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One of Cisco Systems’ top channel partners is making the managed services move. BlueWater Communications Group, Cisco’s US and Canada partner of the year, has built a network operations center (NOC) and has lined up 30 mid-market customers for managed network services. Here’s a look at BlueWater’s strategy, along with some tips for other aspiring MSPs.

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The MSPmentor FastChat Video Center contains several new videos — including interviews with Google Apps Channels Director Stephen Cho, Kaseya CEO Gerald Blackie, Level Platforms CEO Peter Sandiford, Red Hat North America Channel Chief Roger Egan, and Motorola Channel Chief Janet Schijns (who’s preparing a managed services strategy). Each interview contains three questions and answers. Short, sweet and to the point.

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MSPmentor’s FastChat Video Center continues to grow. Our latest interview features Symantec Senior VP Francis deSouza describing a strategy to simplify Symantec’s security business around four product suites. Also in the video center: Zenith Infotech describes its cloud strategy; Autotask reaches out to Microsoft and Cisco Partners; and Virtual Administrator describes an on-ramp strategy for aspiring MSPs. Watch for more FastChat Videos to debut across MSPmentor and The VAR Guy during CompTIA Breakaway and future conferences.

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MSPmentor continues to experiment with video — moving forward with some formats, abandoning others. During the CompTIA Breakaway conference (Aug. 3-6, Las Vegas) we’ll shift our video efforts into overdrive. Our cameras will capture top executives, entrepreneurs and experts from across the MSP industry and the IT channel. In the meantime, here’s a preview of our new MSPmentor FastChat video center. Thanks for your continued feedback.

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