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Welcome to the Auvik family, MetaGeek!
We got to know the MetaGeek team well over the past months and I can’t extend a warm enough welcome to their team. What resonated with me was their mission: “Your Wi-Fi should be Awesome”. The team developed a comprehensive set of products,…
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Top SysAdmin Tools (That Aren’t Software!)
This might not be quite as fun as making things run DOOM, but it’s probably just as important.…
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…
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…
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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…
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…
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…
What is Edge Computing?
Data has become an incredibly valuable commodity for most businesses. With so many people…
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).…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
What is an MSP SLA? Everything You Need to Know
As a managed service provider, your success depends largely on the satisfaction of your…
Stress Management Tips for IT Business Owners
Being an IT business owner can be rewarding but, if you don't set rules, it can be very…
Networking 101: What is a VLAN?
Do you really want all of these devices on the same LAN— all having equal access to the same…
Improve Your Employee Utilization Rates & Boost Your MSP’s Bottom Line
For MSP business owners, figuring out how to improve your bottom line is an ongoing game of tug…
IT Project Management Like a Pro
It can be very hard to plan ahead at an MSP—especially at a smaller shop—as your days are…
What is a Service Margin and How Can it Help My MSP?
Hear Rex Frank explain the 4 service margin levers in our Frankly MSP podcast interview. Breakout…
5 Reasons to Add Network Monitoring to Your Budget
Allocating money in your IT budget for network monitoring in 2021 may be more important than…
Using the NIST Cybersecurity Framework to Assess Your Clients’ Network Security
The NIST Cybersecurity Framework was intended to be used by internal IT teams, but its five major…
Help Desk vs Service Desk: How to Choose the Right One
An IT help desk is meant to be a single point of contact (SPOC) that employees and customers can…
Think You’re a Proactive MSP? Think Again! Getting Proactive with TruMethods’ Gary Pica
MSPs generate more MRR (monthly recurring revenue) when they’re able to reduce reactive noise…
Agent vs Agentless Monitoring: Which is Best?
Agent-based and agentless monitoring are the two main approaches network monitoring tools use to…
Going Online Like it’s 1989: Using an Atari Portfolio as a Terminal Emulator
Oops! You messed up. Big time. You’re working on a network device, making some major…
Proactive Healthcare Network Monitoring: The Importance of Early Detection
Healthcare IT is simultaneously one of the most complex and sensitive networking systems there…
Network Redundancy and Why It Matters
Complexity is an enemy to reliability. The more complex something is, the harder it is to…
Embracing Shadow IT (Video)
Shadow IT. Many IT pros shudder at the term. For those who may not be familiar, shadow IT refers…
Regex 101 for Network Admins
Regex—short for regular expressions—is a way to describe a search pattern. They can be used…
Network Basics: What Is SNMP and How Does It Work?
While the SNMP architecture is simple, the data hierarchy the protocol uses can seem complicated…
The Auvik Network Device Buyer’s Guide
Buying the right network devices is an essential part of network design, and can have an impact…
Network Configuration Management: The Benefits & Importance
Configuration management is one of those network management topics people often neglect. It’s…
When End Users Attack: Tips for Fixing a Hostile Work Environment
Hostile work environments are a real problem in tech and can be a significant driver of IT job…
What is ITAM? Guide to IT Asset Management
In the business world, information technology (IT) is everything. Without it, companies would…
Network Basics: Spanning Tree Protocol
For new networkers, Spanning Tree Protocol can be intimidating. But don’t worry! In this…
Is it Time to Retire Your VPN?
Back to the question at hand: Is it time to move on from VPN? For an enterprise-wide greenfield…
How to Draw Effective Network Diagrams (Infographic)
A network diagram is, simply put, a schematic or map of your existing network that illustrates…
Find and Fix Network Loops
Network loops are one of those things that can have you tearing your hair out for days, burning…
Identify Vulnerable Devices From Vendor Recalls and Security Notices
When network hardware vendors issue device recalls, field notices, or security alerts, the…
How to Troubleshoot a Broadcast Storm
Broadcast storms are a major pain point for network administrators. Learn more about what they…
What is RMM? The Importance of Network Management
Remote monitoring and management (RMM) is software with a pretty simple mission: save IT pros…
How to Troubleshoot Routing Problems
Routing problems tend to emerge when you're first setting up a new piece of network equipment,…
The 5 Levels of MSP Operational Maturity
In this interview with Paul Dippell of Service Leadership Inc., we walk through the levels of…
Are We In a New Age of MSPs?
As automation, cloud, data, and integration continue to affect every industry, the value and…
What is ITIL? IT Infrastructure Library Guide
What is ITIL? The Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) is a framework of best…
From Baud to Awed: The History of the Modem
While not nearly as sexy as the handset of a rotary phone plugged into an acoustic coupler, it…
Better Network Visibility Can Add Thousands to Your MSP Bottom Line. Here’s How.
Better visibility, control & automation of network infrastructure can add up to thousands of…
