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Cut alert noise with AI-powered grouping for MSPs

‍ Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and IT service providers face growing complexity in monitoring client systems – especially when multiple tools are in play. When every minor issue triggers an alert, operations teams quickly drown in noise. ‍ This article shows how ilert’s intelligent alert grouping cuts through that noise by automatically correlating related alerts from the same alert source – reducing alert volume, ticketing overhead, and response time. ‍

From Burnout to Believer: Why Aaron Betts Came Back Stronger

In this episode of Now That’s IT, Aaron Betts shares his remarkable journey—from launching his first MSP in 2005 and losing it all during the financial crisis, to taking a corporate detour, burning out, and ultimately returning to lead Intelesys as President. Aaron opens up about the hard-earned lessons of entrepreneurship, the shift from break/fix to managed services, and how a life-altering health scare reshaped his leadership style. He shares how he's rebuilding company culture, redefining success, and guiding his MSP toward a $10M vision—all while empowering his team to think bigger.

How Automating Incident Management Can Improve ITSM Workflows

Incident Management is a core use case for many ITSM platforms, but in most cases, there are ways to improve its implementation. One of those is through automation, and that's particularly true if multiple platforms are involved. In this article, you'll learn how automating incident management can speed up your workflows and deliver better service results for you and your clients.

How MSPs Can Offer DNS Monitoring as an Add-On Service

Most MSPs don’t advertise DNS monitoring as a service—but they should. Why? Because when DNS goes wrong, your client won’t blame their registrar or email provider. They’ll blame you. And the worst part? You probably didn’t know anything had changed until the problem reached your inbox.

Beyond the Horizon: Unlocking the Real MSP Value in Microsoft 365

In this insightful episode, we dive deep into the real-world challenges and opportunities facing MSPs working with Microsoft 365 and related Microsoft technologies. N-able Head Nerd Joe Ferla is joined by Ben Lee, the latest to the Head Nerd team who is a seasoned Microsoft consultant with decades of experience in unified communications, Teams, Intune, and Microsoft Co-pilot. During the conversation Joe and Ben discuss the challenges MSPs and SMEs face when implement Microsoft’s powerful but often complex ecosystem.

From Fragmented to Unified: How UEM Transforms IT Efficiency and Resilience

Watch this on-demand webinar to discover how modern UEM transforms IT and security operations by bringing everything together on one centralized platform. Learn core UEM concepts, see how automation saves time and reduces errors, and watch a live demo showcasing real UEM capabilities in action. Perfect for IT professionals looking to streamline workflows, strengthen cyber resiliency, and boost productivity from a single unified solution.

Unleashing Protective DNS: The First Line of Cyber Defense You're Still Underestimating

Many cyber threats - like phishing, ransomware, and shadow IT - start at the domain layer. But too many security stacks only respond once the damage is done. In this on-demand webinar, Mikey Pruitt, Partner Evangelist at DNSFilter, shares insights, practical examples, and a live demo to show why DNS-layer protection is no longer optional - especially for MSPs and IT teams. Watch as Mikey breaks down.

Inside Our Security Masterclasses: Practical Insights for Cyber Resilience and Identity Protection

Explore an overview of our Security Masterclass series led by Stefanie Hammond, designed to help MSPs and IT professionals understand today’s evolving cyber threats and how to address them effectively. This video highlights two key sessions: Ideal for teams looking to deepen their cybersecurity knowledge or organizations aiming to enhance their security offerings with clear, practical guidance.

Threat Hunting Explained: See It in Action, Learn How It Works

Most IT and security professionals have heard of threat hunting – but few have seen it in action or fully understand how it works in the real world. That’s about to change. In this on demand webinar, Jim Waggoner and Kevin O’Connor guide you through a hands-on threat hunting session, showing how they identify, investigate, and surface hidden threats across cloud and endpoint environments. You’ll learn.

Deepfakes, Disguises, & Deliveries: How Rob Shapland Uses Social Engineering to Shape Cybersecurity

Modern cyberattacks aren’t just technical—they’re personal. And Rob Shapland knows how to exploit the human element better than anyone. In this episode, Chris Massey sits down with Rob to unpack the wild world of social engineering—from sneaking into corporate offices disguised as a delivery driver to using AI voice clones to bypass MFA. With over 200 successful break-ins (all authorized, of course), Rob shares what IT leaders and MSPs are still getting wrong—and how to fix it.

N-central 2025.3 Release Roundup

Jason Murphy, Head Nerd at N-able, walks you through the latest features released in 2025.3 Audit Log Expansion – Now track Discovery Job creation and edits via Syslog Improved Session Enforcement – Auto-invalidate sessions when SSO configurations change Device Import Safeguards – Warnings for discovery pre-check failures Duplicate MAC Filtering – New UI for managing reused MACs in discovery CMMC Progress – Continued development for DoD-aligned, on-prem environments.

Why MSPs Can't Afford to Ignore DNS Monitoring

Most MSPs don’t think much about DNS—until something breaks. A record is deleted, an MX entry is misconfigured, or a zone is out of sync. Suddenly, your client’s email is bouncing, their site is down, and your phone is ringing. The problem? DNS issues are easy to miss. They don’t always trigger alerts, logs, or tickets. But when they surface, you’re the one your client calls first.

Show your work: Prove your MSP value

It’s one of those unspoken facts of business that the better something is managed, the less people notice. Everything just glides along. That’s a double-edged sword for managed service providers. On the one hand, you want to give clients a frictionless experience. On the other, you want them to know that’s what they’re getting — and how much you put in to deliver it.

Top 5 MSP takeaways from the 2025 IT Trends Report

Earlier this year, Auvik released our annual IT Trends Report, spotlighting some of the key changes for network management, MSP, and IT practitioners. We know the market and its ups and downs can have a huge impact on the success of MSPs, so we’re bringing you a roll-up of key statistics and findings related to MSP specifically. Read on to see what we found.

Want recurring revenue? Deliver value - and prove it.

Recurring revenue streams bring stability to any business. For MSPs, that stability can be an essential foundation for service innovation and pursuing growth. Offering subscription-based managed services is an obvious way to get recurring revenue in place. Collaboration platforms like Microsoft Teams and Zoom are prime candidates for subscriptions since businesses depend on them every day, at all levels of the organization, to be productive and profitable.

Cove 25.6 Release - Focusing on Efficiency, Reliability, and Resilience

We’re excited to talk about all the innovative updates in the 25.6 release for Cove Data Protection! This release focuses on improving Ease of Use, Recovery Reliability, Microsoft 365 Backup and Recovery, and Linux System State Support - enhancing your peace of mind and cyber resilience.