Not the Way to M&A

As a small business, we work with a lot of other local small businesses. For many owners, exiting (selling) is essentially their retirement plan. I fully believe owners should be able to exit their business at a healthy price. But how they exit matters. Last week I...
ConnectWise Purchases Axcient

ConnectWise Purchases Axcient

On September 10th, 2024 ConnectWise announced they purchased Axcient. I’m neutral on this having very limited experience with ConnectWise. Their announcement email is here. I suspect Axcient was in need of capital. Over the last couple of years many MSPs moved...
Not Every Breach Is A Critical Breach

Not Every Breach Is A Critical Breach

This week it was revealed that Cisco’s Duo had a vendor breached that handled VOIP & SMS for Duo. Duo does MFA, so this is potentially a big deal. I had a vendor send me this language for our own PR: The severity of this incident cannot be...
Will Kaseya Make an Industry Shaking Announcement, Is It AI?

Will Kaseya Make an Industry Shaking Announcement, Is It AI?

Fred Voccola has been marketing a major announcement at Kaseya Connect. …in November, he previewed a Powered By Kaseya branding campaign that would roll out at this month’s Kaseya Connect Global 2024 conference. The CEO said the campaign “will disrupt the entire...
Kaseya Layoffs

Kaseya Layoffs

From CRN, Kaseya laid off 150 employees last week in Miami. Whether it was a layoff or a “performance based termination” depends on which side you believe. It always sucks to be fired, regardless of the reason. If you are an MSP that doesn’t like your account manager...