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RSA Conference 2026: New Threats, New (and Very Old) Countermeasures
The answer to agentic threats, experts say, is a mix of agentic defenses and plain old prevention. Plus: Security platforms still rule despite AI and…
Mar 30
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Rich Freeman
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Three Final Insights from RSAC 2026
It’s still all about platforms, fear not the security SaaSpocalypse, and it takes AI plus people to get partner programs right.
Mar 30
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Rich Freeman
What Will It Take to Move the Numbers on Women in Cyber?
Thoughts on drawing more women to cyber from the only woman I interviewed at RSAC.
Mar 30
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Rich Freeman
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Shield Technology Partners Is Building Something Totally New in Managed Services
Oct 20, 2025
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Rich Freeman
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Threading the AI Risk/Reward Needle
Apr 26, 2024
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Rich Freeman
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Mega MSPs Are Old News. Say Hello to the Mega Megas.
Jan 31
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Rich Freeman
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Move Over, Private Equity. Venture Capital is Investing in MSPs Too.
Sep 14, 2025
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Rich Freeman
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Distribution is Dead
Nov 10, 2025
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Rich Freeman
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What’s Changing and What’s Not at Kaseya
Jan 24, 2025
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Rich Freeman
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Closing the AI Governance Gap
It’s strangely—and dangerously—huge among MSPs at present. Plus: A new outsource everything option for MSPs and the AI-heavy startup cohort coming to…
Mar 23
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Rich Freeman
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Evidence From ConnectWise That Everyone in Startup Land Is All-In On AI
Early applicants to this year’s PitchIT contest for ConnectWise-compatible startups include a lot of sometimes vaguely self-described AI vendors.
Mar 23
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Rich Freeman
Want in on AI Fast, MSPs? Maybe You Should Outsource Everything Else.
MSP-as-a-Service from Summit Holdings aims to offer MSPs an easy way to free up time for AI innovation by outsourcing traditional device, network, and…
Mar 23
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Rich Freeman
AI’s Complex. Peter Drucker Has the Answer.
Management basics are the key to weathering the AI transition successfully, according to GTIA. Plus: how the power of community links Slide’s Series B…
Mar 16
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Rich Freeman
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MSP Well Offers a Helping Hand Out of the IT Pressure Cooker
A newly launched non-profit community is striving to connect members of the managed services ecosystem to mental health resources.
Mar 16
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Rich Freeman
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Slide’s Liftoff is as Much about Culture as Tech
The BCDR startup’s $70 million Series B funding round and rocketship path to 1,000 MSP partners says a lot about the degree to which doing right by…
Mar 16
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Rich Freeman
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To Have and Have Not for MSPs
According to Omdia, providers of next-gen AI and security services are pulling away from the pack. Plus: Certinia’s project management play and…
Mar 7
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Rich Freeman
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BetterTracker’s Big Bet on Brutal Truth
The company’s StackMarket 250 Index and Strata Intelligence Suite are its latest efforts to share sometimes unpleasant facts MSPs and vendors need to…
Mar 7
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Rich Freeman
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Do NOT Call Certinia’s Solution a PSA Platform
Because, according to the company’s chief business officer, you’ll fail to appreciate what it does that MSPs need and that PSA products don’t provide if…
Mar 7
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Rich Freeman
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