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The 2023 Network IT Management Report Part 4: Solutions for End-Users

This is the fourth in a four-part series focusing on the findings from our 2023 annual Field…

Business skills

Weathering the IT Storm

The tech world has been on a rollercoaster since the COVID-19 pandemic. During the large-scale…

Network monitoring

The Evolution of Network Visibility

As modern work has evolved, so too has the network end users rely on to do their jobs.…

Command Center (N-Able)

Next Play 2023 – A New Stage of Leadership at Auvik

As the old adage goes “the only constant is change.” This is certainly true in any…

The Ultimate Guide to SNMP

The ultimate guide to network management, the ongoing monitoring, administration, and maintenance…

SaaS Discovery and Management

The 2023 Network IT Management Report Part 3: Extending Your Reach

This is the third in a four-part series focusing on the findings from our 2023 annual Field…

Wireless networks

Best Practices for Monitoring Your Wi-Fi Network

The bulk of networked devices are now wireless. Most Wi-Fi manufacturers now offer some form of…

Secure IT Ops

Why Should You Care about SaaS Discovery and Management?

Businesses are adopting SaaS in growing numbers, and for many reasons. Chief among them is…

Trends, forecasts & research

The 2023 Network IT Management Report Part 2: Confidence and Automation

This is the second in a four-part series focusing on the findings from our 2023 annual Field…

Trends, forecasts & research

What is Network Management?

The ultimate guide to network management, the ongoing monitoring, administration, and maintenance…

The 2023 Network IT Management Report Part 1: Network Management Needs

In part one, we’ll detail the overarching needs network professions across all industries have…

The True Cost of Switching to Auvik

In the day-to-day grind of IT, getting lost in the details can be easy. Taking a systems view of…

IMPRESSIVE: Can Auvik Quake?

I’m going to show you a fun way to (safely and legally) get OG Quake up and running inside…

The “New Last Mile” of the Office Network

IT is constantly evolving, and our tools must as well. As the need to enable new methods and…

5 Networking Trends IT Admins Need to Know for 2023

A new year can only mean one thing: it’s time to break out the lingo bingo cards and take a…

Auvik’s Top Ten Blog Posts of 2022

We published a finger-aching 73 articles this year, with topics ranging from Networking 101,to…

Financials

9 Tips to Reduce MSP Costs From (and with) Auvik

Like any business, management service provider firms are always looking for ways to reduce MSP…

Vendor Diversity Report 2020

Top MSP Books for 2023: 10 Recommended Books for Growing Your MSP Business

We asked leaders from IT channel companies and MSPs which book they’ve read that left them with…

Financials

Land, Expand, Retain: Three Ways to Profit with Auvik

Auvik is a trusted and tested solution by thousands of MSPs, with an intuitive user interface,…

The 2022 Auvik Holiday Gift Guide for IT Pros!

It's that time of year. We’ve scoured the internet, and plumbed the depths of our company Slack…

Cybercrime Trends and the Economy

It’s no secret that there is a lot of money involved in cybercrime. With McAfee estimating the…

8 Wi-Fi Mistakes Everyone Makes

Rolling out enterprise level Wi-Fi to your organization—across an office, or across multiple…

MSP Fails, and How to Avoid Them!

“All happy successful MSPs are alike—each MSP fail is a fail in its own way.” That IT spin…

Network Documentation Best Practices: What to Create & Why

Everybody agrees network documentation is extremely important, but there tends not to be a lot of…

MSP Sales: Close the Deal Every Time

Try Googling “Ways to up your sales game” and you’ll find thousands of articles from…

Time to Log Out of Auvik

How It Started Alex Hoff, David Yach, and I share a running joke about the origin of Auvik. While…

What is Ransomware?

According to Veeam’s 2022 Ransomware Trends Report, less than 69% of data stolen during…

Just for fun

Network Nightmares, Vol. 2

The time has come, friends... We asked you for your most frightening tales of networks gone…

IT Asset Lifecycle Management: Why Is It Important?

IT assets are a crucial part of any organization, and IT asset lifecycle management of…

Triple-A Webinar

Network monitoring

The Future of the Network is End User Experience. Are you Ready?

