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Please join MSPmentor for our next webcast today (Wednesday, November 18) at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. We’ll focus on real-world case studies from two prominent MSPs — Alpheon Corp. and Sabio Information Services. They’ll describe how they reduce customer power consumption and energy costs even as they boost their own margins.

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Rackspace is seeing growth in its cloud computing business at the same time the company’s traditional managed hosting operation acquires more of an up-market tone. But exactly how much has RackSpace’s cloud grown? And where is it going next? Here’s a look at the company’s strategy.

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Our next MSPmentor Live webcast, scheduled for Oct. 21, has a blockbuster speaker lineup featuring two of the world’s top MSPs — Corporate Technologies LLC General Manager Dan Rosedahl and mindSHIFT CEO Paul Chisholm — and Trend Micro’s TJ Alldridge. During the event we’ll discuss six managed security sales techniques and tips, plus some emerging market opportunities — including secure hosted desktops.

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Our next MSPmentor Live webcast, scheduled for June 10, focuses on Hardware at Your Service. This is a rare opportunity to hear from a managed service provider and their end-customer during the same conversation. We’ll welcome your questions throughout the webcast. Here’s what we plan to cover:

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Our next MSPmentor Live webcast, scheduled for June 10, focuses on Hardware at Your Service. We’ll welcome your managed services questions throughout the one-hour event. We’ll focus on the following mix of Technology and Business topics.

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Last call: If you’re looking to understand how managed service provider franchises partner with peer MSPs, join us today (May 13) for our MSPmentor Live webcast. During the one-hour webcast, which starts at 2:00 p.m. eastern, we’ll explore how MSPs are finding and partnering with each other, and how you can coordinate projects — service tickets, billing and more — between multiple MSPs.

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If you’re looking to understand how managed service provider franchises partner with peer MSPs, join us this Wednesday, May 13 for our MSPmentor Live webcast. During the one-hour webcast, which starts at 2:00 p.m. eastern, we’ll explore how MSPs are finding each other, and how you can coordinate projects — service tickets, billing and more — between multiple MSPs.

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If you’re looking for new ways to partner with peer managed service providers, join us on May 13 for our MSPmentor Live webcast. During the one-hour webcast, which starts at 2:00 p.m. eastern, we’ll explore how MSPs are finding each other, and how you can coordinate projects — service tickets, billing and more — between multiple MSPs.

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If you’re a managed service provider trying to potentially profit from Amazon Web Services, Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) or Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) then please join us for The VAR Guy Live, a webcast scheduled for April 15 at 2:00pm eastern. During the webcast, one VAR will describe his work in the Google Apps Reseller program. And two solutions providers will describe how they profit from Amazon Web Services.

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A friendly reminder: If you’re a solutions provider trying to understand how to profit from Google Apps and software as a service (SaaS), then please join me for The VAR Guy Live, a webcast scheduled for April 15 at 2:00pm eastern. During the webcast, one VAR will describe his work in the Google Apps Reseller program. And two solutions providers will describe how they profit from Amazon Web Services.

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Join Nine Lives Media Inc. for MSPmentor Live: Hot Seat edition on Wednesday, March 18 at 2:00 p.m. eastern. During the webcast, Dell will answer at least 30 attendee questions about the company’s managed services strategy. Feel free to pose questions about MSP certifications, training, sales, go-to-market strategies, and so on. Dell will also provide some clues about the company’s forthcoming managed print services initiative. Register now. Full disclosure: Dell is sponsoring the event but taking attendee questions throughout.

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MSPmentor Editorial Director Joe Panettieri is going back on the road, hunting for news and recording podcasts and videocasts. If you plan to attend Autotask Community Live (March 29-31, Nashville, Tenn.) or Ingram Micro VentureTech Network (VTN) Spring (April 1-4, Orlando), Joe will be scheduling numerous meetings with managed service providers and VARs. You can reach Joe via email (joe [at] NineLivesMediaInc.com).

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Who are the world’s top 100 managed service providers — and what can you learn from them? You can find out if you join us on February 11 at 2:00pm eastern for MSPmentor Live: Meet the World’s Top 100 MSPs.

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If you’re seeking a career in managed services, the MSPmentor Career Center (www.MSPmentor.net/careers) now lists more than a dozen career opportunities. The latest career openings include:

• A managed services sales expert (Tampa Bay, Fla.)
• Network engineers for MSPSN’s NOC (location negotiable)
• IP telephony managed services (Bakersfield, Calif.)

If you’d like to advertise a position in the MSPmentor Career Center, the job board is free for anyone to use — as long as the career opportunity involves managed services, SaaS or the IT channel. Our current Career Center is a rudimentary system. Watch for enhancements to debut within a few weeks.

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If you’re seeking a career in managed services, the MSPmentor Career Center (www.MSPmentor.net/careers) has new listings for multiple positions. The latest career opportunities include:

• A managed security services expert (Chicago)
• A ConnectWise administrator (New York)
• SaaS (software as a service) sales (New York)

If you’d like to advertise a position in the MSPmentor Career Center, the job board is free for anyone to use — as long as the career opportunity involves managed services, SaaS or the IT channel. Our current Career Center is a rudimentary system. Watch for enhancements to debut in January 2009.

