Uncle Marv's IT Business Podcast
Are you a System Administrator, Managed Service Provider, or even a Solo Tech running your own IT Service Company? Tune in for products, stories and tips to help you run your business better, smarter and faster!
Episodes
This episode expands on what I mentioned last episode where I helped a fellow MSP with a network discovery audit. I used both the NetAlly EtherScope nXG and a Domotz box to scan the network. We do a deep dive into my audit and what I provided my client afterwards.
For prospects, you can assure them that you won't need a password to "see" their network.
With the EtherScope you can do all this in just a few minutes:
How do you bill a client when they ask you to be available all day, but then you only are onsite with them for a few hours?
I explain how I used the Netally Etherscope nXG to help another MSP with a network discovery audit.
Please give me your advice for running a virtual server and file server on the same Synology NAS. I also want to mix solid state and NAS drives for each storage pool. Please let me know what you've done. Let m...
If you don't have a local recycler, give MSP Disposal a try. They offer pickup just about anywhere in the lower 48 states and make it easy with the new FedEx Freight Box Program. Just like a moving pod, you get a box delivered to you, pack it then arrange for pickup at your leisure.
For reference, MSP Disposal works with Kaseya, Broadcam and hundreds of MSPs. They also supply "rage rooms" with inventory. What is a sm...
Akarsh shares his journey that was inspired in 2017 and has finally resulted in his speakers being produced and ready for shipment this year. A major difference in bringing a consumer hardware item to market is the amount of work that goes into creating the concept, coming up with a prototype, and approaching the big boy manufacturers to help produce it.
Some of Akarsh's tips to getting started include:
We start with the joy of a client visit where we brought in a cable tech to help cleanup a server closet and move about 30 cables from one side of the room to another. Ugh!
The show received email from Tom and Diana asking about Synology. Tom wanted to know if Synology could be monitored through N-Able RMM and Diana wanted to hear about Synology features to replace an on-premise server.
Looks like I got spammed by Podstatus, a websi...
Uncle Marv's IT Business Podcast - Presented by NetAlly
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PitchIT: Join the PitchIT Accelerator Program to share your innovation that solves a need in cyber security, finance, or another practice area.
Modes Theory Assessment: The Mode Mindset combines how you define success, manage your service delivery offerings, lead your teams, build systems and develop partnerships.
Techutainment: a word ...
Uncle Marv's IT Business Podcast - Presented by NetAlly
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Nerdio: Ron is currently moving two clients to AWS using Nerdio.
Synology: We talked about using Synology boxes as file servers and backup appliances. Snapshot Replication and Hyber Backup have been our applications of choice. I brought up using the Synology Directory Server package to setup domain services for a client.
Uncle Marv's IT Business Podcast - Presented by NetAlly
In this podcast, Stan shares some of his tips and philosophies to reaching his goals.
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Techcon Unplugged: Join me for the 2022 Annual Conference this September in Chicago hosted by techs for techs.
NetGuard Plus - Cyber Liability: Find the different application and renewal forms
The majority of this episode focused on the NetGuard Plus Application that businesses are now getting when they apply for or try to renew their cyber insurance.
Intermedia: Our preferred VoIP provider, a...
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Techcon Unplugged: Join me for the 2022 Annual Conference this September in Chicago hosted by techs for techs.
NetGuard Plus - Cyber Liability: The majority of this episode focused on the NetGuard Plus Application that businesses are now getting when they apply for or try to renew their cyber insurance. The form I referenced is available here... it's the first one in the list.
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IT Glue: IT documentation
N-Able: My RMM program. Other products include EDR, DNS Filtering, Passportal and more.
Solutions Granted: I use them for firewall monitoring. They also offer SOC as a service and other services.
=== Other links for this episode
WizTree: The fastest disk space analyzer that I have found. Faster than TreeSize!
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** After the podcast, Dawn mentioned that she should have mentioned Western Governors University. WGU is an online university that focuses on competency-based education that allows you to work at your own pace. You are measured on skills and learning, not time in a classroom.
Dawn Sizer is the C.E.O. at 3rd Element Consulting, a WBE...
Shanna Utgard is the Success manger at Defendify. Defendify is an easy-to-use, all-in-one platform that makes managing cybersecurity simple. It streamlines cybersecurity assessments, testing, policies and training in one consolidated and cost effective solution.
You'll want to hear the answer to my question at the 30:12 mark... "what is the biggest thing lacking among MSPs?"
Brad's last two podcast episodes caught my attention. So I reached out to him to clarify what fiduciary duty means and why attorneys may be using it to sue us.
Some quick points:
We also answered a question from the chat asking how to handle a tech that leaves your business and undercuts you to take yo...
We share some recent customer stories that you might find enjoyable. A customer "forgets" to tell Matt that they've moved two of their three offices.
On a personal note - Mom is still doing well. She is on her third week of chemo and dialysis and should get an update on her prognosis next week.
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Worktime Employee Monitoring & Service: https://tinyurl.com/377rrmp5.
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The Podnutz Pro Podcast is now Uncle Marv's IT Business Podcast.
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Microsoft updates cause DC boot loop: https://tinyurl.com/jwapp8x3
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The Podnutz Pro Podcast is now Uncle Marv's IT Business Podcast.
My goal with the podcast is the same... to help everyone run their IT business better, smarter and faster. If you're a System Admin working for small business, the hope is to help you know your network and give the best support as you can.
See below for all the relevant changes for the website and social media links. then be sure to find and follow the show i...
Guests: Jason & Rachel Miller (Unbound Digital) – Dawn Sizer (3rd Element Consulting) – Chad Kempt (Fast Computers) – Diana Giles (Skyline IT Management) – Mike Pennachi (Network Protocol Specialists) – Lisa Hendrickson (Call That Girl) – Jim Collison (Gallup) – Matt Forman (Local Circuit)
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