Don’t get me wrong—the world still absolutely needs all of the physical network devices,…

What Is Phishing? Insider Risk & How to Prevent It

When it comes to security, phishing is one of any IT team’s biggest concerns—as it…

Just for fun

Going Online Like it’s… Lego?

Rather than using retro tech like its modern counterparts, we’re going to get some modern tech…

Data Center’s Need MSPs

A recent Honeywell survey reinforced something many in the MSP world already knew: data centers…

Virtual CISO Services: A New Revenue Stream for MSPs?

This is a highly specialized job that requires a great deal of attention, focus, and delicacy. A…

8 Secret Struggles Today’s MSPs Are Dealing With

While MSPs are willing to share industry trends they’re taking advantage of, they’re not…

Client relations

An MSP’s Guide to Quarterly Business Reviews

Quarterly business reviews (QBRs) are one of the best tools you can use when it comes to being…

Just for fun

Network Nightmares Vol. 2: Open Call for Submissions

Auvik wants your nightmares (your network nightmares)! Our open call for Network Nightmares, Vol.…

Make Your MSP a Recession-Proof Business

Many believe we’re either in a recession or on the brink of one. It’s a familiar cycle: high…

Network protocols

What is DHCP?

In the early years of the internet, it was common to simply use a spreadsheet to manually assign…

5 Success Tips for a Winning MSP Business Plan

How do you grow your MSP business? Here are five tips from the experts at the MSP Growth Summit…

Recession Response

Why Your MSP Needs a Network Infrastructure Tool

As a new or growing MSP, discovering tools and processes that will let you do more with less is a…

Network configuration

What is Edge Computing?

Data has become an incredibly valuable commodity for most businesses. With so many people…

Network assessments

7 Ways to Slam Dunk Your Next Network Assessment Using Auvik

Here are 7 network assessment tasks Auvik can help you easily complete. Armed with this…

10 Ways MSPs Can Punch Above Their Weight

Being a small MSP doesn’t mean you can’t compete—you just need to be smarter and more…

Enterprise vs. SMB IT: What’s the Difference?

Enterprises have always had more money to spend on IT than small-and-medium businesses (SMBs).…

Events

15 Business-Boosting Conferences for MSPs in 2022 & 2023

Attending conferences is a small investment that can yield huge results for your MSP. Which…

Network Blind Spots Are Endangering Your Business

Network blind spots are the things you can't see and don't know about — and they can be deadly…

How to Build Strong Vendor Partnerships

Building strong relationships with your vendor partners is a hugely important factor in whether…

Sales & marketing

How to Generate Client Referrals as an MSP

Every MSP wants to find new clients, but that doesn't necessarily mean you have to cold call all…

Building Auvik Into Your MSP’s SOP (Video)

Standard operating procedures—more commonly known as SOPs—are written, step-by-step…

What’s the Perfect IT Support Staff Ratio?

What's the tech to user ratio in your MSP—and what should it be? We dig into the numbers.

Traffic Insights

What Does SASE Mean (for VPN)?

The basic idea is great: all your security and network services are on one platform. The problem…

IT Asset Disposition: An MSP Opportunity That’s Anything But Trash

Managing old gear is the bane of many an MSP’s existence. But why not turn that problem into a…

How to Manage a Network: 10 Essential Steps

Managing a new network? Check out this list of 10 easy to follow steps from the experts at Auvik…

Leading an IT Team

What is IT Outsourcing?

Outsourcing is a common business practice, and the IT industry is no exception. It…

Getting Started With Syslog in Auvik

Auvik centralizes syslog data for all your network devices, allowing you to search & filter to…

Networking Automation Software: Pros & Cons

As network growth increases—and complexity along with it—we’ll need efficient and scalable…

Cloud

Sustainable Technology: Can Clouds Save The Planet?

Sustainable technology has become a hot topic in the tech world over the past few years. From the…

The Big -aaS List of As-a-Service Offerings

If your head is spinning with all those cloud acronyms, don’t worry—you’re not the only…

Cloud

What does Cloud Computing Mean, Really?

What is cloud computing? If you’ve been asked this question by a client, you know there isn’t…

The Employee Offboarding Checklist for IT Pros

Somebody leaving? Keep your network & data secure! Use this handy employee offboarding checklist…