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MSPmentor’s sister site — The VAR Guy — reveals what’s next in the IT channel. Here’s a look at the top nine headlines on The VAR Guy’s blog this week.

1. Polycom, Alteva Push TelePresence Into Small Business
2. Digium: Asterisk VoIP Accelerates As Economy Crumbles
3. F5 Networks Changes Channel Chiefs
4. Novell Cancels Brainshare
5. Novell OpenSUSE 11.1: Only Part of the Story
6. Avnet Considers Hosted Microsoft Office Communications Server
7. Dell: We Made $1 Million From Twitter
8. Mandriva Linux Attracts 2,000 Partners
9. Video Conferencing: TelePresence Boom or Bust?
10. Sorry, this is a top nine list. Get to know The VAR Guy and you’ll realize he doesn’t play by the rules.

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This is the final week for you to participate in the MSPmentor 100 survey. If your company lands on the resulting MSPmentor 100 list, your organization will be ranked among the world’s top managed service providers. Don’t delay: Fill out the survey now. Deadline for submissions is Thursday, December 18.

Many of last year’s MSPmentor 100 members earned free publicity across the web and in local media. And they used their ranking as a marketing tool when meeting with prospective customers. Participating in the survey is free and only requires a few minutes of your time.

If you have questions about the MSPmentor 100 survey and research report, contact Editorial Director Joe Panettieri (joe [at] ninelivesmediainc.com).

MSPmentor is updated multiple times daily. Don’t miss a single post. Subscribe to ourEnewsletter, RSS and Twitter feeds.

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MSPmentor’s sister site — The VAR Guy — reveals what’s next in the IT channel. Here’s a look at the top nine headlines on The VAR Guy’s blog this week.

1. Microsoft Veterans Launch Unified Communications Consulting Firm
2. Twenty-Three Ways to Take Your Business to the Next Level
3. Internet Explorer: Fewer Bugs Than Firefox?
4. Novell, Hewlett-Packard Push SUSE Linux for Schools
5. Unison And Canonical’s Ubuntu Attack Microsoft Exchange
6. Red Hat Invests In Open Source Company
7. Acer Partners Take NetBooks to School
8. Marketing to Weather the Recession
9. Pentaho Channel Chief Talks Open Source Business Intelligence
10. Sorry, this is a top nine list. Get to know The VAR Guy and you’ll realize he doesn’t play by the rules.

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Nine Lives Media Inc. — publisher of MSPmentor — is seeking lively, engaging bloggers who can contribute regularly to our market-leading media platforms:

• MSPmentor, www.MSPmentor.net, the ultimate guide to managed services
• The VAR Guy, www.theVARguy.com, what’s next in the IT channel
• Works With U, www.workswithu.com, the independent guide to Ubuntu Linux

Bloggers should be reliable, creative and able to submit one to two blog entries per week with minimal editing. One-month trial to see if you’re serious about delivering great content that attracts reader interest. Here’s what we’re seeking:

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Two top managed service providers have agreed to share their expertise with you during our final MSPmentor Live: CEO Exchange Webcast of 2008, scheduled for today (December 11 at 2:00 p.m. eastern).

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The deadline to participate in our MSPmentor 100 survey is December 18. If your company lands on the resulting MSPmentor 100 list, your organization could be ranked among the world’s top managed service providers. Don’t delay: Fill out the survey now. Here’s why.

Many of last year’s MSPmentor 100 members earned free publicity across the web and in local media. And they used their ranking as a marketing tool when meeting with prospective customers. Participating in the survey is free and only requires a few minutes of your time.

If you have questions about the MSPmentor 100 survey and research report, contact Editorial Director Joe Panettieri (joe [at] ninelivesmediainc.com).

MSPmentor is updated multiple times daily. Don’t miss a single post. Subscribe to ourEnewsletter, RSS and Twitter feeds.

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MSPmentor’s sister site — The VAR Guy — reveals what’s next in the IT channel. Here’s a look at the top nine headlines on The VAR Guy’s blog this week.

1. IBM Attacks Microsoft Windows, Office With New Weapon
2. Novell’s Financial Results: A Look At SUSE Linux Sales
3. Two Words I Despise: Trusted Advisor
4. Rise of the Open Source Channel Chief
5. How I Learned to Stop Worrying And Love the Recession
6. Dell’s $299 Linux Netbook PCs
7. Cisco Offers $100,000 Bounty to Linux Partners
8. HP’s New Headache
9. Wyse Gets Fat On Thin Clients
10. Sorry, this is a top nine list. Get to know The VAR Guy and you’ll realize he doesn’t play by the rules.

MSPmentor is updated multiple times daily. Don’t miss a single post. Subscribe to our Enewsletter, RSS and Twitter feeds.

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Two top managed service providers have agreed to share their expertise with you during our final MSPmentor Live: CEO Exchange Webcast of 2008, scheduled for Dec. 11 at 2:00 p.m. eastern. Here are the details.

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