are: Patch
How to use Tracks in ConnectWise Manage
Tracks are a great way to automate some of the business processes that are often repeated within ConnectWise. Tracks are a great tool for ensuring
How to use Projects efficiently in ConnectWise Manage
Projects have long been a part of the Manage platform, but are you utilizing them to their full potential? In this article, we’re taking a
ConnectWise Manage – Use Type, Subtype and Item effectively
Within tickets in Manage, you have the option to add a Type, Subtype and Item to each ticket. The reason for this is that you’re
ConnectWise Automate – Managing Printers
Print Management is one of those jobs that can be tedious and boring, but get it right and it makes life so much easier. I’m