News in the Channel - issue #40

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Keeping data safe Businesses are producing data in ever increasing quantities, which means that it is a growing target for cybercriminals. Cybersecurity is hugely important – but so is how businesses deal with getting rid of data once it has outlived its useful lifespan.

Data is being produced in greater volumes than ever before by businesses across the spectrum. While many are harnessing it to provide business insights they never had before, it also

obviously be hugely problematic. MSPs have long provided cybersecurity for legal firms, but as threats change, so does what they need to provide. Read more on p38. Elsewhere in the issue, we look at something that is becoming increasingly popular among resellers and MSPs –

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means that it needs to be managed properly – and disposed of correctly when it has reached the end of its useful life. And that is where businesses can fall. It isn’t just a case of hitting delete on a file, as some may think – as these can still be found by cybercriminals. What is required is proper destruction of the file, so it is rendered unreadable – the online version of putting a document through a shredder. Resellers can have a vital role

predictive maintenance. This provides benefits for customers in terms of less downtime, but also for MSPs and resellers as it can cut costs and help provide a better service to customers. And, for those who haven’t invested in it yet, it is getting easier than ever to start providing. See p25 for more. We also look at the current trends in the peripherals market.

Demand for peripherals is growing, driven by several factors, which means they present a range of opportunities for resellers to grow sales volumes. Read more on p30. As always, I hope you enjoy the issue. News in the Channel covers the entire channel, so if there is a topic you want to see covered in a future issue, or you have a press release or opinion piece you want to submit for consideration for publication, please drop me an email at dan@newsinthechannel.com. n

to play here as some businesses don’t take the risk of old data getting into the wrong hands seriously enough – and the consequences can be serious – by providing the right advice and solutions to customers. Read more on p44. One sector where there is no shortage of data – much of it confidential and therefore of more value to criminals – is the legal sector. Whether corporate or criminal law, much of what they deal with is no for public consumption, so if any were to fall into the wrong hands it would

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